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Tencent To Roll Out Voice-Activated Assistant For WeChat
Tencent To Roll Out Voice-Activated Assistant For WeChat
January 09, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Tencent, the China Internet company, is gearing up to roll out a voice-activated digital assistant for WeChat, its messaging app. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
January 09, 2019  |  International

Self-driving tech startup Mobileye is expanding its business in China through two new partnerships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Zuckerberg To Hold ‘Future Of Tech’ Talks
Zuckerberg To Hold ‘Future Of Tech’ Talks
January 09, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has vowed this year to host public discussions on the future of technology in society. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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AI Startups Culled $9.3B In 2018
AI Startups Culled $9.3B In 2018
January 09, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

New data shows that venture capital funding of artificial intelligence (AI) companies jumped a whopping 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 billion. Get...

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CA Lawmaker Wants Receipts To Go Digital
CA Lawmaker Wants Receipts To Go Digital
January 09, 2019  |  Regulation

A California lawmaker wants to make paper receipts a thing of the past. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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German Student Admits To Angela Merkel Hack
German Student Admits To Angela Merkel Hack
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A German student has taken responsibility for one of the country’s biggest data breaches. According to Reuters, the unidentified 20-year-old accessed and leaked the personal data...

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Bitcoin Daily: French Tobacco Shops Have Bitcoin For Sale; China Mobile Creates Blockchain Water Purifier
Bitcoin Daily: French Tobacco Shops Have Bitcoin For Sale; China Mobile Creates Blockchain Water Purifier
January 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase reportedly stopped all Ethereum Classic (ETC) transactions following a potential so-called “double spend” attack, The Hacker News reported. The cryptocurrency exchange found “repeated deep reorganizations”...

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Netflix Gets A Rival In The Middle East
Netflix Gets A Rival In The Middle East
January 08, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC is expanding its video streaming service to take on Netflix in the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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9M Google Play Users Duped By App Adware
9M Google Play Users Duped By App Adware
January 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An active adware has been detected on the Google Play store that can display full-screen ads, monitor when a device’s screen is unlocked, and run...

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