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A look at What3words, a location sharing app that divides the world into 57 trillion three meter squares, and assigns them a unique, random three-word address (Duncan Leatherdale/BBC)

Duncan Leatherdale / BBC: A look at What3words, a location sharing app that divides the world into 57 trillion three meter squares, and assigns them a unique, random three-word address  —  Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives.  What is it and how does it work?

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Some Defcon attendees discuss why people are still getting hacked and what the cybersecurity community needs to do better (VICE)

VICE: Some Defcon attendees discuss why people are still getting hacked and what the cybersecurity community needs to do better  —  The cybersecurity industry is worth billions of dollars, and tens of thousands of people attend Black Hat and Def Con every year.  So, are we getting any safer? Some Defcon attendees discuss why people

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Source: Airbnb's revenue grew 40% in 2018, and it booked 91M nights in Q1 2019 for an overall bookings value of $9.4B, up 31% YoY, had about $3.5B in cash in Q1 (Reuters)

Reuters: Source: Airbnb’s revenue grew 40% in 2018, and it booked 91M nights in Q1 2019 for an overall bookings value of $9.4B, up 31% YoY, had about $3.5B in cash in Q1  —  (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc recorded $9.4 billion in total booking value in the first quarter, up 31% from the year-ago quarter

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Segway-Ninebot unveils the semi-autonomous KickScooter T60 that it says can return itself to charging stations, expected to be available in Q1 2020 for ~$1,420 (Reuters)

Reuters: Segway-Ninebot unveils the semi-autonomous KickScooter T60 that it says can return itself to charging stations, expected to be available in Q1 2020 for ~$1,420  —  BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Segway-Ninebot Group, a Beijing-based electric scooter maker, on Friday unveiled a scooter … Segway-Ninebot unveils the semi-autonomous KickScooter T60 that it says can return itself

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Gab experienced a huge growth spurt in H1 2019 as SimilarWeb data shows its traffic between January and July grew almost 200% and unique visitors are up 180% (David Gilbert/VICE)

David Gilbert / VICE: Gab experienced a huge growth spurt in H1 2019 as SimilarWeb data shows its traffic between January and July grew almost 200% and unique visitors are up 180%  —  Gab has experienced a huge growth spurt in the first half of 2019, a worrying sign of the spread of hateful ideologies

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Commsignia, which develops software for automotive OEMs that connects vehicles with each other and smart city infrastructure, raises $11M Series A (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: Commsignia, which develops software for automotive OEMs that connects vehicles with each other and smart city infrastructure, raises $11M Series A  —  Commsignia, Inc., a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) solutions, closed an $11m funding round. Commsignia, which develops software for automotive OEMs that connects vehicles with each other and smart city

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