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Over the last five years, Apple’s move into health-related products and services has been cautious but , starting with the debut of the  and continuing with everything from  to an iPhone . Now a small survey by the University of California at San Diego is quantifying how early users of  are liking the feature, and the answer is generally […]

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As we continue the quest for better and more efficient sources of energy to link up our connected world, companies that are developing new power solutions are attracting attention. Today, a startup called Wiliot, which makes semiconductors that harness ambient nanowatts of electromagnetic energy from cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth networks to work without batteries or […]

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As people increasingly use their mobile phones and other devices to shop, it has become imperative for vendors to improve the shopping experience, making it as simple as possible, given the small footprint. One way to do that is using artificial intelligence. Today, Salesforce announced some AI-enhanced APIs designed to keep us engaged as shoppers. […]

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WordPress.com parent Automattic has announced a new publishing platform for news sites, designed to help small to medium-sized publications generate more revenue. The initiative, which is called , is launching in partnership with and . Interestingly, Newspack is backed by $2.4 million in funding from some big names, including Google, through the Google News Initiative that  — […]

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If you’re like most people, there’s a pile of books on your nightstand that refuses to get any smaller, regardless of how much time you spend reading at night. Or perhaps there’s a growing pile of mail in either your physical or digital mailbox at work that mercilessly stares you down every time you attempt […]

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Immersive Labs, a cyber security skills platform founded by James Hadley, who used to be a researcher at GCHQ, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Goldman Sachs, with participation from a number of unnamed private investors. Operating in the cyber security training space, Immersive Labs helps enterprise IT and […]

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Apple has that HomePod, its Siri-enabled wireless speaker, will go on sale in China and Hong Kong on January 18. The Cupertino company  that it would bring HomePod to China in 2019, and it  on its local website. Today’s news, however, comes shortly after Apple , blaming lower-than-expected levels of iPhone upgrades in China. That Apple […]

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, the creator of the blockchain identity verification technology Trollteq, has raised $5 million in funding. The company is touting a 60-second identity verification process. The funding for the Reykjavik, Iceland-based company was led by Draper Associates and Capital300. The company said it completed its funding round in two weeks. Authenteq CEO Kari Thor Runarsson said […]

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Instagram has found something it likes more than a Kardashian-Jenner family baby, and it’s an egg. This weekend, a photo of a plain egg became the most-liked photo on Instagram, the social app owned by Facebook with over one billion users that’s reflective of internet culture. The photo, which you can see below in its […]

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Instagram has found something it likes more than a Kardashian-Jenner family baby, and it’s an egg. This weekend, a photo of a plain egg became the most-liked photo on Instagram, the social app owned by Facebook with over one billion users that’s reflective of internet culture. The photo, which you can see below in its […]

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