One-quarter of jobs are at ‘high-risk’ of being automated: Brian Heater
No one will be entirely safe from automation in the future, but according to a new study out of the Brookings Institute, around 25 percent of U.S. jobs are at “high risk.” It’s a stark bit of foreshadowing in a job market that has yet to fully rebound. Roles …
The facts about Facebook: Natasha Lomas
This is a critical reading of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s article in the WSJ on Thursday, also entitled The Facts About Facebook. Yes Mark, you’re right; Facebook turns 15 next month. What a long time you’ve been in the social media business! We’re cu…
Where seed and early-stage funding is growing, contracting or holding steady: Joanna Glasner
While Silicon Valley remains ground central for hobnobbing with investors, the common wisdom goes, early-stage funding stretches much further elsewhere.
The state of the foldable: Brian Heater
You’d be forgiven for being cynical. I’ve been seeing foldable display concepts for as long as I’ve been attending tech trade shows (which, quite frankly, is longer than I care to mention). Big names like Samsung and LG have been pumping countless R&D dollars…
Startups Weekly: Is Munchery the Fyre Festival of startups?: Kate Clark
Munchery goes under, a new podcast documents the Theranos saga, experts explain direct listings and more.
The Predictive Index brings in $50M to help businesses create winning teams: Kate Clark
Silicon Valley VC firm General Catalyst has led the round and says it's the largest first check they've ever written a company.
Bioware's ambitious Anthem is off to a rough start as players bring servers to their knees: Devin Coldewey
The gaming world is excited to play for Anthem, Bioware's answer to Destiny and other big-budget online shooters — but an exclusive preview weekend for the mech-flying game has struggled to get off the ground. Of course, it wouldn't be a game launch these day…
Tinder agrees to settle age discrimination lawsuit: Megan Rose Dickey
Tinder recently agreed to settle a $23 million class-action age discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed last April in California, alleged Tinder charged people over 30 years old twice the amount for its subscription services. The class consists of every pe…
Trump agrees to reopen the federal government through mid-February: Taylor Hatmaker
On Friday, President Trump announced his intentions to back off of his demand for border wall funding, allowing the federal government to reopen for three weeks through February 15. The president touted the decision to reopen the government as a deal in spite…
Pentagon stands by finding of no conflict of interest in JEDI RFP process: Ron Miller
A line in a new court filing by the Department of Defense suggests that it might reopen investigation into a possible conflict of interest interest in the JEDI contract RFP process involving a former AWS employee. The story has attracted a great deal of atten…
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