Financial watchdogs are trying to force Silicon Valley founders to give investors more control over their companies when they go public. In the latest case, two index providers have banned Snap shares from their indexes because it sells only shares that give investors no votes, meaning they have zero control. But experts say that the […]
Read moreTeenagers today are more depressed, have higher rates of suicide, and hang out with friends less often than teens in earlier eras, according to one researcher, who has blamed the rise of smartphones for the problem. Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State, wrote in The Atlantic this week that she’s noticed a […]
Read moreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t running for president. Zuckerberg says he isn’t running. His close colleagues and friends we’ve spoken to say he isn’t running. And quite frankly, he already has pretty amazing influence running Facebook and spending his billions on whatever philanthropic issues he cares most about. Why add all the red tape and […]
Read moreMikhail Sosonkin is a so-called “white-hat,” or ethical hacker – or one who breaks into networks to test their security. The Russian-born Sosonskin, who works for cybersecurity startup Synack, showed me firsthand how easy it is to break into a computer. It took just minutes for him to hack into my personal computer. My downfall […]
Read moreA three-year-old child in the Bay Area was recently admitted to the hospital with a rash. The child was sent home with a diagnosis of hand-foot-and-mouth disease, a common virus that typically resolves in a few weeks. But the patient continued to get worse and had to be admitted to the hospital. The doctors were […]
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Bitcoin leaped more than 10 percent overnight into record territory, significantly strengthening against its offshoot “bitcoin cash” amid a hack on the new currency’s network. Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $3,242.82 early Saturday morning Eastern Time, according to CoinDesk, before paring its gains slightly to hover near $3,172, with a market capitalization of more […]
Read moreMozilla, the company behind the Firefox internet browser, has begun testing a feature that lets you enter a search query using your voice instead of typing it in. The move could help Mozilla’s efforts to make Firefox more competitive with Google Chrome. If you’re using Firefox in English on Mac, Windows or Linux, you can […]
Read moreSan Francisco based Le Cupboard‘s vending machines offer plant-based snacks and entrees, and will soon pop up in public spaces. CNBC stopped by LeCupboard’s cafe to sample some of the machines’ offerings. The vending machines, which the company calls “mobile cupboards,” offer entrees and snacks featuring the company’s own proprietary grain, which has no sugar. […]
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Rouhani, embarking on second term in Iran, asks Europe not to side with Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is being sworn-in for a further term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, and urged European countries not to side with Washington. Rouhani, who was decisively re-elected in May after promising to open Iran to the world and create […]
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New EU sanctions over Siemens turbines violate international law, Russian energy minister says
Russia said on Saturday the European Union’s decision to sanction a Russian deputy energy minister over the delivery of Siemens’ turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea was politically motivated and illegal. The EU first imposed sanctions on Russia after the 2014 military annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. On Friday, it introduced additional measures in response to the […]
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