James Damore blames Google's intense echo chamber, exacerbated by outside reactions, for his firing
James Damore says that his good-faith effort to discuss differences between men and women in tech couldn't be tolerated in the company's ‘ideological echo chamber.’
“This Is Just Like GamerGate”: How The Pro-Trump Media Turned James Damore Into A Hero Overnight
A week ago, James Damore was anonymous. Now, the Google engineer who lost his job after he wrote a viral anti-diversity screed has become an icon of the alt-right, with more than 40,000 Twitter follo...
Researchers show how malware encoded into physical strands of DNA can be used to infect computers running gene-sequencing software
WHEN BIOLOGISTS SYNTHESIZE DNA, they take pains not to create or spread a dangerous stretch of genetic code that could be used to create a toxin or, worse, an infectious disease.
Shervin Pishevar and two other Uber investors demand that Benchmark, which sued Travis Kalanick for fraud, give up its Uber board seat and sell its Uber shares
A group of Uber investors has asked that venture capital firm Benchmark step down from the company's board of directors, Axios has learned.
SoundCloud closes $169.5M Series F funding round led by Raine Group and Temasek to stay afloat; former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces Alex Ljung as CEO
SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat.
Source: Facebook approved the stealthy release of app similar to Moments in China via a local company that appears to be closely linked to Facebook
SHANGHAI — Facebook and many of its apps have been blocked in China for years. To change that, Mark Zuckerberg has made a big point …
Twitch launches desktop app with support for voice and video calls on Windows and macOS
Although YouTube is the household name for streaming videos in general, Twitch is still considered the granddaddy of the niche, but also lucrative, game streaming market.
OpenAI bot has defeated three top professional Dota 2 players in 1v1 play over the last week
An artificial intelligence has beaten one of the world's top Dota 2 players in single combat today. Danil Ishutin, better known by his gaming handle “Dendi,” threw in the towel in the middle …
European org urges Apple to support Advanced Mobile Location on iPhones, which gives more accurate locations of emergency calls and is supported on Android
Despite being relatively easy, Apple keeps ignoring requests to enable a feature called Advanced Mobile Location (AML) in iOS.
Uber's board, minus Kalanick and Benchmark's Matt Cohler, say in statement they are “disappointed” in Benchmark's suit, effectively declining to endorse it
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Microsoft debuts Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, which enables ReFS by default, adds support for 4 CPUs, 6TB RAM, persistent memory, SMB Direct; ships in fall
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Google reveals sites that fail ad test, risk being filtered by upcoming Chrome ad blocker, including Forbes, LA Times, Lifehacker, Chicago Tribune
Credit: Illustration by Tam Nguyen/ Ad Age — Betty Crocker might want to check her inbox Thursday. — The iconic brand is one of roughly …
Facebook acquires German computer vision startup Fayteq, which specializes in adding and removing objects from videos
Fayteq, a small German startup that develops technologies for video manipulation, has shut down all sales of its products and services, according to its website.
Toyota, Intel, Ericsson, NTT DOCOMO, others form Automotive Edge Computing Consortium to develop technologies to deal with data explosion from connected cars
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Coding boot camps in the US are facing stiff competition in a crowded field, with eight schools having shut down or planning to close in 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The hype is fading for coding “boot camps,” for-profit U.S. schools offering graduates entry into the lucrative world of software development. Thanks: @dnvolz
Amplitude raises $30M Series C funding round led by IVP, with participation from Benchmark Capital and Battery Ventures, for its product-focused analytics tools
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Chinese regulators are investigating Tencent's WeChat, Baidu's Tieba, and Sina Weibo for user-generated content that “endangers national security”
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Bitfinex to stop all services to US clients in the next 90 days, citing SEC's recent investigative report that said securities law may apply to ICO token sales
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Vacation rental network RedAwning raises $40M Series A to expand to Europe and Asia
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Snap paid $213M in cash for Zenly and $135M for Placed, SEC filing shows
Alex Heath / Business Insider :
Online radio company TuneIn raises $50M in round led by Marker LLC, IVP, and Comcast Ventures; the deal values TuneIn at $500M, a source says
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