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Twitter’s analytics tool Answers can now tell developers what’s going on in their app

Gemio launches Kickstarter for smart band that lights up based on your mood

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Debunking the app’s demise: Data from 74 million smartphones tells the real story

Facebook’s Aquila solar-powered plane completes first full-scale test flight

Microsoft launches Azure Security Center out of preview

Hopper’s airfare-prediction app just got a whole lot more useful

Periscope will soon show you trailers of broadcasts

Cola opens its messaging app to developers

IDC: Smartwatch shipments fall for the first time; Apple only company in top 5 to decline
NextGen Crowdfunding’s Unique Live Online Event Showcases Companies Raising Funds through Equity Crowdfunding

Candid launches to be the new Secret, but without the vitriol and harassment

Font giant Monotype gets into user-generated content with $130M Olapic acquisition

Beyond Tumblr: Remembering Yahoo’s 48 other acquisitions under Marissa Mayer

European venture capital regains some momentum in Q2 but still down 22% from 2015

Tinder’s Facebook-powered group-socializing feature ‘Tinder Social’ launches in 6 markets

Airbnb hires ex-U.S. Attorney General to help shape anti-discrimination policy

Peter Thiel-backed banking startup Number26 rebrands as N26 and becomes an official bank

Uber dominates Q2 business travel as taxis see 51% decline in past 2 years

Google starts rolling out Training for Apps following Synergyse acquisition

Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s secret master plan: part 2

France: Windows 10 is collecting ‘excessive’ user data, Microsoft has 3 months to address issues

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Which chatbot platform will win the messaging war? It may not matter

This Donald Trump chatbot is great… really, really great. It’s unbelievable.

KickassTorrents goes down after alleged founder arrested

Chrome 52 arrives with new developer features and removes the app launcher

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Surge in bot creation leads to rise of bot directories

eBay’s Q2 2016 sees $2.2 billion in revenue, passes 1 billion live listings

Intel reports better-than-expected earnings as data center drives Q2 growth

Facebook Live now lets you stream up to 4 hours of video

It’s now a little easier to find chatbots to talk to on Skype for iOS

Apple releases iOS 10 public beta 2

Drupal and WordPress hosting company Pantheon raises $28.5 million

Polymail launches app to make email more productive

Firefox will block nonessential Flash content in August 2016, require click-to-activate in 2017

Google Cloud Platform launches Oregon region, Cloud Natural Language API

LogDNA raises $1.3 million to help engineers better manage their servers

Microsoft Bookings is a new Office 365 service for managing appointments
