"I can remember de Staercke sitting across from me on a plane somewhere over Europe playing the curious game, dizzying columns of miniature cards arrayed on the table between us. I asked him what he …
Tech and Banking Giants Ditch Bitcoin for Their Own Blockchain
"SEVERAL MAJOR COMPANIES from across both the technology and financial industries—including IBM, Intel, and Cisco as well as the London Stock Exchange Group and big-name banks JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, …
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China Touts Its Great Firewall in Push for Internet Control
"Chinese President Xi Jinping called for individual countries to have broad authority to regulate the Internet at home, outlining a digital future in which governments could set online standards and …
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FBI: San Bernardino attackers didn’t show public support for jihad on social media
"The two attackers who opened fire in San Bernardino, Calif., earlier this month had not posted publicly on social media sites about supporting jihad, FBI Director James B. Comey said Wednesday. The …
Bitcoin tech approved as a way to issue shares
"For the first time, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is allowing a company to issue public shares using the technology behind Bitcoin. The honor went to Overstock, which was also the …
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Dell: ‘big data’ the next trillion dollars
"If you look at companies today, most of them are not very good at using the data they have to make better decisions in real time. I think this is where the next trillion dollars comes from for our …
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OpenAI artificial intelligence chaired by Elon Musk and Sam Altman
"Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Y Combinator President Sam Altman will be co-chairs of OpenAI, 'a non-profit artificial intelligence research company' announced today. 'Our goal is to advance digital …
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Top VC Says Gene Editing Is Riskier Than Artificial Intelligence
"When it comes to existential threats facing the human race, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is more concerned about new technologies that can be used to remove genes in embryos that cause illness …
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MIT Is Opening An Innovation Center In Hong Kong
"Hong Kong is to be the location for a startup accelerator-style center of innovation from famed tech-focused U.S. university MIT. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (better know as MIT) …
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Pentagon Wants to Pair Troops with Machines to Deter Russia, China
"Pentagon leaders believe pairing soldiers with machines in combat will give American troops an edge on the battlefield of the future. The ambitious effort is the centerpiece of what the Pentagon is …
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