Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Crunchbase data shows VC investments in blockchain-related startups, excluding ICOs, reached $1.3B in 2018, exceeding investment totals of previous 18 months — Although bitcoin and blockchain technology may not take up …
Reuters: A look at Indonesia’s e-commerce market, where Chinese online giants and local firms invest billions to tackle logistical problems in a country with 17K islands — JAKARTA (Reuters) – In a warehouse on the …
Mark Scott / Politico: European Parliament President says Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with MEPs on Tuesday will be livestreamed — Turnaround comes after plans for a closed-door meeting with the Facebook chief and select MEPs prompted …
Employees at Google are protesting a Pentagon contract. But there are few signs of unrest over CIA deals at Amazon and Microsoft. [ Click for Full Article ] See Full Post : https://www.wired.com/story/the-line-between-big-tech-and-defense-work
Yimian Wu / China Money Network: CowaRobot, Chinese startup that makes robots for street cleaning and logistics and also created a smart suitcase that can follow the owner, raises $21M Series B — SoftBank China …
Brady Dale / CoinDesk: VideoCoin, blockchain-based video streaming project backed by CNET co-founder Halsey Minor, raises $50M in an ICO completed via private placements — Streaming a TV show or a sports game directly to …
Cory Weinberg / The Information: Sources: Lyft consultants approached San Francisco officials about applying for permits for an e-scooter service — Lyft plans to seek permits to run an electric scooter service in San Francisco, …
David Ku / The Official Microsoft Blog: Microsoft acquires Berkeley-based conversational AI startup Semantic Machines — David Ku – CVP and chief technology officer of Microsoft AI & Research — AI researchers have made great …
David McCabe / Axios: Progressive groups including Demand Progress to launch a “six-figure” ad offensive Monday telling FTC to break off Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger from Facebook — A collection of progressive groups will launch a …
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: TeenSafe, an app for parents to monitor kids’ phone use, stored app login passwords and kids’ Apple ID credentials in plaintext on an unsecured AWS server — Exclusive: A server stored …
