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Saturday, November 26, 2016
26 November - Pale Moon Start Page Tech News
Here’s why you should attend the Disrupt London Hackathon, more tickets now available
The Hackathon at Disrupt London 2016 is so close we can almost taste
it. Soon, thousands of founders, investors and tech enthusiasts will
storm London’s Copper Box Arena for the best startup show in Europe.
Today, we’re thrilled to announce that the next wave of tickets to the
hackathon is availabl...
Wynd grabs $31.7 million for its point-of-sale solution
French startup Wynd has raised a $31.7 million Series B round (€30
million) from Sodexo Ventures and Orange Digital Ventures, with
Bpifrance also participating. Orange Digital Ventures had already
invested in the Series A round with Alven Capital. Wynd is working on a
software-as-a-service solution...
The tangle of the year
One of the primary reasons for Thanksgiving was always the celebration
of the end of the harvest and the promise of new growth. Home gardens
wilted in the first November rains and the apples and herbs died out
around the ides. The land goes from oregano and blanched green bean to
tan and dust and b...
Zvooq, Russia’s Spotify, sues Yandex for $29M after key staff were allegedly poached
Zvooq, a music streaming service in Russia and CIS countries backed by
major Western labels, is suing Yandex for $29 million. It accuses the
Russian search giant of poaching key Zvooq staff for its own music
streaming service, in contravention of an NDA the two parties allegedly
signed in February ...
Tesla’s Autopilot and the double standard for automotive safety systems
This summer saw the inevitable controversy arise when a Tesla
automobile was involved in a fatal traffic accident while operating in
its headline-grabbing Autopilot mode. While early reports seem to point
toward human error by both parties involved, many people are debating
what responsibility fall...
Faraday Future’s factory construction paused; shipping timelines at risk
Electric vehicle maker Faraday Future may not be able to make its
first cars in time to hits its 2017 shipping deadlines, according to a
new report by the Financial Times on Thursday. It’s hard to ship a car
when your factory itself isn’t finished, is the main issue – FF’s
Nevada-based manufacturin...
Xiaomi admits it doesn’t make money on smartphone hardware sales
Xiaomi’s business model isn’t about selling handsets, except insofar
as those handset sales lead to recurring service revenue later on. So
said Xiaomi global VP and former Android VP Hugo Barra in an interview
with Reuters. The executive for the device maker was commenting on a
drop in its smartpho...
Sharp brings dark and light Star Wars phones to SoftBank in Japan
Around this time last year, Verizon celebrated the long awaited
arrival of The Force Awakens fittingly with a couple of limited edition
Motorola Droid Turbo 2 handsets with themes tied to the star of the
upcoming film. No word on any sort of follow up promotion for Rogue One
(though the Moto Z woul...
Jill Stein campaign files to recount votes in Wisconsin
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, and independent party
candidate Rocky De La Fuente, today filed for a recount of votes in the
state of Wisconsin after Stein raised more than $5.2 million via
NationBuilder.com to pursue “election integrity.” Stein’s
crowdfunding campaign raised donati...
Giving corporate innovation a jolt
Today’s competitive business world demands innovation. Corporations
need to innovate to inspire, compete and survive. However, the burden of
innovation has largely rested on startups. Large corporations and
established businesses are expected to out-think their rivals, but more
often we see that th...
Technology as a force for division — and unification — in politics
The functions of government outlined in the U.S. Constitution can be
broadly broken down into the promotion of unity, justice, peace, defense
and welfare. Nearly 230 years later, in an age when software rules the
world, these principles remain constant — but the way in which the
average citizen exp...
Become Michael Knight with Dashbot, an AI for your car
Who needs a smart car when you have a cool car? The Dashbot is a $49
add on for your vehicle that allows you to interact with your phone and
Alexa while driving, thereby keeping your hands free to fend off pomaded
villains and to swoop in an save innocent people before a helicopter
explodes overhea...
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