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With RAISE Act, Congress Paves Way For Private Secondary Markets

Dec 20, 10:34PM

U.S. Capitol Included within the FAST Act is a section, the Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (“RAISE”) Act, which codifies a previously unwritten means through which startup employees, ex-employees, early investors, and other shareholders have been legally allowed to sell their shares. Read More



An Investment Opportunity In Trash

Dec 20, 9:00PM

shutterstock_320894498 As incredible as it might seem, processing trash may represent a future unique investment opportunity. Consider the new technologies that will operate on the micro scale, breaking the bonds of molecules through bio-mechanical means, which could be applied to recycling trash completely. It is quite possible that many of these innovations may emerge from our efforts to explore and live in space. Read More



In The Middle East, Increasing Startup Opportunities Bring Hope

Dec 20, 6:35PM

image1 (2) The presence of the investors – in large numbers from both the region and beyond, including Silicon Valley – at a recent RiseUp event in Cairo indicated that entrepreneurship in the Middle East is more than just a feel-good effort. There are deals to be made in Egypt and beyond. Read More



Utah's Unicorns, How "Silicon Slopes" is Gaining Momentum

Dec 20, 5:29PM

salt lake city, utah Four of these fabled creatures popped up along the Wasatch this last year, including Omniture founder Josh James’ business intelligence platform Domo. There’s also Pluralsight, Qualtrics and InsideSales – with several more “soonicorns” in the ready. Utah has seen the most economic growth in the nation for the past two years, with tech leading the charge. But many… Read More



Hey Hey, My My, Strong Encryption Will Never Die

Dec 20, 5:09PM

encryption-1 There are two types of people in the world: people who will encrypt and people who will not. The former cohort is far smaller than the latter. That should change, but it won’t. In essence the argument over what anyone means about the “Manhattan Project” of encryption is a silly one. The Manhattan Project of encryption means nothing to millions of people who are just fine… Read More



How Intelligent Lighting Is Ushering In The Internet Of Buildings

Dec 20, 4:00PM

shutterstock_141950065 The LED revolution is over. To no one’s surprise, LEDs have won. Solid-state lighting is changing how we light the world, successfully displacing traditional illumination sources across every part of the global lighting market. Over the next few years, billions of sockets will be in play. This transition has kicked off a new phase of LED adoption — the race to connect every socket.… Read More



Mobile Virtual Reality Is The Ghost Of Christmas Past

Dec 20, 5:00AM

scrooge-ghost-crop The worlds of gaming, sports, live music, commerce and adult entertainment are all primed for a revolutionary consumption shift with the advent of virtual reality (VR). Fantasy shall become reality; a new age of immersive entertainment lies just around the corner. And just as the world progressed from radio to television, so too shall it do so with VR. Read More



Intelligence Should Recruit Like Google

Dec 20, 12:00AM

us-intelligence-google An interesting story made the rounds back in August. While conducting a search for “python lambda function list comprehension,” programmer Max Rosett was suddenly invited to attempt a cryptic coding challenge. After completing it, he was contacted by Google — where he now works. The challenge was part of Google’s novel recruiting strategy, which allowed the company… Read More



SpaceX Will Attempt To Launch (And Land) Upgraded Falcon 9 on Sunday

Dec 19, 8:03PM

spacex In SpaceX’s first orbital attempt since its failed June 28 attempt to reach the International Space Station, the Hawthorne, Ca.-based company plans to launch a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket tomorrow. The launch, carrying 11 ORBCOMM communications satellites, was originally scheduled earlier in the month. Sunday’s 8.29 p.m. EST launch marks the first operational use of the upgraded Falcon… Read More



Israel's Flourishing Fintech Has Many Fathers

Dec 19, 8:00PM

israelflag Israeli finance technology has taken giant leaps in the last few years. Hundreds of local startups are developing new technologies for payment and security solutions, and multinational companies and banks are flocking to Israel for a piece of the action. Much like other tech sectors in Israel, the country’s fintech know-how is largely a byproduct of innovations in other fields, such… Read More



