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Mobile Minutes: Comcast smart home; BlackBerry auto hub; Facebook AI; Startup debt

The cable company wants to be known for more than delivering "The Walking Dead" as it pushes its own products for smart homes.

Canada's BlackBerry Ltd plans to invest C$100 million ($75 million) in a new autonomous vehicle testing hub over several years, the company's chief executive said on Monday, as the fallen smartphone pioneer looks elsewhere for growth.

SAN FRANCISCO ? Artificial intelligence is moving into our homes, particularly Mark Zuckerberg's. But this stuff of science fiction may still be more fantasy than utility for now. U.S. startups are piling on debt
With fewer companies getting funded these days, many startups are opting to borrow money instead. Some have already been forced to shutter after missing payments.