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The Source Code: William Gibson

Sep 6, 2017
Because two minutes is too short a time to spend with the man who came up with the term "cyberspace."
Author William Gibson.
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Crowdfunding is playing a larger role in disaster relief

Aug 31, 2017
With more options for giving, donors are urged to do their research.
Volunteers get a briefing on Monday at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, where the American Red Cross is housing victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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Cloudflare's CEO wants to talk about who censors the internet

Matthew Prince terminated the account of extremist website The Daily Stormer, but he's still worried about censorship.
Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, says the company has tried to be neutral.
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Can the super catchy song "Despacito" help increase tourism in Puerto Rico?

Aug 22, 2017
Is the song stuck in your head now, too?
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee perform onstage at the Billboard Latin Music Awards at Watsco Center on April 27, 2017 in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Should companies turn away white supremacist users?

Aug 17, 2017
Racial justice leaders say PayPal has been helping fund racist groups for years.
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Apple to invest $1 billion in original programming

Aug 16, 2017
Three big words in tech news today: original video content. Apple is reportedly making a big push into the business with a $1 billion plan to stream its own shows on its Apple TV and Apple Music platforms. The tech giant joins an increasingly crowded field, competing with the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, […]

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GoDaddy drops neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer

Aug 15, 2017
It signals a change in how businesses decide who should editorialize the internet.
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Can Netflix afford more big gets like Shonda Rhimes?

Aug 14, 2017
Netflix, the big video on demand company, committed what amounts to a raid on the content stable of Disney. It has signed a multiyear production contract with Shonda Rhimes —creator of hit TV series such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal.” With more than 50 original shows under its belt just this year, Netflix is doubling […]

SoundCloud’s singing a new song after investors inject emergency cash

Aug 11, 2017
Online audio platform SoundCloud, a favorite of indie musicians, has been struggling to stay afloat financially. Last month, it laid off 40 percent of its staff, and the company has been urgently seeking a reported $170 million cash injection to keep going. Today it got that emergency investment approved by shareholders. As part of that […]