>From Half-Baked To Overcooked — The "Revolutionary" Evolution Of Crowdfunding

Dec 19, 7:00PM

14676804079_cd5ca6e079_k The ratio of overcooked concepts to ideas that might genuinely be called ‘revolutionary’ has long been skewed on crowdfunding platforms, but when a “founder” is pitching a “revolutionary” sponge holder with a straight face a line has surely been crossed. Read More



Gillmor Gang: Enough Already

Dec 19, 6:00PM

Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, John Taschek. Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, December 18, 2015. The Gang winds things up for 2015 with a quick tour of the near future: VR, AR, Slack, Salesforce, and the politics of engagement. Plus, the latest G3 (below) with Halley Suitt Tucker, Denise Howell, Francine Hardaway, and Tina Chase Gillmor. Read More



Having Success With Code Bootcamps: Where To Work As A Bootcamp Grad

Dec 19, 4:00PM

bootcamp Hello code bootcamp graduates, and welcome to an exciting and fulfilling career! As you know by now, programming is a highly creative art in which you get to build things that change the world every single day. So what should you look for in a job? I don’t have all the answers, but here are some things I think are important to look for if you can find them. Read More



Technology And The Deep State

Dec 19, 2:00PM

deep-state Donald Trump; Bernie Sanders; Jeremy Corbyn; Marine Le Pen. If you had suggested only a decade ago that any one of those four might become a significant political figure, you would have been laughed out of any room. What has happened to politics as we knew it? Where are the military-industrial complexes of yesteryear? Is this all Facebook’s fault? Sort of. Not really. Let me explain. Read More



Lost In Translation: IoT Adoption In Southeast Asia In 2015

Dec 19, 4:00AM

southeast asia map We spent a large part of the year in the cities of Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur speaking to local enterprises about this (too) broad and (too) overused term: the Internet of Things (IoT). We discovered very quickly that, although IoT seems to be very much overly/wrongly used in the English-speaking world, there really isn’t a direct local translation in these four locales. As… Read More



Self-Help: There's An App For That

Dec 18, 10:00PM

notificationsbubble Digital therapy is the new frontier of health innovation — and the tech world has taken notice. Myriad apps promise to make you happier, more mindful, less anxious — you name it. But, do they work? Read More



Extroverts Rejoice! Now Facebook Finds You Parties

Dec 18, 9:48PM

giphy Facebook should tell me what to do tonight. It already knows what I like, where I live, and who I hang out with. Now it will. After accidentally becoming the most powerful force in party invitations, Facebook is jacking us into its omniscient view of the event landscape. Starting today on iOS, Facebook has a powerful new Event browsing experience. First, rather than suggesting Events on… Read More



Gillmor Gang LIVE 12.18.15

Dec 18, 9:09PM

Gillmor Gang Artcard Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session has concluded for today. Chat with the Gillmor Gang during their live broadcast recording session on Chat Center Gillmor Gang on Facebook Our sister show, G3, on Facebook Entire archives of G3 on Ustream Read More



U.S. Department Of Justice Is Reportedly Pursuing Criminal Investigation Of Uber Data Breach

Dec 18, 9:00PM

uber The United States Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation around Uber’s May 2014 data breach, Reuters, citing “sources familiar with the situation,” reported. Last May, Uber’s database was breached by an unknown third party, and revealed the names and license plate numbers of about 50,000 drivers throughout the country. Uber… Read More



This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Holiday Cheers And CES Fears

Dec 18, 8:00PM

giftguide With the holiday season in full swing, we’re looking forward to everything CES has to offer in the new year. But we’re also prepping for more gift-giving, following along with the TechCrunch Holiday Gift Guide. And because we can’t help ourselves, there is also a bit of Star Wars discussion there at the end. This week’s episode of the TC Gadgets Podcast is brought to… Read More




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