Google hires auto industry talent to push self-driving car past experimental stage
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American Express’ digital wallet patent promises to innovate loyalty rewards
Encrypted email service Lavabit rises from the dead to file brief in Apple’s defense
Learning from Destiny, Ubisoft details a year of content for The Division
Snapchat raises $175 million in funding, but its valuation remains unchanged from last year
Amazon drops encryption feature in Fire tablet software
Sony unveils ‘Future Lab’ to solicit public input on its prototypes
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Facebook Canvas ad is a cool new toy, but needs ‘3 to 6 months’ of testing for hardcore advertisers
Docstoc cofounder’s next startup uses crowd info to show how much you should be paid
Docker buys startup Conductant, will integrate Apache Aurora into its software
Super Mario Maker update comes next week with keys, pink coins, and super expert mode
Able Health simplifies paperwork in the Obamacare era to get doctors paid faster
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Mobile World Congress 2016: How the major phones fared
Yahoo CFO: We’re exploring sale of $1 billion-$3 billion in ‘non-core assets’
Box to file amicus brief in support of Apple alongside Facebook, Google, Microsoft
Periscope competitor Stre.am expands with pivot to mobile esports
Oculus VR founder: We’ll support Mac if Apple ‘ever releases a good computer’
Facebook Messenger makes it easier to share your favorite Spotify playlists
Hands-on: Supercell has another big winner in Clash Royale
LinkedIn open-sources WhereHows, a metadata management tool
Darwinian bacteria survival game Agar.io has bagged 2B views on YouTube
No Man’s Sky comes out on June 21 for PlayStation 4 and PC
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The Pokémon World Championships are all about community
Stir brings its connected Kinetic standing desks to companies for $1,000 a pop
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Samsung and Six Flags partner to launch virtual reality roller coasters at 9 U.S. amusement parks
Amazon unveils 2 new Alexa devices: the $130 Amazon Tap and the $90 Echo Dot
Uber now lets you avoid expense reports on business trips
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France saw 11% increase in VC for 2015 as momentum grows for ‘La French Tech’ ecosystem
BlackBerry’s Priv Android phone is now available on Verizon in the U.S.
Apple’s new San Francisco office could be a tool in tech talent wars
Medium plans publisher monetization within a month, considers paywalls and premium content
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Why the mobile industry suddenly stopped talking about smartwatches this year
Google is working with UNICEF to map the spread of the Zika virus
Limitless creates a platform to make interactive VR worlds and characters like Gary the Gull
Japan’s Mercari, an app for selling your stuff, raises $74M in U.S. push
Watch out, Tesla! New batteries from hi-tech energy agency coming fast
