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Ken Yeung
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Ken Yeung is a staff writer with VentureBeat where he covers social companies and other interesting tech innovations in the industry. Previously he worked in the telecom industry for Orange Silicon Valley and also was the Bay Area Reporter for The Next Web covering all matters of tech. You can follow him on Twitter at @thekenyeung or email at ken@venturebeat.com
Pinterest hires Google’s former head of image search to lead engineering

Pinterest hires Google’s former head of image search to lead engineering

Ken Yeung September 6, 2016 1:32 PM
Twitter testing Periscope feature that pulls video from external sources

Twitter testing Periscope feature that pulls video from external sources

Ken Yeung September 1, 2016 2:07 PM
Samsung begins ‘thorough inspection’ of Note7 following reports of exploding batteries

Samsung begins ‘thorough inspection’ of Note7 following reports of exploding batteries

Ken Yeung September 1, 2016 12:47 PM
Facebook Messenger now lets you easily switch to video within any mobile conversation

Facebook Messenger now lets you easily switch to video within any mobile conversation

Ken Yeung September 1, 2016 8:00 AM
Facebook fixing ‘bug’ showing vomit sticker when searching for ‘liberals’ or ‘feminism’

Facebook fixing ‘bug’ showing vomit sticker when searching for ‘liberals’ or ‘feminism’

Ken Yeung August 31, 2016 2:37 PM
Samsung unveils Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier smartwatches

Samsung unveils Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier smartwatches

Ken Yeung August 31, 2016 9:00 AM
Uber president Ryan Graves steps down, replaced by Target CMO

Uber president Ryan Graves steps down, replaced by Target CMO

Ken Yeung August 30, 2016 10:38 AM
Snapchat makes it easier to design geofilters with customizable templates

Snapchat makes it easier to design geofilters with customizable templates

Ken Yeung August 30, 2016 9:40 AM
Okta giving away identity cloud platform to nonprofits for free, up to 25 employees

Okta giving away identity cloud platform to nonprofits for free, up to 25 employees

Ken Yeung August 30, 2016 9:00 AM
Flipboard’s new marketplace lets brands buy ads programmatically

Flipboard’s new marketplace lets brands buy ads programmatically

Ken Yeung August 30, 2016 8:12 AM
Twitter now lets U.S. creators add pre-roll ads to videos

Twitter now lets U.S. creators add pre-roll ads to videos

Ken Yeung August 30, 2016 8:00 AM
Uber is giving free rides to Visa cardholders who shop locally

Uber is giving free rides to Visa cardholders who shop locally

Ken Yeung August 30, 2016 6:00 AM
Why Venrock Partners gave free room and board to 12 startups without taking any equity

Why Venrock Partners gave free room and board to 12 startups without taking any equity

Ken Yeung August 29, 2016 12:40 PM
Square extends platform further with TouchBistro and Vend point-of-sale integrations

Square extends platform further with TouchBistro and Vend point-of-sale integrations

Ken Yeung August 29, 2016 6:00 AM
Math Camp shuttering Shorts and Roll apps on August 30, following Pinterest acquisition

Math Camp shuttering Shorts and Roll apps on August 30, following Pinterest acquisition

Ken Yeung August 28, 2016 2:57 PM
Facebook stops employing humans to write trending topic descriptions

Facebook stops employing humans to write trending topic descriptions

Ken Yeung August 26, 2016 1:46 PM
LinkedIn for Android and iOS now lets you search by topic, article, or hashtag

LinkedIn for Android and iOS now lets you search by topic, article, or hashtag

Ken Yeung August 25, 2016 3:15 PM
Twitter is working on a ‘permanent’ page for streaming live events

Twitter is working on a ‘permanent’ page for streaming live events

Ken Yeung August 25, 2016 12:31 PM
Twitter launches button letting you send direct messages from any website

Twitter launches button letting you send direct messages from any website

Ken Yeung August 24, 2016 11:36 AM
LinkedIn’s ProFinder service to find freelancers now available to all in the U.S.

