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Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling back acquisitions at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, as part of her 2020 bid (Elizabeth Warren/Team Warren)

Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren: Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling back acquisitions at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, as part of her 2020 bid  —  Team WarrenBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing  —  Twenty-five years ago, Facebook, Google, and Amazon didn’t exist. Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling

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A profile of Via, a New York ride-hailing company that pays drivers more than Uber and Lyft, aims to be eco-friendly, and tries to "strengthen public transit" (Ankita Rao/Motherboard)

Ankita Rao / Motherboard: A profile of Via, a New York ride-hailing company that pays drivers more than Uber and Lyft, aims to be eco-friendly, and tries to “strengthen public transit”  —  Via pays its drivers more than any other company, focuses on environmentally friendly practices, and wants to decrease traffic congestion. A profile of

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Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to start manufacturing its AR headset between Q4 2019 and Q2 2020; the headset will rely on iPhone for rendering and connectivity (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to start manufacturing its AR headset between Q4 2019 and Q2 2020; the headset will rely on iPhone for rendering and connectivity  —  Apple talks about augmented reality at any opportunity it gets, but so far its fierce ambition has only materialized to consumers as ARKit apps on

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London-based PolyAI, which develops "conversational AI agents" for use in customer support contact centers, raises $12M Series A led by Point72 Ventures (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: London-based PolyAI, which develops “conversational AI agents” for use in customer support contact centers, raises $12M Series A led by Point72 Ventures  —  PolyAI, a London startup founded by experts in the field of “conversational AI” — including CEO Nikola Mrkši&#263 … London-based PolyAI, which develops "conversational AI agents" for use

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Australian police seizes 30KG in drugs and $2M from cryptocurrency crime ring

Australian federal police (AFP) have arrested two men connected to a cryptocurrency-fused drug syndicate operating in Melbourne. According to a statement, AFP agents executed a string of search warrants yesterday, seizing steroids, Australian currency, and “cryptocurrency-related items.” In particular, a 27-year-old-man was arrested and charged with playing a key role in the alleged drug importing and

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