Google will stop bundling its apps on Android phones in response to EU fine
In response to the European Union’s $5 billion antitrust ruling in July, Google will stop bundling its apps on Android…
Germany’s coalition talks begin
YESTERDAY began the first ever four-party negotiation for a new federal German government. Representatives of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU),…
Turkish police broaden Khashoggi probe as Pompeo meets Saudi king
Updated October 17, 2018 02:17:32 Photo: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sits with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. (Pool via…
Audi Brings Drift-Happy Driving to Its Electric E-tron SUV
Sliding across a salt pan, I wonder what the lions that patrol this patch of the Namibian desert would think…
The Value of Uncensorable Technology in an Age of Censorship
Op-Ed Governments and corporations have deployed censorship to limit speech and deprive people of vital communication channels. The ruling elite…
Indonesia warns Australia over PM’s Jerusalem embassy move
Indonesia has warned Australia that moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem could undermine the peace process with Palestine. Indonesian Foreign…
IoT company Smartfrog takes controlling interest in Canary
Things have been pretty quiet on the Canary front. In January at CES, the New York-based smart security startup released…
Kenyan Gov’t to Use Blockchain in New Affordable Housing Project
Kenya’s government plans to deploy blockchain technology to manage a government housing project of 500,000 units, Kenyan news outlet the…
Vox Sentences: Lights out in Northern California
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MIT’s Neha Narula and Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Say It’s Early Days Yet For Cryptocurrencies
Some people call bitcoin “the internet of money,” suggesting the digital currency and related technologies could do for the financial…
Criterion in January 2019: MIKEY AND NICKY, 4 MONTHS, 24 FRAMES, NOTORIOUS, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
The new calendar year brings a quintet of anguished delights for home video cinephiles from the Criterion Collection. Yes, what…
Crypto Payment Platform BitPay Introduces Settlement in Stablecoins
U.S.-based cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has started accepting stablecoins, according to an announcement published Oct. 15. The company now allows…
Jeff Bezos wants to send tourists into space in 2019
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos isn’t just focused on selling you everything you’ve ever wanted, or on winning another Emmy. Bezos,…
Busting the myths of Stonewall after 50 years
Mark Segal Each of us who were at Stonewall has a different view of the event. They run the gamut…