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andy@bgr.comA startup team based in Ireland that includes some ex-musicians and fans of the potential inherent in augmented reality is building a company to essentially prove what Shakespeare wrote about all the world …
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Interview: Meet Yubl, the hot new messaging app you’ve never heard of
Time was, companies big and small were scrambling to launch new social networks. Back when people still talked with a straight face about dislodging Facebook from its spot atop the social food chain …
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Meet the robots that will help us win the wars of the future
If former Marine and entrepreneur Sean Bielat has his way, the law enforcement officer tentatively approaching a vehicle in the future after making a traffic stop won’t be an officer at all. Rather, those …
Entertainment
A behind-the-scenes look at what makes Mr. Robot so good
News accounts have abounded in recent days of computer hacking, systems intrusions, big data grabs and the like, with examples that range from the recent takeover of Twitter accounts belonging to high-profile executives …
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Interview: Meet the Ex-Googlers building the self-driving big rig trucks of the future
For ex-Googler Lior Ron, long-haul big rigs might seem like an unlikely next step in a career that’s so far included stints as an Israeli Army CTO and serving as a product lead …
Entertainment
How a Netflix co-founder wants to make movie theaters way better
From the northern California Video Droid movie rental chain he once owned to later co-founding Netflix and then moving over to Redbox as president, Mitch Lowe has made a career out of figuring …
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Chatting you up: Former Facebook exec is using AI to build the ultimate chatbot assistant
What do you get when you take the former head of platform at Facebook, a former Mozilla engineer, veterans of other companies like Microsoft and Amazon, and an interest in building an assistive …
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Going Rogue: Entertainment industry vets build VR startup with Michael Bay
To longtime film, animation and video game production executive Pete Blumel, the increasingly hot virtual reality space represents the “perfect bridge” to bring together almost every corner of the entertainment world, from Hollywood …
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Interview: Spaces is the most exciting VR startup you’ve never heard of
Virtual reality startups like Spaces, a new Los Angeles-based VR shop, are in a race for eyeballs. For some companies in the space, it’s about the wow factor of shiny hardware that gives …
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Letting it ride: Entrepreneur bets it all on a $6,800, 84 mpg microcar for the masses
All of the buzz around the cars of the future — from the millions of dollars in investment sloshing around the industry to the glitzy unveilings at places like Tesla — can easily …
