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The World Economic Forum announced its 2020 Technology Pioneers, early- to growth-stage companies from around the world that the organization feels are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.Of the 100 companies in the 2020 class, one-fourth are led by female founders, the forum says. Some of…

Click here to read the full article.Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filled social media feeds. Meanwhile, police surveillance of protesters has remained largely out of sight.Local, state and federal…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, American University (THE CONVERSATION) Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filled…

Donald Trump speaks as (2nd L to R) PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel, Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook and Oracle CEO Safra Catz look on during a meeting with technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS Bloomberg News reports on Friday…

Microsoft is banning police from using its facial recognition tech until federal regulation is in place, the company’s President Brad Smith announced on Thursday. “We’ve decided that we will not sell facial-recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in…

The secretive data analytics firm Palantir is preparing to file an S-1 ahead of a potential September IPO, Business Insider has learned.The company is working with banks to prepare a tender offer to clean up its cap table, according to Bloomberg. Earlier this week, Palantir lowered the strike price for employees…

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(Reuters) - Data mining firm Palantir Technologies Inc is aiming to file confidentially with U.S. regulators to go public in the coming weeks, emboldened by the strong performance of other initial public offerings (IPOs), people familiar with the matter said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. software company Palantir Technologies…

Mr. Cholak has deployed over $90M in early stage capital across 15+ companies, with multiple successful exits.  Mr. Cholak has held numerous board roles with his portfolio companies and has served as a speaker at numerous industry engagements and as a startup mentor at various accelerator programs.  Mr. Cholak started…

In a letter to Congress Monday, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition technology, and that the company would oppose its use—or the use of any technology—for “mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which…