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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.
Yahoo’s new Captain bot keeps track of things you need to do

Yahoo’s new Captain bot keeps track of things you need to do

Ken Yeung March 6, 2017 9:00 AM
Y Combinator opens registration for its free Startup School online course

Y Combinator opens registration for its free Startup School online course

Ken Yeung March 6, 2017 12:01 AM
Wifi Dabba wants to help stores in India provide low-cost internet access

Wifi Dabba wants to help stores in India provide low-cost internet access

Ken Yeung March 3, 2017 12:18 PM
General Motors’ Maven launches monthly car plan

General Motors’ Maven launches monthly car plan

Ken Yeung March 3, 2017 4:00 AM
Mapbox hires former SAP and Twilio exec Roy Ng as COO

Mapbox hires former SAP and Twilio exec Roy Ng as COO

Ken Yeung March 2, 2017 2:00 PM
Facebook Messenger now offers a more dynamic persistent menu for bot developers

Facebook Messenger now offers a more dynamic persistent menu for bot developers

Ken Yeung March 2, 2017 10:00 AM
Ever launches image recognition tool to make photo-sharing with friends easier

Ever launches image recognition tool to make photo-sharing with friends easier

Ken Yeung March 2, 2017 8:00 AM
Uber’s new analytics tool lets restaurants better track sales and service issues

Uber’s new analytics tool lets restaurants better track sales and service issues

Ken Yeung March 2, 2017 6:00 AM
Lyft reportedly seeks $500 million in new funding

Lyft reportedly seeks $500 million in new funding

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 6:11 PM
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gives up 2016 and 2017 bonuses following security breaches

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gives up 2016 and 2017 bonuses following security breaches

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 2:42 PM
Medium’s new Snapchat-like story format is called Series

Medium’s new Snapchat-like story format is called Series

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 11:22 AM
Twilio hires former Salesforce exec George Hu as chief operating officer

Twilio hires former Salesforce exec George Hu as chief operating officer

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 10:51 AM
Lively launches to be the Zenefits for health savings accounts

Lively launches to be the Zenefits for health savings accounts

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 9:30 AM
Foursquare launches Pilgrim SDK to open up access to location intelligence in apps

Foursquare launches Pilgrim SDK to open up access to location intelligence in apps

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 9:00 AM
Octane AI opens to the public, launches Convos feature to bring blog posts into Messenger

Octane AI opens to the public, launches Convos feature to bring blog posts into Messenger

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 7:00 AM
Square’s Caviar launches pick-up service, acquires OrderAhead assets

Square’s Caviar launches pick-up service, acquires OrderAhead assets

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 6:00 AM
Twitter’s latest anti-troll update brings new filters and proactive monitoring

Twitter’s latest anti-troll update brings new filters and proactive monitoring

Ken Yeung March 1, 2017 6:00 AM
YouTube TV is a $35 online cable bundle with 40 networks, launching in ‘next few months’

YouTube TV is a $35 online cable bundle with 40 networks, launching in ‘next few months’

Ken Yeung February 28, 2017 12:55 PM
Slack streamlines platform to give custom and shared apps the same API features

Slack streamlines platform to give custom and shared apps the same API features

Ken Yeung February 28, 2017 10:00 AM
Digit’s new feature helps put away money to pay your rent and phone bills

Digit’s new feature helps put away money to pay your rent and phone bills

Ken Yeung February 28, 2017 9:00 AM
X.ai targets teams with business edition of its AI scheduling assistant

X.ai targets teams with business edition of its AI scheduling assistant

Ken Yeung February 28, 2017 8:00 AM
Xiaomi introduces the Surge S1, its first in-house chipset

Xiaomi introduces the Surge S1, its first in-house chipset

Ken Yeung February 28, 2017 12:15 AM
Periscope’s groups feature getting new admin controls

Periscope’s groups feature getting new admin controls

Ken Yeung February 27, 2017 3:26 PM
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone will be unveiled on March 29

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone will be unveiled on March 29

Ken Yeung February 26, 2017 11:21 AM
Samsung introduces the Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Book detachable tablets

Samsung introduces the Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Book detachable tablets

Ken Yeung February 26, 2017 10:00 AM
The state of your self-driving car

The state of your self-driving car

Ken Yeung February 24, 2017 3:04 PM
Layer raises $15 million, confirms acquisition of Cola’s messaging platform

Layer raises $15 million, confirms acquisition of Cola’s messaging platform

Ken Yeung February 24, 2017 8:00 AM
Twitter opens up Periscope Producer service to everyone

Twitter opens up Periscope Producer service to everyone

Ken Yeung February 23, 2017 10:24 AM
Facebook starts inserting ads in the middle of videos

Facebook starts inserting ads in the middle of videos

Ken Yeung February 23, 2017 9:39 AM
Lyft expands to Fargo, Topeka, Pensacola, Iowa City, and 50 more cities

Lyft expands to Fargo, Topeka, Pensacola, Iowa City, and 50 more cities

Ken Yeung February 23, 2017 6:00 AM
500 Startups names DataHero’s Chris Neumann as entrepreneur-in-residence

500 Startups names DataHero’s Chris Neumann as entrepreneur-in-residence

Ken Yeung February 22, 2017 4:53 PM
Twilio paid $8.5 million in cash for assets of Kurento Open Source Project

Twilio paid $8.5 million in cash for assets of Kurento Open Source Project

Ken Yeung February 22, 2017 3:39 PM
Square grew transactions 39% to $50 billion in 2016

Square grew transactions 39% to $50 billion in 2016

Ken Yeung February 22, 2017 1:14 PM
7 things startups should think about when recruiting and keeping employees

7 things startups should think about when recruiting and keeping employees

Ken Yeung February 22, 2017 11:00 AM
Twitter tweaks direct messages for brands so they sound more human

Twitter tweaks direct messages for brands so they sound more human

Ken Yeung February 22, 2017 9:00 AM
Instagram now lets you share up to 10 photos and videos per post

Instagram now lets you share up to 10 photos and videos per post

Ken Yeung February 22, 2017 8:00 AM
This chatbot helps Airbnb hosts answer guests’ questions faster than ever before

This chatbot helps Airbnb hosts answer guests’ questions faster than ever before

Ken Yeung February 21, 2017 8:59 AM
Facebook Analytics passes 1 million apps

Facebook Analytics passes 1 million apps

Ken Yeung February 21, 2017 8:00 AM
Dovetale launches tool to identify influencer communities using image recognition

Dovetale launches tool to identify influencer communities using image recognition

Ken Yeung February 21, 2017 6:00 AM
Meitu unveils $479 T8 smartphone with 12MP front-facing camera to take the perfect selfie

Meitu unveils $479 T8 smartphone with 12MP front-facing camera to take the perfect selfie

Ken Yeung February 21, 2017 3:00 AM
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