Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase announce that doctor and writer Dr. Atul Gawande will be CEO of their as-yet unnamed joint healthcare venture
and the industry Lulu Chang / Digital Trends : Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway name new CEO in quest to fix health care Andrew Joseph / STAT : Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health c...
WHO to add gaming addiction as a medical condition to the International Classification of Diseases, its highly regarded compendium of medical conditions
but there's reason to be skeptical Kevin Loria / Business Insider : ‘Gaming disorder’ has been classified as a mental health condition by the World Health Organization … Larry Dignan / ZDNet : WHO see...
Amazon Key rolls out keyless entry, remote lock and unlock, and guest access to all US users and adds five new compatible smart locks, bringing total to eight
Keyless Entry, Guest Access, and Ability to Monitor and Lock/Unlock Your Door … Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge : Amazon's in-home delivery service now supports eight smart locks Lulu Chang / Digital Tr...
Amazon Key bundle launched with security camera and smart door lock that lets couriers unlock your door; price starts at $250, preorder today, available Nov. 8
An Intelligent Security Camera that Works with Alexa for Only $119.99 Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint : Amazon's new Cloud Cam security camera monitors couriers and more Karl Utermohlen / Stock Market New...
Google brings its Trusted Contacts location sharing app to iOS and updates the Android app with new features
iTunes — Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Brandy Shaul / Adweek : Google's Trusted Contacts App Now Lets iOS Users Share Their Locations Lulu Chang / Digital Trends : Tell your emergency contac...
HTC releases Link mobile VR headset in Japan that pairs with U11 phone; new headset is not part of Vive brand
but you can't buy it Lulu Chang / Digital Trends : HTC just released a new VR headset, and it's the first of its kind Mihai Matei / AndroidHeadlines.com : HTC Link Launches In Japan As A VR Headset Fo...
Microsoft launches Sprinkles, an iOS photo editing app that uses AI to suggest photo captions based on subject's emotion and age
but there's no need for Snapchat to panic Chris Burns / SlashGear : Microsoft Sprinkles camera app is fun and not at all depressing Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo : Sprinkles Is Microsoft's New AI-Powered...
Facebook testing emoji reactions, including a thumbs-down button, on messages in Messenger
for Messenger only? Gordon Hunt / Silicon Republic : Facebook trialling new batch of reactions in Messenger Gizmodo India : Facebook Messenger could soon get a Thumbs-down button Gabriela Vatu / Softp...
Tinder debuts Smart Photos, which alternates and reorders profile photos to show best based on user interest; users saw up to 12% increase in matches in testing
It's amazing how quickly an idea can go from a thought … Shane McGlaun / SlashGear : Tinder Smart Photos algorithm wants to make your profile more appealing Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : Tinder's...
Facebook's voter registration reminder, displayed for four days in Sept., caused near-record levels of registration, at least nine secretaries of state say
Tech Roundup Paul Mutter / GeekTime : US voter registration surges with Facebook reminders Lucinda Shen / Fortune : Facebook's Voter Registration Reminder Actually Worked Michael Nunez / Gizmodo : Fac...