Could this app bring together the next Sonny and Cher?

Jul 24, 2017
Treble is like LinkedIn for musicians, CEO Matt Bond says.
Cher and Sonny on a visit to London in August 1965.
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Teenage girls who code get encouragement from U.S. Bank

May 9, 2017
Teams of girls are coming up with financial apps as part of a global tech competition.
U.S. Bank Chief Innovation Officer Dominic Venturo and Chief Executive Andy Cecere pose with teenage girls the bank sponsored as part of Technovation, a global app-building competition.
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Would teens be willing to open up to a therapy app, and should they?

May 1, 2017
Artificial intelligence may not pick up on subtle language, which is important in a therapeutic relationship.
The app Wysa is designed to respond to users by delivering cognitive behavior techniques. 
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Bloomberg will create a live, breaking news video stream just for Twitter

May 1, 2017
A live news service from Bloomberg is one of many new video partnerships that Twitter unveiled today, part of a bid to attract new users and ad revenue.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

New software program aims to help the elderly live longer on their own

Jan 11, 2017
The project is the brainchild of a former Wall Street analyst.
A home health aid assists a Florida resident.
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A health care app that'll prescribe you other apps

Jan 2, 2017
"Prescription Universe" evaluates and ranks apps it considers the safest and most valuable.
The app "Prescription Universe" helps physicians prescribe medical apps.
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Inside the booming collectible market for sneakers

Dec 15, 2016
It's a red hot market, with investors and collectors alike.




Limited edition sneakers are popular but they also have a troubled past. A close up of artist Gary Simmons's 1193 piece Lineup at the Whitney Museum of art where sneakers, dazzlingly presented in metallic gold, are placed against a police line up chart. 






 
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Encryption apps see growth after election

Nov 16, 2016
Signal, which features end-to-end encryption, has seen 400 percent growth since the election.
Signal uses end-to-end encryption so that no one can read your messages.
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Microsoft launches its own team chat app as rival to Slack

Nov 3, 2016
The workplace chat company is a Silicon Valley darling. Now bigger companies want a piece of the action.
Messaging services, such as Slack, are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace.
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Line cuts to front of money queue for messaging apps

Jul 14, 2016
The app was developed by a Korean company, is huge in Japan and is betting big here.
Messaging app Line could be the year's biggest IPO.
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