Mobile Minutes: Facebook at Work; Citigroup vs. Venmo; Spotify in Japan; AI ethics group
Facebook at Work to start doing the business next month
Facebook for Work is a version of the popular social network aimed at business
users. First unveiled in 2014 and currently being tested by a number of
companies, it's now reported to be officially launching in October.
Read more on CNET
Citigroup teams up with rival banks to fight Venmo
Citigroup became the last of the big U.S. banks to agree to allow customers to
send instant payments by mobile phone over an industry network that is
competing with upstart Venmo.
Read more on Fortune
Spotify debuts in Japan, complete with karaoke lyrics
Spotify Ltd. is bringing its popular online music service to Japan, a large and
lucrative market where fans have demonstrated a continuing fondness for CDs and
even vinyl records.
Read more on Bloomberg
Facebook, Google, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft join forces
on AI ethics
Facebook and Google joined Amazon, IBM and Microsoft on Wednesday to launch the
Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society, which
will create a standard of ethics surrounding artificial intelligence (AI).
Read more on Silicon Valley Business Journal