Do we really need another personal assistant for our phones? Siri and Google Now are already baked into Apple and Android phones respectively, but Hound thinks it can do better.
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Facebook now has 3M advertisers
Facebook now has 3 million advertisers, the majority of which are small businesses.
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App that recognizes objects with AI raises $54M
An augmented reality and artificial intelligence start-up has raised $54 million, with the investment fund of the Malaysian government jumping on board.
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Ad blockers are making money off ads (and tracking, too)
Advertising pays for a lot of what you see on the Internet.
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