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Sunday, December 11, 2016
11 December - Pale Moon Start Page - Tech News
See you tomorrow in Wroclaw
One more meetup in Poland! I’ll see you all tomorrow in Wroclaw and
it’s going to be a hoot! Tomorrow’s meetup is after the
IN-FERENCE conference on Friday, December 9 and it’s part of the
IN-FERENCE conference. We’ll be talking medtech, biotech and anything
non-fintech related. You can submit an a...
Sean Rad steps away from CEO role (again) to run Tinder’s new Swipe Ventures
Today, Tinder is launching a new M&A branch of the company called
Swipe Ventures, which will be led by Sean Rad. As part of the launch,
Rad will step down as Tinder CEO and become chairman of both Tinder and
Swipe Ventures, with Match CEO and Chairman Greg Blatt swapping out as
Tinder chairman ...
See you tomorrow in Wroclaw
One more meetup in Poland! I’ll see you all tomorrow in Wroclaw and
it’s going to be a hoot! Tomorrow’s meetup is after the
IN-FERENCE conference on Friday, December 9 and it’s part of the
IN-FERENCE conference. We’ll be talking medtech, biotech and anything
non-fintech related. You can submit an a...
Sean Rad steps away from CEO role (again) to run Tinder’s new Swipe Ventures
Today, Tinder is launching a new M&A branch of the company called
Swipe Ventures, which will be led by Sean Rad. As part of the launch,
Rad will step down as Tinder CEO and become chairman of both Tinder and
Swipe Ventures, with Match CEO and Chairman Greg Blatt swapping out as
Tinder chairman ...
Africa’s tech hubs
Innovation hubs have become a mainstay of Africa’s emerging technology
ecosystem. Scratch the surface of the continent’s information and
communication building blocks and you’ll likely find connections to a
tech space. Read More
China’s futuristic train that floats above traffic now lies deserted
It felt pretty awesome to witness the future of transportation
unveiled this summer as China’s Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) took to the
urban streets of Qinhuangdao for testing. One would think that after
such an accomplishment the vehicle would be put to use as soon as
humanly possible. Unfortunatel...
Workplace by Facebook begins to take shape
Workplace by Facebook has been in general release for just two months
now, but it’s clear that Facebook has big plans for its enterprise
social product. Just this week, at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, the
company announced a new platform to integrate enterprise applications
with Workplace, putting...
Formation 8 founder Jim Kim and longtime VC Paul Lee partner on a new fund called Builders
Jim Kim, who most recently co-founded the venture firm Formation 8, is
launching a brand-new venture firm called Builders that looks to be
raising a $200 million fund, judging by a recent SEC filing. His
co-founder is Paul Lee, who left the Chicago venture firm Lightbank in
2014 and last year launc...
How our AI called a scenario for Trump being elected and the ‘why’ behind it
As the world was collectively watching results of the 2016 election ,
we got a barrage of emails from people congratulating our AI for
predicting a Trump win. To be very clear, our AI did not call a Trump
win, per se, but rather conditions that would support a Trump or a
Hillary win. Read More
Obama orders review of Russian election hacking
President Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to conduct a
complete review of the hacks and leaks that led up to and may have
influenced the presidential election, according to White House homeland
security and counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco. “The President has
directed the Intelligence C...
5 unexpected sources of bias in artificial intelligence
We tend to think of machines, in particular smart machines, as somehow
cold, calculating and unbiased. For some of us, this is a bug: Machines
should not be empathetic outside of their rigid point of view. For
others, it is a feature: They should be freed of human bias. But in the
middle, there is ...
Soccer fans can watch the MLS Cup live in VR tonight
Sure it’s sometimes tough being a soccer fan in America. For instance,
the MLS Cup (the championship game for the major soccer league in
America) hasn’t even been broadcast live on an English-language network
since 2008! But tonight that changes. Fox is airing the MLS Cup tonight
between Toronto FC...
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