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Ken Yeung
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Ken was a VentureBeat staff writer and contributor, reporting on startup news, venture funding, and innovations in AI, B2B enterprise, consumer tech, media and more. He's the author of "The AI Economy" newsletter on LinkedIn. Some of his past work can be seen on Flipboard and The Next Web. Follow him on Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, and LinkedIn.
Facebook Messenger now has 300 million voice and video callers

Facebook Messenger now has 300 million voice and video callers

Ken Yeung September 12, 2016 9:34 AM
First Data debuts contactless card reader that accepts mag stripe, EMV, and NFC payments

First Data debuts contactless card reader that accepts mag stripe, EMV, and NFC payments

Ken Yeung September 12, 2016 9:00 AM
Shippo raises $7 million to further its goal of being Twilio for shipping

Shippo raises $7 million to further its goal of being Twilio for shipping

Ken Yeung September 9, 2016 4:30 AM
FAA ‘strongly advises’ against using Samsung Galaxy Note7 in-flight

FAA ‘strongly advises’ against using Samsung Galaxy Note7 in-flight

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 5:17 PM
BlogHer cofounder starts conference to help women founders scale their business

BlogHer cofounder starts conference to help women founders scale their business

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 2:14 PM
President Obama reportedly to name retired Air Force general as first cybersecurity chief

President Obama reportedly to name retired Air Force general as first cybersecurity chief

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 12:54 PM
Box teams with cloud vendors to launch coalition supporting crisis response groups

Box teams with cloud vendors to launch coalition supporting crisis response groups

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 9:00 AM
Uber launches redesigned rider music program with Pandora and Spotify

Uber launches redesigned rider music program with Pandora and Spotify

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 7:08 AM
Salesforce’s Community Cloud gets Lightning templates from Accenture, Deloitte, others

Salesforce’s Community Cloud gets Lightning templates from Accenture, Deloitte, others

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 5:00 AM
LinkedIn adds conversion tracking for sponsored updates

LinkedIn adds conversion tracking for sponsored updates

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 5:00 AM
Twilio targets the enterprise with plan offering more security and regulatory controls

Twilio targets the enterprise with plan offering more security and regulatory controls

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 5:00 AM
Menlo Ventures brings back Shawn Carolan as managing director of its consumer practice

Menlo Ventures brings back Shawn Carolan as managing director of its consumer practice

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 4:30 AM
Nest’s new Sightline feature highlights key moments captured from your Nest Cam

Nest’s new Sightline feature highlights key moments captured from your Nest Cam

Ken Yeung September 8, 2016 12:01 AM
Intel teams with TPG to spin out McAfee security unit in deal valued at $4.2 billion

Intel teams with TPG to spin out McAfee security unit in deal valued at $4.2 billion

Ken Yeung September 7, 2016 1:38 PM
Apple bringing Apple Pay to Japan in October

Apple bringing Apple Pay to Japan in October

Ken Yeung September 7, 2016 11:52 AM
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
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