Amazon unveils Echo Show, an Alexa-powered speaker with a 7" touchscreen and video calling for $229.99; preorders open now, ships June 28
Look out, world: Alexa is coming to a screen near you. Today Amazon unveiled the Echo Show, a WiFi-enabled home device with a seven-inch screen …
Uber hires University of Toronto AI expert Raquel Urtasun to oversee development of new AI research lab in Canada
Uber is hiring Raquel Urtasun, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher at the University of Toronto, as the ride-hailing company aims to build a lab for driverless car research …
Samsung opens US preorders for unlocked Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, starting at $724.99 for the 64GB unlocked S8 and $824.99 for the 64GB unlocked S8 Plus
Starting at Best Buy and Samsung.com — Samsung has opened preorders for the unlocked variety of its new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones.
Qualcomm unveils 14nm Snapdragon 660 and 630 SoCs with faster charging, improved connectivity, and enhanced imaging, expected in devices later this year
Qualcomm is bringing some premium experiences to its mid-tier lineup with the addition of the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platforms.
A look at the UI for Google's “Fuchsia” smartphone OS, written with cross-platform Flutter SDK, as the over-arching purpose of the project remains unclear
Taking a look at Google's mysterious third operating system. — Google, never one to compete in a market with a single product …
Grammarly, maker of AI-powered freemium grammar checker software, announces $110M round led by General Catalyst; company says 6.9M people use their tool daily
Grammarly uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve people's writing.
Amazon will add voice calling and messaging on all Echo devices and the Alexa app; Amazon says the feature, called Alexa Calling, will go live later today
Amazon may have flopped with the Fire Phone, but don't count it out of the telephony game just yet.
China's Alipay announces deal with payment processor First Data Corp to let its users shop at 4M stores in US
Mobile payments wallet to be accepted at 4 million U.S. stores — Alipay says it's part of broader international expansion — China's mobile-payments king wants a piece of the world's biggest consum...
Pandora announces $150M investment from private equity firm KKR as it posts $132M Q1 loss, resignation of two board members, new independent board committee
Pandora Media Inc. received $150 million from KKR & Co. and will step up its efforts to explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the internet radio company.
John Oliver urges internet users to defend net neutrality again
again Mike Snider / USA Today : FCC says its web site got attacked Sunday preventing net neutrality comments Anne Dujmovic / CNET : FCC blames DDoS attacks for site troubles, not John Oliver Bryan Cha...
NVIDIA partners with 50+ companies that make security cameras as it introduces Metropolis, new analytics that uses AI to analyze video surveillance data
In a city of the future, it would be nice to know quickly if there's a fire burning out of control, a crime in progress at a certain location …
SiFive, creators of open RISC-V architecture, announce $8.5M Series B led by Spark Capital as company unveils two new chip designs
The RISC-V chip design can be licensed from SiFive — If you're buying a PC or server, you've likely considered chips based on x86 or, perhaps less often, the ARM architecture.
Dealogic: US-listed IPOs have raised $18B+ in 2017 and new listing volume highest since 2014, but high-profile private companies like Uber and Airbnb hold back
The market for IPOs is rebounding, but high-profile startups like Uber and Airbnb are shying away amid concerns their companies …
Apple's Workflow adds two Apple Music tie-ins and restores Chrome and Pocket actions, but other actions removed after Apple acquisition are still missing
Federico Viticci / MacStories :
Instagram now lets users post images from mobile web, addressing markets with slower networks; mobile web version lacks video uploads, filters, Stories, and DMs
here's how Florence Ion / Android Central : Instagram introduces ability to upload images through its mobile web app Tweets: Josh Constine / @joshconstine : You can finally post photos from Instagram'...
Austrian court rules Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech across the platform and not just in Austria, strengthening an earlier ruling
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Parrot forms “prosumer” drone division and unveils 3 new drones, to better compete with DJI and others in $500-$1K range, following downsizing earlier this year
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Urban transport app Citymapper trials its own smart bus and transport service in London, with “popup” routes using its own branded buses
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JD.com beats with Q1 revenue of $11.1B vs $10.6B expected as it invests in delivery logistics and new markets, stock up 7%+
eMarketer's scan … Brian Deagon / Investor's Business Daily : JD.com reports Q1 revenue of $11.1B, vs $10.6B expected, strong Q2 guidance; stock up 7%+ JD.com, Inc. : First Quarter 2017 Highlights — ...
Dell's venture arm Dell Technologies Capital, which has invested in 70+ startups and spends about $100M annually, comes out of stealth
Dell Technologies Capital Stephen Nellis / Reuters : Dell combines venture capital units after EMC merger David Holley / Xconomy : Dell Technologies Goes Public About $100M Venture Capital Arm Tweets:...
Open source database developer MariaDB gets $27M investment from European Investment Bank, structured as a long term loan with some equity
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