March 3, 2017
Facebook adds a travel-planning feature called ‘City Guides’
Facebook has been busy with the app updates, as of late. In recent months, it has added new sections for finding nearby Wi-Fi, meeting new people, checking the…
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March 2, 2017
As Messenger’s bots lose steam, Facebook pushes menus over chat
Facebook’s Messenger bots may not be having the impact the social network desired. Just yesterday, online retailer Everlane, one of the launch partners for the bot platform, announced…
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Ozlo releases a suite of APIs to power your next conversational AI
Building on its promise to give the entrenched a run for their money, conversational AI startup Ozlo is making its meticulously crafted knowledge layer available for purchase today.…
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Snap’s high-priced IPO rakes in cash for big acquisitions
Most of Snap’s top products came from acquisitions, and now it will have the war chest to make more. Yet it didn’t have to blow its momentum to…
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Snap valued above $30B as shares pop more than 40% in public trading debut
After months of hand-wringing, Snap’s IPO has now set the stage for what people will be expecting for the future of its business. Snap’s performance this morning is…
Read articleMarch 1, 2017
Snap values itself at nearly $24B with its IPO pricing
Snap has given a final price for its IPO, setting the company’s valuation at nearly $24 billion with a price of $17 per share, according to a report…
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Five burning questions that Snap’s IPO is about to answer
Snap will begin publicly trading tomorrow, which means that it will officially give a price for its shares in its initial public offering this evening. Originally setting a…
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Snap explored selling a 360 camera
What comes after Spectacles for the “camera company”? Snap has explored 360 cameras as a future product, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Snap brought in…
Read articleFebruary 27, 2017
Hater, an app for finding someone who dislikes the same things as you, to expand beyond dating
Bonding over the things you hate can be more powerful than bonding over what you like, studies have shown. Now, a new dating app called Hater can help…
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Facebook digs into mobile infrastructure in Uganda as TIP commits $170M to startups
While Google is using MWC to show off some of its advances in native apps on mobile devices — specifically in chat apps — the world’s biggest chat…
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