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Gab experienced a huge growth spurt in H1 2019 as SimilarWeb data shows its traffic between January and July grew almost 200% and unique visitors are up 180% (David Gilbert/VICE)

David Gilbert / VICE: Gab experienced a huge growth spurt in H1 2019 as SimilarWeb data shows its traffic between January and July grew almost 200% and unique visitors are up 180%  —  Gab has experienced a huge growth spurt in the first half of 2019, a worrying sign of the spread of hateful ideologies

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Commsignia, which develops software for automotive OEMs that connects vehicles with each other and smart city infrastructure, raises $11M Series A (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: Commsignia, which develops software for automotive OEMs that connects vehicles with each other and smart city infrastructure, raises $11M Series A  —  Commsignia, Inc., a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) solutions, closed an $11m funding round. Commsignia, which develops software for automotive OEMs that connects vehicles with each other and smart city

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Interview with Microsoft's Executive VP of Gaming Phil Spencer on how xCloud is years away from becoming mainstream, how it fits into Xbox's repertoire, more (GameSpot)

GameSpot: Interview with Microsoft’s Executive VP of Gaming Phil Spencer on how xCloud is years away from becoming mainstream, how it fits into Xbox’s repertoire, more  —  Cloudy skies.  —  Xbox head Phil Spencer is a busy man, his mind occupied by the next generation of Xbox consoles and helping to build new development teams.

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Nationwide US Customs computer outage causes gigantic lines at airports

Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Airports around the United States are experiencing delays in processing international travelers, due to a nationwide outage affecting the computer systems used by Customs and Border Protection. JFK, LAX, SFO, PHL, O’Hare, Midway, Sea-Tac and other airports are confirming delays. “US Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage

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eMarketer estimates that 39.4% of US internet users, or about 112M people, will use a voice assistant at least monthly this year, up 9.5% from 2018 (Victoria Petrock/eMarketer)

Victoria Petrock / eMarketer: eMarketer estimates that 39.4% of US internet users, or about 112M people, will use a voice assistant at least monthly this year, up 9.5% from 2018  —  In just a few short years, Apple’s Siri, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant have gone from being virtual unknowns to familiar household names. eMarketer

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Google says it bought homework helper app Socratic in 2018, launches an AI-powered version on iOS, adds subject guides, and promises Android launch this fall (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google says it bought homework helper app Socratic in 2018, launches an AI-powered version on iOS, adds subject guides, and promises Android launch this fall  —  Google publicly disclosed its acquisition of homework helper app Socratic in an announcement this week, detailing the added support … Google says it bought homework

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