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The blockchain is coming to Wall Street

by Molly Wood
Jan 21, 2019
Future ICOs might start to look a lot more like old-fashioned stock
"We can have a much more seamless, actually transparent stock trading mechanism using blockchain," says Kristen Howell, a partner with the law firm Fox Rothschild who helps companies create initial coin offerings.
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Government shutdown 2019

Tech IPOs were set for a comeback, then the government shut down

by Molly Wood
Jan 18, 2019
Is the tech IPO resurgence at risk?
Companies like Uber that have filed for IPOs are stalled while the SEC lawyers and accountants who work on IPOs are shut down along with the government.
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New tech doorbells can record video, and that's an ethics problem

by Molly Wood
Jan 17, 2019
They might be recording a lot more than who's at the front door.
Part of the problem with doorbell cameras is that their owners are filming a lot more territory than the terms of service say they should, says Laura Norén, director of research at Obsidian Security.
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Facebook is looking to Instagram for the future of digital ads

by Molly Wood
Jan 16, 2019
Stories are the hottest social media format — so what if they disappear in 24 hours?
One analyst estimates that ads on Instagram will account for 70 percent of Facebook's new revenue by 2020.
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The world might be mad at Facebook, but advertisers still love it

by Molly Wood
Jan 15, 2019
The social media platform says it's trying to clean up its "data supply chain."
When it comes to user privacy, Facebook is trying to clean up its “data supply chain”: where the data comes from, who gets access to it and how it gets used.
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5G is here! Well, it's almost here

by Molly Wood
Jan 14, 2019
Well... OK, it'll be here any day now.
Visitors walk past a 5G logo during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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At my 18th CES tech show, I felt unwelcome

by Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2019
Booth babes, tech bros and gender bias. Why is this still happening in 2019?
A dancer performs at the Lamborghini massage chair display at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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The biggest tech conference has some of the same old problems with women

by Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2019
Progress is just ... slow.
CES 2019 attendees watch an AEE drone demonstration at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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CES 2019: Virtual reality is not the star this year

by Molly Wood
Jan 10, 2019
But augmented reality … that might just be a different story.
An attendee uses a virtual reality headset to experience automotive safety at the Panasonic booth at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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CES 2019: The googleplex of smart tech

by Molly Wood
Jan 9, 2019
The "internet of things" has come for our cars and for our mirrors.
A Google representative watches over a display of Google Assistant products at the at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8.
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