McKinsey: low- to mid-band 5G will reach 80% of world's population by 2030 and cost $400B to $500B to deploy; high-band 5G will cover ~25% and cost $700B-$900B
McKinsey Insights & Publications: McKinsey: low- to mid-band 5G will reach 80% of world's population by...
Survey of 979 tech experts: 49% say tech will “mostly weaken” democracy between now and 2030, 33% say it will “mostly strengthen” democracy, 18% see no change
Pew Research Center: Survey of 979 tech experts: 49% say tech will “mostly weaken” democracy between...
Irish DPC report: 6 inquiries into multinational tech companies' GDPR compliance were opened in 2019, bringing major cross-border probes to 21, but no decisions
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Irish DPC report: 6 inquiries into multinational tech companies' GDPR compliance were...
Cyber insurance company At-Bay, which helps businesses assess risk across their tech stack with continuous vulnerability monitoring, raises $34M Series B
FinSMEs: Cyber insurance company At-Bay, which helps businesses assess risk across their tech stack with continuous...
Interview with Garry Kasparov, the first chess world champion to be defeated by a computer, about chess, AI, and a strategy for staying a step ahead of machines
Will Knight / Wired: Interview with Garry Kasparov, the first chess world champion to be defeated...
iMerit raises $20M Series B for its platform that helps enrich and annotate large datasets that power advanced algorithms in fields such as machine learning
FinSMEs: iMerit raises $20M Series B for its platform that helps enrich and annotate large datasets...
Michigan-based Algo, a SaaS startup that uses AI to help companies analyze and manage their supply chains, raises $15M Series A led by Integrity Growth Partners
Nick Manes / Crain's Detroit Business: Michigan-based Algo, a SaaS startup that uses AI to help...
Swedish game developer Embracer to buy US-based Saber Interactive, maker of the game World War Z, for up to $525M in cash and stock, most of which is deferred
Johannes Hellstrom / Reuters: Swedish game developer Embracer to buy US-based Saber Interactive, maker of the...
CB Insights: fintech startups across the world raised $33.9B across 1,912 deals in 2019, which is down from $40.8B raised across 2,049 deals in 2018
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: CB Insights: fintech startups across the world raised $33.9B across 1,912 deals...
Sources: Intuit is nearing a deal to buy personal finance portal Credit Karma for about $7B in cash and stock; the deal could be announced as soon as Monday
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Intuit is nearing a deal to buy personal finance portal Credit Karma...
Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises $10M Series A led by C5 Capital, with Mastercard, Capital One Ventures, and others participating
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises $10M Series A led...
Reggora, a residential appraisal software platform, raises $10M Series A, led by Spark Capital with Boston Seed Capital participating
FinSMEs: Reggora, a residential appraisal software platform, raises $10M Series A, led by Spark Capital with...
After exiting Colombia in January, Uber relaunches in the country after finding a legal loophole, says customers will now rent vehicles with drivers via its app
Reuters: After exiting Colombia in January, Uber relaunches in the country after finding a legal loophole,...
Decentralized Finance (DeFi), the best performing sector in crypto today, feels more like cosplaying a financial system than an actual viable alternative to it
Jon Evans / TechCrunch: Decentralized Finance (DeFi), the best performing sector in crypto today, feels more...
Study: smart speakers accidentally activate to random words between 1.5 and 19 times per day on average, with HomePod and Cortana devices activating the most
Mon(IoT)r Research Group: Study: smart speakers accidentally activate to random words between 1.5 and 19 times...
Companies are using social media influencers' faces without consent to promote products because recourse on even US-based platforms is somewhat complex
Emma Grey Ellis / Wired: Companies are using social media influencers' faces without consent to promote...
Alphabet and Softbank ally with telcos like China Telecom and vendors like Nokia to promote industry-wide standards for balloon, drone network tech
Sam Nussey / Reuters: Alphabet and Softbank ally with telcos like China Telecom and vendors like...
Canalys: global PC shipments are expected to decline between 3.4% and 8.5% YoY in 2020, taking into account the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
Canalys: Canalys: global PC shipments are expected to decline between 3.4% and 8.5% YoY in 2020,...