More female entrepreneurs describe sexual harassment by investors on the record; Dave McClure is no longer running 500 Startups after an internal investigation
Their stories came out slowly, even hesitantly, at first. Then in a rush. — One female entrepreneur recounted …
Dave McClure apologizes for inappropriate advances towards multiple women, says Christine Tsai and 500 Startups senior management were unaware until recently
By now you may have heard I f**ked up, and people are calling me a creep. — While I'd like to believe that I'm not a bad or evil person …
Trump voter-fraud panel's data request made to all states is a gold mine for hackers, say infosec experts; 20+ states refuse, including Mississippi and Virginia
Cybersecurity specialists are warning that President Donald Trump's voter-fraud commission may unintentionally expose voter data …
Christine Tsai says she is now CEO of 500 Startups after Dave McClure was found to have behaved inappropriately with women
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” — This is the advice I give to people whenever they ask for it. It's aspirational, which means it is a lot easier said than done.
Source: Alibaba will introduce an Amazon Echo-like device for Chinese consumers as soon as next week
Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba plans to introduce a digital personal assistant similar to Amazon.com's Echo device in coming days.
Images of Microsoft's scrapped Surface Mini leak, showing a felt-like exterior and kickstand
Up until now, the public has never actually seen Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini. That changes today. In 2014, Microsoft planned to announce two new Surface devices.
Nike-Amazon deal shows how even the major brands now must sell on Amazon, or risk losing the grip on pricing and distribution to third party resellers
Big brands want control of their image and marketing, which is hard to do through the giant online retailer.
Palmer Luckey pledges $2,000 per month to a crowdfunding campaign for software that makes Oculus exclusives playable on HTC Vive
The co-founder, who left Facebook a few months after a political controversy, hasn't fully left VR behind. — Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey may not longer …
Block.one sets record with $185M ICO over a 5 day period for its EOS token, says its blockchain platform can process millions of transactions/second fee-free
Blockchain startup Block.one announced this morning that it has raised $185 million in just five days of selling its EOS cryptocurrency token.
Facebook begins global rollout of “Find Wi-Fi” feature for its mobile apps, which displays nearby WiFi hotspots that businesses shared from their Facebook pages
Profile of Chaos Computer Club, a ~5,500-strong German hacker group founded in 1981, working on election information security, promoting hacking best practices
The hack began as trash talk. Germany's voting computers were so vulnerable to tampering that they could be reprogrammed to play chess, the hackers boasted.
Microsoft is shutting down Windows App Studio, its web-based app development tool, on Dec. 1, suggests users migrate to Windows Template Studio
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Facebook says it will identify and demote links from users who post more than 50 times a day in News Feed
1. Recent Supreme Court IP Cases Through a Library Lens (via The Taper) Brian Feldman / New York Magazine : Signs You're a Spammer: Posting Incessantly Brandy Betz / Seeking Alpha : Facebook will demo...
Germany passes law allowing fines of up to $57M for social media companies if they do not delete illegal, racist, or slanderous content within 24 hours
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Researchers discover major vulnerabilities at multiple wind farms, requiring just a Raspberry Pi and on-site access to halt operation and return false readings
ON A SUNNY day last summer, in the middle of a vast cornfield somewhere in the large, windy middle of America … Tweets: @wired , @sub8u , @lilyhnewman , @a_greenberg , and @justinbrodeur Tweets: @wire...
Nokia nabs Samsung North America CEO to lead its consumer-focused Technologies division
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Inside Yelp's six-year campaign to get antitrust regulators to sanction Google for displaying info from its own properties above competitors in search results
Jeremy Stoppelman, chief executive of Yelp, the local search and reviewing site, would like this article to be focused on his company's growth … Tweets: @randfish , @lutherlowe , and @caseynewton Twee...
Sweden's KRY raises €20M Series A led by Accel for its video-based doctor consultations service
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Delivery Hero rises 9% on a first day of trading in Frankfurt after raising about €1B in an IPO
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Redfin files for $100M IPO, discloses “Redfin Now” subsidiary that buys houses for resale
Benjamin Romano / Xconomy :
Tumblr's uncertain future demonstrates the difficulty of monetizing internet culture, as do the fortunes of Twitter, Reddit, 4chan, and even YouTube
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Gaming firm Razer seeks to raise over $600M in Hong Kong IPO
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Inside Uber's partnership with some of New York's unscrupulous car lenders, and its effects on subprime drivers; Uber says it will pause program, investigate
needed to earn money—after missed payments http://qz.com/... Avi Asher-Schapiro / @aaschapiro : In NYC, Uber has been quietly funneling poor & immigrant drivers into subprime car loans—@alisongriswold...
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