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Rocket Lab first to launch orbital-class rocket into space from private launchpad
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Work management startup Smartsheet raises $52.1 million, claims a $852 valuation
Microsoft reportedly acquires Israeli cybersecurity startup Hexadite for $100 million
Quiqup, the Postmates of London, raises $26 million to grow its on-demand logistics platform
Google starts selling 4K digital whiteboard Jamboard for $4,999 in the U.S.
Chef’s compliance updates let developers move fast without breaking things
Pot luck: Hound Labs raises $8.1 million to combat stoned drivers with cannabis breathalyzers
Apple and Nokia end legal spat by signing multi-year patent agreement
Microsoft is helping restaurants cook up their own bots
Former IBM employee pleads guilty to ‘economic espionage’ after stealing trade secrets for China
Google and UN launch Searching for Syria to answer 5 most common questions about the civil war
Keep on truckin’: 5 companies disrupting the road freight industry
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Ransomware WannaCry causes fewer tears than feared
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Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer at center of trade secrets spat with Alphabet
Salesforce beats estimates with Q1 deferred revenue growth of 26%
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This is the new Microsoft Surface Pro
Microsoft beats Google and Amazon to announce first African data centers, kicking off in 2018
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Aporeto raises $11.2 million to help build a more secure cloud
Amazon expands Prime Reading book service beyond the U.S. and into the U.K.
Restaurant search service Zomato hacked, says 17 million customer email addresses and passwords stolen
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with more My People features, only broadcast game audio option
Google gives developers more monetization options with Payment API, redesigned AdMob, and Play store ads
With 82 billion app installs in 2016, Google gives developers more Play Console features
Google updates Firebase with performance monitoring and phone authentication, starts open-sourcing SDKs
Google opens Android Instant Apps SDK to all developers
Google unveils Android Studio 3.0 with new performance profiling tools, Instant Apps, and Kotlin
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