Snapchat has quietly acquired an Israeli startup for a reported $30 million to $40 million | After having its infrastructure shuttered, CyanogenMod will live on as Lineage | Dear Air Canada: a systems analysis of a comically colossal cascading failure | Tim Curry will read you ‘A Christmas Carol’ from your Amazon Echo | The reality of VR/AR trial | Technology and today’s vast and immensely underserved mental health population | The broken edtech ecosystem investors once avoided is changing |
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 2016
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TOP HEADLINE | Connie Loizos
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Snapchat sewed up its first acquisition in Israel this week, according to the outlet Calcalist News. It acquired four-year-old Cimagine, whose augmented reality... Read More…
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Brian Heater
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The days leading up to the holiday have been a real roller coaster ride for Cyanogen fans. Yesterday, Cyanogen Inc. unceremoniously pulled the plug on its... Read More…
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Jon Evans
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I'll be blunt; I'm here to vent my fury. On your behalf, dear reader! Honest. When a corporation gets things terribly wrong, those of us with platforms need to... Read More…
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Brian Heater
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It’s the time of year when we find ourselves together with our loved ones, gathered around the warming seasonal glow of our smart home devices. And for... Read More…
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Tim Merel
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If you haven’t heard about VR/AR by now, your desert island must not have Wi-Fi. But there are millions of folks who know about VR/AR who haven’t seen it... Read More…
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Adam Seabrook
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Someone in your life is suffering from a mental disorder right now. You may not know it, but it’s there. Indeed, one in five adults suffers from a mental... Read More…
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Charles Wiles
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Previously considered risky investments, it’s true that many edtech startups -- commonly founded by "teacherpreneurs" hell bent on mending education through... Read More…
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