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Apple and IBM want to bring iPads to millions of elderly people

Wouldn't life be so much better if you had an iPad? Apple thinks so, and so does IBM and the Japanese government. That's why the three of them have joined...

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How does Microsoft plan on reaching one billion Windows 10 devices?

To say that Microsoft's plan to hit one billion Windows 10 devices within three years is ambitious would be an understatement. Even though Windows 10 is going to be free for...

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BuzzFeed wants to track how content spreads using Pound

The problem with tracking how content spreads on social media is that, while tracking how something spreads through a single network such as Facebook is easy, tracking it across multiple...

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Google was close to buying out Tesla a couple of years ago

It's easy to forget that Tesla was on the verge of bankruptcy a couple of years ago, but as we all know, the company was able to turn things around....

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About 9.3% of Twitter’s content is just spam

Where there's social media, there's spam. That's a simple fact of the Internet. Just as companies turn to websites like Facebook and Twitter to learn more about their customers, how...

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Amazon believes regulation is killing innovation in the United States

Ah, the age-old battle between innovation and regulation. That was the subject of Amazon's recent testimony before a Senate subcommittee, where the company complained that it has to wait ridiculous amounts...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about what held Microsoft back

When asked by Fast Company in a recent interview whether he was worried that Apple may face the same problems that Microsoft did when it tried to become everything for...

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DJI could become the first billion dollar consumer drone company

The company that makes those popular Phantom quadcopter drones, Da-Jiang Innovations, managed to bring in more than $500 million in revenue last year, a number that the company expects to double to...

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Snapchat wants to be you’re go-to sports hub

Snapchat is far more than just an ephemeral messaging app for sending nudes and selfies now, it has started to evolve into something far bigger. The company has been working...

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The Netflix of textbooks wants to be the new Netflix of textbooks

Chegg made more than $200 million last year by renting out printed textbooks to college students but the company's CEO wants to abandon this clearly lucrative business in favor of a...

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What is Line and why are people going crazy over it?

A new store has opened up in Harajuku, the center of youth culture in Tokyo. What's so special about this store you might ask and how is it relevant on a...

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Apple is the world’s second most innovative company

Apple has crafted itself a reputation for boldness and innovation over the years and, while there are many that would argue that this is no longer the case, the company...

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