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Public records show that the US Secret Service awarded a four-year contract in May to Coinbase to use its blockchain analytics software, worth $183,750 in total — Crypto exchange Coinbase is providing its blockchain analytics software to the U.S. Secret Service, according to a public record obtained by The Block.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Linux team approves new terminology to replace terms like “master/slave” and “blacklist/whitelist” for new Linux kernel source code and associated documentation — Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts stamp on proposal to use neutral language in kernel code and documentation.| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
China's biggest chipmaker SMIC, a key player in the country's semiconductor ambitions, kicked off a $6.6B share sale on Tuesday in Shanghai — - SMIC, China's biggest chipmaker, kicked off a major 46.28 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) share sale on Tuesday. — The contract semiconductor manufacturer … | Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
Ubisoft announces multiple senior executive departures, including its chief creative officer and Canadian studios head, amid company-wide misconduct allegations — Serge Hascoët has resigned as Ubisoft's chief creative officer after weeks of damning accounts of sexual misconduct throughout …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Mozilla suspends Firefox Send file-sharing service after reports malware operators use it to host and send links with malicious payloads to potential victims — Mozilla has temporarily suspended the Firefox Send file-sharing service while it adds a Report Abuse mechanism.
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| Jason Koebler / VICE: |
A look at the gray market around repairing ventilators, where technicians use homemade dongles and software secretly shared within the community — As COVID-19 surges, hospitals and independent biomedical technicians have turned to a global grey-market for hardware and software …
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
An overview of how data-driven tech and analytics are reshaping Hollywood's creative development process and market research during the pandemic — Coronavirus and the era of stay-at-home binge-watching is accelerating the entertainment industry's reliance on analytics and data to target …
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| Jake Slobe / Clay and Milk: |
Iowa-based Growers Edge, which provides a range of data-driven fintech and analytics tools for the agricultural industry, has closed $40M Series B — Growers Edge has announced the close of a $40 million Series B round of financing to accelerate the development of its financial technology products … | Elise Reuter / MedCity News: |
Evidation Health, whose tech helps aggregate health data from wearables and other sources for virtual clinical trials, raises $45M Series D led by B Capital — Evidation Health, a startup that provides technology for virtual clinical trials, raised $45 million in series D funding.
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| Leah Rosenbaum / Forbes: |
Telemedicine service Doctor on Demand raises $75M Series D led by General Atlantic, bringing the total raised to $240M — Although many industries have suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine is one sector that isn't slowing down. The demand for virtual doctor's appointments …
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| Aroon Deep / MediaNama: |
Zomato says its FY 2020 revenue was $394M, up 105% YoY, and EBITDA loss reached $293M vs. $277M in FY 2019, as Zomato Gold/Pro had 1.7M subscribers as of March — “While FY19 saw hyper-competition between four well-funded food delivery players, FY20 ended with a two player market structure …
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| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Microsoft's Phil Spencer claims asking studios to make games for Xbox Series X that will also work on Xbox One at launch won't hinder the potential of Series X — “Held back is a meme that gets created by people who are too caught up in device competition”
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