HB Weekly Wrap 22 – 26 August

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26 August Google: Hires Former Airbnb Exec To Boost Self-Driving Car Project; and ‘Google Wallet’ Updated (Fortune, 26/8/2016; Droid Life, 26/8/2016) Facebook: Upgrades Trending Topics (FB, 26/8/2016) Microsoft: About Hate Speech (Microsoft, 26/8/2016) Opera: Server Breach Issues (Opera, 26/8/2016) Twitter: Develops A Keyword-Filtering Tool (Bloomberg, 26/8/2016) Amazon: Grows Its Physical Bookstores’ Footprint (The Verge, 26/8/2016) 25 August Twitter: GIFs Users Banned (Fortune, 25/8/2016)… Read More

HB Weekly Wrap 15 – 19 August

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19 August Uber: Taiwan Wants $6.4m For Taxes (coverage from & thanks to Reuters, 19/8/2016) Pandora: On-Demand Streaming Available Soon (coverage from & thanks to The Wall Street Journal, 19/8/2016) Google: Opens A Youtube Store In London (coverage from & thanks to Business Insider, 19/8/2016) Facebook: ‘Lifestage’ App For Teen-Agers Launched (coverage from & thanks to Tech Crunch, 19/8/2016) Lyft: About An… Read More

HB Weekly Wrap 8 – 12 August

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12 August Spotify: Enter ‘Gamers’ (thanks to Spotify, 12/8/2016) Microsoft: ‘Flow’ For Android (coverage from & thanks to Tech Crunch, 12/8/2016) Lyft: A GM Tie-Up? Thanks, But No Thanks (coverage from & thanks to Fortune, 12/8/2016) Amazon: ‘One-Click’ Food Purchases On Amazon Video Prime; and A New Distribution Center In The UK (coverage from & thanks to Nikkei, 12/8/2016 and Reuters, 12/8/2016)… Read More

HB Weekly Wrap 1 – 5 August

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5 August Amazon: Prime Air Launched (thanks to Amazon, 5/8/2016) Yahoo: Messenger Shuts Down (coverage from & thanks to Reuters, 5/8/2016) Spotify: Check Out ‘Release Radar’ (thanks to Spotify, 5/8/2016) Facebook: Testing Selfie Filters; Business Pages’ New Look; and Teaming Up With Eyegroove (coverage from & thanks to Forbes, 5/8/2016, Tech Crunch, 5/8/2016 and Eyegroove, 5/8/2016) HTC: ‘Viveport’ VR… Read More