Alphabet closes Schaft robotics unit, roughly a year after unloading Boston Dynamics
IAM Robotics raises $20 million for inventory picker robots
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Amazon Go competitor Standard Cognition raises $40 million to expand its cashierless store solution
Airtable raises $100 million to build out enterprise offerings
AdaSky raises $20 million to build far-infrared sensor for autonomous cars
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with light theme, improvements to snipping and printing
Google My Business app revamped to make it easier to connect with customers
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Microsoft acquires Botkit creator XOXCO
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Nigerian telecom fesses up to routing traffic through China
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Pryon raises $4.5 million for enterprise-focused ‘augmented intelligence’ platform
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WalkMe closes $50 million round to grow its software walkthrough platform in APAC
North, formerly Thalmic Labs, opens its first Focals smart glasses retail stores
Cisco expands BroadCloud, introduces new Calling App and Webex Room Kit mini
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Amazon’s AWS opens GovCloud U.S. region on East Coast, plans Italian datacenter in 2020
Amazon Alexa Fund-backed ParkWhiz raises an additional $5 million
Google Cloud announces transfer hardware appliance for EU-compliant data migration
XM Cyber raises $22 million to automate cybersecurity
Trigo Vision partners with Israel supermarket chain for 272 cashierless stores
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