From vegan vlogger drama to Anthony Levandowski’s church of artificial intelligence, 2017 was quite a year.
Source: Wired
Critics of voter ID laws have had a difficult time proving their menace in court. A new algorithm could change that.
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WeWork charged into Asia two years ago but it finally moved into Southeast Asia in the second half of 2017 through the acquisition of SpaceMob and the opening of its first space in Singapore — which became number 200 worldwide. Now, the company is relying on a formula with two key focuses to further its push and conquer the co-working space in this emerging region. Consumer… Read More
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Almost 18 months after its launch, Niantic told the Financial Times it will bring Pokemon Go to China, although it’s still unclear when the tiny monsters will be seen running on Chinese streets.
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MoneyLion, the part lending, part savings and part wealth management app targeted at the financial middle class has raised $42M in Series B funding.This brings total equity funding to $67M since being founded in 2013.
The startup provides an all-in-one platform for anything finance related. A user connects their bank accounts and credit cards and then gets personalized advice based on their… Read More
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Aurora, founded by self-driving car superstars from Google, Tesla, and Uber, makes a big move toward commercialization.
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Dahmakan, a food delivery startup from Malaysia that graduated Y Combinator last year, has raised $2.6 million as it begins to explore the potential to expand its business across Southeast Asia. The startup distinguishes itself from the likes of FoodPanda and Deliveroo with an “end-to-end” approach to food, that’s to say that it cooks all dishes itself and dispatches them… Read More
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Founded four years ago to reach millennials disenchanted with Taiwan’s scandal-obsessed media, The News Lens is growing up fast. The Taipei-based company announced it has agreed to buy Inside, one of Taiwan’s best-known technology news sites. Not only is this The News Lens’ (known as TNL) first acquisition, but founder and chief executive officer Joey Chung says it also makes… Read More
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ICOs were one of the breakthroughs in the tech industry in 2017. Initially it was just those in the blockchain space who were aware, but as the year went on a number of existing business grew attracted to the idea of raising money without the usual route of VCs and lost equity. The year ended with more than $4 billion raised via ICOs. It’s fair to say that the concept is widely-known… Read More
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Heading into CES, Dell has just dropped the details and photos of its new XPS 13. The new laptop is getting upgrades to specs across the board, but the new design is what has us stoked to see it in person.
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