Google Assistant can now use your voice to control 5,000 devices
Digital Future Council seeks to unite creative, media, and tech industries
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Stack Overflow for Teams lets any group use the Q&A platform internally
Entac Medical Announces Funding of Series A2 Round
SoundHound raises $100 million from Tencent, Hyundai, other strategic investors
China’s Xiaomi chooses Hong Kong for $10 billion IPO
Madden NFL creative director Rex Dickson leaves EA after 6 years
Firefox Focus for Android gets tabs
Heartland Tech Weekly: Startups don’t just face a choice between the Valley or bust
Amazon bids for 60% stake in Flipkart, potentially spoiling Walmart deal
The PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds metamorphosis continues with update #12
Spotify shares sink almost 9% following first earnings report
Zynga’s active users surge thanks to Poker, Words with Friends, and CSR Racing 2
Zynga founder Mark Pincus reduces voting power after changing stock
Nintendo’s new president hopes silver bullet will blast iOS and Android game sales into Switch territory
Google Maps Platform arrives with pay-as-you-go billing, free support, and Cloud requirement starting June 11
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down
Facebook is using Instagram photos and hashtags to improve its computer vision
Facebook to release PyTorch 1.0 and open source AI tools for translation and gameplay
IDC: Smartphone shipments down 2.9% in Q1 2018, Apple gains on Samsung
T-Mobile says Sprint and fixed 5G will let it challenge cable companies
Google announces investment program to back digital assistant startups
Apple warranty repair practices questioned by BBC as FTC warning looms
Brazilian Parcel Logistics Startup Mandaê Raises USD $7.1 Million Series B from World Bank Group’s IFC, UPS, Mercado Libre and Others to Reinvent Parcel Logistics
Vayyar unveils a new sensor for capturing your life in 3D
LendingHome Honored with 2018 FinTech Breakthrough Award for “Best Digital Mortgage Product”
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Snap prepares for brutal day on Wall Street following latest earnings disappointment
Google’s AI-focused Gradient Ventures invests in BenchSci to speed up biomedical discoveries
Sphero spin-off Misty Robotics unveils 2nd-gen robot for developers
ARM designs anti-tampering and software isolation into its processors
iBeat Hits $10 Million in Seed Funding as Company Prepares for Consumer and Retail Launch
Hopper’s airfare prediction app now offers exclusive ‘secret fares’
Trusted Key Solutions raises $3 million for blockchain digital identity
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Dog-sitting marketplace Rover.com is launching in the U.K., its first European market
France’s Station raises $3.25 million for ‘workplace browser’ that unifies all your web apps
Nokia to sell its digital health unit back to Withings cofounder Éric Carreel
LG G7 ThinQ features a dedicated button for Google Assistant and Google Lens