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Cloud video surveillance company Eagle Eye Networks raises $40M Series E from Accel to invest in new AI projects such as license plate recognition (Christine Hall/Crunchbase News) Cloud video surveillance company Eagle Eye Networks raises $40M Series E from Accel to invest in new AI projects such as license plate recognition (Christine Hall/Crunchbase News) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
StackHawk, whose tech helps developers find application security vulnerabilities before they get into production, raises $10M Series A led by Sapphire Ventures (Nick Greenhalgh/Denver Business Journal) StackHawk, whose tech helps developers find application security vulnerabilities before they get into production, raises $10M Series A led by Sapphire Ventures (Nick Greenhalgh/Denver Business Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Algeria referendum: A vote 'to end years of deviousness' Algeria referendum: A vote 'to end years of deviousness' Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
At least two dead in Quebec stabbing, local media say At least two dead in Quebec stabbing, local media say Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Wise, a fintech startup that partners with other companies so that they can offer business bank accounts to their own customers, raises $12M Series A (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch) Wise, a fintech startup that partners with other companies so that they can offer business bank accounts to their own customers, raises $12M Series A (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Skan, which helps enterprises automate repetitive business processes by combining data engineering with computer vision, raises $14M Series A (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Skan, which helps enterprises automate repetitive business processes by combining data engineering with computer vision, raises $14M Series A (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
DriveWealth raises $56.7M Series C for its digital brokerage services that help broker-dealers and its global online partners access the US securities market (FinSMEs) DriveWealth raises $56.7M Series C for its digital brokerage services that help broker-dealers and its global online partners access the US securities market (FinSMEs) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
The Internet Archive starts adding banners on some Wayback Machine pages with links that provide contextual information from fact-checking organizations (Mark Graham/Internet Archive Blogs) The Internet Archive starts adding banners on some Wayback Machine pages with links that provide contextual information from fact-checking organizations (Mark Graham/Internet Archive Blogs) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Forty-six top US companies including Apple, Google, and Twitter have filed an amicus brief supporting a legal challenge to block Trump admin's H-1B visa changes (Nandita Mathur/Livemint) Forty-six top US companies including Apple, Google, and Twitter have filed an amicus brief supporting a legal challenge to block Trump admin's H-1B visa changes (Nandita Mathur/Livemint) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Human cost of two nations fighting for 'Motherland' Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Human cost of two nations fighting for 'Motherland' Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
India couple bullied for intimate wedding photoshoot India couple bullied for intimate wedding photoshoot Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
'My parents had hearts of gold, they didn't deserve it' 'My parents had hearts of gold, they didn't deserve it' Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Belarus protests: The turtle 'anthem' protesters sing in Belarus Belarus protests: The turtle 'anthem' protesters sing in Belarus Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Odaseva, a France-based data protection services provider for large-scale Salesforce customers, raises $25M Series B led by Eight Roads Ventures (Annie Musgrove/Tech.eu) Odaseva, a France-based data protection services provider for large-scale Salesforce customers, raises $25M Series B led by Eight Roads Ventures (Annie Musgrove/Tech.eu) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Robot Bores: AI-powered awkward first date Robot Bores: AI-powered awkward first date Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
Profile of Shield AI, which raised money from a16z and others to develop autonomous military drones that scan buildings to help soldiers clear them (Elliott Ackerman/Wired) Profile of Shield AI, which raised money from a16z and others to develop autonomous military drones that scan buildings to help soldiers clear them (Elliott Ackerman/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
US election: The big issue that could hurt Trump US election: The big issue that could hurt Trump Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
US election 2020: 'It just makes me feel like a nobody' US election 2020: 'It just makes me feel like a nobody' Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
US election: 'All Republicans should marry Democrats' US election: 'All Republicans should marry Democrats' Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
US election 2020: The great dividing line of this campaign US election 2020: The great dividing line of this campaign Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2020 Rating: 5
