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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned" Richard Feynman
"The penalty good people pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by people worse than themselves."
- Plato, Greek philosopher.
Confirmed: DraftKings and FanDuel are merging into one company
After months of speculations and rumors that the deal was all but
closed, we finally have confirmation that DraftKings and FanDuel will
merge into one company. The move is being called a “strategic merger of
equals.” While the company isn’t yet announcing how the combined
organization will be struc...
This weekend, Alexa will tell you what’s on sale
“Alexa, order a Star Wars robot” is an undeniably awesome thing to say
to your helpful home AI assistant. And for this weekend, at least,
it’ll actually mean something — and get you $30 off of one of those
Sphero BB-8 robots in the process. In Amazon’s tireless quest to take
all the pain points out...
Seen enough? Here’s how to get the SEC’s attention
McKessy left the agency in late July to join the Washington office of
the whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen. He was in San Francisco
this week, however, and we sat down with him to discuss a range of
things, including how often the agency hears from the startup world,
whether the SEC is l...
Japanese unicorn Mercari is gunning for eBay’s crown
After raising a $75 million investment at a $1 billion valuation
earlier this year, Mercari announced it has seen more than 20 million
app downloads in the U.S. The company started a North American hiring
binge earlier this year and is aiming to double its staff in the U.S
over the next 12 months. ...
BuzzFeed authorizes $200 million flat round
A Delaware filing has confirmed that BuzzFeed authorized $200 million
in Series G financing. At $45.04, this is the same share price as their
round last year, which valued the digital media company at $1.5 billion.
Recode reported last month that NBCUniversal was talking about making
another invest...
Watch Tesla Model S P85D’s instant speed avoid a potential rear-end collision
Tesla’s focusing on its work on autonomous driving as a huge potential
gain for driver safety, but a video from a Tesla Model S P85D shows
that some current features not related to self-driving are actually
already helping prevent accidents. Tesla owner Jason Hughes captured a
narrow miss in his ca...
Inside Google Shop, where Google is reinventing how it sells devices
This fall saw Google introduce its Pixels, the Chromecast Ultra and
the Daydream View VR headset, and to help sell those devices and show
customers what they can do, the company is launching a
store-within-a-store debuting in North America at select Best Buy
locations in Canada. When it launched th...
The tech that will feed the world
Twenty years from now, the most important tool for putting food on
your table won’t be a harvester, combine or a plow. It will be a piece
of software. Agriculture is in the process of transitioning into a fully
high-tech enterprise. This is a long-overdue revolution in the way
things have been done...
So you think you elected an autocrat
Welp. I’m sorry to hear that. Whether you are Venezuelan, Zimbabwean,
Russian, Turkish, or American; whether your democratic process has been
fatally compromised, or your fellow citizens have knowingly voted in a
monster; indeed, even whether you’re right or wrong — I feel your pain.
But for what i...
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