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Wattpad moves into video with personal storytelling app, Raccoon

 Wattpad, the social publishing platform behind apps for sharing original stories and chat fiction, is today venturing into video with the launch of a new app called Raccoon. Unlike its predecessors, Raccoon will focus on non-fiction video-based s...

Polygram detects facial reactions to shared photos

 What if you could see if your Instagrams made people happy, surprised or disgusted? That’s just one of the innovative features of new photo-sharing social network Polygram. Using facial detection, Polygram gives you analytics about the emotional reactions people have to the photos you post. Read More

Amitree raises $7 million to provide a Gmail assistant for real estate agents

 Real estate tech startup Amitree is making life easier for real estate agents, which it hopes will make life even easier for the homebuyers they work with. The company has raised $7 million to grow its Folio assistant for real estate agents.  Read More

Given all the buzz about blockchains and cryptocurrency, should I start mining Ethereum?

Keep in mind: Ethereum is already using a small country’s worth of electricity Editor’s note: e27 publishes relevant guest contributions from the community. Share your honest opinions and expert knowledge by submitting your content here. Is it worth it? A constantly repeated question, especially now that the price of Ethereum is rising. Ethereum, this year, has seen an almost 20x jump […]

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This travel startup has railways tracks, train compartments and roads in its office

Gurgaon-headquartered ixigo’s office reflects the spirit of a travel search engine As you enter this company’s office in Gurgaon, you might wonder whether you are at the wrong place; the railway tracks on the floors of the corridors and the roads passing through the workstations could be deceiving. Welcome to ixigo (acronym for ‘I explore I go’), one of the oldest […]

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Heir to Samsung sentenced to jail for five years amid South Korea bribery scandal

Lee Jae Yong was the defacto head of Samsung and his future in the company remains unclear Lee Jae-yong, the heir to Samsung, was sentenced today to five years in prison amidst accusations that he bribed Choi Soon-sil, the close confident of the former President of South Korea Park Geun-hye, to curry political favour. The businessman was […]

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