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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
What3words entices investment from Sony’s Innovation Fund
Alation raises $50 million to index enterprise data
Box prepares for Brexit with new U.K. cloud zone
Amazon’s AWS launches fully managed data backup service
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with search, Cortana, Start, font, Settings, and Console improvements
Inside Sirin Labs’ first blockchain smartphone retail store
Hospital bots are gaining ground, but user experience falls short
Veeam raises $500 million to grow its data management platform globally
Bold Commerce raises $16.5 million to bring AI to ecommerce stores on Shopify and elsewhere
Fractal Analytics raises $200 million to boost enterprise efficiency with AI
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Clusterone raises $2 million for its DevOps for AI platform
Google’s Android Enterprise Recommended program now spotlights EMMs such as Microsoft and BlackBerry
With $261 million raise, cloud data management company Rubrik hits $3.3 billion valuation
Alphabet’s Loon adds industry advisory board to help commercialize internet balloon service
Bringg raises $25 million to facilitate last-mile deliveries
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CES 2019’s mediocre 5G demos set the stage for a confusing year
Badger will deploy robots to nearly 500 Giant, Martin’s, and Stop and Shop stores in the U.S.
StreetLight Data can now help cities measure bicycle and foot traffic
Automattic announces Newspack, a next-gen news publishing platform backed by Google
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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
At CES 2019, VR and AR took small but meaningful steps forward
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Breakdown of biggest VC raises in Midwestern states in 2018
CrowdAnalytix raises $40 million for crowdsourced AI algorithms
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