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'Pokémon GO' Hype Bubble Pops For Nintendo's Shares

The companywarns that the game’s financial impact will be “limited,” sending its shares down 17%.

Pokémon GO's McDonald's Partnership Points To A Promising Business Model

McDonalds will be the game’s fist-paying sponsor by hosting 3,000 of its outlets in Japan as Pokemon Go ‘gyms.’ More are in the pipeline.

Brexit Made ARMHoldings A Bargain For Softbank

Softbank's billionaire chairman is shrewdly taking advantage of a weaker pound, and other cash-rich tech firms may have similar plans. M&A in tech is already on the up.

Softbank Buys ARM Holdings For $32 Billion

The shrewdly-timed deal gives Vodafone’s a stakein the future of the Internet of Things.

LINE Takes Aim At Facebook With $1 Billion IPO

The messaging app’s growth has faltered but it has one big strength: engagement in four Asian countries is off the charts.

Why Is Apple Slowing, And Samsung Sprinting?

Both companies have seen their fortunes diverge, and that could continue if the love for Appleproducts in China continues to wane.

Self-Driving Robots Will Start Delivering Food For Just Eat And Others

The head one of Europe’s biggest food-delivery startups calls the robots “exciting” and plans to ramp up use in the coming years to cut delivery costs.

This Clever, Three-Word-Address System Is Coming To Middle Eastern Shoppers

What3Words has raised $8.5 million from logistics company Aramex to pitch its system to e-commerce companies in regions with poor addressing systems.

This Teen's Lawyer-Bot Is Busting Thousands Of Parking Tickets

Joshua Browder says public service chat bots like his are far more useful than the flimsy brand-made bots now populating Facebook Messenger.

Leading Tech Investor 'Won't Change Approach'To British Startups After Brexit

Index Ventures partner Martin Mignot says the U.K. has always been a pro-market country and ‘a single vote won’t change that.’