Facebook Messenger’s new camera lets you apply art and special effects to photos and videos

Ken Yeung December 15, 2016 7:55 AM

Uber’s new beacons help riders find their driver more easily at night

Kia Kokalitcheva, Fortune December 15, 2016 6:41 AM

Pornhub’s Genie chatbot will keep you abreast of the latest porn news

Dean Takahashi December 15, 2016 6:01 AM

VentureBeat news is now available on Google Home

Blaise Zerega December 15, 2016 6:00 AM

Amino Apps raises $19.2 million to create mobile apps for interest-based communities

Ken Yeung December 15, 2016 6:00 AM

American Eagle’s Aerie launches a bot for bra shopping

Khari Johnson December 15, 2016 6:00 AM

Analysis

Evernote trots out ‘poor communication’ excuse in response to uproar over privacy policy changes

Paul Sawers December 15, 2016 5:11 AM

Face-recognition app sparks controversy after it’s reportedly used to track women who appeared in porn films

Adrien Henni, East-West Digital News December 15, 2016 4:10 AM

Nokia acquires network performance management company Deepfield

Paul Sawers December 15, 2016 3:15 AM

Food delivery giant Just Eat acquires U.K.’s Hungryhouse and Canada’s SkipTheDishes for up to $383 million

Paul Sawers December 15, 2016 2:03 AM

Guest

Why Uber left China

Matt Swanson, Silicon Valley Software Group December 14, 2016 4:10 PM

Turo expands its ‘Airbnb for cars’ beyond North America and into the U.K.

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 4:01 PM

Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.8 with Hot Exit, Zen Mode, View Picker

Jordan Novet December 14, 2016 3:46 PM

Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 3:22 PM

Guest

Why AI needs security (and vice versa)

David Molnar, Microsoft December 14, 2016 2:10 PM

Trump snubbed Twitter from tech meeting because ‘they aren’t big enough’

Reuters December 14, 2016 1:49 PM

Guest

4 reasons companies shouldn’t waste money on complex AI chatbots

Alexander Lashkov, RockinRobin December 14, 2016 12:10 PM

With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 11:18 AM

Wynn Las Vegas to put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room by summer 2017

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 10:18 AM

Instagram now lets you bookmark photos and videos

Ken Yeung December 14, 2016 8:00 AM

Stash raises $25 million for an app that can turn anyone into an investor

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 6:38 AM

Periscope isn’t closing down, even though you can now broadcast directly from Twitter

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 6:10 AM

Twitter now lets you livestream without having to use Periscope

Ken Yeung December 14, 2016 6:00 AM

Wevr Transport launches premium subscription for virtual reality apps

Dean Takahashi December 14, 2016 6:00 AM

Conversica raises $34 million to help sales teams convert leads through bot-powered email conversations

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 5:02 AM

OV puts Amazon’s Alexa inside wireless headphones

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 5:00 AM

Uber’s launching self-driving cars for the San Francisco public today

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 4:42 AM

Carvana launches its second coin-op car vending machine, an 8-story behemoth in Houston

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 4:01 AM

Mobile messaging giant Line now supports group video calls for up to 200 participants

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 3:18 AM

Amazon Prime Video launches globally in more than 200 countries for $6 per month, half price for first 6 months

Paul Sawers December 14, 2016 2:00 AM

Lyft will give a bonus to its drivers — but only if you tip them first

Ken Yeung December 14, 2016 1:00 AM

AMD introduces Ryzen brand for highly anticipated Zen-based desktop processors

Dean Takahashi December 13, 2016 1:00 PM

Microsoft Translator now lets you translate in-person conversations

Jordan Novet December 13, 2016 11:00 AM

Slack launches one-to-one and group video calling

Ken Yeung December 13, 2016 10:50 AM

CRM sucks, but voice, messaging, AI, and $15 million could make it better

John Koetsier, TUNE December 13, 2016 10:26 AM

Google releases Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview 4 with OAuth API, in-app billing, and cross-device promotion

Emil Protalinski December 13, 2016 10:01 AM

Guest

8 ways to build a better business bot

Amir Shevat, Slack December 13, 2016 10:00 AM

Watch Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey interview Edward Snowden

Harrison Weber December 13, 2016 8:52 AM

Alexis Ohanian, Reddit’s influence, and predicting the future – VB Engage

Stewart RogersTravis Wright, CCP.Digital December 13, 2016 8:20 AM

Snapchat rolls out Groups, letting you chat with up to 16 friends at once

Paul Sawers December 13, 2016 6:13 AM