Cryptocurrency Distopia by Facebook: Is it the End of Freedom?
One of the great advantages that Bitcoin has is that it is decentralized, and hence not controlled by any central agency. Cryptocurrency gives exceptional capabilities...
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It’s Way Too Early to Talk About #MeToo and Redemption
When the hashtag #metoo re-trended in 2017, it exposed and expelled numerous powerful business titans, media moguls, and politicians for harmful behavior. Hearing these reports...
Silicon Valley’s Secret Philosophers Should Share Their Work
Karl Marx famously complained that “philosophers have only interpreted the world … The point, however, is to change it.” While it’s doubtful Silicon Valley’s mission...
Wealthfront acquires robo advisor Grove – FinTech Futures
California-based digital firm Wealthfront is acquiring financial planning fintech, Grove for an undisclosed sum, writes Jane Connolly. Financial Planning reports that the deal will boost...
‘Silicon Valley’ final season trailer is as tense as ever: Watch
It shouldn’t be news to any of us now that some parts of the internet…are bad. Even a lot of the good parts are being...
UK regulations push SVB further towards automation – FinTech Futures
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has partnered with foreign exchange fintech, Kantox, after admitting UK regulation “is always getting tighter”. Head of transactional FX solutions at...
The Best TV Shows on Hotstar in India
Though Hotstar — now owned by Disney through its acquisition of Fox — is showing a newfound zeal in producing original series content, realising the...
What are the advantages that blockchain offers?
The story so far: For a little over a decade, the term blockchain has been flitting in and out of news cycles, especially in connection...
The Next Startup to Become a Billion-Dollar Company Probably Isn’t in Silicon Valley
Founders are moving beyond the San Francisco Bay Area to find locations that work for their companies. July 3, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed...
Diversity in Tech Faces a Fundamental Problem
Webb points to China as an alternative. There, kindergarten-age students nationwide will begin studying a textbook this year that’s designed to teach students the new...
Inside Backpage.com’s Vicious Battle With the Feds
In Michael Lacey’s younger and more vulnerable years, his father gave him this advice: “Whenever someone pokes a finger in your chest, you grab that...
Apple Man Has Words For Non-Apple Men and Women
Apple and CEO Tim Cook have always branded the company as fundamentally different from its competitors on privacy. iOS devices collect and use less data...
I Think I Hated This Tech Conference on Psychedelics
I stood in a silent auditorium and stared obediently into the eyes of a stranger. His eyes were brown. His nametag said Mark. He had...
Why Strangers Are AirDropping You Memes and Photos
Naturally, some teens push the boundaries of what’s acceptable to share. It’s not unheard of for kids to blast out nudes (of themselves or others)...
How Politicians and Scholars Turned Against Big Tech
Scholarly Tech Critics: The technology industry has long had skeptics in the academy, but over the last five years, those researchers have landed many more...