Wilson is like Longreads for podcasts https://go.mgpf.it/2uR6bMd
TechCrunch
Wilson is like Longreads for podcasts
Meet Wilson, a new iPhone app that plans to change the way you discover and listen to podcasts. The company describes the app as a podcast magazine. It has the same vibe as Longreads, the curated selection of longform articles.
Eventbrite is reportedly going public in the second half of this year https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/21/eventbrite-is-reportedly-going-public-in-the-second-half-of-this-year/
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Eventbrite is reportedly going public in the second half of this year
Eventbrite, the 12-year-old, San Francisco-based event-planning company, has filed confidentially for an IPO and plans to go public later this year, according to a new report in the WSJ. The company’s lead underwriters are Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase…
Ellen Pao memoir adaptation among 7 new Shonda Rhimes projects for Netflix https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/21/ellen-pao-memoir-adaptation-among-7-new-shonda-rhimes-projects-for-netflix/
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Ellen Pao memoir adaptation among 7 new Shonda Rhimes projects for Netflix
When Shonda Rhimes left ABC last August for Netflix, both she and the studio kept a tight lid on their plans. We could only imagine where the twists and turns that her future stories would take us. Well, now we know. This week, Rhimes’s production company…
Ecuador to Withdraw Asylum For Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/wikileaks-julian-assange-ecuador-asylum.html
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Ecuador to Withdraw Asylum for Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno has planned to withdraw political asylum for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and eject him from the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Facebook is developing an internet satellite after shutting down drone project https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/21/17598418/facebook-athena-internet-satellite-project-fcc
The Verge
Facebook is developing an internet satellite after shutting down drone project
Facebook wants to bring the world online
Eventbrite is reportedly going public in the second half of this year https://go.mgpf.it/2uSR8Sd
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Eventbrite is reportedly going public in the second half of this year
Eventbrite, the 12-year-old, San Francisco-based event-planning company, has filed confidentially for an IPO and plans to go public later this year, according to a new report in the WSJ. The company’s lead underwriters are Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase…
Google's Data Transfer Project Lets You Directly Transfer Data Between Services https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/google-data-transfer-project.html
Tall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefit https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/22/tall-poppy-aims-to-make-online-harassment-protection-an-employee-benefit/
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Tall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefit
For the nearly 20 percent of Americans who experience severe online harassment, there’s a new company launching in the latest batch of Y Combinator called Tall Poppy that’s giving them the tools to fight back. Co-founded by Leigh Honeywell and Logan Dean…
Rental attacks mean that blockchains must evolve or die https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/22/rental-attacks-mean-that-blockchains-must-evolve-or-die/
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Rental attacks mean that blockchains must evolve or die
Blockchain technologies have a well-earned reputation for hacking and fraud, but the recent theft of more than $20 million of second-tier cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Gold, Verge and ZenCash was a fundamental attack on the core mechanisms that allow cryptocurrencies…
'Disenchantment' trailer reveals a fantasy land gone wrong https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/22/netflix-disenchantment-full-trailer/
Engadget
'Disenchantment' trailer reveals a fantasy land gone wrong
Netflix has posted the first full trailer for Matt Groening's fantasy-skewering show 'Disenchantment.'
Google's Data Transfer Project Lets You Directly Transfer Data Between Services https://go.mgpf.it/2uZmLcQ
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Google launches 'Data Transfer Project' to make it easier to switch services
New Data Transfer Project from Google makes it easier for users to transfer data from one online service to another
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YouTube will test an ‘Explore’ tab to help users find new videos and channels https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/23/17604908/youtube-explore-tab-test-find-videos-channels
The Verge
YouTube will test an ‘Explore’ tab to help users find new videos and channels
It’s a way to introduce more variety to the average YouTube users’ video diet
Why Has the Dogecoin Price Been Rising Despite the Altcoin's Joke Origins? https://www.inverse.com/article/47333-dogecoin-robinhood-cryptocurrency-no-joke
Inverse
Why Has the Dogecoin Price Been Rising Despite the Altcoin's Joke Origins?
Why buy an altcoin the founders invented as a joke?
Scientists Outline Link Between Climate Change and Rising Suicide Rates https://www.inverse.com/article/47337-climate-change-suicide-rates-temperature
Inverse
Scientists Outline Link Between Climate Change and Rising Suicide Rates
"We have the power to do something about this."
Scientists Can Now Track How Stressed You Are Through Your Sweat https://www.inverse.com/article/47328-sweat-wearable-fitness-tracker
Inverse
Stanford's New Wearable Measures Your Stress Level Through Your Sweat
So much for looking cool.
Russia considers fake news law that would fine social networks https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/23/russia-fake-news-law-fine-social-networks/
Engadget
Russia considers fake news law that would fine social networks
The law would require websites to delete inaccurate user comments.
Peak Design’s new $300 Travel Backpack is designed to be the ultimate carry-on bag https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/23/17601634/peak-design-travel-backpack-kickstarter-pricing-features
The Verge
Peak Design’s new $300 Travel Backpack is designed to be the ultimate carry-on bag
Peak Design is expanding its lineup of premium bags with the new $299 Travel Backpack 45L, which is now on Kickstarter and shipping this fall.
Google wants to bring blockchain technology to its cloud services https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/23/17602762/google-cloud-blockchain-digital-asset-blockapps
The Verge
Google wants to bring blockchain technology to its cloud services
Google is looking into the blockchain to give its cloud services an edge over the likes of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
Egyptian 'Fake News' Law Threatens Citizens with 5000-plus Followers https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/social-media-fake-news-law.html
1Password's Travel Mode https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/07/1passwords_trav.html