Journalist Carole Cadwalladr says ‘the gods of Silicon Valley’ have broken democracy

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Journalist Carole Cadwalladr says ‘the gods of Silicon Valley’ have broken democracyOn the same day that she became a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her work bringing the Cambridge Analytica scandal to light, journalist Carole Cadwalladr took the stage at TED to “address you directly, the gods of Silicon Valley.” Cadwalladr began her talk by recounting […]

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JD founder cautions logistics business must tighten belt

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JD founder cautions logistics business must tighten beltAlibaba’s arch-foe JD.com has long prided itself on owning and controlling its logistics services: couriers are treated as in-house staff and paid a basic income. But that will end soon as costs keep piling up for the ecommerce giant. In an internal letter sent to the staff on […]

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Ro, a direct-to-consumer online pharmacy, reaches $500M valuation

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Ro, a direct-to-consumer online pharmacy, reaches $500M valuationVenture capitalists have valued direct-to-consumer telehealth business Ro at $500 million with an $85 million Series B financing, sources confirm to TechCrunch. The fresh round of funding comes seven months after Ro — widely known for its men’s health brand Roman, a cloud pharmacy for erectile dysfunction — […]

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Chilly reception for marijuana tycoon game shows games industry’s backwards stance on drugs

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Chilly reception for marijuana tycoon game shows games industry’s backwards stance on drugsIntense and graphic violence is something we’ve come to simply expect from games, but sexual and other adult themes are still largely taboo — including, as publisher Devolver Digital is learning, drugs. Even if the game in question is a relatively serious tycoon-type […]

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Science fiction author Gene Wolfe has died

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Science fiction author Gene Wolfe has diedGene Wolfe, author of “The Book of the New Sun” and other acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy, died Sunday at the age of 87. According to Locus, his death came after a long struggle with heart disease. While Wolfe was never quite as famous as some of […]

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Hulu buys back AT&T’s minority stake in streaming service now valued at $15 billion

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Hulu buys back AT&T’s minority stake in streaming service now valued at $15 billionHulu has paid $1.43 billion to buy AT&T’s minority stake in the streaming video company. The companies announced Monday that the transaction valued Hulu at $15 billion. As a result, AT&T’s 9.5 percent stake in Hulu was worth $1.43 billion. The valuation […]

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