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GeekWire 200 rankings update: E-commerce, virtual event, fintech startups heat up

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Also unique: record breaking investment and M&A activity across the country and in Seattle, as companies take advantage of pandemic-driven trends such as virtual experiences, at-home healthcare, remote education and more. Hootsuite , the widely used social media management platform and a star of the Vancouver, B.C. Snapbar (No.

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Bumble’s new Night In feature is an attempt to break the ice on virtual dates

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Dating app Bumble has announced Night In, a new feature that lets you play games on a virtual date. However, Bumble says it plans to offer more games and virtual experiences in the “near future.”. Night In is an expansion of Bumble’s existing video dates feature, which it launched back in 2019.

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That’s a bomb sweater: Microsoft’s ‘Minesweeper’ soft-wear is a throwback to vintage video game

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The video game, which involves uncovering squares on a grid and avoiding getting blown up by mines, was first released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 in 1990 and included in the standard install of Windows 3.1 In 2019, Microsoft busted out a Windows XP ugly sweater.

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Telemedicine startup Bright.md raises more cash as interest in virtual healthcare surges

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million investment round for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service. Virtual healthcare services such as Bright.md “Healthcare will begin at the virtual front door, making healthcare delivery more efficient and allowing patients to get better care and providers to deliver it virtually and expeditiously.”

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Workplace video communication app Voodle raises $6M to combat ‘Zoom fatigue and Slack overload’

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Voodle puts a new spin on workplace communication with its TikTok-like app meant to replace long video calls or text-based notes with bite-sized selfie-oriented video clips. Many of its employees previously worked together at Pixvana, which built immersive video editing software and raised $20 million.

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Here’s how E3’s all-virtual event will work this year

The Verge

The world’s biggest gaming showcase, E3, is going all-virtual for the first time in its history, with organizers revealing today how they plan to keep enthusiasts interested without the sights and sounds of the show floor. The virtual E3 will run from June 12th to June 15th. Registration is free and opens later this month.

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October Telecom Conference Coverage 2019

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Highlights of GITEX Technology Week 2019 6th - 10th OCT. The future of health and medicine will become “increasingly virtualized and mobile, and A.I. Highlights of the 3rd Edition India Mobile Congress 2019 14th - 16th OCT. First 5G video call between Ericsson and Qualcomm.