Source: Gigaom
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Google's self-driving vehicle division is becoming independent
Now that Google is has become a subsidiary of Alphabet, many of the divisions that have nothing to do with its core business are being spun off into separate companies, which are...
Twitter wants to monetize its 500 million users who don't have accounts
Unlike with most social networks, it's actually really easy to use Twitter without an account, so much so that the company estimates that there are somewhere around 500 million Twitter...
Retailers could learn a lot from Amazon's physical bookstore
It's odd how a company that makes all of its money by selling things online, and is often cited as the biggest reason for the decline of physical bookstores, ended...
Goodblock raises money for charities by blocking advertisements
Ad-blockers are a dime a dozen nowadays, and they all do the same thing in roughly the same way, so in order for any newcomers to succeed, they need to find...
Every single video on YouTube can now be viewed in virtual reality
Watching a flat YouTube video in virtual reality isn't anything special, but if you still wanted to do it, you used to have to download the video to your computer,...
Amazon refuses to sell goods that compete with its own products
Many companies were a little worried when Amazon first started releasing its own products, because in the event that some of those products competed with what the companies were offering, all Amazon...
Airbnb wants to help you book your entire trip
Just as Uber wants to be more than just a ride-sharing service, Airbnb wants to be more than just a convenient way to find a place to stay when you're visiting...
Instagram has a new app called Boomerang for creating short GIFs
Like it or not, the GIF has become the de facto language of the Internet, one that's used and understood by people from every part of the world. Instagram and...
Google Photos has more than 100 million users after just five months
Most services never even come close to having 100 million users, and the ones that do reach that coveted milestone only do so after years of growth, but it took...
Facebook's new video features should make YouTube really nervous
Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear that he sees video content as the future of Facebook, which is why the social network has been encroaching on YouTube's territory so aggressively these past...