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Blockchain-powered VR startup Decentraland raises $25.5m in initial coin offering

By Duncan Riley Aug 20, 2017

Decentraland, an open-source initiative that is attempting to develop a virtual reality space that utilizes the Ethereum blockchain for asset management, has raised 86,260 ETH ($25.5 million) in an initial coin offering. Having first gained public…

Emerging Tech

Facebook explains what happens to your data when you die

By Eric David Aug 18, 2017

Facebook Inc. has more than 2 billion people using its social network, more than a quarter of the Earth’s population, and with such a large user base, it is inevitable that some users will…

Apps

What Google memo? These women are already getting lots of girls into tech

By R. Danes Aug 18, 2017

After James Damore’s infamous memo criticizing Google Inc.’s diversity programs hit the public eye Aug. 5, the furor was palpable. Within days, Damore was fired, and his very public battle with the technology giant since…

Emerging Tech

Immersv raises $10.5M to bring mobile virtual reality marketing to the masses

By Kyt Dotson Aug 18, 2017

California-based virtual reality and 360-degree video interactive advertising platform Immersv Inc. is the latest VR company to attract investor attention, announcing a $10.5 million funding round today. The Series A financing round was led…

Infra

Reddit takes on YouTube and Facebook by allowing users to upload videos directly

By Eric David Aug 18, 2017

Reddit, the popular content-sharing platform that considers itself to be “the front page of the Internet,” will test out a new feature that will allow users to upload their videos straight to the site without having…

Study: Venture activity is rebounding, but at a cost to VCs

By Maria Deutscher Aug 18, 2017

The venture capital ecosystem is continuing its recovery from the 2016 slump at a steady pace, but the past quarter has brought a mixed bag of developments. That’s the conclusion from a recently released study…

Cloud

Cloud sets the table, software eats the world: A conversation with Fugue CEO Josh Stella

By Mark Albertson Aug 18, 2017

There are two definitions of fugue. One refers to music (contrapuntal composition), and the other involves psychiatry (awareness of one’s identity). But thanks to new technology in the enterprise cloud computing world offered by…

Apps

Skype mobile redesign comes to the desktop with a raft of improvements

By Collen Kriel Aug 18, 2017

Microsoft Corp. rolled out its Skype redesign to mobile users in June, sparking a backlash from many users who hated the new design. As a result, ratings plummeted in both Apple Inc.’s App Store and…

Infra

Flash shortage continues with no end in sight

By Mike Wheatley Aug 18, 2017

Big chip makers such as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Micron Technology Inc. are raking in record revenue, thanks to a global shortage of flash memory, and the long-running shortage of memory chips is…

Emerging Tech

Amazon helps software developers get Alexa onto more devices

By Duncan Riley Aug 17, 2017

Amazon.com Inc. is aiming to get its Alexa digital voice assistant installed on more third-party devices with the release of a software development kit that enables just that. The Amazon Voice Services Device SDK, launched…

all stories

Blockchain-powered VR startup Decentraland raises $25.5m in initial coin offering

What Google memo? These women are already getting lots of girls into tech

Immersv raises $10.5M to bring mobile virtual reality marketing to the masses

Study: Venture activity is rebounding, but at a cost to VCs

Skype mobile redesign comes to the desktop with a raft of improvements

Flash shortage continues with no end in sight

Amazon helps software developers get Alexa onto more devices

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