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Baidu leads $300M investment to bring its search smarts to elevator ads
China’s largest search engine Baidu is getting an offline revenue boost after it led a $300 million strategic round in…
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Microsoft previews PlayFab multiplayer game services
Microsoft is launching the public preview for the PlayFab multiplayer server platform, which helps game developers handle the backend requirements for…
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Uber launches rider loyalty Rewards like credits & upgrades 9 cities
Uber’s new loyalty program incentivizes you not to check Lyft or the local competitor. Riders earn points for all the…
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Tencent returns to profit growth despite concern around games
Chinese internet giant Tencent bounced back from a disappointing previous quarter, but for once the company didn’t have its gaming…
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Google Assistant picks up a few new tricks
Google Assistant, the voice-driven AI that sits inside Google Home (plus Android phones, newer Nest cameras and a bunch of…
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Microsoft launches container support for Azure Cognitive Services
Microsoft is today introducing container support for Azure Cognitive Services in preview. This will allow users of Azure Cognitive Services pre-made…
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Tinder’s head of product has left
Tinder’s chief product officer Brian Norgard wants to get back to his entrepreneurial roots, citing former PayPal executive-turned-venture capitalist Keith…
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Microsoft to acquire Xoxco as focus on AI and bot developers continues
Microsoft has been all in on AI this year, and in the build versus buy equation, the company has been…
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Hippo raises $70 million for data-driven home insurance
U.S. home insurers raked in $95 billion in revenue last year, and according to a recent Jupiter report, insurance tech companies are…
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Microsoft announces AI model builder, key driver analysis, and Azure Machine Learning integration for Power BI
Microsoft’s Power BI, a business analytics service that enables users to create reports, dashboards, and more without coding experience or…
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