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Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

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Zendesk acquires Outbound.io to send customers ‘fewer, better messages’

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Zendesk Inc., which makes software aimed at managing long-term relationships with customers, on Thursday said it’s adding another platform to its toolbox by acquiring Outbound.io Inc. Founded in 2013, Outbound.io is a Y Combinator-backed startup that provides a customer service messaging system with a strong …

Abundant Robotics raises $10M to pick fruit with robots

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Agriculture is an incredibly labor-intensive industry, and while farming automation has made major strides over the years, easily damaged crops like fruit often must still be harvested by hand. California-based startup Abundant Robotics Inc. aims to solve this problem with its prototype apple-picking …

Facebook says governments are requesting more user data than ever

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Few companies know more about their users than Facebook Inc., which is why governments around the world often turn to the social network to gather information about their citizens. Facebook frequently provides that information within the confines of the law, and today the company’s latest Global Government …

Surprisingly strong user growth boosts Twitter earnings – and its shares

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Twitter Inc. has gone through a tough couple of years between significant layoffs, failed potential buyouts and executive churn, but the microblogging service might finally be on the rebound. Today the company reported the best user growth since 2015 and better-than-expected first-quarter results. Twitter …

German court upholds ban on data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is once again feeling the weight of European privacy regulations, as a German court today upheld a ruling that forbids the social network from transferring WhatsApp user data without consent. Johannes Caspar, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection, announced today that …

Amazon launches a marketplace for third-party subscription services

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. announced today that it will be launching a new digital marketplace that will allow other businesses to sell their subscription services directly to Amazon users. According to Amazon, its new “Subscribe with Amazon” program gives businesses access to millions of potential subscribers, …

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