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Source: Meicai, an online marketplace in China for vegetables and more, has raised about $800M, led by Hillhouse Capital and Tiger Global, at a $7B valuation (Lulu Yilun Chen/Bloomberg)

Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: Source: Meicai, an online marketplace in China for vegetables and more, has raised about $800M, led by Hillhouse Capital and Tiger Global, at a $7B valuation  —  – Tiger Global, Hillhouse are said to back veggie-app Meicai  — Veggie-selling app Meicai is said to raise new capital Source: Meicai, an

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Twitter says it will remove the ability to create Moments from its iOS and Android apps on October 23, making it a desktop exclusive (Chance Miller/9to5Google)

Chance Miller / 9to5Google: Twitter says it will remove the ability to create Moments from its iOS and Android apps on October 23, making it a desktop exclusive  —  Twitter has announced today that it is removing the ability to create Twitter Moments from its iOS and Android applications. Twitter says it will remove the

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Why AR will transform the business space

Much of the hype surrounding today’s tech scene is centered around virtual reality and its promises to whisk us away to whimsical other dimensions. Outside of fantasy, however, virtual reality hasn’t necessarily lived up to its promises, leading many innovators and tech-savvy entrepreneurs to look at other technologies, like augmented reality, which carries with it

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IAC files to dismiss Sean Rad's $2B suit that claims it deflated Tinder's valuation, says Rad earned $400M from stock sales, was involved in valuation process (Kurt Wagner/Recode)

Kurt Wagner / Recode: IAC files to dismiss Sean Rad’s $2B suit that claims it deflated Tinder’s valuation, says Rad earned $400M from stock sales, was involved in valuation process  —  Rad sued Tinder parent company IAC.  Now IAC wants the lawsuit dismissed.  —  As far as corporate fights go … IAC files to dismiss

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Google says Duplex AI coming to Pixel phones in NYC, Atlanta, Phoenix, and SF by year's end as part of Assistant, will only make restaurant reservations for now (Tom Simonite/Wired)

Tom Simonite / Wired: Google says Duplex AI coming to Pixel phones in NYC, Atlanta, Phoenix, and SF by year’s end as part of Assistant, will only make restaurant reservations for now  —  “Uhm,” said the female voice.  “Can I book a table for tomorrow?”  The question came not from a person … Google says

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Sources: SoftBank in talks for a majority stake in WeWork with investment totaling between $15B and $20B; it already owns 20% after committing $4.4B last year (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: SoftBank in talks for a majority stake in WeWork with investment totaling between $15B and $20B; it already owns 20% after committing $4.4B last year  —  SoftBank Group is in discussions to take a majority stake in WeWork, in what would be a giant bet on the eight-year-old provider of shared

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Microsoft has discontinued support for the Apple TV version of Minecraft from September 24 due to lack of players, undermining Apple's push into gaming (Ben Gilbert/Business Insider)

Ben Gilbert / Business Insider: Microsoft has discontinued support for the Apple TV version of Minecraft from September 24 due to lack of players, undermining Apple’s push into gaming  —  – “Minecraft” is one of the most popular games in the world, and the second highest-selling game of all time. Microsoft has discontinued support for

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Report: Apple "dramatically" reduced the rate of fraud in its Chinese retail stores in recent years using secretly marked parts, changed repair policies, more (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat)

Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: Report: Apple “dramatically” reduced the rate of fraud in its Chinese retail stores in recent years using secretly marked parts, changed repair policies, more  —  If you’ve ever wondered why Apple employees seem at least a little skeptical during requests for repairs … Report: Apple "dramatically" reduced the rate of fraud

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Google launches Live Albums, which uses AI to automate the sharing of photos with groups of people and displays them on the Home Hub as they are taken (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google launches Live Albums, which uses AI to automate the sharing of photos with groups of people and displays them on the Home Hub as they are taken  —  Just ahead of today’s Google’s hardware event, the company quietly rolled out an update to its Google Photos application which introduces a

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A look at rumors and fake information on WhatsApp in Brazil, where nearly all Internet users have accounts and debunked videos still go viral amid the election (Ryan Broderick/BuzzFeed News)

Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News: A look at rumors and fake information on WhatsApp in Brazil, where nearly all Internet users have accounts and debunked videos still go viral amid the election  —  SÃO PAULO, Brazil — A rumor circulating across WhatsApp this weekend had a warning for supporters of Brazil’s far-right … A look

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