10 things in tech you need to know today

Here's the tech news you need to know this Thursday. The deal will help Google expand its service into dense, urban areas like apartment buildings with multiple units. The company, which provides phone and text-message services to app developers, is now valued at 1.23 billion ( 833 million), beating the company's last private valuation of around 1 billion ( 677 million). The catch is that employees and "certain" ex-employees are eligible for the buyback offer only if they agree to a variety of conditions, including no talking to the media. The research supports the theory that AI is the next major revolution in computing.