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Pro-privacy search engine Qwant announces more exec changes -- to 'switch focus to monetization': Natasha Lomas
More changes have been announced in the senior leadership of French pro-privacy search engine, Qwant. President and co-founder, Eric Leandri (pictured above), will be moving from an operational to a strategic role on January 15, the company said today — while…
Uber is bringing audio recording, irregular ride checks and authentication code safety features to India: Manish Singh
Uber said today it is beginning to roll out three safety features in India as the American ride-hailing firm looks to improve its service in one of its most important overseas markets. The new features include an intervention from Uber when there is a long un…
Bux acquires 'social' cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport: Steve O'Hear
Bux, the Amsterdam-based fintech that wants to make investing more accessible, has acquired the European “social” cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, although Bux says the move paves the way for the company to l…
Together with portfolio company AMP Robotics, Sidewalk Labs launches recycling pilot in Toronto: Jonathan Shieber
Nearly a year after China stopped accepting the world’s garbage, cities around the globe are wrestling with what to do with all of their waste. China’s new policy, which once accepted 70% of municipal solid waste generated around the world, means that cities…
Going fast: Buy a demo table at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI 2020: Emma Comeau
Startup founders, set your sites on TC Sessions: Robotics+AI, which takes place on March 3, 2020. This annual day-long event draws the brightest minds and makers from these two industries — 1,500 attendees last year alone. And if you really want to make 2020 …
IAC sells CollegeHumor to executive Sam Reich, resulting in 100+ layoffs: Anthony Ha
IAC has sold off a majority stake in CH Media, the parent organization behind CollegeHumor . The new owner? CH Media’s chief creative officer Sam Reich. Reich announced the move on Twitter, saying that digital media holding company IAC “made the difficult dec…
Twitter is bringing twttr's experiments in threaded conversations to its main app: Sarah Perez
At last year’s CES, Twitter introduced its first public prototype app, twttr — dubbed “little T” internally at Twitter. The app allows Twitter to develop and experiment with new features in the public, to see what works and what does not. The app’s main focus…
At CES, Schneider Electric unveils its own upgrade to the traditional fusebox: Jonathan Shieber
As renewable energy and energy efficiency continue to make gains among cost-conscious consumers, more companies are looking at ways to give customers better ways to manage the electricity coming into their homes. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,…
Twitter's new reply blockers could let Trump hide critics: Josh Constine
What if politicians could only display Twitter replies from their supporters while stopping everyone else from adding their analysis to the conversation? That’s the risk of Twitter’s upcoming Conversation Participants tool it’s about to start testing that let…
Will online privacy make a comeback in 2020?: Natasha Lomas
Last year was a landmark for online privacy in many ways, with something of a consensus emerging that consumers deserve protection from the companies that sell their attention and behavior for profit. The debate now is largely around how to regulate platforms…
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