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Jordan Novet January 12, 2017 10:00 AM

eBay to combat counterfeiters with professional authenticators that inspect high-end goods

Paul Sawers January 12, 2017 9:07 AM

North Americans are far more likely to spend in mobile games than Europeans and Asians

Dean Takahashi January 12, 2017 9:00 AM

Microsoft launches StaffHub scheduling app out of preview for Office 365 customers

Jordan Novet January 12, 2017 9:00 AM

As Trump pledges U.S. jobs boost, Amazon plans to increase headcount by 55% to 280,000 over 18 months

Paul Sawers January 12, 2017 7:14 AM

Uber touts ‘first global sports partnership’ as it teams up with soccer giant Manchester United

Paul Sawers January 12, 2017 6:21 AM

Google launches Toontastic 3D cartoon-making app following Launchpad Toys acquisition

Jordan Novet January 12, 2017 6:00 AM

Kasisto raises $9.2 million to go beyond personal finance bots

Khari Johnson January 12, 2017 6:00 AM

Opera showcases ‘future of the web’ with Neon, a new concept browser for Windows and Mac

Paul Sawers January 12, 2017 5:01 AM

ElliQ is a robotic companion that helps the elderly remain active and engaged

Paul Sawers January 12, 2017 4:05 AM

Basslet is a $199 wrist-worn subwoofer that helps you feel the bass

Ken Yeung January 11, 2017 4:38 PM

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How AI can help you find a date

Alston Ghafourifar, Entefy January 11, 2017 4:10 PM

Funding Circle raises $100 million to grow its P2P lending platform for SMEs

Paul Sawers January 11, 2017 4:00 PM

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Vote for your favorite chatbot of 2016

Alexander Gamanyuk, ChatBottle January 11, 2017 2:10 PM

Facebook now lets you livestream from the web

Ken Yeung January 11, 2017 1:49 PM

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How AI will help with work tasks like setting meetings and reviewing resumes

Michael Fauscette, G2 Crowd January 11, 2017 12:10 PM

Uber integrates with your calendar to see where you want to go

Ken Yeung January 11, 2017 8:00 AM

Instagram Stories will now feature auto-playing video ads

Mathew Ingram, Fortune January 11, 2017 6:52 AM

FarmLogs raises $22 million to help farmers improve crop yield with big data

Paul Sawers January 11, 2017 4:00 AM

European mobile payments company iZettle raises $63 million

Paul Sawers January 11, 2017 1:35 AM

Regulators criticize banks for lending Uber $1.15 billion

Reuters January 10, 2017 9:43 PM

Microsoft wants to build the city of tomorrow, starting with cars

John Brandon January 10, 2017 4:10 PM

Twitter shutting down app used to manage business accounts on February 3

Ken Yeung January 10, 2017 3:47 PM

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How AI took center stage at CES 2017

Sami Viitamaki. Havas January 10, 2017 2:10 PM

Watch this guy spend 9 hours scrolling to the bottom of an Excel spreadsheet

Emil Protalinski January 10, 2017 1:33 PM

Flipboard chases Chinese luxury market with launch of Flipboard China

Ken Yeung January 10, 2017 1:00 PM

The crazy, scary, wonderful future of connected cars

John Brandon January 10, 2017 12:10 PM

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The dream of Ara: Inside the rise and fall of the world’s most revolutionary phone

Harrison Weber January 10, 2017 11:05 AM

Microsoft’s new privacy dashboard lets you manage location, search, browsing, and Cortana data

Emil Protalinski January 10, 2017 9:45 AM

Crowdsourced AI-training platform Spare5 rebrands as Mighty AI and raises $14 million from Intel, GV, others

Paul Sawers January 10, 2017 9:05 AM

Robert Scoble, CES madness, and the iPhone 8 rumor mill – VB Engage

Stewart RogersTravis Wright, CCP.Digital January 10, 2017 8:37 AM

Wikimedia Foundation nabs $3 million grant to improve accessibility of free Commons content

Paul Sawers January 10, 2017 6:43 AM

Digit bot has saved people $250 million and is now available on Facebook Messenger

Khari Johnson January 10, 2017 6:00 AM

Apple, Facebook, and Google top Greenpeace energy report card, but Amazon disappoints

Barb Darrow, Fortune January 10, 2017 5:25 AM

PayPal saw nearly $1 billion in charitable donations over the holidays

Ken Yeung January 10, 2017 5:00 AM

Barcode scanning startup Scandit raises $7.5 million from Atomico

Paul Sawers January 10, 2017 3:46 AM

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, Omidyar Network create $27 million fund for AI in the public interest

Khari Johnson January 10, 2017 3:00 AM

Fitbit acquires team and software behind European smartwatch brand Vector Watch

Paul Sawers January 10, 2017 1:54 AM

Snapchat chooses London for its international HQ

Reuters January 10, 2017 1:23 AM

5 bots to try this week: Andy English, Pepper, PullString, Self Care, MemeChicken

VB Staff January 9, 2017 10:12 PM