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Tools and Weapons, book review: Tech companies, governments and smart regulation

Technology is increasingly behind both global crises and breakthroughs, obliging the companies that create it to take responsibility for security, privacy and the impact of social networks and AI. That needs to go hand-in-hand with intelligent regulation says Microsoft. Tools and Weapons, book review: Tech companies, governments and smart regulation Source: ZDNet Microsoft

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Register to Vote Now

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and if you haven’t before, this is an excellent opportunity to register to vote before the presidential election. All over the country today, volunteers are coordinating efforts to create awareness around the importance of voting and how just easy it is to sign up. According… Read more… Register to

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Fundbox, which is building a B2B payment and credit network, raises $176M Series C from investors, including Allianz X, bringing its total funding to $300M+ (Danny Crichton/TechCrunch)

Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: Fundbox, which is building a B2B payment and credit network, raises $176M Series C from investors, including Allianz X, bringing its total funding to $300M+  —  Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isn’t hard to see why. Fundbox, which is building a B2B payment and

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London-based Everledger, which develops and maintains an immutable blockchain ledger for asset ownership, raises $20M Series A led by Tencent (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: London-based Everledger, which develops and maintains an immutable blockchain ledger for asset ownership, raises $20M Series A led by Tencent  —  Everledger, a London-based startup developing and maintaining an immutable ledger for asset ownership, today announced that it’s secured $20 million … London-based Everledger, which develops and maintains an immutable blockchain

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Xiaomi announces Mi 9 Pro 5G with Snapdragon 855+, 8 or 12GB RAM, 6.5-inch 1080p OLED display, and support for 30W fast wireless charging, starting at ~$520 (Sam Byford/The Verge)

Sam Byford / The Verge: Xiaomi announces Mi 9 Pro 5G with Snapdragon 855+, 8 or 12GB RAM, 6.5-inch 1080p OLED display, and support for 30W fast wireless charging, starting at ~$520  —  Full charge in 69 minutes, no wires required  —  Xiaomi has announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G, a new variant of its

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