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Smart speaker adoption expected to grow 6 times by 2022, with Apple trailing
A new report projects that the smart speaker market will continue its torrid growth, with Google and Amazon battling for…
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Index Ventures raises $1.65 billion for 2 new funds
Venture capital (VC) firm Index Ventures has announced a whopping $1.65 billion in funds as it targets global startups at…
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Tencent to spin off its music business and list its shares in the U.S.
Chinese internet giant Tencent has announced plans to spin off its online music business and float the unit in the…
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Lyft reportedly in talks to buy Spain’s Cabify for $3 billion (Updated)
This was story was updated at 7:14 a.m. PST to include Cabify’s denial of acquisition talks. In the latest sign…
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Apple releases Siri Shortcuts beta for iOS 12 developers
Siri Shortcuts, one of iOS 12’s tentpole features, is now available to select third-party developers for testing purposes. The feature…
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MIT’s PixelPlayer can isolate the sounds of instruments using AI
Equalizers are one way to pump up the bass in your favorite tunes, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of…
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Is building a Facebook alternative worth the effort? MeWe thinks so
Facebook’s dominance in the social networking sphere is unparalleled. It claims 2.2 billion monthly active users for its flagship app,…
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Apple registers 5 new Macs and 5 new iPads in Eurasia
An array of new iPads and Macs could be just around the corner, as Apple has just registered five new iPads…
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