Biz Stone’s Jelly relaunches as bespoke question-answering resource
IDC: Tablet shipments decline for sixth straight quarter, leaders Apple and Samsung still losing market share
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How Bitly’s CEO believes marketers can fight Apple, Google & Facebook to beat the omnichannel challenge (webinar)
HP announces ultra-thin Chromebook 13, the first with an Intel Core M processor, starting at $499
Facebook and Messenger launch for Windows 10 PCs and tablets; Instagram debuts for Windows 10 Mobile
Former IBM CTO of Mobile Joins Kony, the Leading Enterprise Mobility Company
Ionic, the company behind a hot open-source mobile development framework, raises $8.5 million
Weather app Poncho raises $2 million to build its AI and data science tech
TripAdvisor acquires HouseTrip as home-rental market consolidates
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. to Present Data on Suprachoroidal Drug Administration at 2016 ARVO Meeting
INSPIRE 2016: Coupa to Discuss Open Booking – “A Megatrend in Corporate Travel or Just a Fad?”
On Wikipedia, all languages are not created equal; but that could be changing
Pinterest rolls out its version of trending topics, called Featured Collections
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France’s Drivy raises $35 million to grow its car-rental marketplace into new markets
U.S. House unanimously passes email privacy bill
Zuckerberg: Facebook bots will help businesses respond faster than with messaging
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Facebook looking at interactive formats beyond livestreaming and 360 videos
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New customer data creates emerging roles in mobile (event)
Google Store runs out of Nexus 9 stock
PayPal revenue jumps 19% as it adds users, processes more payments
Zuck says Facebook’s proposed Class C stock would help him ‘fund important work sooner’
Facebook passes 1.65 billion monthly active users, 54% access the service only on mobile
Facebook reports $5.38 billion in revenue, 82% from mobile advertising
OpenAI launches Gym, a toolkit for testing and comparing reinforcement learning algorithms
SpaceX plans Mars mission for 2018
Apple releases second Safari Technology Preview update with rendering and Web Inspector improvements
Samsung launches Artik Cloud platform to connect Internet of Things devices
Samsung to debut Gear 360 VR camera on April 29
Samsung Health devices reach 150M users in 130 countries
Google releases Android TV remote app for iOS
Samsung makes its best pitch to steal developers from Apple
Google Calendar for Android can now find meeting times that work for everyone
Churchill Downs automates horse-racing venue with mobile app
Affirm acquires personal finance startup Sweep to expand beyond point-of-sale lending
Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt play the NSA whistleblower in first ‘Snowden’ trailer
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Plag, the virus-inspired content sharing app, gets its own chatbot
