Roughly a year ago, entrepreneurs Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström decided to form a traditional venture outfit called Yes VC. Fast forward, and the duo has nearly closed on $50 million for their debut fund, including backing from Supercell founder Ilkka Paananen, former Etsy CEO […]
Day: April 19, 2019
Ancestry.com’s Racist Ad Tumbles Into a Cultural Minefield
On Thursday, the world’s largest DNA testing company, Ancestry.com, pulled a video advertisement amid a cascade of criticism on social media. The ad, titled “Inseparable” and cinematically shot to portray a gauzy, gothic moment on the streets of the antebellum South, depicted a white man […]
New cruise line Blue World Voyages selling luxury residences aboard the ship
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Politics, policies said to be hurting inbound travel
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Leak claims Moto Z4 will pack a Snapdragon 675 and 6.4-inch screen
A new leak claims that the Moto Z4 will pack a midrange Snapdragon 675 chip, the same expected to come in the Moto Z4 Play, according to GSM Arena. That would rebut a rumor floating last November that alleged the Moto Z4 – or the […]
Malware researcher Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty, ending his legal case
Malware researcher Marcus Hutchins has pleaded guilty to two counts of creating and selling a powerful banking malware, ending a long and protracted battle with U.S. prosecutors. Hutchins, a British national who goes by the online handle MalwareTech, was arrested in August 2017 as he […]
Ultimo appello agli evasori «Pagate le tasse o pignoriamo»
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Uber Recruits Some Rich Friends to Drive Its Autonomous Cars
When Uber publicly filed for initial public offering last week, it cemented its reputation as a technology behemoth with more than a few liabilities. One particularly weighty albatross: its Autonomous Technology Group, which since 2015 has poured hundreds of millions into building self-driving car tech […]
Whales Are Scooping Up Bitcoin As Crypto Seemingly Bottoms, Report Shows
While traders and chartists have quipped back and forth about the short-term prospects of crypto assets— if Bitcoin (BTC) will rally past $5,500 or fall … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from Blogger http://bit.ly/2PiF2f8 via SEO Services
Hacker dumps thousands of sensitive Mexican embassy documents online
A hacker stole thousands of documents from Mexico’s embassy in Guatemala and posted them online. The hacker, who goes by the online handle @0x55Taylor, tweeted a link to the data earlier this week. The data is no longer available for download after the cloud host […]