GitHub adds donation button, token scanning, and enterprise tools
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Huawei is just the latest in a long line of setbacks for Google’s Android
Copper, which develops CRM tools for G Suite, raises $15 million
Percepto raises $15 million for facility-monitoring autonomous drones
Bill.com launches AI platform for automated payments processing
Instawork raises $18 million to match hospitality workers with employers
Zendesk acquires conversational platform Smooch, launches new WhatsApp and Slack integrations
Box revamps workplace automation tool Relay, debuts new Tasks and File Request features
Nokia CEO sees possible long-term benefits from Huawei clampdown
TransferWise valued at $3.5 billion after $292 million secondary funding
Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 May 2019 Update
Microsoft announces SharePoint Home Sites, Q&As in Yammer, and more
Microsoft launches Service Mesh Interface, Visual Studio Code Kubernetes extension 1.0, and Virtual Kubelet 1.0
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Sixense hires HTC Vive’s Joel Breton to run VR and AR content studio
Wolfram gives developers free access to the engine that powers its technology stack
Spend management software provider Ivalua raises $60 million at a $1 billion valuation
Firefox 67 arrives with new performance and privacy features, voice search widget on Android
Guardicore raises $60 million to protect cloud workloads from attackers
Biofourmis raises $35 million to create digital health ‘biomarkers’ with AI
CloudBees raises $10 million in follow-on funding for Jenkins-based DevOps solutions
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Introducing the Conversational AI Summit. Focus will be on ROI
Driverless truck startup TuSimple teams up with the USPS to haul trailers between Phoenix and Dallas
U.S. eases trade restrictions on Huawei
Microsoft wants to apply AI ‘to the entire application developer lifecycle’
MIT and U.S. Air Force launch AI accelerator program
Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 drops to $999 and adds Qualcomm’s XR1
Google’s lung cancer detection AI outperforms 6 human radiologists
Identity platform provider Auth0 raises $103 million at a valuation of $1 billion
Robin raises $20 million to manage conference rooms and workstations
Siemplify raises $30 million to streamline security tool management
Clinc raises over $50 million to bring conversational AI to cars, banks, and kiosks
AI Weekly: Facial recognition policy makers debate temporary moratorium vs. permanent ban
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