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Tempting more publishers to play along, Facebook is adding video ads to Instant Articles. Partner publishers can begin running animated ads and "click to play" videos. Within a month, auto-play … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
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Kanvas, a mobile platform recently acquired by AOL, announced the launch of Kanvas Live for Android, a live-streaming service that allows users to edit their mobile video live streams in … Read the full story by Ben Frederick

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They are among a new wave of brands being introduced in the Dash program as it marks its first anniversary. The WiFi-enabled Dash devices enable push-button replenishment ordering through Amazon. … Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
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On Wednesday, comScore released the results of a global validation study that found Xaxis' Turbine data management platform outperformed its benchmark in accurately predicting consumer purchase
intent and interests across … Read the full story by Tobi Elkin
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Near-field communication (NFC) powers most forms of mobile payments, an industry that has exploded in recent years. The NFC market is growing in lockstep with the payments market, as more … Read the full story by Ben Frederick

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"When it comes to politics, each generation is drawn to the media that helped it come of age as voters," says Kirk Olson, VP TrendSights, Horizon Media. "For Millennials in … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

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Microsoft is packaging Cortana's smarts with Bing's technology to create a developer framework for chat bots that will help developers build their own chat bot for everything from Skype to … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
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The FCC voted 3-2 today to move forward with proposed privacy rules that would require ISPs to obtain consumers' consent before drawing on their Web-surfing data for behavioral targeting. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

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In a move that brings it in line with larger social platforms like Twitter and Facebook, photo portfolio-building platform 500px announced the launch of verified accounts for brands today. Red … Read the full story by Ben Frederick

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IBM announced Thursday that it has acquired Bluewolf Group, a cloud consulting firm, in the company's tenth cloud-based acquisition since 2015. Read the full story by Jess Nelson