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Mastercard unveils a tool for central banks to simulate issuing digital versions of their currency and test whether they are practical for consumers
Source: Coinbase is exploring the use of blockchain-based tokens as part of its IPO; waiting for regulatory approval may push its IPO announcement to mid-2021
Digital Currency Group to invest $100M in its subsidiary Foundry, which was quietly formed in 2019 to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in N. America
MediaTek stock dropped 10%+ this week as investors fear that newly tightened US sanctions against Huawei, announced this week, now also apply to MediaTek chips
A.I. defeats human F-16 pilot in a simulated dogfight
Robinhood says it raised $200M Series G from D1 Capital Partners, valuing it at $11.2B, up from a $8.6B valuation it received after last month's $320M raise
Warren Buffett traded Goldman Sachs for gold
Michigan and Alphabet-backed Cavnue want to build a dedicated road for autonomous vehicles between Detroit and Ann Arbor, plus a software standard to access it
Facebook to pay $650M to settle a facial recognition suit in Illinois, after judge says the original settlement of $550M did not adequately punish the company
Robinhood says it has raised $320M in new funding that values it at $8.6B, following its $280M Series F in May, which valued it at $8.3B
George Floyd protests, coronavirus face masks pose challenges for facial recognition
Maryland-based startup Immuta raises $40M Series C led by Intel Capital to expand its privacy and data governance services
Ex-eBay executives are charged with lurid stalking campaign
Ethyca, which automates the process of managing sensitive consumer data for compliance, raises $13.5M Series A from investors including Max Levchin
VPN demand in Hong Kong reveals a new fear: China weaponizing the Internet
Neo-bank Aspiration, which positions itself as socially conscious and sustainable, raises $135M Series C led by Alpha Edison, bringing total funding to $200M+
Microsoft and FedEx partner to help companies ship products more efficiently, including a tool that aggregates information to predict potential issues
Sonos cofounder hits back at Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for complaining about Apple
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partnership, a spin-off of Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, raises $400M Series A from Alphabet and OTPP to improve US infrastructure with tech
Google, Gates Foundation, and others form the Mojaloop Foundation, which will develop an open source digital payments platform for developing countries
Robinhood raises $280M Series F led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $8.3B, and says it's added 3M funded accounts since the beginning of the year
A startup is building computer chips using real neurons
China’s coronavirus propaganda has shifted dramatically, report finds
WeWork is selling the social network Meetup to AlleyCorp and other private investors, sources say at a fraction of the $156M that WeWork paid for Meetup in 2017
Crowdsourcing vs. coronavirus: Inside the global push to 3D-print masks and ventilator parts
Silicon Valley VC firm offers to expedite coronavirus tests to its investors
DoNotPay launches Digital Health, a $3/month tool that automates CCPA data deletion requests; the fee gives users access to its other services like Robo Revenge
Apple Watch largely does not detect or categorize AFib at a heart rate greater than 120 beats per minute, which may give some users a false sense of security
Psychedelic drugs may transform mental health care. And big business is ready to profit from the revolution.
Google's HR head, Eileen Naughton, to step down from her role amid rising employee anger over Google's handling of sexual harassment claims and staff protests
Lightning Labs, which wants to speed up bitcoin transactions, raises $10M Series A led by Craft Ventures and rolls out its first enterprise product
Survey of 12,043 US adults: 59% distrust Facebook for political and election news, including 62% of Republicans and 59% of Democrats, while 48% distrust Twitter
Experts say Yandex, Russia's most-used search engine, is lagging behind Google and Bing in implementing controls to cut down on images of child sexual abuse
Needing protection from hackers, Samsung’s smart TVs get an app that controls how viewer data is shared
Komodo Health, which deploys AI on data across the medical industry to build a healthcare "map" of patient outcomes in the US, raises $50M Series C led by a16z
Why Workplace A.I. Needs a Human Touch
Q&A with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins about its new business line – standalone networking chips to win big datacenter clients like Facebook and Microsoft
Researchers claim they used 3D masks and photos to deceive facial recognition systems used by Alipay, WeChat Pay, Schiphol Airport, and train stations in China
WeWork sells SEO startup Conductor, which it bought for $113.6M, back to its management team, shuts down Spacious, which it acquired for $42.5M four months ago
A recent fracas between Binance and The Block shows crypto needs more independent journalists investigating the industry despite the community's media hostility
Abnormal Security, a cloud email security startup aimed at combating fraud, raises $24M Series A led by Greylock Partners
Automated crypto lending platform Compound raises $25M Series A from a16z, says it now has over $150M worth of assets on its platform
50% of employees have quit a job because of their manager
Profile of Colin Yao, head of Tencent's game development subsidiary TiMi Studios, responsible for building some of the most played games in China
A look at the revival in digital music sales, which have grown from $14.3B in 2014 to $18.1B in 2018, mainly thanks to paid streaming services like Spotify
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