Los Angeles is becoming one of the more interesting destinations for startups and the investors that provide money for venture capital firms to place bets on young companies are increasingly starting to take notice. New funds are launching in Los Angeles at a pretty feverish clip, and the latest to plant its flag in the city is Bonfire Ventures, which just closed a $60 million vehicle for… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
A centralized network would be designed to protect US phones from Chinese spying, according to a report based on leaked documents.
Source: CNET
ContentSquare, which offers cloud-based software that helps businesses understand how and why users are interacting with their app, mobile and web sites, has picked up $42 million in Series B funding. Read More
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After a month of Apple’s Podcast Analytics tools being available to creators, the numbers are in—and they’re good news for the medium.
Source: Wired
Most financial authorities worldwide have warned their citizens on the risks of buying bitcoin or investing in ICOs, but Hong Kong is going a step further. Concern is such in the country that authorities are taking to TV and other media to warn of the risks of investment. Today the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Investor Education Centre (IEC), which is a subsidiary… Read More
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As the May 25 deadline for compliance with the EU’s updated privacy framework fast approaches Facebook is continuing to PR the changes it’s making to try to meet the new data protection standard — and steer away from the specter of fines that can scale as high as 4% of a company’s global turnover. Read More
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Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson star in this stylish, scathing and surreal assault on modern capitalism.
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Carnegie Mellon University is teaching a new class, titled “Artificial Intelligence for Social Good.� Is 2018 the year we all start using A.I. to do good in the world?
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6,000 fans spent a weekend at a resort 5,700 feet above sea level to watch pro teams of five battle it out for the top prize of $160,000.
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The “Secure It Now” giveaway will give three lucky winners the gear and service needed for awesome home monitoring.
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