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Opinion: VCs are making bigger bets on fewer startups. It’s this unconsidered, money-slinging strategy that led to Uber’s and Lyft’s dud IPOs. Powered by WPeMatico

A Belgian broadcaster obtained recordings of more than 1,000 conversations with Google’s automated assistant, some including personal details and medical information. Powered by WPeMatico

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the latest regulator questioning Facebook’s plan to launch a cryptocurrency. Powered by WPeMatico

It’s super secure and slightly hard to understand, but the idea of creating tamper-proof databases has captured the attention of everyone from anarchist techies to staid bankers. Powered by WPeMatico

Berkeley is considering a plan to finance big projects with “minibonds” that would be sold, and interest credited, via a blockchain system. Powered by WPeMatico

The ecommerce giant was flooded with fake US women’s soccer merchandise the day after the team’s historic World Cup victory. Powered by WPeMatico

Twitter has released 30 million tweets from state-sponsored disinformation accounts. Researchers say the trove is useful, but they want more transparency. Powered by WPeMatico

Tim Wu, who coined the phrase “net neutrality,” spoke with WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Powered by WPeMatico

Computer science professor David Gelernter envisaged social networks long before Facebook. Now, he wants to reclaim the concept, using blockchain technology. Powered by WPeMatico

The audit noted that asking reviewers “to consider whether the user was condemning or discussing hate speech, rather than espousing it, may reduce errors.” Powered by WPeMatico