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SPECIAL REPORT: 2019 Blockchain Outlook — Reality Check

Xconomy

After a breakout year in 2017, the blockchain sector suffered a series of blows in 2018, from crashing cryptocurrency prices to increased regulatory scrutiny of crypto ventures and deepening skepticism about whether the technology was actually useful. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

socalTECH

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

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Could Facebook’s Crypto Break Financial System? Congress Airs Fears

Xconomy

Soaring prices of Bitcoin and other so-called digital tokens were attracting investments from speculators hoping to get rich quick—but these virtual coin values were also known to drop just as suddenly, the US Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council noted.

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Businesses Need Your Input, But Can’t Read Your Mind

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the best technology can’t read your mind, which is why a simple Google search often gives frustrating and irrelevant results, and online advertisers bombard you with opportunities of no interest. They believe that the benefits of sharing data are very much worth the price of providing access to their data. Norton, Ph.D.,

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The Station: Canoo hits the road, Coup shutters and Samsung shifts

TechCrunch LA

I’m your host, Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. This week, TechCrunch reporter Romain Dillet reported that Coup, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch that operates an electric moped scooter-sharing service in Berlin, Paris and Madrid, is shutting down. Subscriptions are so hot right now.

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Startups Need Your Data, But Consumers Are Still Wary

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the best technology can’t read your mind, which is why a simple Google search often gives frustrating and irrelevant results, and online advertisers bombard you with opportunities of no interest. They believe that the benefits of sharing data are very much worth the price of providing access to their data. Norton, Ph.D.,

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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