Tidelift, an open source software support firm, raises $25M Series B

Google says Assistant will have an install base of 1B devices

Bluetooth tracker firm Tile announces partnerships with several chipmakers including Qualcomm,

Subscription fitness service ClassPass acquires Singapore-based rival GuavaPass; terms undisclosed; GuavaPass

Japanese financial services firm Tokyo Century increases its stake in Singapore-based

Facebook removes ads linked to Britain First, a far-right organization it

China-based driverless trucking firm TuSimple says it's operating three-to-five fully autonomous

Garmin announces Vívoactive 3 Music, a GPS smartwatch with support for

Huawei announces a new server chipset; known as Kunpeng 920, the

San Francisco-based law firm Baker Curtis & Schwartz (BCS) uses Twitter

Austria-based sensor firm AMS partners with Chinese company Face++ to develop

Asus announces ROG Mothership, a 17.3-inch gaming laptop with a kickstand

Samsung says its 2019 QLED TV lineup will support Google Assistant

Samsung announces a new version of Notebook Odyssey gaming laptop; 15.6-inch

Sphero launches Specdrums, app-connected rings that let users play musical notes

Nvidia expands its line of GeForce RTX GPUs to gaming laptops;

Withings announces $130 Move ECG smartwatch; features sensors for measuring electrocardiogram,

Tesla breaks ground on its first factory in China; Elon Musk

Samsung partners with Apple to put an iTunes app on its

Meal-kit company Gousto raises $22.9M investment from Joe Wicks and existing

Real estate tech startup Bowery Valuation raises $12M Series A led

CA-based startup Jane Technologies develops online cannabis marketplace; the e-commerce platform

Mercedes-Benz plans to be among the first manufacturers to scale autonomous

Medtech startup WithMe Health raises $20M seed led by Oak HC/FT;

Oculus Rift sells out on Amazon; the company says the VR

Agritech company Ostara raises $11M venture round led by Wheatsheaf Group

AirSelfie Holdings debuts miniature camera drones; the Air 100, Air Zen,

Whirlpool introduces Google Assistant-powered KitchenAid Smart Display; the device is rated

National Security Agency plans public release of reverse engineering software tool;

HP unveils Chromebook 14; the device is the first-ever AMD processor-powered

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