Microsoft acquires Berkeley-based conversational AI startup Semantic Machines
AI researchers have made great strides in recent years, but we are still at the beginning of teaching computers to understand the full context of human communication. Most of today's bots and intelli...
European Parliament President says Mark Zuckerberg's meeting with MEPs on Tuesday will be livestreamed
Turnaround comes after plans for a closed-door meeting with the Facebook chief and select MEPs prompted widespread criticism. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's meeting with MEPs …
TeenSafe, an app for parents to monitor kids' phone use, stored some app login passwords and kids' Apple ID credentials in plaintext on an unsecured AWS server
Exclusive: A server stored teenagers' Apple ID email addresses and plaintext passwords. — At least one server used by an app …
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urges DoJ to review monopolies in tech after a 60 Minutes segment about Google's monopoly in search
- Mnuchin acknowledged that antitrust matters don't fall under his jurisdiction, but said someone ought to be looking. — His comments come on the heels of a …
OnePlus 6 review: great value, smooth interface, solid battery life, and improved camera, but no wireless charging, and no microSD expansion
I still remember that day, more than four years ago, when OnePlus came out of nowhere with its promise “to spare no expense” to bring us “the perfect smartphone.”
Acer to pre-install Alexa on its PC lineup, starting with Spin 5 laptops, as well as roll the feature out to compatible Acer models over the next few weeks
Acer announced this morning that it is the first to ship notebook PCs preinstalled with Amazon Alexa. It won't be the last.
Facebook and Qualcomm partner to develop high-speed Terragraph WiFi for cities, will begin field trials in 2019 using 60GHz technology from Qualcomm
Facebook's plan to connect neighborhoods and businesses wirelessly, known as Terragraph, will begin field trials in 2019 using 60GHz technology …
Progressive groups including Demand Progress to launch a “six-figure” ad offensive Monday telling FTC to break off Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger from Facebook
A collection of progressive groups will launch a six figure digital ad offensive Monday telling the Federal Trade Commission …
Sources: Lyft consultants approached San Francisco officials about applying for permits for an e-scooter service
Lyft plans to seek permits to run an electric scooter service in San Francisco, The Information has learned. It is the clearest sign yet that the No. 2 ride-hailing firm plans …
HMD Global, developer of Nokia-branded phones, raises $100M round led by Swiss VC firm Ginko Ventures at a valuation of $1B+
HMD Global, the so-called “home of Nokia phones,” has raised $100 million in a round of funding led by Swiss VC firm Ginko Ventures, with participation …
Crunchbase data shows VC investments in blockchain-related startups, excluding ICOs, reached $1.3B in 2018, exceeding investment totals of previous 18 months
Although bitcoin and blockchain technology may not take up quite as much mental bandwidth for the general public as it did just a few months ago …
A Chinese high school in Hangzhou is reportedly using facial recognition tech to track pupil attendance, emotions, and attention spans
Louise Moon / South China Morning Post :
Profile of Duolingo, a language learning app that has 25M MAUs and offers courses, mostly created through crowdsourcing, in 31 languages
Duolingo has pulled off a remarkable feat. The startup, valued at $700 million, has built one of the world's most popular language learning apps while only hiring a handful of translators.
In a step toward GPL compliance, Tesla open sources some of its code for Autopilot and infotainment systems
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IT services firm Roper Technologies to acquire tax and budgeting solutions provider PowerPlan for $1.1B in an all-cash deal from PE firm Thoma Bravo
AT&T launches LTE-M, an Amazon Dash-like button that users can program to place online orders or send alerts with a click
Mariella Moon / Engadget :
Google Fiber was supposed to transform Atlanta by helping close its digital divide, but three years later the city is still waiting
Joe Reisigl / Atlanta Magazine : Tweets: @atlantamagazine Tweets: @atlantamagazine : “Google's response tells me that they are not really taking our concerns seriously.” In Atlanta, Google Fiber has ...
A look at Indonesia's e-commerce market, where Chinese online giants and local firms invest billions to tackle logistical problems in a country with 17K islands
VideoCoin, blockchain-based video streaming project backed by CNET co-founder Halsey Minor, raises $50M in an ICO completed via private placements
Brady Dale / CoinDesk :
Inside the community of “Bird hunters”, who search for and charge e-scooters for firms like Bird and compare the activity to playing Pokémon Go, but for money
and Occasionally Dangerous—Youth Trend Tweets: Nitasha Tiku / @nitashatiku : must-read dispatch from late capitalism by @TaylorLorenz on the scooter charger labor market http://www.theatlantic.com/......
CowaRobot, Chinese startup that makes robots for street cleaning and logistics and also created a smart suitcase that can follow the owner, raises $21M Series B
Yimian Wu / China Money Network :
Research: nearly 10% of Facebook's global revenue, or about $5B, comes from China-based advertisers seeking to sell their goods and services worldwide
George Slefo / Ad Age : Tweets: @adage Tweets: @adage : China is Facebook's second largest market after the US, despite being banned there http://adage.com/... http://twitter.com/...
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