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In the event that Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Uber, Amazon, and a host of others assume more responsibilities in OpenStreetMap The hobbyists are concerned that private companies could take over their group’s work. What do Lyft, Facebook, the International Red Cross, the U.N., and the Nepal...

There is no need to think of the reasons it might be beneficial for Flipboard to bring local information and news to its subscribers. Professional news sources focused on local communities have seen their numbers in decline for quite a while. The issue for me directly...

Flipboard provides regional news services to more than 1,000 towns and cities across the US and Canada (Harry McCracken/Fast Company) In the month of January 2020, the app Flipboard a magazine-style application for sharing and reading information from various sources, launched the feature to assist users in...

Intel unveils RealSense ID, an on-device facial authentication device that will become available in 2021’s first quarter, priced at $99 and will be targeted for ATMs, smart locks, and kiosks (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Intel has announced the latest version of RealSense the range of tracking and...

Secureworks Secureworks: The second threat actor that targets SolarWind’s vulnerabilities via Orion bugs has characteristics that suggest that the organization is located within China (Catalin Cimpanu/The Record). SolarWinds Servers Have been the target of attacks. Indirectly Related to Chinese Threat Actor In the month of...

Proctorio’s client list grew by more than 500% over the years 2019-2021, despite numerous lawsuits, complaints, and accusations of bias. Femi Yumi-Ese was a student at the University of Texas at Austin during the outbreak of coronavirus. He began attending classes and studying online from an...

The Danish Heartrunner App sends one out of 100K+ first-response volunteers to cardiac emergencies in the vicinity. These volunteers often arrive before ambulances. (Martin Selsoe Sorensen/Washington Post). COPENHAGEN – I am the chief executive officer of the Happiness Research Institute. Every week, I get together with a small...

FTC declares that Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft have reported 819 acquisition deals that were worth more than $1 million, which included patents and acquisitions between 2010 and 2019. The US Federal Trade Commission has revamped its antitrust investigation of Amazon.com Inc., shaking the...

In the world of betting, odds play a really important role. In fact, the entire system of betting is based on odds, where people wager money and expect a return based on their prediction.  Odds for bookmakers represent probabilities of certain outcomes in sporting events...

BitClout A notorious service, which allows tokenization of Twitter users almost without consent is currently worth $170M in BTC that was raised by a16z and other companies (Jeff John Roberts/Decrypt). What’s BitClout and how does it work? Twitter Discord erupts over Twitter’s Social Media Experiment Also...

A report by Cyber News states that data from more than 500 million LinkedIn users have been scraped. The information is now accessible for purchase on the internet. Insider was informed by a spokesperson for LinkedIn that they own an information public database. Insider has received a...

Instacart has appointed a newly appointed chief executive officer. Apoorva the founder has been in charge of the startup that delivers groceries for over 10 years. FIDJI SIMO who is an active board member is now taking over the chairmanship role. This is as investors prepare to offer an...

ALIBABA-BACKED CHINESE AI FIRM MEGVII FILES FOR HONG KONG IPO. Megvii seeks the filing of an IPO for an IPO in Shanghai. The IPO could raise as little as $922 million. Megvii has filed in the past for the IPO HK following its being banned (Bloomberg). Also...

Singapore is one of the most prosperous countries in Southeast Asia and has a fast-growing startup ecosystem. Coworking could be for you if you’re working with a startup, launching your venture, or want to reduce commute time. With over 600 coworking spaces worldwide and more...

SURVEY FACEBOOK DEC JAN MARKUP. The results of the survey showed that more than 330 people were marked as “false” for posts that dealt with controversial issues, including the 2020 presidential election however, the “false” label was only added “false” label was added only 12 times...

Jamf is that it has the management of 20 million Apple devices for over 47k customers. The company has added 16M devices in the last five years, as opposed to 4M devices in the initial 13 years. On the morning of this week, It revealed that...