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Investors who lost $190m demand exhumation of cryptocurrency mogul
Canadian company founder Gerald Cotten, 30, died in questionable circumstances and took crucial password to the grave Lawyers for customers of an sent a letter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Friday,... READ MORE
Cryptocurrency tycoon died leaving $145m in limbo. Now lawyers seek exhumation to check it’s really him
(CNN)Lawyers representing users of the collapsed Quadriga CX cryptocurrency exchange platform are requesting that Canadian authorities exhume and examine the body of its late founder, Gerald Cotten, to check if the person buried... READ MORE
How to build a diverse board
Ann Shepherd “It wasn’t something I was proud to share with the team,” he told us, as heads around the table nodded. Board diversity offers an array of benefits, including new perspectives that... READ MORE
Best 4K VR Porn: The Top 4 High-Resolution Virtual Reality Porn Sites
Step aside, HD. The future is 4K porn, and virtual reality smut peddlers know this is true. As more high-end VR porn sites continue to emerge online, premium sites are increasingly publishing their... READ MORE
Last chance to save: Late registration to Disrupt Berlin 2019 ends tonight
The countdown status to Disrupt Berlin 2019 stands at T-minus 24 hours. Yep, the doors to prolific opportunity open tomorrow at Arena Berlin. It’s not too late to join thousands of your startup colleagues,... READ MORE
Disrupt Berlin 2019 opens in just one week
Synchronize your watches, dust off your passports and pack your bags, startuppers. Disrupt Berlin 2019 kicks off in just seven short days. Thousands of you — representing more than 50 countries — will... READ MORE
A US citizen is accused of trying to help North Korea evade sanctions
Atlanta (CNN Business)A US computer researcher appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, accused of advising North Korea how to use cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions, according to the United States Attorney’s... READ MORE
A US citizen is accused of trying to help North Korea evade sanctions
Atlanta (CNN Business)A US computer researcher appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, accused of advising North Korea how to use cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions, according to the United States Attorney’s... READ MORE
PayPal is acquiring shopping reward site Honey for $4 billion
San Francisco (CNN Business)PayPal has struck a deal to acquire Honey, a shopping platform that offers online shoppers discounts and rewards, for $4 billion, according to a release Wednesday. The discount site features a mobile shopping assistant, tracking tools and … Continued
Dozens of Facebook lobbyists tied to members of Congress, investigation shows
Lobbyists worked for 29 current members of Congress, including Democratic party leaders, helping promote companys interests As tech giant Facebook grapples with congressional hearings over its policy allowing politicians to sponsor untruthful ads and its role in proliferating Sludge copartnership … Continued
Bored of the coins
Something strange is afoot in the world of cryptocurrencies. For the first time since Satoshi dropped Bitcoin on us like a benevolent bomb, this painfully new, highly bizarre field has become … well … boring. The true believers will tell … Continued
Twitter’s political ad policy is a small step in the fight against disinformation
Last month, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the social network will no longer permit political ads to run on the site. Dorsey noted that a political message should be earned not bought and acknowledged the challenges that political ads … Continued
PayPal pulls out of Pornhub, leaving sex workers to consider cryptocurrency
PayPal has pulled support for adult performers payouts on Pornhub, barring models from receiving their payments in a timely and efficient manner. The porn giant broke the news through its model support Twitter accountonWednesday night, tweeting URGENT: PayPal has stopped … Continued
Indian telcos Vodafone Idea and Airtel post $10.3 billion in combined quarterly losses
It’s not a good day for two of the top three telecom operators in India. Vodafone Idea, India’s second-largest telecom operator by subscriber count, said its consolidated loss had widened to $7.14 billion in the quarter that ended in September … Continued
The Garage is a new blockchain-focused incubator based in Paris
Meet The Garage, a new incubator in Paris that is all about blockchain projects. Co-founded by Cyril Paglino from Starchain Capital, Fabrice Le Fessant from Dune Network and Oussama Ammar from The Family, the company will support blockchain startups, help … Continued
Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with Citigroup
News of product, Cache, comes day after whistleblower revealed alarm over secret transfer of personal medical data to company Google is to offer personal checking accounts to consumers in a partnership with Citigroup bank as the search giant pushes deeper … Continued
Brave launches version 1.0 of its privacy-focused browser
Brave, the company co-founded by ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich after his ouster from the organization in 2014, today launched version 1.0 of its browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. In a browser market where users are spoiled for … Continued
Only four days left to buy early-bird passes to Disrupt Berlin 2019
Last week, we extended the early-bird pricing on passes to Disrupt Berlin 2019 until 15 November at 11:59 p.m. (CEST). Consider it distinctly non-divine intervention from Expeditus, the patron saint of procrastinators (and speedy causes). The countdown continues, and you have just … Continued