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Dfinity launches an open-source platform aimed at the social networking giants
When Dfinity raised $102 million in funding in 2018 at a $2 billion valuation in a round jointly led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital, it
Google takes on AWS and Azure in India with Airtel cloud deal
Google has inked a deal with India’s third-largest telecom operator as the American giant looks to grow its cloud customer base in the key
The marketplace of ideas is a weapons market now
The most interesting thing I saw online this week was Venkatesh Rao’s “Internet of Beefs” essay. I don’t agree with all of it.
Kadena fulfills hybrid blockchain vision with launch of public chain
For the last few years, blockchain startup Kadena has been working on a vision of bringing blockchain to the enterprise. Today it announced the final
Catalyst Fund gets $15M from JP Morgan, UK Aid to back 30 EM fintech startups
The Catalyst Fund has gained $15 million in new support from JP Morgan and UK Aid and will back 30 fintech startups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Bad Algorithms Didn’t Break Democracy
Over the past five decades, America’s war on drugs has been motivated and organized by the fantasy that the proliferation of substance abuse is
Privacy experts slam UKs disastrous failure to tackle unlawful adtech
The UK’s data protection regulator has been slammed by privacy experts for once again failing to take enforcement action over systematic
Submissions for The Europas Tech Startups Awards are now open
Submissions for The Europas Awards 2020 have now opened. We’re back for our 11th year of recognizing the hottest tech startups across the