Singapore Singapore chases tech 'Jedi Masters' for Silicon Valley ambitionsReuters - Aradhana AravindanSINGAPORE (Reuters) - San Francisco-based investor Paul Bragiel said he needed to be asked three or four times before he accepted an invitation from Singapore to come check out its tech scene. A man passes
Algae Welcome to rainbow lake: The stunning Australian lagoon that glows pink, orange and blue because of its algaedailymail.co.uk - Laura Withers Breathtaking images illustrate the stunning rainbow-coloured waters of an Australian lagoon which glows pink, orange and blue. Paula Zavalia, 29, from …
Asia Indonesia’s election riots are under control – and one man is taking creditscmp.com - Amy Chew Tito Karnavian is winning praise for the police force’s restraint in dealing with ‘unprecedented provocation’ during Tuesday’s unrest.
Geek Shady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports BubbleKotaku - Cecilia D'Anastasio The mainstream narrative of esports has been lovingly crafted by those who benefit from its success. There’s big money in esports, they say. You’ve …
Huawei The blacklisting of Huawei might be China’s Sputnik momentThe Washington Post - By Fareed ZakariaMany of us have been waiting for a new Sputnik moment, the point at which the challenge from China spurs the United States to get its act together. We may now be witnessing such a watershed, but in Beijing.
Google Duplex Google now lets you order food without a delivery appThe Verge - Jon PorterStarting today, you can now order food directly from Google Search, Google Maps, or Google Assistant. The functionality works using partnerships with existing delivery companies like DoorDash, Postmates,
Securities Security Tokens Were Supposed To Transform Crypto. So Far, They’ve Flopped.Forbes - Jeff Kauflin, Forbes StaffThe market for security tokens, or traditional securities turned into digital assets, is quiet. Getty In late 2017, while virtually every cryptocurrency was shooting upward, people started gushing about
Technology How the Migration to Proof of Stake Consensus is Opening Up New Blockchains PotentialInc Magazine - Kenny KlineMove over, Proof of Work. Proof of Stake is the hottest new algorithm on the blockchain scene. Bitcoin's Proof of Work (PoW), the initial consensus algorithm that helped kickstart the broader cryptocurrency
Lufthansa Lufthansa Plans To Shift Its Miles & More Frequent Flier Program Awards To Dynamic PricingForbes - Doug GollanThe Lufthansa Group will move its Miles & More loyalty program that offers free flights on the group’s airlines, which include Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings among
Technology Capitalism Camp for KidsThe New York Times - By BRENDAN O’CONNORSummer camp: It’s not just for campfires, crushes on counselors and crying alone in a bunk bed. Summer camp is also for capitalism. Or at least it is for a growing number of children whose parents enroll
Fake News Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracyCNN
U.S. Postal Service U.S. Postal Service Tests Self-Driving TrucksNPR - Vanessa Romo , Camila DomonoskeThe U.S. Postal Service is experimenting with self-driving trucks to move mail across state lines. The USPS has partnered with San Diego-based TuSimple on a two-week pilot program focusing solely on a
Play buttonGilead Sciences Famed founder Daphne Koller tells it straight: “With most drugs, we do not understand why they work”TechCrunch - Connie LoizosDaphne Koller doesn’t mind hard work. She joined Stanford University’s computer science department in 1995, spending the next 18 years there in a full-time capacity before cofounding the online education
Jack Ma Crowd-funding health: Jack Ma sells cancer coverage to millions for penniesbusiness-standard.com Ant Financial envisions having 300 million members within two years -- the equivalent of one in every five people in China
Long-form Journalism Special report - Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China's tech giantreuters.com - Cassell Bryan-Low, Colin Packham, David Lague, Steve Stecklow and Jack StubbsCANBERRA (Reuters) - In early 2018, in a complex of low-rise buildings in the Australian capital, a team of government hackers was engaging in a destructive digital war game. The operatives – agents of
Technology Strange waves rippled around Earth. Now we may know why.National Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasAn “exceptional phenomenon” near the tiny islands of Mayotte may help explain a low-frequency rumble that swept around the world last year. On May 10, 2018, the geologic beasts of the tiny island of Mayotte
Huawei has been building a Play Store alternative in plain sightampproject.org - Vlad Savov The momentous news that Google is cutting off its Android relationship with Huawei in response to a US government ban on the Chinese giant wasn’t …
Cryptocurrency Australian civil servant faces 10 years for using government computers to mine cryptocurrencyTNW - Matthew BeedhamAn Australian government employee is appearing in court today after using work equipment to mine cryptocurrency for his own gain. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) allege that the 33 year-old from Killara
Dji After the US took down Huawei, could DJI be next?The Verge - Sam ByfordThe US Department of Homeland Security has warned of the dangers of Chinese-made drones, according to an alert obtained by CNN. The alert cautions that consumer-level drones, of which the vast majority
Politics Opinion: Is America tired of losing yet?MarketWatch - By Anne O. Krueger WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate) — Not content with its trade war against China, President Donald Trump’s administration has also opened bilateral …
Salesforce 50 Retail Innovation Stats That Prove The Power Of Customer ExperienceForbes - Blake MorganHow we shop has changed drastically in just the past few decades. Instead of window shopping in the mall, many customers now rely on AI product recommendations and shop via mobile without ever setting
Huawei Is Huawei a Trump Bargaining Chip? Better Hope SoBloomberg - Tim Culpan Many view the U.S. action against Huawei Technologies Co. as just another twist in President Donald Trump's broader trade war. That may be naive. …
Plastic These tiny microbes are munching away at plastic waste in the oceansciencemag.org - Helen Santoro Plastic makes up nearly 70% of all ocean litter, putting countless aquatic species at risk. But there is a tiny bit of hope—a teeny, tiny one to be …
Startups Identity authentication startup Auth0 raises $103M as another Seattle company reaches unicorn statusgeekwire.com - Taylor Soper Another Seattle-area startup just reached a billion-dollar valuation as Auth0 announced a big $103 million funding round on Monday. Based in Bellevue, …
Huawei Trump’s Huawei ban also causing tech shocks in EuropeTechCrunch - Natasha LomasThe escalating US-China trade war that’s seen Chinese tech giant Huawei slapped on a US trade blacklist is causing ripples of shock across Europe too, as restrictions imposed on US companies hit regional
Dji DHS warns of 'strong concerns' that Chinese-made drones are stealing dataCNN - By David Shortell, CNNWashington (CNN) — Chinese-made drones may be sending sensitive flight data to their manufacturers in China, where it can be accessed by the government there, the US Department of Homeland Security warned
World News China has a new facial recognition app — this time for pandasThe Washington Post - By Anna FifieldBEIJING — Can’t tell Bei Bei apart from Bao Bao? Fear not. Chinese tech whizzes, who have perfected facial recognition technology for humans to frightening levels of accuracy, have now come up with an
The Workplace A professor explains why networking is a waste of time and what you should be doing insteadLadders - Mark H. Maxwell The “heart” of networking is rooted in selfishness, taking and using; while the great leaders all teach us that true success comes through …
Opinion The Tech Cold War Has BegunBloomberg - Tim Culpan This is the moment Huawei Technologies Co. has been waiting for. Chipmakers including Qualcomm Inc., Xilinx Inc. and Broadcom Inc. have told employees …
Australian aged care provider trials driverless vehicleZDNet - Campbell Kwan The driverless vehicle is being running along an eight stop loop around an IRT retirement village. Aged care provider Illawarra Retirement Trust (IRT) …
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