Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million
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Understand your new school (containerized) operating system
What are the differences between containers and virtual machines? Where and why should you use Docker, runc, Rocket, KVM, Xen, VirtualBox, IncludeOS, RancherOS? In this talk, Quentin...
Samsung posts fourth-quarter profit drop, warns of weak demand until the second half of 2019
Samsung Electronics reported its largest quarterly profit decline in two years during its earnings report today. As the Galaxy maker warned in its earnings guidance earlier...
Geek Trivia: The Screen Of Space Invaders Was Colored By What?
The Screen Of Space Invaders Was Colored By What? Cellophane Semi-Precious Stones Lasers Holograms Think you know the answer? Source : Geek Trivia: The Screen Of...
Turns Out Destroying Society Is Immensely Profitable
In a somewhat unbelievable feat considering Facebook’s absolute shitshow of a year in 2018, the social media company—freshly off of a new scandal involving a teen-targeting...
Sheryl Sandberg: The Teens ‘Consented’ to Putting Facebook Spyware on Their Phones
On Tuesday, news broke via TechCrunch that Facebook ran a sketchy “Research” program involving paid participants who downloaded an app onto their phones that was capable...
Grab raises $200M from Thailand-based retail conglomerate Central Group
Grab’s fundraising push continues unabated after the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm announced that it has raised $200 million from Central Group, a retail conglomerate based in Thailand....
New York cracks down on companies that sell fake followers
On Wednesday New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office had reached a settlement with Devumi, a company that made millions selling fake followers...
New York Attorney General Finds That Sale of Social Media Bots, Fake Engagement Is Illegal
The New York Attorney General’s office has announced a settlement with Devumi LLC, a social media-marketing firm whose tactics were exposed by the New York Times...
Google Chrome Is Testing a Feature to Warn Users About Suspicious URLs
As phishing scams become increasingly sophisticated, Google’s engineers have been exploring ways to help users better identify potentially nefarious URLs. Google Chrome is currently testing a...
