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Amazon acquires smart doorbell maker Ring for $1B+

By Duncan Riley Feb 27, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. has acquired smart doorbell maker Ring Inc. for a figure believed to be over $1 billion, making it the e-commerce giant’s second-largest acquisition to date after Whole Foods Market Inc. Founded in…

Women in Tech

This nonprofit raises social entrepreneurs under its own roof

By R. Danes Feb 27, 2018

Gargantuan data stores, megawatt compute power, artificial intelligence, affordable cloud infrastructure — it’s all a perfect storm for online shopping recommendation engines, right? Jests aside, the public is starting to notice Silicon Valley’s relative…

People

Facebook launches $3M accelerator to help newspapers sell more digital subscriptions

By Eric David Feb 27, 2018

Facebook Inc. announced today that it has launched the Facebook Journalism Project: Local News Subscriptions Accelerator, a $3 million pilot program that will teach local news outlets how to grow their digital subscriber numbers. Campbell Brown,…

Emerging Tech

Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2018

As Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division and other players from the tech industry expand their autonomous vehicle operations, the traditional automakers in the self-driving car race are revving up their efforts as well. In the…

Emerging Tech

Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2018

Apple Inc.’s healthcare ambitions appear to be far broader than previously thought. Citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported late Monday that the iPhone maker will soon launch a network of medical…

Emerging Tech

Rakuten plans to build blockchain-based loyalty system with ‘borderless currency’

By Kyt Dotson Feb 27, 2018

Japanese e-retailer giant Rakuten Inc. today announced plans to roll out a blockchain-based loyalty system that will incorporate its existing point system. The new system will take existing Rakuten Points, used to purchase anything…

People

Why Google rejects half of all ‘right to be forgotten’ requests

By Eric David Feb 27, 2018

Google LLC has received more than 2.4 million “Right to be Forgotten” requests since the EU passed the digital privacy laws in 2014, but the search giant revealed today that it has denied more than half…

Infra

Splunk to acquire startup Phantom Cyber for $350M

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2018

Machine data analytics giant Splunk Inc. today announced that it will acquire Phantom Cyber Inc., a rising star in the security industry, for $350 million. The deal is set to provide a handsome return for…

Emerging Tech

Algorithmia to enable trading of AI algorithms on the Ethereum blockchain

By Mike Wheatley Feb 27, 2018

Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithm marketplace provider Algorithmia Inc. today announced plans to leverage the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate its trade. Algorithmia’s marketplace allows researchers and developers to share the AI and ML algorithms…

Emerging Tech

Co-working startup Industrious wins $80M funding to take on WeWork

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2018

Industrious LLC, one of WeWork Inc.’s top competitors in the co-working market, today announced that it has raised an $80 million round to boost its efforts to challenge the company’s market dominance.

the latest

Amazon acquires smart doorbell maker Ring for $1B+

This nonprofit raises social entrepreneurs under its own roof

Facebook launches $3M accelerator to help newspapers sell more digital subscriptions

Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami

Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices

Rakuten plans to build blockchain-based loyalty system with ‘borderless currency’

Why Google rejects half of all ‘right to be forgotten’ requests

Splunk to acquire startup Phantom Cyber for $350M

Algorithmia to enable trading of AI algorithms on the Ethereum blockchain

Co-working startup Industrious wins $80M funding to take on WeWork

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