Teladoc Health, which runs BetterHelp, settles with the FTC for $7.8M and agrees to stop sharing data with Meta, Snap, and other companies for ad purposes
Wow! — In these kinds of cases consider the incentives to government to allow terrible things to go on long enough for a nice pile of case to accrue, then demand a cut of the take — rather then keep...
Kik announces Kin, its own cryptocurrency built on top of the Ethereum network, which will be used as the app's primary transaction currency
Our portfolio company Kik announced some big news today. Virtual Mining Bitcoin News : Bitcoin value surges past $2,500 — an all-time high and 150 percent gain this year Evelyn Cheng / CNBC : Bitcoin ...
Google allows users to report offensive autocomplete suggestions and Featured Snippets, will show more authoritative content for obscure and infrequent queries
I was, frankly, amazed when I saw this tweet: Tech2 : Facebook and Google announce new plans to tackle the problem of fake news Gizmodo India : Google wants your help to tackle fake news Barry Schwart...
Apple opposes court order over shooter's iPhone, says US government is asking it to build a backdoor to the iPhone, calls it a “dangerous precedent”
It Might Be Cops' Best Bet Katie Collins / CNET : Family of murdered soldier criticizes Apple's refusal to hack San Bernadino shooter's iPhone Don Reisinger / Fortune : Google CEO's Tepid Support Won'...
Y Combinator launches YC Fellowship providing $12K grants, advice to very early startups
Ten years ago, Paul Graham said there could … Shane Dingman / Globe and Mail : Waterloo tech startups absent from Y Combinator's roster Jordan Novet / VentureBeat : Y Combinator launches the YC Fellow...