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Before we augment people with tech, we’ll need proper rules
3 days ago –
New technologies – from artificial intelligence to synthetic
biology – are set to alter the world, the human condition, and our very
being in ways that are hard to imagine. The discussion of these
developments limits itself as a rule to individual values. But it is
also crucial to talk about the ...
Foreign exchange firm Travelex hit with ‘$6M ransomware attack’
3 days ago –
Foreign exchange company Travelex is being held to ransom by
hackers who unleashed the Sodinokibi ransomware and are reportedly
requesting a $6 million payment (likely in cryptocurrency), BBC reports.
In a statement issued on January 7, Travelex said the intrusion was
discovered on December 31. T...
India’s upcoming content policing rules might only apply to ‘major’ social platforms
2 days ago –
India‘s upcoming intermediary rules — aimed at controlling and
monitoring online content — have a lot of big and small tech firms
worried about censorship of their platforms. But a new report suggests
the legislation will only affect major social media networks, such as
Facebook, TikTok, Twitter,...
Escape from Tarkov devs could have avoided the ‘no female characters’ problem
2 days ago –
The developers of Escape from Tarkov, the hot new game of the
moment, are facing some backlash over a rather unfortunate response to
the question of female characters in their game. It’s a reminder that
very few developers still have a graceful way to respond to that
particular question, even tho...
Twitter lets pedophiles publicly discuss their sexual ‘attraction to minors,’ scholar argues
2 days ago –
Social platforms like Instagram and Twitter discreetly change
their terms and conditions on the regular. For example, last year we saw
Facebook quietly introduce the ban on ‘sexual emoji’ that proved
discriminatory towards sex workers and NSFW artists making a living on
the platform. Now, as Aust...
How to become a Facebook marketing guru for under $30
2 days ago –
It's predicted that over 86 percent of marketers will use
Facebook as a platform for selling their products in 2020. So, if you're
trying to get in on the lucrative, in-demand field that is digital
marketing, you'd be wise to master the platform as well.
Alleged head of $3.5M crypto mining scam bought stake in nightclub
20 hours ago –
A man in the US is being sued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) for allegedly running a fraudulent cryptocurrency
mining operation. According to a complaint dated January 8, Donald G.
Blakstad swindled more than $3.5 million from investors using three
separate companies. The busines...
Microsoft’s new message scanning tool can help identify sexual predators in chatrooms
20 hours ago –
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how —
technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and
harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. Mircosoft
released a tool known as “Project Artemi” yesterday to catch traps laid
out by sexual predators online f...
Tech Crunch
BuzzFeed hires The Mighty’s Peter Wang as its new CTO
2 days ago –
BuzzFeed’s technical team has a new leader — incoming chief
technology officer Peter Wang, who’s leaving his role as CTO of
healthcare community The Mighty. Wang has plenty of experience in the
media industry, having served as CTO at Refinery29 and at Narrativ, a
startup that helps publishers mak...
Lily AI raises a $12.5M Series A led by Canaan to accelerate its e-commerce recommendation tech
2 days ago –
Lily AI, a startup focused on using deep learning to help brands
better convert customers through emotionally tailored recommendations,
announced this morning that it has raised a $12.5 million Series A led
by Canaan Partners. Prior investors NEA, Unshackled and Fernbrook
Capital also took part i...
Sisense nabs $100M at a $1B+ valuation for accessible big data business analytics
2 days ago –
Sisense, an enterprise startup that has built a business
analytics business out of the premise of making big data as accessible
as possible to users — whether it be through graphics on mobile or
desktop apps, or spoken through Alexa — is announcing a big round of
funding today and a large jump in...
ndia’s top court rules indefinite internet shutdown in Kashmir unwarranted and amounts to abuse of power
21 hours ago –
India’s top court ruled on Friday that the indefinite shutdown
of the internet in Kashmir was unwarranted and demonstrated “abuse of
power” by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi -led government. India cut
internet access in Kashmir in August last year after revoking the Muslim
majority region’s aut...
