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How blockchain-based tokens will transform the financing of technology — Tokens are early today, but will transform technology tomorrow. — In 2014, we wrote that “Bitcoin is more than money, and more than a protocol. It's a model and platform for true crowdfunding—open, distributed, and liquid all the way.”
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Despite their disruptive potential for powering infrastructure, it is unlikely that blockchains and cryptocurrencies will gain widespread consumer adoption — Cryptocurrencies are booming beyond belief. Bitcoin is up sevenfold, to $2,500, in the last year.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
ARM announces next-generation CPUs and GPUs focused on efficient machine learning; ARM Cortex-A75 is new flagship mobile chip, now with 22% better performance — ML plus AI, AR, and VR — ARM is taking on the full set of trendy initialisms — On the eve of Computex …
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Asus launches 13.3-inch Zenbook Flip S convertible with 4K display and 11.5 hours of battery life starting at $1,099, and Zenbook Pro, Zenbook 3 Deluxe laptops — Asus just finished its Computex Taipei 2017 press conference, and in a surprising departure for the Taiwanese company, it was totally straightforward.
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Prumentum Group wants to combine robo-advisor tech with human advice for wealth management, raises $25M Series A, reveals stake in finance advice firm Plancorp — A new wealth management startup called Prumentum Group is coming to market with a unique value proposition …
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AlphaGo retires from competitive Go after defeating world number one 3-0 — AlphaGo is going out on top. After beating Ke Jie, the world's best player of the ancient Chinese board game Go, for the third time today at the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, Google's DeepMind unit announced …
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Demandbase raises $65M Series H to boost AI capabilities of its targeted B2B marketing cloud service — Businesses spend around $40 billion a year on digital content marketing, and Demandbase, which announced a $65 million financing round on Thursday, is looking to cut itself a slice of the pie.
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Alfa, a UK-based financial software provider, closed up 30% on its first day of trading Friday, after raising £254M in what was UK's biggest tech IPO since 2015 — Stock market capitalisation of financial software group rises to more than £1bn — Read next| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Berlin-based Frontier Car Group, which builds and runs marketplaces for used cars in emerging markets, raises $22M — European founders, adept at launching startups which cross many international borders are fast ganging a reputation for launching in emerging markets.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: DirecTV Now lost 3K customers in February while growth in March was roughly flat — New subscribers to web-TV service have slowed in early 2017 — AT&T CEO: We've ‘pulled back’ on marketing after fast start — AT&T Inc.'s live online video service, DirecTV Now … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
14 people who say their names were used as part of 450K anti-net neutrality comments without permission ask FCC for public disclosure, removal of fake comments — FCC should investigate and throw out fake comments, impersonation victims say. — Fourteen people who say their names … | TechCrunch: |
VCs invested over $300M last year in startups building apps, monitoring devices, and services to improve sleep — A lot of startups are pitching ways to put us to sleep lately. In response, investors are perking up and writing big checks. — Call it Big Sleep.
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