On topic: Tech news to know now

Pokemon Go is displayed on a cell phone in Los Angeles on Friday, July 8, 2016. Just days after being made available in the U.S., the mobile game Pokemon Go has jumped to become the top-grossing app in the App Store. And players have reported wiping out in a variety of ways as they wander the real world, eyes glued to their smartphone screens, in search of digital monsters. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

By Mercury News | themerc@bayareanewsgroup.com

PUBLISHED: August 26, 2016 at 5:34 a.m. | UPDATED: September 5, 2016 at 4:13 p.m.

Here s what s on the TGIF menu.

More mayo-gate: Hampton Creek is now facing a criminal investigation for buying its own eggless mayo, Bloomberg reports. That s on top of an SEC inquiry into the San Francisco startup.

Facebook open-sources image-recognition AI software.

Duck Duck Moose, a San Francisco-based startup that makes educational apps for preschoolers, basically donated itself to Khan Academy. (Technically, Khan Academy bought it for $1.)

Chicago is getting Amazon s second physical bookstore.

Good luck turning that into a craze: Belgian headmaster tries to ride Pokémon Go s coattails with a game that asks players to hunt for books instead of Pikachu and friends.

Photo: Pokémon Go is displayed on a cell phone in Los Angeles on Friday, July 8, 2016. Will a new game in which players hunt for books also catch on? (AP/Richard Vogel)

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