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Blockchain

Coinbase-backed blockchain card game ‘Gods Unchained’ launches public beta

By Kyt Dotson Jul 8, 2019

Competitive digital collectible card game “Gods Unchained,” developed and published by Fuel Games, today launched its public beta. Using the power of the Ethereum public distributed ledger blockchain, “Gods Unchained” makes it possible for virtual…

Cloud

Cloud-based employee performance management startup 15Five raises $30.7M

By Duncan Riley Jul 8, 2019

Cloud-based employee performance management software startup 15Five Inc. said today it has raised $30.7 million in new funding to accelerate growth, scale sales and marketing, and to invest further in product development. The Series B round was…

Emerging Tech

FBI and ICE are using state DMV records for facial recognition software

By Duncan Riley Jul 7, 2019

U.S. federal law enforcement agencies are using photos from state Department of Motor Vehicle registries to train facial recognition software according to a new report. The Washington Post, referring to data obtained by Georgetown Law…

Emerging Tech

SoftBank gets green light for $2.25B GM Cruise investment

By Duncan Riley Jul 7, 2019

GM Cruise LLC, the self-driving car division of General Motors Co., is set to receive $2.25 billion in funding from Japanese telco giant SoftBank Group Corp. after the investment received approval from a government committee.…

Emerging Tech

IBM’s new Hypertaste system is an AI-assisted, reprogrammable chemical sensor

By Maria Deutscher Jul 5, 2019

Researchers at IBM Corp.’s Zurich lab today unveiled their latest project: a chemical detection system called Hypertaste that uses artificial intelligence to classify liquids. Distinguishing different beverages and food items is usually a trivial…

Policy

UK watchdog freezes Amazon’s investment in food delivery unicorn Deliveroo

By Maria Deutscher Jul 5, 2019

Amazon.com Inc.’s recent moves in the food delivery market have drawn scrutiny from U.K. regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority, Britain’s antitrust watchdog, today announced that it has frozen the retail giant’s May investment…

Policy

US asks federal court to throw out Huawei ban lawsuit

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

U.S. government officials filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. over a ban against its equipment being used by government agencies. The ban in question, not to be confused with a…

Security

DHS warns state officials about 2020 election phishing threats

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

An official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned a meeting of top state election officials to be cautious of hacking attempts targeting local and state election workers in the lead up to…

Apps

Robotic lawyer startup DoNotPay raises $4.6M

By Duncan Riley Jul 4, 2019

Robotic lawyer startup DoNotPay Ltd. today said it has raised $4.6 million in new funding to expand its service into new markets. The seed funding round was back by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z, Greylock Ventures, Felicis Ventures,…

Apps

Samsung profits fall more than 50% on lower demand for memory chips

By Mike Wheatley Jul 4, 2019

Samsung Electronics Co. said late Thursday in its preliminary second-quarter earnings guidance that its operating profit fell by more than 50% from a year ago on weak demand for its memory chips and a slowdown in the…

explore news

Coinbase-backed blockchain card game ‘Gods Unchained’ launches public beta

FBI and ICE are using state DMV records for facial recognition software

SoftBank gets green light for $2.25B GM Cruise investment

UK watchdog freezes Amazon’s investment in food delivery unicorn Deliveroo

US asks federal court to throw out Huawei ban lawsuit

DHS warns state officials about 2020 election phishing threats

Robotic lawyer startup DoNotPay raises $4.6M

Samsung profits fall more than 50% on lower demand for memory chips

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