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Samsung: Galaxy S8 U.S. preorders set new record, beat S7 by 30%

Twitter’s testing a new way to show you news articles

Twitter’s Gnip chief Chris Moody is joining Foundry Group

Facebook’s new developer SDK lets users capture 360 photos and videos in-app

Facebook takes on Lytro with new Surround 360 cameras that shoot in 6 degrees of freedom

Yahoo’s Mail app now works with any email address

Giphy expands Facebook integration with GIFs for live video and camera effects

Yahoo reports $1.37 billion revenue in final quarter as independent company

Yahoo’s Captain task management bot arrives on Facebook Messenger

Facebook testing third-party M integration in Messenger with Delivery.com

Facebook turns to discovery, third-party chat extensions in latest Messenger platform push

Facebook’s Slack competitor opens the floodgates for bots

Facebook’s plan to win over developers: local support groups called Developer Circles

Mark Zuckerberg promises to make the camera ‘the first augmented reality platform’

Uber opens up ride-hailing service for companies

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Samsung Galaxy S8 review: Design and performance impress, but Bixby underwhelms

Flipboard doubles down on video with editorial packages and VAST standard

Google’s Android Pay now works with PayPal

UberEats begins tailoring recommendations and accepting scheduled orders

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Facebook no longer measures total app installs because developers don’t care

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HP Spectre x360 15-inch (2017) review: Fantastic 4K UHD display and performance

Instagram Stories now used by 200 million people daily, gets new creative tools

Uber partners with Getaround so you don’t need a car to become a driver

Facebook Messenger passes 1.2 billion monthly active users

Amazon FreeTime gets parental dashboard and cards so adults can talk with their kids

Tenor moves to monetize GIFs with launch of real-time analytics tool and ad product

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 won’t have the Bixby voice assistant until this spring

Lyft confirms $600 million in new funding at $7.5 billion valuation

Stripe acquires Indie Hackers in bid to strengthen relationship with entrepreneurs

Slack launches in-message drop-down menus for apps

Facebook adds group payments to Messenger

Instagram: Direct Inbox is now used by 375 million people

Twitter lets brands create custom hearts within Periscope broadcasts

The Weather Channel now lets you request a Lyft when bad weather strikes

Facebook has more than 5 million advertisers, with 75% from outside the U.S.

Samsung’s $150 million bet to find the next big startup

Facebook now lets you watch Messenger Day stories on Messenger.com

Cabconnect acquires Flywheel in bid to create on-demand taxi platform
