Tech
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Smart ring maker Motiv acquired by ‘digital identity’ company
We weren’t alone in being impressed by Motiv. The startup helped flip the script on wearables by essentially cramming a fitness tracker’s...
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MIT muscle-control system for drones lets a pilot use gestures for accurate and specific navigation
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has released a video of their ongoing work using input from muscle signals to...
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Bill Gates details how his foundation shifted focus “almost entirely” to addressing COVID-19
Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke to the Financial Times (via Fast Company) about how the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates...
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427Dear Sophie: How will President Trump’s order ‘suspending immigration’ affect me?
Sophie AlcornContributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts...
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WhatsApp’s new limit cuts virality of ‘highly forwarded’ messages by 70%
WhatsApp’s bid on cutting virality of messages circulating on its platform by introducing an additional limit earlier this month has already started...
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469Shine adds invoice insurance to its freelancer bank account
French startup Shine is adding a new option today. If you think there’s a chance that a client is not going to...
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Vietnamese online pharmaceutical marketplace BuyMed raises $2.5 million
BuyMed, a Vietnamese startup that wants to fix Southeast Asia’s complex pharmaceutical distribution networks, announced today it has raised $2.5 million in...
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511Reliance and Facebook pilot JioMart grocery shopping on WhatsApp
JioMart, an e-commerce venture run by India’s most valued firm, is testing an “ordering system” on WhatsApp, teasing the first peek at...
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Magic Leap’s $2.6 billion bait and switch
Two years ago I attended an “Innovation in Immersive Storytelling” event at Industrial Light & Magic, featuring the Chief Game Wizard of...
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Tech for good during COVID-19: Therapy for nurses, baby food, and an online diary
If you’re one of the 12.3 million people who watched Travis Scott perform on Fortnite this past week, you’ll agree: The sky’s...