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It's time for business journalism to break with its conservative past
Readers need business and economic journalism to be more progressive.
Six months in, News Corp's 'Knewz' aggregator has big ambitions - Digiday
Knewz had 1.7 million unique visitors in May, according to comScore. Noah Kotch, who is overseeing Knewz, has plans for it to become 'decent-sized competitor' to rival aggregators.
Huawei Purge Revives Japan’s 5G Hopes, Once Thought Dead
New alliance of NTT and NEC recruited by Washington to join industry group
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Record High 2 Months After Halving
Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure of the level of racing competition on the network for block rewards, just set a new record high.
Trescon - Virtual Connect
Wong Joon Ian
Going live with @cz_binance in 2 mins at ticketing.sarcontech.com/virtual-conf/e… ... list some questions here and I'll try to squeeze em in!
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I’m a Former Black Reporter Who Left Journalism. Here’s Why.
Newsrooms push objectivity to cloak racism and white supremacy. I’ve had enough.
Codeland Conference
CodeNewbie's two-day conference filled
with talks, demos, and workshops designed for new coders.
While America Looks Away, Autocrats Crack Down on Digital News Sites
Independent journalism is on the defensive, from Hungary to Malaysia.
Wong Joon Ian
I joined this ragtag crew a few years after it was founded, and it gave me a glimpse into how a free press is crucial for a free and democratic society.
Now the Malaysian government is again trying to crush it.
The NYT explains
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Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media
How a controversial rationalist blogger became a mascot and martyr in a struggle against the New York Times.
Wong Joon Ian
Great piece newyorker.com/culture/annals… turning the rationalists arguments against them lol
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Check your Pulse #48
creator economy to participatory economy ✨
Wong Joon Ian
This piece sariazout.substack.com/p/check-your-p… by @sariazout has a nice description of how creators can bootstrap their fan economies
/cc @problem_halting @sidkal @jbrukh @microsponsors
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DeFi Pulse | Value Locked In DeFi
Analytics + rankings of DeFi protocols. Defipulse tracks ETH + tokens locked in open finance projects by total value and dominance by category
Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco?
Chris Larsen knows that a crypto mogul spending his own money for a city’s camera surveillance system might sound creepy. He’s here to explain why it’s not.
Asia Blockchain Summit
Asia Blockchain Summit is one of the most iconic blockchain summits in the world. We are dedicated to pushing this technology to the next generation. We not only focus on investment but more on technology development problem, and the nurturing of...
Non-Fungible Humans | CogX 2020
Non-Fungible Humans: Personal Tokens as a Mechanism to Bootstrap Success or Hand Over Your Life Alex Masmej - Founder - Rocket Kerman Kohli - Crypto - Immuta...
On Modern Monetary Theory, sci-fi and where to look for the violence
I have been aware of the existence of Modern Monetary Theory for a while. It’s hard not to, especially now. SARS-COV-2 has convinced central bankers and heads of government to magick into existence trillions of Euros in relief packages almost...
A patient’s progress
This is what coronavirus looks like, from early symptoms to ventilation and beyond