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By Aastha Singal

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1. World's first Blockchain phone is finally here. Developed by Israel-based Sirin labs, Finney has a cryptocurrency wallet which slides out from the back of the device.

2. Forget self-driving cars, Amazon moves towards self-driving toys. The e-commerce giant has announced an autonomous toy car which can be programmed to drive itself via a technique called reinforcement learning.

3. Tumblr makes a move to eradicate porn-related communities on its platform. The blogging site will permanently ban adult content with effect from December 17th.

4. OnePlus has high hopes from artificial intelligence and machine learning. To fully leverage the technologies, the smartphone maker is opening its first R&D centre in India at Hyderabad.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster. 

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