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Read MoreJP Morgan has a new digital asset, JPM Coin. It’s not really a cryptocurrency, and it’s not quite a stablecoin, but it does use a blockchain. It’s mostly referred to as a digital coin. Still, JPM Coin is set to square off against all the other redeemable bank tokens in the market, eventually. Announced today via
Read MoreChief Executive John Legere defended T-Mobile’s $26 billion deal to buy rival wireless carrier Sprint in Congress. T-Mobile CEO defends billion Sprint merger deal in Congress hearing Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you’re near a Whole Foods in select cities and have Amazon Prime, you can get goodies delivered speedy-quick. Last-minute Valentine's Day gifts: Flowers, chocolates and more from Amazon in 2 hours – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s just a bit more taillight showing than before. Polestar 2 teased again before Feb. 27 online unveil – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIn 1899, you might have been forgiven for thinking the automobile was only a rich-man’s toy. A horseless carriage was for flat garden pathways. The auto was far less reliable than a horse. This was new technology, and rich people are always into their gadgets, but the automobile is a technology that isn’t going to go
Read MoreThe FTC warns against “bogus suitors” asking for money. A Valentine's Day warning: Lovebirds lost 3M to romance scams in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Daily Beast: Sources: two teams of federal officials assembled to secure election infrastructure and fight foreign influence efforts are being dramatically downsized — ‘It’s very curious why the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election,’ one Homeland Security official tells The Daily Beast. Sources: two teams of federal officials assembled
Read MoreStephen Nellis / Reuters: Apple says it will resume selling banned iPhone 7 and 8 models in Germany using only chips from Qualcomm, says it had “no choice” but to stop using Intel chips — (Reuters) – Apple Inc said Thursday that it will resume selling older iPhone models in its stores in Germany …
Read MoreThe decision comes after main A380 customer Emirates cuts its orders. Airbus to end production of A380, world's biggest airliner – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRobin Wauters / Tech.eu: Swedish AI startup Peltarion, which helps to develop, manage, and deploy deep learning systems at scale, raises $20M Series A led by Euclidean Capital — Sweden-based Peltarion, a 15-year old company that has developed a platform which essentially allows companies and governments to create … Swedish AI startup Peltarion, which helps
Read MoreHugh Son / CNBC: JP Morgan has created the JPM Coin, a digital token that will be used to instantly settle transactions, with trials set to start in a few months — – Engineers at the lender have created the “JPM Coin,” a digital token that will be used to instantly settle transactions between clients
Read MoreAndrii Degeler / Tech.eu: Paris-based freelance marketplace Malt raises $25M round led by Idinvest, will use the capital injection to expand to Germany and the Netherlands — Paris-based freelance platform Malt has landed $25 million in a funding round led by Idinvest, with participation from existing investors, ISAI and Serena, Maddyness reported. Paris-based freelance marketplace
Read MoreTechCrunch: Alibaba’s Ant Financial buys London-based payments company WorldFirst in a deal that sources say is valued at around $700M — Ant Financial, the financial services giant affiliated with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has made its first big move into Europe. Alibaba's Ant Financial buys London-based payments company WorldFirst in a deal that sources say
Read MoreTech marketers have been using celebrity endorsements for decades – Microsoft and Apple have relied on this method to flock their goods to the masses since the ’80s – and the cryptocurrency industry, although nascent, is no different. In the beginning, one could argue the objective was to put a friendly, familiar face on a
Read MoreEmoji has become a universal language of its own, but up until now there wasn’t one for people to say “I’m on my period” — and that’s more important than you might think. This bloody brilliant news came earlier this month when the Unicode Consortium (the official body that manages emoji worldwide) confirmed in a blogpost
Read MoreFritzing is a very nice Open Source design tool for PCBs, electrical sketches, and schematics for designers and artists to move from a prototype to real hardware. Over the years, we’ve seen fantastic projects built with Fritzing. Fritzing has been the subject of books, lectures, and educational courses, and the impact of Fritzing has been
Read MoreFaine Greenwood / Slate: Humanitarians urge the UN World Food Programme to reconsider the terms and scope of its partnership with Palantir, since it is unclear why Palantir was chosen — The infamous data-analytics firm is now working with one of the planet’s largest aid organizations. What could go wrong? Humanitarians urge the UN World
Read MoreYour phone’s video capabilities lag behind its photo abilities. Here’s how they can be fixed. 7 ways Apple, Samsung and Google need to step up their phone cameras in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNellie Bowles / New York Times: Profile of Atlassian founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes, Australia’s first startup-to-IPO tech billionaires whose company is now worth $20B — SYDNEY, Australia — Atlassian is a very boring software company. It develops products for software engineers and project managers … Profile of Atlassian founders Scott Farquhar and Mike
Read MoreMembers of Congress are complaining directly to wireless carrier leaders. ‘These maps are bogus’: U.S. lawmakers tear into telecom execs over spotty rural coverage Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSamsung just confirmed it’ll talk about its foldable phone on Feb. 20. Galaxy X, Galaxy F, Galaxy Fold: Feb. 20 launch, price, specs, rumored March release date for Samsung's foldable phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStreaming music service Qobuz launches in the US today and offers high-quality music streams and a unique download store. Streaming newcomer Qobuz takes on Spotify and Tidal with sound quality focus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEU’s controversial Copyright Reform is only couple of months from becoming official EU law after the European Parliament and the Council agreed on the final text last night. Opponents of the finalized version are putting their hopes on a final vote in Parliament in March or April to repeal the contested Articles 11 and 13.
Read MoreIt’s so small and light you’ll hardly feel it in your hands. Canon EOS RP is a full-frame mirrorless camera for ,300 – CNET Source: CNet
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