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Didi Chuxing, the ‘Uber of China’, partners with Avis to offer car rental services to millions of Chinese travelers

Expedia’s hotel search engine Trivago kicks off IPO with SEC filing, plans to list on NASDAQ

WhatsApp to bring video calling to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone ‘in the coming days’

Lyft unveils customizable LED signs to replace pink mustaches on dashboards

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Apple’s stock falls after China warns about Trump’s possible tariffs

Apple releases iOS 10.2 public beta 3

Visa lawyer bot pledges to ‘help immigrants make America great again’

Google reportedly acquires startup Undecidable Labs, CEO now works on image search

Location intelligence firm xAd raises $42.5 million and acquires WeatherBug

Sony Pictures will use Nokia’s Ozo 360 camera for virtual reality content

You can now use Skype for Web without an account

AWS cuts prices of C4, M4, and T2 instances by up to 25%

Microsoft launches Outlook Customer Manager with dedicated iOS app

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Microsoft reveals its biggest wind energy purchase to date: 237 megawatts to power its Wyoming data center

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Amazon Music Unlimited launches in Europe to take on Spotify

IBM and Nvidia team up to create deep learning hardware

Samsung boosts its connected car credentials with $8 billion Harman acquisition

Google revamps Play Music with optional recommendations based on your location and activity

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