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St. Louis forms $5 million seed fund to keep its startups in town

Apple stock hits record high following iPhone 8 event announcement

Y Combinator startup Dharma promises to bring more users into blockchain apps

Wil Reynolds, VR chicken, and our most R-rated episode ever – VB Engage

Facebook is using AI to ensure 360 degree photos look their best

Apple schedules iPhone 8 event for September 12

WhatsApp is down in parts of Brazil, Europe, and the U.S. (update: it’s back)

Sesame Street and SpongeBob among first Alexa skills for kids

Female founders are spearheading Atlanta’s transformation into a tech hub

IDC: Wearables grew 10.3% in Q2 2017, Xiaomi leads Apple and Fitbit as Samsung drops out of top 5

DJI reveals a new drone, a facelift, and ‘sphere mode’ at IFA 2017

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Alexa and Cortana’s marriage brings risks and rewards for Amazon and Microsoft

Netflix employees created a vending machine concept for developing markets

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AI: The key to creating a next-gen banking experience (VB Live)

Sanbot Nano is a $2,800 domestic robot powered by Amazon’s Alexa

IVP leads $40 million investment in Qadium’s ‘beyond the firewall’ security solution

Facebook’s original programming debuts to fill massive reality TV void

Oracle launches drag-and-drop AI for smart factories

Garmin follows Fitbit into contactless payments with the launch of Garmin Pay

Duolingo launches Tinycards memory-boosting app on Android
elium Raises 4M€ from Serena Capital and S.R.I.W.

Amazon faces possible class action lawsuit over defective eclipse glasses
Libre Wireless Announces Their LibreSync Platform Will Work With Amazon Alexa

LG V30 unveiled with envelope-pushing screen-to-body ratio and camera optics

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sees IPO in 18 to 36 months

Heartland Tech Weekly: Silicon Valley CEOs make the Midwest their new photo-op

How tech companies are helping with Hurricane Harvey relief

Bain Capital adds Apple for last-minute $18 billion bid on Toshiba’s chip unit
Swiss Wearable Brand MyKronoz Announces Availability of ZeTime
Okta Integrates with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform

Islands raises $1.85 million to become Slack for college students
Okta Introduces Okta for Good Fund

Samsung unveils Gear Sport smartwatch and Gear Fit2 Pro fitness tracker

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Mavrck finds a way to identify and engage with influencers everywhere

CloudBees DevOptics helps companies understand their software development
BrainScope Completes $16 Million Equity Fundraise

Maine’s startup scene scores a win with $175 million acquisition of CashStar

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