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone backs tutoring platform Scoodle
a day ago –
Scoodle, a U.K.-based startup that, in its own words, wants to
help tutors become influencers, is disclosing $760,000 in pre-seed
funding. Backing the round is Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, alongside
Tiny VC, IFG Ventures and a number of unnamed angels. Scoodle is also
the first ed tech company t...
PayU acquires controlling stake in Indian credit business PaySense, to merge it with LazyPay
a day ago –
PayU is acquiring a controlling stake in fintech startup
PaySense at a valuation of $185 million and plans to merge it with its
credit business LazyPay as the nation’s largest payments processor
aggressively expands its financial services offering. The Prosus-owned
payments giant said on Friday t...
Casper files to go public, shows you can lose money selling mattresses
10 hours ago –
E-commerce phenom and D2C bright light Casper has filed to go
public. The New York-based company that raised nearly $340 million while
private, according to Crunchbase data, expects to trade on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CSPR.” Its S-1 filing includes a
$100 million plac...
A sex tech startup’s triumphant return to CES
10 hours ago –
When the Lora DiCarlo wagon finally arrives, the rolling glass
box’s back door opens and another journalist pops out to get on his way.
The sex tech company has a week packed full with 20-minute rolling
interviews with a curious tech press. No time to spare; I step up, sit
down, and we’re on our ...
Cookie consent tools are being used to undermine EU privacy rules, study suggests
11 hours ago –
Most cookie consent pop-ups served to internet users in the
European Union — ostensibly seeking permission to track people’s web
activity — are likely to be flouting regional privacy laws, a new study
by researchers at MIT, UCL and Aarhus University suggests. “The results
of our empirical survey ...
Waymo’s Anca Dragan and Ike Robotics CTO Jur van den Berg are coming to TC Sessions: Robotics+AI
5 hours ago –
The road to “solving” self-driving cars is riddled with
challenges, from perception and decision making to figuring out the
interaction between humans and robots. Today we’re announcing that
joining us at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI on March 3 at UC Berkeley are two
experts who play important roles ...
In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers
5 hours ago –
Celebrities or influencers with millions of followers have a
large service industry and tech stack to serve their needs. But the
standard toolkit of a microinfluencer is still evolving.
Amazon fires employees for leaking customer email addresses and phone numbers
6 hours ago –
Amazon has fired a number of employees after they shared
customer email address and phone numbers with a third-party “in
violation of our policies.” The email to customers sent Friday
afternoon, seen by TechCrunch, said an employee was “terminated” for
sharing the data, and that the company is su...
The Verge
‘Black Book’ suggests the feds have some unexpected surveillance tools, including a gravestone camera
a day ago –
Jonathan McIntosh / Creative Commons
Today, Vice published an article about some, um, unconventional spying
products marketed by a surveillance vendor that works with US
government agencies. The vendor, the Special Services Group, offers many
surveillance products that look like everyday items...
The Verge Awards at CES 2020: welcome to the land of the concept
14 hours ago –
Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
What is even real anymore?
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Alphabet’s top lawyer is leaving with no exit package following misconduct scandals
11 hours ago –
Photo by Eric Piermont / AFP via Getty Images
David Drummond, Alphabet’s chief legal officer and one of the
longest-serving and highest tenure Google employees, is leaving the
company at the end of the month. The news was first reported Friday by
Forbes, and an Alphabet spokesperson later conf...
Mattress company Casper still trying to pivot to tech, still a mattress company
9 hours ago –
Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Casper Sleep Inc.
Casper, the mattress company that cornered the market on podcast ads
and got into a skirmish over online mattress reviews a few years back,
is trying to pivot into “non-traditional categories” according to its
attempt to go public, file...
Oprah is yanking an upcoming #MeToo documentary from Apple TV+ over creative differences
4 hours ago –
Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge
Apple TV+ may have just lost a second high-profile project that was
set to appear on the streaming platform, just one month after it was
announced: the Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary that follows music
industry executive Drew Dixon, one of the women who acc...
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