David Marcus sagte 2019 vor dem Kongress über die Kryptowährungspläne von Facebook aus.Kredit…Erik S Lesser/EPA, über Shutterstock Facebooks Mission ist es, „die Welt näher zusammenzubringen“. Dabei geht es zunehmend nicht nur darum, Freunde und Familie zu verbinden, um Nachrichten auszutauschen, sondern auch als Plattform für das finanzielle Leben der Menschen zu dienen. Laut David Marcus, … Read more
A woman who was with Winston Smith, a black man who was shot dead by two deputy sheriff’s in Minneapolis earlier this month, said through her lawyers that she had never seen Smith show a gun, according to the narrative Law enforcement authorities disagree about the shooting. “She never saw a gun at Winston Smith, … Read more
(Image via Governor Jay Inslee) YOU get an Xbox! YOU get an echo! YOU get a switch! … But did you get a shot? Stand aside, Oprah. Washington Governor Jay Inslee is playing the giveaway as part of a plan to encourage people in the state to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Awards from some of … Read more
(Dapper Labs photo) New financing: Dapper Labs raised $ 305 million on a reported valuation of $ 2.6 billion. The Vancouver, BC startup supports NBA Top Shot, a popular NFT-based digital trading card game that has sales of more than $ 467 million in the past five months. Top shot: Dapper is partnering with the … Read more
GeekWire illustration. The battle between Amazon and Shopify is a little juicier now. Shopify’s cheeky social media team – or, if you will, SaaSy – fired up some pointy tweets this week asking Amazon in subtle and not-so-subtle ways to supposedly make copycat products. The tweets appear to be in response to a video posted … Read more
A New York police officer who is part of a unit that works to get guns off the street was shot and killed Tuesday night in the lower back by a man the officer was following in the Bronx, police said. The 31-year-old plainclothes officer was wearing a bulletproof vest but was hit once under … Read more