LinkedIn’s ProFinder service to find freelancers now available to all in the U.S.

Ken Yeung August 24, 2016 9:00 AM
The House Fund unveils Berkeley startup incubator and $2 million philanthropic round

The House Fund unveils Berkeley startup incubator and $2 million philanthropic round

Ken Yeung August 24, 2016 7:30 AM
Instrumentl helps match scientists with the best research grants

Instrumentl helps match scientists with the best research grants

Ken Yeung August 23, 2016 2:40 PM
Pinterest acquires Instapaper to improve article discovery

Pinterest acquires Instapaper to improve article discovery

Ken Yeung August 23, 2016 10:00 AM
Former Facebook Live product manager launches Alively for private video livestreaming

Former Facebook Live product manager launches Alively for private video livestreaming

Ken Yeung August 23, 2016 10:00 AM
Boomerang for Gmail creators launch Respondable to help you write better emails using A.I.

Boomerang for Gmail creators launch Respondable to help you write better emails using A.I.

Ken Yeung August 23, 2016 12:01 AM
GitLab launches Issue Boards, an open-source task management tool that resembles Trello

GitLab launches Issue Boards, an open-source task management tool that resembles Trello

Ken YeungJordan Novet August 22, 2016 10:00 AM
Twitter rolling out night mode for iOS

Twitter rolling out night mode for iOS

Ken Yeung August 22, 2016 9:38 AM
Tesla offering 2-year leases on Model S and X cars purchased by September 12

Tesla offering 2-year leases on Model S and X cars purchased by September 12

Ken Yeung August 20, 2016 10:37 AM
Google secretly acqui-hired mobile app development startup Apportable

Google secretly acqui-hired mobile app development startup Apportable

Ken Yeung August 18, 2016 3:02 PM
Amazon Alexa Fund invests in smart thermostat company Ecobee’s $35 million round

Amazon Alexa Fund invests in smart thermostat company Ecobee’s $35 million round

Ken Yeung August 18, 2016 1:00 PM
Google is opening a San Francisco office for its Launchpad Accelerator

Google is opening a San Francisco office for its Launchpad Accelerator

Ken Yeung August 18, 2016 11:19 AM
Twitter rolls out quality filter setting to all users

Twitter rolls out quality filter setting to all users

Ken Yeung August 18, 2016 10:16 AM
Twitter has suspended more than 360,000 accounts related to terrorism and ISIS

Twitter has suspended more than 360,000 accounts related to terrorism and ISIS

Ken Yeung August 18, 2016 9:26 AM
500px launches way to search for photos by colors or designs

500px launches way to search for photos by colors or designs

Ken Yeung August 18, 2016 7:00 AM
Instagram launches channel to curate the best videos around events

Instagram launches channel to curate the best videos around events

Ken Yeung August 17, 2016 10:53 AM
Twitter’s Crashlytics can now track out-of-memory iOS app crashes

Twitter’s Crashlytics can now track out-of-memory iOS app crashes

Ken Yeung August 17, 2016 10:30 AM
Pinterest launches promoted video ads in the U.S. and U.K.

Pinterest launches promoted video ads in the U.S. and U.K.

Ken Yeung August 17, 2016 4:00 AM
Y Combinator launches video series interviewing successful founders, starting with Mark Zuckerberg

Y Combinator launches video series interviewing successful founders, starting with Mark Zuckerberg

Ken Yeung August 16, 2016 10:30 AM
Samsung Galaxy Note7 review: This productivity phone is worth the price
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Samsung Galaxy Note7 review: This productivity phone is worth the price

Ken Yeung August 16, 2016 6:00 AM
Snapchat reportedly acquiring mobile discovery app Vurb for $110 million

Snapchat reportedly acquiring mobile discovery app Vurb for $110 million

Ken Yeung August 15, 2016 2:42 PM
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