Month: February 2020
Journalist Glenn Greenwald’s cybercrime charges dismissed by Brazil judge
A judge in Brazil has rejected the accusations of hacking leveled at Glenn Greenwald after he reported on the country’s anti-corruption task force, The Associated Press reports. Prosecutors had claimed the journalist was guilty of criminal association after The Intercept Brasil published a series of reports based on private messages…
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Ericsson withdraws from MWC over coronavirus threat
Telecoms giant Ericsson has announced it has withdrawn from this year’s Mobile World Congress over the coronavirus threat. The Swedish company made the decision with the health and safety of employees and attendees in mind, as well as to minimise the impact of the virus on business operations. Demos and…
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Carta debuts fund to invest in startups that tap into its platform
This morning Carta, a startup that helps private companies manage equity, announced it has created an investing vehicle called Carta Ventures. The well-funded unicorn wants to invest in young startups that it sees building off of its data-driven perspective into the world of private companies, helping to foster an ecosystem…
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Gadget Lab Podcast: The Virus and the Vote
This week, we discuss the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the economy, plus the scary state of mobile voting security in the US. Source
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Windows 10’s planned PowerToy could seriously supercharge your keyboard
Windows 10 users will get the ability to easily remap the keys (and shortcuts) on their keyboard, courtesy of a new tool which is planned to be incorporated with PowerToys. For the uninitiated, PowerToys is a collection of handy utilities aimed at Windows power users which was resurrected in 2019,…
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Trump said to propose roughly $3 billion NASA budget boost for 2021
President Donald Trump is set to request a budget of $25.6 billion for NASA for its fiscal 2021 operating year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. It’s looking for nearly $3 billion more than the $22.6 billion NASA had for its current fiscal year, and the bulk of the…
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