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Facebook Inc. has a data problem. With more than 2 billion monthly active users, Facebook collects a staggering amount of data on users, and following the recent scandal involving data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, the social networking giant’s practices have come under scrutiny …
Japanese chat app giant Line forms South Korean blockchain subsidiary
Tokyo-based Line Plus Corp., a subsidiary of developer of free international calling and smartphone chat app maker Line Corp., announced Monday that it has launched its own blockchain subsidiary in South Korea called Unblock. As reported by ZDNet, Unblock is Line’s first …
The big shift: How Atlassian moved 78,000 customers to Amazon’s cloud in a year
Back in 2010, Australian enterprise software company Atlassian Corp. Plc had the usual problem of fast-growing companies: too many customers — or rather, too many customers for its information technology systems to handle well. When Atlassian launched its first software-as-a-service offerings for …
ABI Research: Retail, automotive and marketing VR to generate $1.8B by 2022
Access to virtual reality is set to transform e-commerce in retail and marketing, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence Inc., resulting in a $1.8 billion market for these industries by 2022. According to the report, a number of retail situated …
Atlassian’s new Stride team communications platform now has tens of thousands of teams
Six months ago, software development and collaboration tool maker Atlassian Corp. Plc launched its team communication tool, Stride, into early access. Since then, the tool has been adopted by tens of thousands of teams who put it through its paces and to …
Lenovo’s $300 Mirage VR180 camera with Daydream support now on preorder
The Lenovo Mirage Camera for virtual reality 3-D video with Google Daydream support just showed up for preorder on Amazon.com’s U.S. store for just under $300.00. This $299.99 camera is part of a suite of devices developed in collaboration with Google LLC …
Blockchain gaming platform Chimaera announces public token presale
The developer of the blockchain gaming platform Chimaera, Typhon Ltd., today announced that the platform has started a public token presale. This public portion follows a private presale, which raised an estimated $1.5 million or 155 bitcoins. The public presale began early …
Standalone VR headset Vive Focus coming to US and other international markets later this year
Virtual reality hardware maker HTC Corp. today announced that it will be bringing its standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus, to international markets this year, including the United States. The VR company made the announcement at this year’s Game Developer Conference in …
Scope AR brings remote support into your garage with ARCore integration
Enterprise-class augmented reality company Scope AR today announced the integration of Google LLC’s ARCore into its remote support video calling application Remote AR. This integration of ARCore extends Remote AR capabilities on newer Android devices and follows the integration of Apple Inc.’s …
Blocksquare aims to open up real estate sales with blockchain platform crowdsale
Slovenia-based distributed ledger blockchain technology real estate platform company Blocksquare Inc. today announced the launch of a commercial system for buying and selling land and structures using digital tokens. The company also announced an upcoming crowdsale of its tokens, starting April 18, …