NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. blockchain investment firm Pantera Capital said on Thursday approximately a quarter of the fund’s capital was invested in projects or…
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Yes, You Can Be an Ethical Tech Consumer. Here’s How.
It has never felt worse to be a technology consumer. So what can you do about it? That’s the question of the year after many…
Read More Yes, You Can Be an Ethical Tech Consumer. Here’s How.Ninja to Call NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game on Twitch Free Live-Stream
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is Twitch’s most popular live-streaming gamer. Now he’s taking his play-by-play skills to the NFL — although it remains to be seen…
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SAN FRANCISCO — This generation’s biggest technology companies — including Apple, Amazon and Google — have long been tied to their hometowns. Now these giants…
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Russian officials have threatened to block Google’s access in Russia unless it complies with a law that asks it to ban certain websites. The Vladimir…
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Michael Shaffer has been appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the company announced Thursday. Shaffer will report to David…
Read More Michael Shaffer Named SVP Business Dev at Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentYour smart devices might make it easier for burglars to break in
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Computer scientists at William & Mary in Virginia say burglars could potentially break into houses through smart home devices. Those are the…
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YouTube is enacting a broad purge of spam accounts over the next two days, and it’s warning creators they could see a big drop in…
Read More YouTube Warns Creators They May See Subscriber Count Drops Amid Spam-Account PurgeVoyager 2 Becomes Only The 2nd Man-Made Object To Leave The Solar System
Voyager 2 recently became only the second ever man-made object to reach interstellar space, the universe beyond our own solar system. The sheer size of…
Read More Voyager 2 Becomes Only The 2nd Man-Made Object To Leave The Solar SystemGoogle Is Speeding Up Plans To Shut Down Google+ After Second Data Breach
Google+ has not had it easy — and that’s putting things in a kind way. After so many years of dwindling popularity, it’s unsurprising that…
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Famed skateboarder Tony Hawk returns to gaming with the launch this week of “Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam,” and yes, it’s a mobile game. But Hawk…
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Apple and Google can track your every move. But there are ways to mitigate this or shut it down. The tracking and snooping that Apple…
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GE's digital unit to sell majority stake in ServiceMax
(Reuters) – General Electric Co on Thursday said its digital unit would sell a majority stake in ServiceMax, a cloud-based provider of software used in…
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Voting, playing the lottery, and dancing to ‘Fortnite’ were hot topics this year. It appears that in 2018, people were hoping to get rich quick,…
Read More Google Reveals 2018’s Most Searched QuestionsWaterford-based VR Education launches virtual training platform
Waterford-based VR Education has launched its online virtual training platform Engage. The platform can be used in schools, universities, research centres and corporate training to…
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Draper Esprit is leading a $40m (€35m) investment in Finalcad, a building, infrastructure and construction mobile software platform. The Dublin-listed company invested €14m in the…
Read More Draper Esprit leads $40m investment in mobile software platformVodafone begins rural trials of 5G broadband
The country’s biggest mobile operator, Vodafone, is to begin trials for rural 5G broadband. The move could see an alternative to State-backed broadband in some…
Read More Vodafone begins rural trials of 5G broadbandBoss puts Ecocem in mix as he helps cement industry go green
The cement industry is one of the world’s biggest emitters of carbon dioxide. With increasingly urgent warnings about the need for action, it’s an industry…
Read More Boss puts Ecocem in mix as he helps cement industry go greenCan a pair of headphones replace a full surround sound setup?
I've always been a big advocate of a surround sound speaker setup to get the best experience from movies and games. However, as great as…
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A reader has asked about buying a soundbar for the weekender that can also be used in the rumpus room at home. It has to…
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Vodafone Ireland is dipping a toe into rural 5G mobile broadband with trials in Roscommon, Wexford, Tipperary and Waterford. The operator is setting up a…
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Police called to a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment last Friday for a noise complaint found a group of people engaged in a heated match of…
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Tripwire Interactive is bringing its shark-themed action-RPG “Maneater” to the Epic Games Store in 2019. The game, which lets players take on the role of…
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S.-Israeli mobility technology company Optibus said on Wednesday it raised $40 million in a private funding round led by Insight Venture Partners…
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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) evacuated a few buildings at its headquarters campus in Menlo Park following a bomb threat, a company spokesman said on…
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(Reuters) – Indonesian e-commerce company Tokopedia on Wednesday said it secured $1.1 billion in the latest funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp’s (9984.T) Vision…
Read More Indonesia's Tokopedia secures $1.1 billion in latest financing roundGoogle weighs steps to open representative office in Vietnam: government
HANOI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is studying steps to open a representative office in Vietnam, the government of the Southeast Asian nation said on…
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Google released its 2018 “year in search” lists of what internet users sought out this year, with “Black Panther” scoring as the top entertainment search.…
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The original Panasonic Lumix LX100, released in 2014, is one of my all-time favourite prosumer compact cameras. I love its compact size and that it…
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