


The IndieBeat: Tehran Game Convention shows global politics won’t stop gaming’s growth

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Review: Lenovo Smart Display gives Google Assistant a better home, but there’s room for improvement

Bidalgo uses AI to make mobile advertising more creative

Alexa Cast offers playback control on Echo speakers and Alexa-enabled devices

Watch Samsung’s ‘unbreakable’ phone screen withstand repeated blows

Sleep Tight aims to rule bedtime shooters

Tito’s Handmade Vodka partners with Allrecipes on Barkeep, a mixologist chatbot

Microsoft VC arm M12 announces $4 million female founders competition
Groundspeed Analytics Announces $30 Million Series B Funding Led by Oak HC/FT

Miso Robotics’ Flippy robot will fry chicken and tater tots at Dodgers Stadium this summer

Spotify added 8 million paid subscribers in Q2 as battle with Apple Music intensifies

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Banner Saga 3: How a small team created an epic RPG trilogy

SoundFi debuts 3D audio format for ‘The Equalizer 2’ opening

Qualcomm kills NXP bid after China misses deadline to rule on the deal

GV leads $30 million investment in Scandit to bring AR and computer vision to mobile barcode scanning

Microsoft releases two new Windows 10 previews with mixed reality, Edge, time, update, and gaming improvements

PwC: Telecom and media deals are heating up in 2018 while tech mergers fall

China pulls approval for Facebook’s planned venture
Tribit XSound Go Ranks 5th Among CNET Top 15 Best Bluetooth Speakers for 2018

Heartland Tech Weekly: How ‘cluster’ initiatives can help cities become high-tech industry leaders

ProjectMQ wants to help you find indie games

Panasonic wants you to rough it with two more Toughbook handhelds

Play NYC game festival’s Graffiti Games celebrates immigrant stories

AMD reports double-digit Ryzen shipment growth in Q2

The RetroBeat: Final Fantasy’s 16-bit classics need definitive editions

Facebook reports lower-than-expected growth after a quarter of data scandals

Density pairs infrared sensors with cloud AI to measure crowds indoors

Amazon Cloud ESP lets Alexa devices team up to judge user proximity

Pixel Game Maker MV brings its retro-looking dev tools to early access

Waymo partners with Walmart, AutoNation, Avis, and others to drive their customers

SuperData: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has its best sales month since October

Google adds Edge TPUs to power AI prediction on devices

YouTube VR app launches on Samsung Gear VR, adds exclusive videos

Google launches Android P Beta 4 with final system behaviors

eBay’s new visual search tool lets you drag-and-drop images to find similar items

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is taking its insanity to VR

Apple features Super Evil’s Vainglory in ‘Unleash’ video touting mobile gaming

AdColony: Brands are worried about unsafe content and fake news on Facebook, social media
