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Three challenges facing blockchain technology
Nearly five years ago, Overstock.com became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin as a form of payment. It now…
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Samsung’s dual-screen folding phone is very strange and probably doomed
Let me just say that I love the idea of a folding phone/tablet device. I was a Courier fanboy when…
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What if Google unionized?
Last week more than 20,000 Google employees walked out of their workplace to protest, and demand major changes in, how…
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The tools, they are a-changing
Building web services and smartphone apps, which is most of what I’ve been doing professionally at HappyFunCorp1 for the last…
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Tim Cook supports EU’s strict privacy laws — but thinks taxes are ‘crap’
Apple‘s CEO, Tim Cook, just endorsed EU‘s push for stricter privacy regulation and defining privacy as a fundamental right, during…
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Trump begs big tech for free labor to avoid federal hirings
The White House wants the nation’s big tech companies to make it easier for employees to do a civic “tour…
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Not even Cardi B can make me appreciate ASMR
Over the weekend, I wrote an article explaining why I hate ASMR videos. But since then, I’ve listen to…
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Blood money
Some years ago an investor I met at a TechCrunch event invited me out for a coffee. This happens a…
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Facebook needed to hire a diplomat, and Nick Clegg is the smartest choice
When Elliot Schrage announced he was stepping down from his role as Facebook’s Head of Global Policy and Communications, the…
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