The ride-hailing giant will price stock at $45 for a valuation of $82 billion. Uber set to go public valued at billion in the year’s biggest IPO Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft reckons Microsoft Defender is up to the task of detecting legit tools for credential dumping from lsass.exe memory. Cybersecurity: This is how Microsoft Defender ATP tackles password-stealing credential dumping attempts Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCNET Asks: Google’s annual developer conference unveiled new hardware and software and we want to know what, if anything, caught your eye. Google I/O has come to an end. What really caught your attention? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: The time is ripe for Pixel phones to finally compete. Google is finally ready to take on the iPhone and Samsung phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe SpaceX boss tweaked a photo of his Blue Origin rival’s new toy. Elon Musk mocks Jeff Bezos' Blue Moon lander in cheeky tweet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’re coming to you live from day two of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Next up is an interview with Sarah Kessler, the deputy editor of Quartz’s digital subscription magazine and the author of GIGGED. Kessler knows everything about the gig economy. So if you’re curious about the future of work and where
Read MoreEurope is bracing itself for a big shake-up in how we pay for things online, which will have significant consequences for businesses across the region. Similar to how GDPR hugely impacted how millions of organizations handle personal data when it was enforced last year, Strong Customer Authentication (or SCA) will have profound implications for how
Read MoreThe capabilities of modern technology have made our world more connected, personalized and efficient than ever. With this unprecedented power and access comes the ability to operate in a more transparent, ethical manner—and consumers expect businesses to do so. Fortunately, both businesses and consumers have a lot of systems available—and more in development—to ensure that
Read MoreAt TNW2019, Google’s Chief Decision Scientist Cassie Kozyrkov took to the main stage to share her thoughts on humans’ responsibility behind creating and using AI tools. In a talk titled “Automating Beyond Human Expression,” Kozyrkov explained why she believes we shouldn’t fear AI, but the humans building it. Despite what science fiction might tell you,
Read MoreLaure Cucuron, Managing Director of specialist recycling firm TerraCycle, took to one of the coziest stages on the first day of TNW2019 – the Future Generations track – to tell listeners how companies are thinking about recycling in all the wrong ways. Recycling should begin not when packaging is disposed of, but when the packaging
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Interface: Chris Hughes’ op-ed reflects a consensus among early Facebook executives that the company is too large, too powerful, and too deleterious to society’s health — Thanks to everyone who wrote with warm wishes about jury duty. Sadly, I was not called upon to serve my democracy. Chris Hughes' op-ed reflects
Read MoreThe return draws closer. Final Fantasy 7 remake gameplay trailer is high definition nostalgia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Snow? Daenerys Targaryen? Cersei Lannister? Hot Pie? Who will win the Game of Thrones? Here's our predictions… – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReputation always matters, but rarely more than in large M&A deals. With M&A worth $3 trillion a year across the US and Europe, even a small reputational issue can cost billions if it makes the difference between a deal taking place or being scuppered. Historically, reputational damage often revolved around accounting “irregularities.” Think Enron, Worldcom,
Read MoreNo light? No worries. Scientists discover nightmare fish in the deep, dark ocean can see in color – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAgreement comes after investigation found illegal levels of lead and cadmium in products marketed to children. Amazon agrees to make sure kids’ school supplies don’t have toxic metals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company, however, says images collected via the photo storage and backup app aren’t used to train its enterprise facial recognition products. Ever app trained facial recognition tech on users' photos, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBob Diachenko / Security Discovery: Over 274M records with personal identifiable info of Indian citizens exposed by unsecured MongoDB database, in what may be part of a massive scraping operation — On May 1st, I have discovered an unprotected and publicly indexed MongoDB database which contained 275,265,298 records … Over 274M records with personal identifiable
Read MoreNah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, bat-winged! Scientists just discovered a new dinosaur with leathery bat wings – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMark Wilson / Fast Company: Interview with Google designer Jennifer Daniel on the complicated issues of gender in images as Google plans to release 53 gender ambiguous emoji with Android Q — In 1999, the Japanese wireless communications company NTT Docomo released 176 pictures for people to quickly, efficiently … Interview with Google designer Jennifer
Read MoreEven though it might seem biased — coming from a VC — I genuinely believe that for ambitious founders looking to grow fast, VCs are a necessary step on the road to world domination. Unless you’ve got bundles of cash to self-fund, VC investment gives you the resources to get your product to market, scale your operations
Read MoreWashington State Office of the Attorney General: Washington AG says Amazon has agreed to require sellers of kids’ school supplies and jewelry to provide lab certification that their products are not toxic — AG investigation found some school supplies with more than 80 times legal limit of lead — SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson
Read MoreThe Blue Origins founder wants to get to the moon by 2024. Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lunar lander, plans for huge space colonies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHer discovery led to women taking a vitamin that helps prevent some birth defects. Google Doodle honors Lucy Wills, pioneering prenatal care researcher – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou won’t be putting this in your cooler. Scientists create extraordinary, alien form of super hot ice – CNET Source: CNet
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