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Facebook's Portal TV lets you watch shows during video calls
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 14:00
Facebook introduced Portal TV, which lets users make video calls and watch videos together, along with Portal Mini and a redesigned Portal smart display.
11 Steps To Becoming Unstoppable With Marie Forleo
Forbes - 18 Sep 2019 23:18
Everything is figureoutable. Seriously. Author Marie Forleo breaks down how and why with these eleven game-changing ideas and steps.
Apple's communications VP exits without a permanent replacement
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 22:16
Apple's communications chief Steve Dowling is leaving the company after 16 years, and the company hasn't yet identified a replacement.
Xcode reveals Apple S5 chip is a rebadged S4, iPhone 11s have 4GB RAM
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 20:39
Apple's developer tool has revealed some subtle chip-level changes to this year's Apple Watch, iPhones, and entry-level iPad.
Planet Zoo gets a closed beta on September 24
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 19:42
The following is a true zoo story. Planet Zoo will be holding a closed beta from September 24 to October 8 for people who have preordered it.
GitHub acquires Semmle to help developers spot code exploits
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 19:30
Microsoft-owned GitHub has acquired Semmle, a startup developing a novel code vulnerability solution, for an undisclosed amount.
How To Use Social Media To Supercharge Your Inbound Marketing Strategy
Forbes - 18 Sep 2019 19:30
When properly utilized, a well-designed social media marketing campaign can be a powerful lead generation tool for any business. Here's how to use social media to your advantage.
Google rolls out Family Link per-app time limits and bonus time
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 19:00
Two new Family Link features Google announced earlier in the year are arriving on Android devices: per-app time limits and bonus time.
Call of Duty: Mobile launches October 1
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 18:05
Activision and Tencent will launch Call of Duty: Mobile on October 1 on both iOS and Android. It will launch globally, except in China.
Pixvana's VR training prepares offices for active shooter nightmares
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 17:53
If you're concerned that your workplace may be targeted by a gunman, this VR training system can help you prepare for the worst-case scenarios.
Researchers use machine learning to predict large wildfires
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 17:48
Researchers in AI and other fields made a classifier model for predicting the likelihood a wildfire will be large, info that can help first responders.
Fashion++ turns your fashion Don't into a Do with minimal tweaks
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 17:20
Researchers at Cornell, Georgia Tech, and Facebook AI Research developed an AI system -- Fashion++ -- that makes outfits more stylish.
Why unified programming is the future of application development
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 17:10
The approach lets companies share source code investment across vendors and processor types: scalar, vector, matrix, and spatial.
7 things to know about the augmented reality landscape
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 15:30
The Venture Reality Fund now tracks more than 380 companies on the AR landscape, a 33% increase from 2018.
Texting--One Small Step For Friends, One Giant Leap For Business
Forbes - 18 Sep 2019 15:27
The majority of customers are receiving text messages from at least one business. Could that business be yours?
Facebook's VizSeq is a visual analysis toolkit for text generation
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 15:19
Facebook's VizSeq is a visual analysis toolkit for text generation tasks. It's freely available in open source on GitHub.
Shark Tank's Daymond John reveals 3 strategies for running a recession-proof business
CNBC - 18 Sep 2019 15:14
Shark Tank's Daymond John reveals 3 tips for running a recession-proof small business. He says make sure to have cash on hand to cover three to six months of expenses, build buzz in your local market and invest in new ta...
Zynga and Gram Games launch Merge Magic as latest tile-based mobile game
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 15:01
Zynga's Gram Games studio is launching a new mobile game, Merge Magic, in its hit series of "Merge" titles. This is why Zynga bought Gram Games.
Salesforce's Einstein Search uses AI to personalize CRM search results
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 15:00
Salesforce's new customer relationship management solution, Einstein Search, taps AI and a streamlined interface to personalize search results.
Tableau's Explain Data feature uses AI to analyze any data point in a corpus
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 15:00
Tableau's new Explain Data feature uses AI to analyze any data point in a corpus. It comes standard in Tableau 2019.3, the latest version.
Indus.ai raises $8 million for construction site management AI
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 15:00
Indus.ai raised $8 million to further develop its computer vision that helps construction project managers track progress and safety compliance.
XY Gaming raises $2.5 million for its global esports tournament platform
Venture Beat - 18 Sep 2019 14:30
XY Gaming has raised $2.5 million for its global esports tournament platform. With XY Gaming, players compete for cash prizes.