Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Carsome, a Malaysia-based marketplace for trading used cars, raises $50M Series C from MUFG Innovation Partners and others to grow in Southeast Asian markets — Carsome, …
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Jonathan Vanian / Fortune: Q&A with Cisco CEO about company’s new business line – selling standalone networking chips, in bid to win big datacenter clients like Facebook and Microsoft — …
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New Orleans Times-Picayune: New Orleans declares state of emergency, shuts down its network after a ransomware attack on Friday, says it had found no signs that data was lost in …
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Zen Soo / South China Morning Post: Grab says that food and financial services, which have better margins than ride-hailing, now generate more than 50% of its gross merchandise volume …
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Brian Merchant / Harper’s Magazine: A look at the rise of murder-for-hire marketplaces on the dark web, the vast majority of which are schemes to pilfer money from gullible users …
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Amy X. Wang / Rolling Stone: Music streaming subscription prices have remained flat for a decade, amid competition from tech giants like Apple that can operate their music arms at …
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Alex Wellerstein / Restricted Data: Creator of NUKEMAP, which lets users visualize effects of nuclear explosions, explains why it isn’t using Google Maps anymore, citing API stagnation and pricing — …
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Simone Stolzoff / The Atlantic: A graduate of Slack’s Next Chapter initiative, which helps former prison inmates land tech jobs, recounts how he managed to land a full-time job at …
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Financial Times: Fintech startups in Asia are proving to be formidable competitors to traditional banks, offering a slew of financial services, but many are bleeding cash — Rice Basket Queen …
Read MoreApple and Spotify podcasts are available through Alexa-enabled devices in the US, starting today — Sad for HomePod — Starting today, Apple Podcasts is available through Amazon Alexa-enabled devices like …
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