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Warren and Sanders outraise the rest in Silicon Valley despite bashing big tech
Sanders and Warren want to break up the industry. That has not dented their popularity with its workers, Guardian analysis finds Elizabeth Warrens crusade against Silicon Valley has not dented her popularity among... READ MORE
Who will be the new owner of democracy.com? Domain to go on sale
Sale is a sealed-bid auction, in which each potential buyer is blind to what others offer, but is expected to get $300,000 or more What is democracy worth? Later this month a broadly... READ MORE
Last few hours to apply: TC Top Picks @ Disrupt Berlin 2019
This is it, startup founders. Today, October 18, is the last day and your final opportunity to be chosen as a TC Top Pick, to score a free Startup Alley Exhibitor Package and to... READ MORE
Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience
Is our age of ubiquitous smartphones and social media turning into an era of mass civil unrest? Two years after holding an independence referendum and unilaterally declaring independence in defiance of the Spanish... READ MORE
How the wheels came off Facebook’s Libra project
Support for Mark Zuckerbergs mission to reshape global finance is slipping away slowly but surely When quit in dramatic fashion in recent weeks, including PayPal, eBay, Visa and Mastercard, as concerns mount. One... READ MORE
YellowHeart allows musicians and concert organizers to take more control of resold tickets
YellowHeart is trying to solve a problem that should be familiar to anyone who’s ever tried to buy a ticket for a popular concert: Those tickets will often get snatched up by scalpers,... READ MORE
Feds Take Down Massive Child Porn Site That Told Users Do Not Upload Adult Porn
According to the Department of Justice, a now-busted online hub for child pornography had strict instructions for its users: Do not upload adult porn. Welcome to Video, a site which allegedly hosted hundreds... READ MORE
Inside the shutdown of the worlds largest child sex abuse website
This morning, the Justice Department announced that it had brought charges against the administrator and hundreds of users of the “world’s largest” child sexual exploitation marketplace on the dark web. For me, it... READ MORE
The battle to become the Mexican Nubank just started
Thiago Paiva Nubank proving that it was possible to break them up. Providing a superior product and exceptional customer support, it was able to attract more than 15 million customers, Bankaool launched its services in 2015, but was too early … Continued
World’s Largest Child Pornography Marketplace Taken Down In Global Dragnet
The global law enforcement operation led to the arrest of a 23-year-old South Korean man accused of running the English-language website, called “Welcome To Video.” Law enforcers also rounded up more than 330 accused users of the site in dozens … Continued
Zuckerberg defends Facebook as bastion of ‘free expression’ in speech
CEO faces quick backlash over highlighted policies, including on hate speech and voter suppression Mark Zuckerberg touted Facebook as a champion of free expression in a wide-sweeping speech, offering a staunch defense of the social media giant following several rocky … Continued
Latest IBM partnership looks to improve seafood safety with blockchain
IBM has been working with a number of different industries to help improve food safety with the help of blockchain technology. Today it announced its latest effort, a partnership with Massachusetts firm Raw Seafoods, Inc. to bring this approach to … Continued
David Sackss Craft Ventures just closed its second fund with $500 million
Craft Ventures, the venture firm launched in 2017 by serial entrepreneur David Sacks, has closed its second fund with $500 million in capital commitments, an amount the firm was said to begin targeting roughly a year ago. Craft’s debut fund … Continued
Monday was supposed to be a big day for Facebook’s Libra. Instead, it lost another partner
New York (CNN Business)Monday was supposed to be an exciting day for Libra. Its governance organization, the Libra Association, held an inaugural meeting to select members for its leadership team a critical milestone for the Facebook (FB)-developed cryptocurrency project. “Of … Continued
Justice Department announces takedown of the ‘largest’ Darknet child pornography site
Washington (CNN)The Justice Department announced Wednesday the takedown of what it calls the largest Darknet child pornography site, along with charges against the South Korean national who allegedly ran the site and more than 300 users of the site worldwide. … Continued
Only 3 days left: Apply to TC Top Picks @ Disrupt Berlin 2019
Deadline countdowns are relentless, and the application window to our TC Top Picks program is rapidly shrinking. The countdown ends and the window slams shut in just three days on 18 October at 12 p.m. (PT). If you want a … Continued
Indias Reliance Jio unveils video call assistant to help businesses automate customer support
Before Google moves to bring its human-sounding robot calling service Duplex to help users automate their interactions with businesses to international markets, an Indian giant is deploying its own solution to get a jumpstart on the local market. Reliance Jio … Continued