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The year of Pokemon Go: Mobile dominated the $91B game industry in 2016

By Eric David Dec 21, 2016

Driven in part by the truly mobile game Pokemon Go, the video game industry brought in over $91 billion in revenue in 2016, nearly half of which came from mobile games. According to a…

Big Data

Dynamic Yield raises $22M to make marketing more personal

By Maria Deutscher Dec 21, 2016

A custom advertisement or targeted piece of content can go a long way toward winning over an online shopper, but the large volume of traffic that e-commerce companies receive makes it difficult to provide…

Infra

Russian-run Methbot steals millions daily in video advertising revenue

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2016

New research has uncovered a bot farm that is estimated to be fraudulently stealing millions in revenue from online video advertising companies. Dubbed “Methbot” by New York-based security firm White Ops because of references to…

Apps

Instagram Stories gets some festive cheer with holiday stickers, adds ‘hands-free’ recording option

By Collen Kriel Dec 21, 2016

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram introduced Stories in August, a feature very similar to Snapchat’s My Story feature. Now Instagram Stories is becoming more of a Snapchat clone with the introduction of customizable stickers based on…

Emerging Tech

Uber’s self-driving cars menace cyclists in San Francisco with dangerous turns

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2016

If you like riding a bike around San Francisco, you may want to be on the lookout for a new menace: self-driving Uber cars. The ride-hailing giant, who started testing its self-driving cars in…

Infra

HPE, Cisco lead in cloud infrastructure, but Dell EMC and others are gaining fast

By Mike Wheatley Dec 20, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and Cisco Systems Inc. have led the field in the strategically important cloud infrastructure equipment market for years, but now they face new challengers for dominance in Dell EMC and…

Apps

Facebook launches Live Audio for podcast and radio enthusiasts

By Collen Kriel Dec 20, 2016

After initially introducing Facebook Live video using celebrities and high-profile users last year, Facebook Inc. started rolling out its livestreaming feature to all users in December. Facebook Live eventually was opened up to all…

Emerging Tech

Slurpees by air: 7-Eleven and Flirty make 77 deliveries by drone in Reno

By Duncan Riley Dec 20, 2016

Drone-delivered Slurpees are now a thing. Convenience store giant 7-Eleven and drone delivery firm Flirtey Inc. announced Tuesday that they have made 77 deliveries via drone to customers in Reno, Nev. The two companies made their first test…

Infra

BlackBerry posts small profit as software and services strategy takes shape

By Mike Wheatley Dec 20, 2016

BlackBerry Ltd. posted a small profit despite reporting declining revenues on Tuesday, but Chief Executive Officer John Chen insisted that the company would finally break even next quarter. The former smartphone maker-cum-software developer reported…

‘Appalled’ Oracle manager quits after CEO Safra Catz joins Trump transition team

By James Farrell Dec 20, 2016

A senior manager at Oracle Corp., George A. Polisner, has resigned following co-Chief Executive Safra Catz’s decision to join the Trump transition team. Catz, said to be the highest-paid female executive in the U.S. in…

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The year of Pokemon Go: Mobile dominated the $91B game industry in 2016

Dynamic Yield raises $22M to make marketing more personal

Russian-run Methbot steals millions daily in video advertising revenue

Uber’s self-driving cars menace cyclists in San Francisco with dangerous turns

Facebook launches Live Audio for podcast and radio enthusiasts

Slurpees by air: 7-Eleven and Flirty make 77 deliveries by drone in Reno

BlackBerry posts small profit as software and services strategy takes shape

‘Appalled’ Oracle manager quits after CEO Safra Catz joins Trump transition team

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