20,000 feet under the sea, researchers find carbon from nuclear bombs has made its way into the food chain. Scientists find radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests in ocean's deepest trench – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMeet the semiretired millennials who left California for low-tax, low-stress places like Texas, as their former start-ups stampede toward the stock market. They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreChris Hughes / New York Times: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says Mark Zuckerberg’s influence is staggering and that it is time to break up Facebook — The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg — was in the summer of 2017, several months before the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. We met at Facebook’s Menlo Park …
Read MoreNow Burger King has unveiled a direct to driver delivery concept the company has labeled “The Traffic Jam Whopper.” The initiative, which is being rolled out in Mexico City, allows drivers to order food directly to their car, where it is delivered via motorcycle. Burger King’s latest plan to reach customers: Whoppers delivered right to
Read MoreTiles is a useful new addition to Google’s smartwatches. Here’s what it means for the future of Wear OS. Wear OS: What's new and what's coming soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Kynge / Financial Times: Alibaba to allow more vendors outside China to use AliExpress to sell goods internationally, starting with retailers in Russia, Turkey, Italy, and Spain — Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce group, is overhauling the business model of a fast-growing subsidiary in a bid to offer … Alibaba to allow more vendors outside
Read MoreMicrosoft is revamping PowerToys utilities for Windows 10. Windows 10: Microsoft is bringing back one of Windows 95’s most popular features Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJonathan Browning / Bloomberg: In a UK court filing, Amazon says hackers siphoned money from ~100 seller accounts over a period of six months last year — – Amazon asked U.K. court for bank details linked to hackers — Hackers break into about 100 accounts, according to documents In a UK court filing, Amazon says
Read MoreIt‘s a truth universally acknowledged that managing fewer things is easier than managing lots of things. Yet, why do so many of us in tech exalt “scale” as a paramount virtue? The cloud-native arena is a particularly interesting focal point for this exact debate. The cloud-native community is disrupting many long-held technological conventions, making us
Read MoreWelcome to day one of TNW’s annual conference, taking place in the industrial hipness of Amsterdam’s NDSM Wharf. The sun’s out. The coffee is brewing. It’s a beautiful day. Now, let’s talk some tech. In five minutes, Louise Troen, Bumble’s iconic VP of Internal Marketing and Communications will take to the stage to talk about
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Heetch, which provides ride-sharing services across France and French-speaking Africa, raises $38M Series B led by Cathay Innovation and Total Ventures — With Uber just days away from going public, a small challenger has raised some funds of its own to take it and the rest of the field on in
Read MoreWe’re coming at you live from TNW2019 on day one where Reddit’s Chief Technical Officer, Chris Slowe, is about to take to the stage. Slowe, also the Founding Engineer of Reddit, will take attendees behind the scenes to see the technology that makes online communities possible. He will explore three key pillars: helping people discover
Read MoreWe’re coming to you live from day one of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Up first is Guy Kawasaki, the genius responsible for building Apple’s cult-like status that remains today. He basically invented evangelism marketing as Apple’s original chief evangelist from 1983 to 1987, and he was in charge of marketing the very
Read MoreThe Jet Fusion 5200 is for high-volume manufacturing and can make squishy plastic products, too. New HP 3D printer is for factories, not prototypes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen I first joined the blockchain space as a PR guy a few years ago, my focus was almost entirely centered on press coverage on high profile business publications. Sure thing, most of my clients simply would not buy anything but Forbes, Business Insider, and Entrepreneur features. Frankly said, I myself was thinking that it’s
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Worm. W32.Bulehero Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreWith great power comes great responsibilty. Australia printed 46 million notes with a typo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI read Rami Sass’ recent piece here on Podium about how cyber insurance is overhyped. While he raised great questions about the current pricing models and fear-driven tactics used to sell coverage, I wanted to share a different perspective and address his concerns. Insurance exists because of insecurity in the world — health insurance in
Read MoreThe Intuos Pro Small is a more affordable version of Wacom’s flagship graphics tablet. Wacom's Intuos Pro tablet now comes in pint-size – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChildren’s groups say the tech giant’s Echo Dot Kids device violated a federal law protecting youngsters’ online privacy. Amazon disagrees. Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe groups allege Echo Dot Kids Edition collects voice recordings of users under 13. identifying information on users under 13 and that the system’s parental controls are flawed Consumer groups accuse Amazon of illegally collecting data on children Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAnton Shilov / AnandTech: Marvell to acquire Aquantia for $452M; Aquantia is best known for providing Multi-Gig Ethernet controllers for PC, datacenter, and automotive markets — Marvell on Monday announced that it had reached an agreement to buy the networking specialist firm Aquantia for $452 million. Marvell to acquire Aquantia for 2M; Aquantia is best
Read MoreNat Levy / GeekWire: Redfin launches Redfin Direct, a feature that lets homebuyers make offers on homes directly online without an agent, starting in Boston — Redfin quietly launched a new feature that lets homebuyers without an agent make offers on homes directly through its website, bringing back an initiative … Redfin launches Redfin Direct,
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Google unveils Mini-apps, a “new capability” for Google Search and Assistant that delivers interactive and dynamically updated content in search results — During the Tuesday keynote that kicked off Google’s I/O 2019 developer conference, the Mountain View company unveiled a slew … Google unveils Mini-apps, a "new capability" for Google Search
Read MoreThe balance of power between startup founder and venture capital investor has changed – and the rules of the courtship reversed. Falling software costs and better management mean Software as a Service (SaaS) startups are accessing less funding, keeping their capital and more often finding success on their own. This is good news for startups
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