A Simple Data Analysis Disproves The Argument For Building A Border Wall

BMW, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover invest in roadside assistance startup Urgently: Kirsten Korosec

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Urgently, the roadside assistance startup that connects car owners who need help with tow truck and other services, has raised $21 million in a Series B round that includes the venture arms of BMW, Porsche and Jaguar Land Rover. BMW has also signed Urgently a…

Too few cybersecurity professionals is a gigantic problem for 2019: Robert Ackerman Jr.

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Robert Ackerman Jr. Contributor Robert Ackerman Jr. is the founder and a managing director of AllegisCyber, an early-stage cybersecurity venture firm, and a founder of DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup “studio” in metropolitan Washington, D.C. More posts by …

A simple data analysis disproves the argument for building a border wall: Ken Miller

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Ken Miller Contributor Ken Miller is an investor, writer and advisor to several technology companies and venture capital firms. Previously he was an executive at PayPal and Intuit, and early advisor to Square. More posts by this contributor As hyper-conservat…

The new Two Minutes Hate: Jon Evans

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You see it first on Facebook or Twitter. Something contemptible: an image, or a video, or a tweet. One accompanied by a furious, snarky caption, highlighting just how awful and unacceptable it is, a dunk fueled by rage. The outrage rises within you. How can i…

Without proof, is Huawei really a national security threat?: Zack Whittaker

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It’s Huawei vs. the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe and Japan. It’s almost as if the world’s biggest surveillance superpowers don’t want Huawei cell tower and networking router equipment inside critical networks in their cou…

What (we think) we know about the Samsung Galaxy S10: Brian Heater

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The Galaxy S10 will be revealed at an event in San Francisco on February 20. This much we know for sure. Samsung sent out invites for the event sporting a giant number a few weeks back. It’s clear the company’s looking to get out ahead of what should be a fai…

Original Content podcast: Fyre Festival docs shine light on a social media-fueled disaster: Anthony Ha, Jordan Crook, Brian Heater

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Netflix and Hulu have each released their own documentaries about the infamous Fyre Festival, and the hard-working hosts of the Original Content podcast have watched both of them. We’re joined this week by Brian Heater, and the three of us are unanimous on on…

How have tariffs impacted robotics?: Brian Heater

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In July, Tim Cook met Donald Trump in the Oval Office to deliver a simple message. “Our view on tariffs is that they show up as a tax on the consumer and end up resulting in lower economic growth,” the executive told the President. ”And sometimes can bring ab…

Has the fight over privacy changed at all in 2019?: Arman Tabatabai

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Few issues divide the tech community quite like privacy. Much of Silicon Valley’s wealth has been built on data-driven advertising platforms, and yet, there remain constant concerns about the invasiveness of those platforms. Such concerns have intensified in …

One-quarter of jobs are at ‘high-risk’ of being automated: Brian Heater

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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 …

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