Top 10 latest technology news you don't want to miss
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Here is top 10 latest technology news you don't want to miss in this week
1. Google unveiled a ton of new hardware on its annual press event which is not received so much caring from people. The main part may be about may have been Google’s new Pixel phone with flagship-level specs and the launch of the Google Home device. Google also revealed its Google Assistant AI platform, the Chromecast Ultra, Google Wifi and a new very cozy-looking VR headset.
2. Samsung has agreed to acquire Viv, an AI and assistant system co-founded by Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham — who created Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2010. Viv will continue to operate as an independent company and will provide services to Samsung platforms. They are fun facts for Samsung this week.
3. It’s reported that Snap Inc., the now-parent company of Snapchat, is working on an IPO for as early as March 2017 that would value the company at $25 billion or higher.
4. Facebook is stealing the Stories format and invading countries where Snapchat isn’t popular yet. Facebook launched “Messenger Day”, which lets people share illustrated filter-enhanced photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours, just like on Snapchat.
5. Amazon banned incentivized reviews for the purpose of making its review and rating system fairer and more in favor of the shopper. Now, Amazon – not the seller or vendor – will be the party to identify trusted reviewers, and will have a number of controls in place in an effort to keep bias out of the review process.
6. Facebook launched two new services. Marketplace is like a friendlier Craigslist, which helps users look for and purchase items. The other is its standalone events discovery and calendar app which helps you browse and find out amazing news and things to do in your area.
7. Apple lost a patent retrial to notorious litigator VirtnetX regarding patents in iMessage and FaceTime services. Apple has been ordered to pay $302.4 million.
8. Meerkat, the pioneering live stream social app whose popularity was quickly eclipsed by Twitter’s Periscope, is officially no longer with us. But the company itself carries on: they’re now focusing on Houseparty, a group video chat app they’ve been building in secrecy for months.
9. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage 2 days ago at the Oculus Connect developers conference and showed off a taste of the company’s mobile VR future
10. Salesforce bought Krux, a traffic tracking company, for $340 million in cash plus stock.
