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Friend or Foe? Why fintech and banks need each other

Kickstarter acquires video-streaming community platform Huzza, opens first office outside the U.S.

eBay rebrands Spanish ticket marketplace Ticketbis as ‘StubHub’ 6 months after acquisition

Braintree hires former Lending Club exec John MacIlwaine as CTO

SAP starts making Slack bots for its enterprise software

Mobile payment startup Qvivr raises $5 million led by Khosla Ventures

Google launches API for its mobile-friendly test tool

Tesla unveils world’s largest battery storage plant in California

Grocery giant demos robotic arm that can pick and pack delicate items such as fruit

Pandora’s streaming data is now included in the Billboard Hot 100 music chart

Google’s AI assistant now has services like a dog doctor and wine guide

Square to save sellers $350 in processing fees if they use Apple Pay

President Trump wants to keep them out. Airbnb is inviting them in

5 Alexa skills to try this week

Does the U.S. need a wartime effort to fight cyber attacks?

The PC market is stabilizing, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Chinese banks are using blockchain to fight fraud

Digital game sales grew 10% in December while retail sales crashed

LendingRobot launches automated hedge fund secured by blockchain tech

Alexa has a few things to say about Groundhog Day

Why the Department of Veteran Affairs canceled its contract with AI startup Flow Health

GoDaddy launches GoCentral, a new mobile-friendly DIY website builder

Vestiaire Collective raises $62 million to grow its marketplace for premium secondhand fashion

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to acquire AI startup Meta

Coursera for governments and nonprofits launches to ‘close the growing skills gap’

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What the U.S. can learn from India’s move toward a cashless society

‘Beauty in a box’ subscription startup Birchbox to open brick-and-mortar store in Paris

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New players look to dominate e-commerce in 2017

Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it

Stripe hires former Obama global entrepreneurship advisor to lead Atlas outreach

Oracle acquires API development startup Apiary

The History Channel Alexa skill is getting popular among Echo owners

Football legend Joe Montana invests $250,000 in Blend’s Genie bots

Oro creates B2B ecommerce platform OroCommerce

How iPhone owners can plan a night out without leaving iMessage

Square brings developer payment API toolkit to Australia

Job marketplace Shiftgig raises $20 million to connect employers with short-term workers

Betaworks launches Voicecamp startup accelerator around AI assistants and Alexa skills

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Amazon Go, deep learning, and a better retail experience
