February 18, 2018
South Korea aims for startup gold
Back in 2011, when South Korea won its longshot bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the country wasn’t widely recognized as a destination for ski and snow…
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February 17, 2018
Digital nomads are hiring and firing their governments
The nation state has survived wars, plagues, and upheaval, but it won’t survive digital nomads, not if people like Karoli Hindriks have something to say about it. Hindriks…
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Sqreen wants to become the IFTTT of web app security
French startup Sqreen recently launched a Security Hub with dozens of plugins to put you in control of the security of your web app. In many ways, it…
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How ad-free subscriptions could solve Facebook
At the core of Facebook’s “well-being” problem is that its business is directly coupled with total time spent on its apps. The more hours you pass on the…
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Montana-based mapping startup onXmaps raises a round of funding fit for Big Sky Country
A mapping startup based in Missoula, Mont., which allows users to download sophisticated offline topographic maps outlining public and private lands and a number of other features geared…
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Oracle grabs Zenedge as it continues to beef up its cloud security play
Oracle announced yesterday that it intends to acquire Zenedge, a 4-year old hybrid security startup. They didn’t reveal a purchase price. With Zenedge, Oracle gets a security service…
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Uber is reportedly preparing to sell its Southeast Asian business to Grab
Uber is preparing to sell its Southeast Asian business to Grab in exchange for a stake in the Singaporean ridesharing company that has a big presence in that…
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Essential Phone’s new ‘Halo Gray’ color goes on sale exclusively at Amazon
The Essential Phone is currently in the midst of being rolled out in a range of new colors, including three that will be released excessively on Essential’s own…
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Ontario’s Provincial Police reveal a Tesla Model X pursuit vehicle prototype
Tesla’s Model X is arguably the best performing SUV you can buy, so it’s fitting that Canada’s Ontario Provincial Police would select it for a cruiser demonstration vehicle,…
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Bynder acquires digital asset management service Webdam from Shutterstock for $49.1M
Bynder, one of the leading companies in the digital asset management space, today announced that it has acquired Shutterstock‘s Webdam. The Amsterdam-based company tells us that it paid $49.1…
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