YouTube regains AT&T’s ad dollars after extremist content controversy in 2017
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Square’s new debit card gives merchants instant access to funds, discounts with other sellers
Pro.com raises $33 million to match home renovators with general contractors
Amazon’s AWS launches fully managed data backup service
Robomart to roll out driverless grocery store vehicles in Boston area this spring
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Bold Commerce raises $16.5 million to bring AI to ecommerce stores on Shopify and elsewhere
IBM, Ford, LG Chem lead blockchain coalition for ethically sourced minerals
Netflix raises U.S. subscription prices by up to 18%
StreetLight Data can now help cities measure bicycle and foot traffic
Automattic announces Newspack, a next-gen news publishing platform backed by Google
Apple’s HomePod arrives in China for $414 on January 18
Pensa Systems uses autonomous drones to track store inventory
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How automated supermarkets are shaping up for 2019 and beyond
Apple considered Samsung and MediaTek for 5G modems in 2019 iPhones
Samsung is using computer vision to tell you what’s in your fridge
CrowdAnalytix raises $40 million for crowdsourced AI algorithms
The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2019
Xiaomi’s first ‘slider’ phone, the Mi Mix 3, starts rolling out globally
Google can limit ‘right to be forgotten’ to EU countries
Gartner and IDC: HP and Lenovo shipped the most PCs in 2018, but total numbers fell
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Why 25% of companies are copying Amazon’s customer support model — using bots and AI (VB Live)
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