Month: February 2020
Pioneer founder Daniel Gross on bringing remote teams together
‘It’s kind of funny; human bonding happens when there’s another direct task going on, right?’ Lucas Matney @lucasmtny / 8 hours There are plenty of accelerators aiming to sway young startups to join their ranks rather than apply to Y Combinator, but Pioneer‘s sell is a bit different. First off,…
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FBI: Over $140 million handed over to ransomware attackers
By analyzing bitcoin wallets and ransom notes, the FBI has determined that cybercrime victims paid over $140m to ransomware operators over the past six years. At this year’s RSA security conference, FBI Special Agent Joel DeCapua presented in his findings during two sessions in which he explained how he was…
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Huawei considered a Samsung Z Flip shape, but wanted ‘more smartphone’
During the Huawei Mate Xs reveal in lieu of an MWC 2020 debut, a Huawei executive spoke to TrustedReviews and noted that the Chinese tech company had, indeed, thought about making its own Samsung Z Flip-style clamshell foldable. But Huawei rejected it for not providing more display real estate, it…
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SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid
SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-related costs valued at $117 million — remarkably low for a mission of this scale. The Psyche mission will use a falcon…
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Byte is about to pay $250,000 to creators for good videos
Byte plans to start paying creators in April, offering $250,000 in total payouts to the first group of creators in its partner program. The program will be fairly limited at first. Only up to 100 creators will be included, and they have to apply and be chosen by Byte. Byte…
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The World Health Organization has joined TikTok to fight coronavirus misinformation
The World Health Organization launched a TikTok account on Friday as part of its efforts to cut through coronavirus misinformation online. A specialized public health agency of the United Nations, WHO is one of the leading organizations working to contain the spread of the virus. In WHO’s first video, Benedetta…
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