Facebook Could Face Billions In Potential Damages As Court Rules Facial Recognition Lawsuit Can Proce
A.Capital Partners, founded by Ronny Conway, targets $140 million for its third fund: Connie Loizos
Silicon Valley investor Ronny Conway is raising his third early-stage venture fund, shows a new SEC filing that states the fund’s target is $140 million and that the first sale has yet to occur. The now six-year-old firm, A.Capital, focuses on both consumer a…
The Russians are coming! The Russians are ... complicated!: Jon Evans
Did you know that Russia’s security services, particularly those related to hacking / information security, have been in the throes of vicious high-stakes infighting for years? Did you know that the perceived Russian doctrine which informed much Western analy…
Facebook could face billions in potential damages as court rules facial recognition lawsuit can proce: Jonathan Shieber
Facebook is facing exposure to billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook’s arguments to halt a class action lawsuit claiming it illegally collected and stored the biometric data of millions of users. The…
Glow raises $2.3M to help podcasters make money: Anthony Ha
Glow is a new startup that says it wants to help podcasters build media business. That’s something co-founder and CEO Amira Valliani said she tried to do herself. After a career that included working in the Obama White House and getting an MBA from Wharton, s…
Hyundai's fuel cell SUV just scored a top safety rating from IIHS: Kirsten Korosec
The Hyundai Nexo, a hydrogen fuel cell SUV first unveiled at CES 2018, has earned a top safety award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The award, announced Thursday, marks two firsts. The Nexo is the first fuel cell vehicle to earn IIHS’s top s…
Uber stock plummets following second-quarter earnings report: Kate Clark
Uber's second quarter earnings report is here.
Cultivated data is the next Gold Rush: Bernard Moon
Data and analytics is finally being valued and becoming mission critical: It is no longer "just another tool” to have in the toolbox, but is key to a company’s success.
Apple expands its bug bounty, increases maximum payout to $1M: Zack Whittaker
Apple is finally giving security researchers something they’ve wanted for years: a macOS bug bounty. The technology giant said Thursday it will roll out the bug bounty program to include Macs and MacBooks, as well as Apple TV and Apple Watch, almost exactly t…
This charming little camera prints instantly to receipt paper: Devin Coldewey
I'm a big instant camera fan, but the film is expensive and the digital printers just aren't very good. So I was delighted to see this alternative seeking funds on Kickstarter: the Alulu camera, which prints photos in black and white on receipt paper. Why did…
Samsung is bringing PC game streaming to the Note 10: Brian Heater
One of the more interesting news tidbits from yesterday’s Unpacked event got a bit drowned out in all of the noise. Understandably so — Samsung jammed a lot into an event that ran just over an hour, virtually sprinting through a handful of gaming announcement…
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