


Mapping service Here announces new Asian investors as part of planned expansion into China

Why tech merger mania is possible in 2017 under Trump

What top Silicon Valley investors expect in 2017

Analysis
For publishers, Facebook is the devil

These were the top 5 bots to try in 2016

How I finally ditched Verizon and switched to Google Project Fi

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Why chatbots will disappoint and messaging will thrive in 2017

Mobile ad trends to watch for in 2017

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9 predictions for AI in 2017

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AI bots are assistants, not overlords

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5 ways ‘things’ will change the Internet and your life in 2017

Stanford students are using lean startup principles to help fight ISIS

Watsi now lets you donate unwanted gift cards to fund patient healthcare needs

Facebook’s biggest challenge in 2017

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Final search frontier: SearchInk is teaching machines to read and understand handwritten documents

Snap doubled its acquisitions in 2016 as it builds toward IPO

Now Google can help you find a toilet in India

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How a chatbot helps the People’s Choice Awards

John Doerr on why he joined Bill Gates’ billion dollar energy fund

Maria 0-1: Helsinki is turning an abandoned hospital into a massive startup campus

Singaporean blogger detained by U.S. immigration officials

Snap reportedly acquired augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for up to $40 million

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How HR can benefit from AI and chatbots

The 9 most popular stories on VentureBeat in 2016

24 acquisitions in 2016 that reveal Europe and Israel as hotbeds of innovation

Track Santa with Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa

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The first 10 steps to corporate innovation

Opinion
President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden

Craigslist competitor Backpage.com hit with new pimping, money-laundering charges

These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week

U.S. asks foreign travelers to voluntarily disclose social media profiles

Amazon starts flexing muscle in new space: Air cargo

T-Mobile’s ‘free’ streaming music service blocked in Netherlands over net neutrality concerns

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Tech is disrupting American society — here’s what we need to do about it

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Why the real potential for chatbots is in the enterprise

Mozilla will support Firefox for Windows XP and Vista until at least September 2017

How Microsoft can fix LinkedIn in 2017

IBM on track to get more than 7,000 U.S. patents in 2016

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