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Facebook has acquired Israel-based Pebbles for $60 million

Israeli startups are a hot commodity in the tech world right now, especially the companies involved in more futuristic technology. That's why Facebook-owned Oculus VR turned to an Israel-based gesture-control startup Pebbles...

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Google apologizes for calling black people "gorillas"

Advanced artificial intelligence is capable of level of pattern-finding and problem-solving that most people can barely even comprehend, but that doesn't mean the technology doesn't have a ways to go. Sometimes, even the...

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You no longer need a Facebook account to use Messenger

It's been a while since Facebook split its messaging feature into an independent service, but the separation wasn't fully completed until now. Despite being an independent app that didn't even...

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Amazon Prime to allow direct shipments of goods

The closed circuit that Amazon has used to distribute goods is changing, at least for Amazon Prime members. They are going to allow certain goods to be shipped directly from...

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Spotify raised an additional $526 million to take on Apple Music

Apple Music may not have been as threatening as its competitors had feared, but that doesn't mean that Apple's entry into the music streaming industry is something to take lightly. The...

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Watch out Microsoft, Apple is interested in augmented reality as well

Numerous personal electronics companies have started working on their own virtual reality headsets, but Microsoft is the only major company working on an augmented reality device. Or at least, it...

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Google wants to be the middle man, not just the redirector

A user sees a product they want on a Google ad, they click on the ad, Google redirects them to a third-party website, the user purchases the product. That's more or...

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Phablets are making Google's ads even more valuable

It's not just about making more ads, its about making existing ads more valuable as well, and as the king of online advertising, this is something that Google knows all...

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eBay has its own Amazon Prime competitor in the works

Amazon and eBay aren't really direct competitors, but they still compete with each other. That's why its only natural for eBay to counter Amazon's most effective tool, Amazon Prime, with a...

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Smartphones may soon become Bitcoin mining machines

It's been a while since we hear anything big about Bitcoin, but that doesn't mean people have forgotten about the digital currency. In fact, one of the world's most well-funded...

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