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N= ews on Bain & Company, Samsung, Google, Facebook & 12 more Wednesday, March 29, 2017 [3D""] = [3D"Owler] [3D"B=](3D") [Performance improvement, not cost cutting, is the key: Bain's Ra= j Pherwani At Bain and Co = >., Raj Pherwani helps clients with sustained cost transformation and advis= es them on taking the company to the next level of effectiveness . = San Francisco-based Pherwani, partne . . . DealStreetAsia](3D")= r> = [3D"Samsung"](3D") Op-ed: Why Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Apple's iPhon= e 8 launches could be the most important ever Phone launches follow = a pretty similar pattern: Flashy press conference, excitement, pre-orders a= nd the investing world keeping an eye on how well these devices sell = n>. CNBC = r> = [3D"Google"](3D") [Google's Amazon Echo competitor and wifi router launching in UK = on April 6 Google has announced t= hat its Google Home connected speaker will launch in the UK on April 6, alo= ng with the Google Wifi router . Read More TechCrunch](3D") = = [3D""] = = Where will Google's stock be one year from today? = = = r> = = = = = = = = = = [= [3D"Go] =](3D') = = = [= [3D"Stay] =](3D') = = = [= [3D"Go] =](3D') = = = = = = = = Weigh-in! He= lp the Owler community know more about Google. = = = = = r> =20 =20 = > [3D"Facebook"](3D") [Here's how Snap could survive Fa= cebook's efforts to endlessly copy them Snap's marketing savvy= , creativity and understanding of its users will help it weather the Facebo= ok onslaught, Rahul Sood said on "Squawk Alley ." CNBC](3D".=)= = = [3D"Amazon"](3D") [Get Google Home for $99, Amazon Echo Tap for $89 .98 = - CNET From Home Deals: Get a= Google Home speaker for $99 or a refurbished Amazon Echo Tap for $90 in th= e best deals for the smart home . CNET=20](3D")= = = [3D"Sony"](3D") [= Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro finally adds 4K video support for local files The PlayStation 4 Pro = is finally getting some serious 4K video playback capability . Sinc= e launch, the beefed up console has only worked with 4K video from streamin= g sites such as Hulu, Netfl . . . PCWorld](3D")= = = [3D"Amazon"](3D") [Amazon starts grocer= y delivery service AmazonFresh Pickup has= arrived . Amazon on Tuesday showed off a quick video and landing p= age for its newest store concept: grocery pickup locations . USA TODAY](3D")= = = [3D"Accenture"](3D") [AI to become main way banks interact with customers= within three years: Accenture Four in five bankers b= elieve AI will "revolutionise" the way in which banks gather information as= well as how they interact with their clients . CNBC](3D")= = = [3D"GE"](3D") [GE spins off last major capital = business WASHINGTON (AP) - Gene= ral Electric is selling its French consumer finance arm, one of the last re= maining vestiges of its financial wing as it returns to its roots an indust= rial company . GE d . . . The Seattle Times - Business & Tech](3D")= = = [3D"Microsoft"](3D") [Exposed files on Microsoft's document-sharing site Passwords and sensitiv= e health data are among documents inadvertently shared by Microsoft users = . BBC](3D")= = = [3D"Twitter"](3D") [Twitter is adding pre-roll ads to Periscope as it warms up to p= rofits Twitter has opened up = another place for video ads, the buzziest online advertising sector, as it = looks to find more revenue for its flight to profitability this year = n>. Starting Tuesday, selec . . . Mashable](3D")= = = [3D"Apple"](3D") [The Apple TV Remote app is finally optimized for iPads No, we still don't hav= e an iPad version of the Instagram app, but another longtime holdout has go= tten some big(ger) screen love . Apple has finally given its Apple = TV Remote app a refresh tai . . . Engadget](3D")= = = [3D"Dell"](3D") [Dell's 8K monitor is a= vailable for $5,000 Dell introduced its 31= &zwn= j;.5-inch 8K monitor at CES, which the company claims is the world's= first consumer screen to meet such a ridiculous resolution . While= it took a backseat to the artist-ai . . . Engadget](3D")= = = [3D"Citigroup"](3D") [EXCLUSIVE: Citigroup to seek bids for Asia general insurance = distribution deal - source SINGAPORE (Reuters) - = Citigroup Inc will seek bids from global insurers keen to sell general insu= rance products across the U .S . bank's Asia-Pacific market= s, in a deal that could be worth at . . . Reuters](3D")= = = [3D"Deloitte"](3D") [=20=20=20=20=20 Deloitte Strengthens Cloud Services with the Acquisition of Day1 Solutions Deloitte has announced= the expansion of its cloud services with the latest acquisition of Day1 So= lutions Inc ., a cloud consulting firm engaged in providing innovat= ive cloud solutions . Almost . . . MarTech Advisor](3D")= = = [3D"Infosys"](3D") [Infosys joins Open Inv= ention Network Open Invention Network= (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community with well over 2,000 me= mbers, on Tuesday said Indian information technology (IT) giant Infosys has= joined it as a co . . . Webindia123](3D")= = = 3D" [Salesforce brings Einstein AI to Financial Services Cloud Salesforce and AWS hav= e also expanded their global alliance, integrating Service Cloud Einstein a= nd Amazon Connect .The post Salesforce brings Einstein AI to Financ= ial Services Cloud appeared . . . Computer Business Review](3D")= [Invite your team to Owler >](3D") Cop= yright © 2017 Owler, Inc. 8 00 S.= Claremont Avenue|San Mateo, CA, 94402 = [About= a>](3D"h=)| Support= span>| Terms & Conditions| [Privacy Policy](3D"=) |[Unsubscribe](3D"http://l=) = ble>[3D""]