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Tune.fm taps Hedera Hashgraph for novel use of cryptocurrency in fast music micropayments
Yandex is testing an autonomous delivery rover in Moscow
WhatsApp Business launches Catalogs to let small businesses share products
MLPerf releases machine learning inference performance results
Spruce Up wants to do for home decor what Pandora did for music
Extend raises $16 million for AI that optimizes extended warranty offers
Microsoft is banking Cortana’s success on the idea of a multi-assistant world
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Facebook comparing Libra to the open internet rings hollow
Evolve Energy uses machine learning and analytics to save renewable energy customers money
Uplandme introduces Monopoly-like game based on real-world property and blockchain
Google Play Points launches in the U.S.
Microsoft’s Cortana gets meeting scheduler, male voice, and voice email briefings
Modzy is a marketplace for enterprise AI software and models
Apple requests U.S. tariff waivers for AirPods, Watches, and iPhone parts
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Customers will be all-in on bots in 2020 and other CX predictions (VB Live)
Facebook beats Q3 2019 revenue and profit estimates despite regulator scrutiny
Wholesale marketplace Faire raises $150 million at a $1 billion valuation
Europe has slight lead over U.S. in emerging blockchain digital securities market
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The no-brainer way to kickstart SMB cash flow (VB Live)
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According to FlightHub: AI + humans = Perfect customer service
Samsung’s Bixby Views lets developers make voice apps with visuals
Hiring platform Fountain raises $23 million to double down on automation
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The Amazon earnings silver lining: advertising and streaming
Microsoft beats Amazon for $10 billion Pentagon JEDI cloud contract
AI Weekly: UiPath wants you to know its job cuts are strategic, despite the optics
Amazon reports $70.0 billion in Q3 2019 revenue: AWS up 35%, subscriptions up 34%, and ‘other’ up 44%
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Enterprise search that keeps pace with Google-set expectations (VB Live)
Salesforce launches new Einstein email capabilities for Marketing Cloud
Twitter Q3 2019 revenue jumps 9% to $824 million, ‘monetizable daily users’ grow 17% to 145 million
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