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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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