A look at CISA's wide-ranging operation to secure the 2020 election against hacking, which includes the launch of a 24/7 virtual war room on Election Day (Joseph Marks/Washington Post) A look at CISA's wide-ranging operation to secure the 2020 election against hacking, which includes the launch of a 24/7 virtual war room on Election Day (Joseph Marks/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Ivory Coast elections: Voters go to the polls amid opposition boycott Ivory Coast elections: Voters go to the polls amid opposition boycott Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
How social media is preparing for US election chaos How social media is preparing for US election chaos Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
How social media is preparing for US election chaos How social media is preparing for US election chaos Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
CISA, FBI say an Iran-linked APT targeted unsecured state election websites to harvest US voter info used to send threatening emails to some Democratic voters (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) CISA, FBI say an Iran-linked APT targeted unsecured state election websites to harvest US voter info used to send threatening emails to some Democratic voters (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Hands-on with the Dash Cart at an Amazon Fresh store: cart sensors worked fine, but a two-bag limit, bag fill limit, and real-world hassles hinder experience (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat) Hands-on with the Dash Cart at an Amazon Fresh store: cart sensors worked fine, but a two-bag limit, bag fill limit, and real-world hassles hinder experience (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Far from home, Rohingya refugees face a new peril on a remote island Far from home, Rohingya refugees face a new peril on a remote island Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
US election 2020: The Asians who are rooting for Trump to win US election 2020: The Asians who are rooting for Trump to win Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
The Kashmir journalists 'harassed' and 'questioned' for doing their job The Kashmir journalists 'harassed' and 'questioned' for doing their job Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
The 400,000 seafarers who can't go home The 400,000 seafarers who can't go home Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too? Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too? Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Scared but socially distant in a Tokyo 'haunted house' Scared but socially distant in a Tokyo 'haunted house' Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
US election 2020: Trump is in the fight of his political life US election 2020: Trump is in the fight of his political life Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden's final week US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden's final week Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Apple rejects an app designed to verify a person's ballot status in PA, says the app violates its guideline which forbids compiling user data without consent (Mikey Campbell/AppleInsider) Apple rejects an app designed to verify a person's ballot status in PA, says the app violates its guideline which forbids compiling user data without consent (Mikey Campbell/AppleInsider) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Sources: Italy's biggest payments company Nexi is leading negotiations to buy its Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth around $10B (Reuters) Sources: Italy's biggest payments company Nexi is leading negotiations to buy its Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth around $10B (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Texas jury rules that Apple must pay VirnetX $502.8M for patent infringement, the lastest verdict in a 10-year ongoing legal battle; Apple says it will appeal (Bloomberg) Texas jury rules that Apple must pay VirnetX $502.8M for patent infringement, the lastest verdict in a 10-year ongoing legal battle; Apple says it will appeal (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for delay Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for delay Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Covid: Belgium announces return to national lockdown Covid: Belgium announces return to national lockdown Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
US election: What Latino first-time voters want US election: What Latino first-time voters want Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Berlin airport opens... 10 years late Berlin airport opens... 10 years late Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Waymo releases public road testing data on its self-driving operations in Arizona between Jan. 2019 and Sept. 2020, says its cars drove 6.1M+ miles in 2019 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Waymo releases public road testing data on its self-driving operations in Arizona between Jan. 2019 and Sept. 2020, says its cars drove 6.1M+ miles in 2019 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Daimler's truck division invests an undisclosed sum in lidar startup Luminar, as part of a partnership that seeks to develop autonomous trucks (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Daimler's truck division invests an undisclosed sum in lidar startup Luminar, as part of a partnership that seeks to develop autonomous trucks (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2020 Rating: 5
