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SoundHound raises $75 million to expand access to its Houndify voice-powered platform
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Nintendo reports big gains from Pokémon games in December results
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian join critics of Trump travel ban
Trump reportedly to sign executive order reviewing cyber security capabilities on Tuesday
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Insomniac CEO Ted Price pummels Trump’s Muslim ban in YouTube video
Twitter says it will do more to stop harassment in the coming days
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Google will open-source its Earth Enterprise on-premises software in March
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Namco founder, pioneer of Japan’s arcade industry, dies at 91
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Game Developers Conference will honor Prince of Persia creator and ex-White House game adviser
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Dropbox launches Smart Sync (formerly Project Infinite) for business users
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Lyft follows Uber with in-app calendar integration
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