Two UK investors eye $80 million in token sale for VC platform Scottish entrepreneurs Doug Barrowman and Michelle Mone are seeking to raise about $80 million in a token offering next month to finance an investment platform that they say should open up venture capital investing to a wider audience. […]
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Seattle says Facebook is violating city campaign finance law Seattle’s election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet. Facebook must disclose […]
Google enables Pixel Visual Core for better Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp photos Already active for the Pixel 2’s own camera app, now the Pixel Visual Core works with third-party apps, too Google’s Pixel Visual Core, the hidden image-processing chip inside the Pixel 2 family of phones, is getting an update […]
Facebook, Google Vets Form Coalition to Fight Tech Addiction It’s time to talk about tech addiction. Several tech execs and social media pioneers have come out of the woodwork in recent months to decry the dangers and harmful effects of our internet-addled society. Now a group of former Apple, Facebook, […]
Ubisoft Will Look Back At Assassin’s Creed’s Legacy During Game Developers Conference 2018 The Game Developers Conference is a great place to learn more about the game industry and attend informative panels that tell you about the ins and outs of making games. But it’s also an ideal spot that […]
Apple’s New iPhones Will Change Essential Component We already know a lot about Apple’s 2018 iPhones: both good and bad. We also know Apple plans to take several gambles this year, and new information has now revealed what might prove to be the biggest of the lot… In a report […]
How Amazon Keeps Your TV From Accidentally Triggering Your Echo If you haven’t seen it by now, Amazon’s Super Bowl LII commercial is fairly clever. Kudos to the company for coming up with a fun way to mash together celebrities and Alexa without it feeling overly cheesy or trying-too-hard. More […]
Singtel to spend up to $413 million to nudge up stake in India’s Bharti Telecom Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) said it would spend up to $413 million on shares in India’s Bharti Telecom, lifting its stake slightly in the holding company for Bharti Airtel to just under half. “While there are […]
Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built A group of Silicon Valley technologists who were early employees at Facebook and Google, alarmed over the ill effects of social networks and smartphones, are banding together to challenge the companies they helped build. The cohort is creating […]
Chrome OS is almost ready to replace Android on tablets Google’s latest Chrome update, version 64, is now making its way to Chromebooks with a number of much-needed, tablet-focused features. Those include a new split-screen feature for multitasking while in tablet mode, and a screenshot feature borrowed from Android, as […]