New Zealand euthanasia: Assisted dying to be legal for terminally ill people New Zealand euthanasia: Assisted dying to be legal for terminally ill people Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Australian on Qatar flight where women ‘invasively examined' left 'terrified' Australian on Qatar flight where women ‘invasively examined' left 'terrified' Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Africa's week in pictures: 23 - 29 October 2020 Africa's week in pictures: 23 - 29 October 2020 Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Why the humble text message is still a campaign weapon Why the humble text message is still a campaign weapon Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Indian brands reckon with a new challenge: hate Indian brands reckon with a new challenge: hate Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Oil firm whistleblower trapped in Croatian holiday hell Oil firm whistleblower trapped in Croatian holiday hell Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Arable, which makes connected devices for agricultural insights and predictions for farmers, raises $20M Series B led by Prelude Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Arable, which makes connected devices for agricultural insights and predictions for farmers, raises $20M Series B led by Prelude Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Biden campaign says Facebook blocked thousands of its ads approved prior to Facebook's ban; Facebook blames advertisers' misunderstanding and a technical glitch (Elena Schneider/Politico) Biden campaign says Facebook blocked thousands of its ads approved prior to Facebook's ban; Facebook blames advertisers' misunderstanding and a technical glitch (Elena Schneider/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Armenians on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Covid-19: Record traffic out of Paris as second French lockdown begins Covid-19: Record traffic out of Paris as second French lockdown begins Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Walmart pulls guns from display over 'civil unrest' concerns Walmart pulls guns from display over 'civil unrest' concerns Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Quiz of the week: Which Borat slogan did Kazakhstan embrace? Quiz of the week: Which Borat slogan did Kazakhstan embrace? Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
How to watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown for free online - CNET How to watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown for free online - CNET Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Shopify Q3: revenue of $767.4M, up 96% YoY, vs $658M est., gross merchandise volume of $30.9B, up 109% YoY, ended Q3 with $6.12B in cash and equivalents (Larry Dignan/ZDNet) Shopify Q3: revenue of $767.4M, up 96% YoY, vs $658M est., gross merchandise volume of $30.9B, up 109% YoY, ended Q3 with $6.12B in cash and equivalents (Larry Dignan/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of Florida US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of Florida Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus hardship in Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh Coronavirus hardship in Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
'We asked Trump to stop playing YMCA' - Village People singer Victor Willis 'We asked Trump to stop playing YMCA' - Village People singer Victor Willis Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Getting too many texts? Blame the election Getting too many texts? Blame the election Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Halloween and COVID-19: Trick-or-treating and what the CDC says is too risky - CNET Halloween and COVID-19: Trick-or-treating and what the CDC says is too risky - CNET Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Facebook Q3: ad revenue was $21.2B, up 22% YoY from $17.4B despite July's ad boycott; Facebook expects higher ad growth in Q4 from holiday season (Ted Johnson/Deadline) Facebook Q3: ad revenue was $21.2B, up 22% YoY from $17.4B despite July's ad boycott; Facebook expects higher ad growth in Q4 from holiday season (Ted Johnson/Deadline) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Facebook's Q3 "Other" revenue, including sales of Oculus and Portal, was $249M, down 7% YoY, but Facebook says strong Oculus Quest 2 sales may boost Q4 revenue (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC) Facebook's Q3 "Other" revenue, including sales of Oculus and Portal, was $249M, down 7% YoY, but Facebook says strong Oculus Quest 2 sales may boost Q4 revenue (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Corsair announces it has acquired the EpocCam app, which turns iOS devices into high definition Mac and PC webcams; EpocCam creator Sam Grohn to join Elgato (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) Corsair announces it has acquired the EpocCam app, which turns iOS devices into high definition Mac and PC webcams; EpocCam creator Sam Grohn to join Elgato (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Apple reports an all-time high of 585M paid subscriptions for its services in Q4, growing by 135M YoY, on track to reach 600M by the end of 2020 (Mike Peterson/AppleInsider) Apple reports an all-time high of 585M paid subscriptions for its services in Q4, growing by 135M YoY, on track to reach 600M by the end of 2020 (Mike Peterson/AppleInsider) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2020 Rating: 5
Coronavirus: Remote Marshall Islands records first cases Coronavirus: Remote Marshall Islands records first cases Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2020 Rating: 5
Sources: Marvell Technology is nearing a deal to buy semiconductor company Inphi Corp. for as much as $10B, to help expand its reach in networking (Wall Street Journal) Sources: Marvell Technology is nearing a deal to buy semiconductor company Inphi Corp. for as much as $10B, to help expand its reach in networking (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2020 Rating: 5
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