Full transcript: Jessica Pressler talks ‘lady grifters’ + Ken Auletta on the ‘frenemies’ of the ad business on Recode Media
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Full transcript: Jessica Pressler talks ‘lady grifters’ + Ken Auletta on the ‘frenemies’ of the ad business on Recode Media
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Season 3 of Preacher takes an unusual approach to horror and humor
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TanaCon: How a convention thrown in retaliation led to mass chaos, cancellation
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Volkswagen’s EV race car just broke records during this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb
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Volkswagen’s EV race car just broke records during this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb
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Fintech friends: Monzo partners with TransferWise for international payments
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Fintech friends: Monzo partners with TransferWise for international payments
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Meituan, the Tencent-backed “one-stop super app,” files for IPO in Hong Kong
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Meituan, the Tencent-backed “one-stop super app,” files for IPO in Hong Kong
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oBike is closing its dock-less bike-sharing service in Singapore
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Tencent becomes a Linux Foundation platinum member to increase its focus on open source
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Tencent becomes a Linux Foundation platinum member to increase its focus on open source
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The biggest questions left behind after the season 2 Westworld finale
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The biggest questions left behind after the season 2 Westworld finale
And some thoughts on what season 3 might look like
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Westworld Spoilers Club season 2, episode 10: The Passenger
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Microsoft and Razer are working on Xbox keyboard and mouse support
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Microsoft and Razer are working on Xbox keyboard and mouse support
Support expected later this year
Go-Jek prepares to launch ride-hailing services in Vietnam and Thailand
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Go-Jek prepares to launch ride-hailing services in Vietnam and Thailand
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Is there a next act for one of Silicon Valley’s top investors after Uber? Benchmark and Bill Gurley are about to find out.
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Is there a next act for one of Silicon Valley’s top investors after Uber? Benchmark and Bill Gurley are about to find out.
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Amazon will finish its nationwide rollout of Prime member discounts for Whole Foods this week
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Amazon will finish its nationwide rollout of Prime member discounts for Whole Foods this week
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Microsoft Edge for Android now comes with a built-in ad blocker
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Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android now comes with a built-in ad blocker
Available in beta right now
How Silicon Valley is responding to the immigration crisis
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How Silicon Valley is responding to the immigration crisis
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Uber is in court to appeal London license loss by claiming it’s changed
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Uber is in court to appeal London license loss by claiming it’s changed
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Facial recognition software is not ready for use by law enforcement
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Facial recognition software is not ready for use by law enforcement
Recent news of Amazon’s engagement with law enforcement to provide facial recognition surveillance (branded ‘Rekognition’), along with the almost unbelievable news of China’s use of the technology …
Recode Daily: Inside Tesla’s big tent — a pop-up outdoor assembly line
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Recode Daily: Inside Tesla’s big tent — a pop-up outdoor assembly line
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Tact $27 M Series C attracts Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce
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Tact $27 M Series C attracts Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce
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The Nokia 3.1 goes on sale in the US on July 2nd
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The Nokia 3.1 goes on sale in the US on July 2nd
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