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ByteDance launches its first gadget in a big education push
TechCrunch reports: "ByteDance on Thursday unveiled its first consumer hardware product, a smart light lamp with a display, that it says is part of...
TVision raises $16M to measure viewer attention on connected TVs
TechCrunch reports: "TVision is building what its team hopes will become the standard for measuring streaming viewership — and to accelerate those efforts, it’s...
Major VFX Landscape Shake-Up: Framestore Buys Company 3, Method
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Framestore, whose work won VFX Oscars for 'Gravity' and 'Blade Runner 2049', gains the former Deluxe creative services companies."
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Tencent leads $25 million round for Avakin Life maker Lockwood Publishing
VentureBeat reports: "Tencent has led a $25 million investment in Lockwood Publishing, the maker of the 3D virtual world Avakin Life."
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How Blockchain Will Play Major Role In The Future Music Monetary...
Hypebot reports: "In this piece, we look at some the ways in which blockchain technology could play a big part in the future of...
Facebook is now using AI to sort content for quicker moderation
The Verge reports: "Facebook has always made it clear it wants artificial intelligence to handle more moderation duties on its platforms. Today, it announced...
TikTok Survives For Now as Commerce Department Holds Off on Shutdown
Variety reports: "The Department of Commerce announced that it would not seek to shut down TikTok on Thursday, and would abide by a court...
Reddit reveals daily active user count for the first time: 52...
The Verge reports: "Reddit revealed that it now has 52 million daily users, and the number appears to be growing quickly. Reddit told The...
Salesforce to Buy Slack in $27.7 Billion Deal
Variety reports: "In the biggest tech deal of the year so far, Salesforce announced that it plans to buy Slack Technologies — provider of...
Netflix adds an audio-only mode to its Android app
The Verge reports: "Netflix is giving viewers the chance to ignore the visuals of shows and movies entirely and go full audio. In an...