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Popular Millennial Site Bleacher Report Dives Deep Into Sports Betting

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The company also announced a deal with Caesars in Las Vegas to start producing sports betting studio shows inside the casino. The programming is scheduled to start later in the summer and is expected to potentially reach the 250 million people Bleacher Report interacts with on social media. “We

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Samsung To Launch ‘Artificial Human’ Called Neon

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Samsung’s social media posts indicate that Neon is an “artificial intelligence being” and “best friend.” . How Neon differs from Bixby is under wraps until the CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Honored to have so much coverage even before we unveil. Smartphone users have been on the fence about Bixby, however.

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Startup Finn.AI Raises Funds, Launches Virtual Banking Assistant with ATB Financial

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These announcements ,which were first circulated at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, come fresh […]. Not only has its collaboration with Canadian bank ATB Financial come to fruition today with the ATB launching its virtual banking assistant, but Finn.ai also said it raised $3 million in funding.

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Five At Five: Facebook Hit By GDPR On Monthly Users

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Facebook, the world’s leading social media platform, reported last week that it lost about 1 million monthly active users (MAU) in Europe due to the new regulations, leaving it with 376 million. cities — like New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Dallas — by early 2019. GDPR Takes Toll on Facebook Engagement Figures.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Hints At EU Pullout Over Data Transfers Laws; Appeal Filed Over Apple’s $15B Tax Bill On Ireland Operations; In-App Billing Battle Rages On

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With the fate of TikTok grabbing all the press, you may have missed the news that Facebook is talking about denying itself and its sister social platform Instagram to the European Union (EU) over new proposals that would stop the social media giant from transferring data on EU users back to Facebook headquarters in Silicon Valley.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Byrne told CNN Business that the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space — and Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project. The Arizona ATMs are located in Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Tucson, Flagstaff, Surprise and Maricopa, while the Nevada ATMs are in Las Vegas. “We

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Toyota’s AI Assistant Wants To Be The Consumer’s Car Buddy

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Yui was unveiled at the CES in Las Vegas in January. Yui, for example, wants to monitor your social media posts to find out what you’re most interested in, as well as the news so it can potentially gauge your mood. Did your favorite sports team lose a playoff game? Did your favorite TV show get cancelled?).

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