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• 5 things to keep in mind when designing a product for developers

  Ever since the beginning of time, there have been two kinds of people: The left-brainers - methodical thinkers who uses their ...

  • Ortal Avraham

• Our paranoia over Huawei and Chinese tech is misplaced

  Recent developments emanating from Beijing have many Westerners concerned; a spate of China-based tech IPOs have even ignited ...

  • Gary Eastwood

• 3 basic rules for entrepreneurs who want to expand internationally

  I’m often asked how the company I work for managed to successfully expand from Sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, a very different ...

  • Barron Ernst

• How blockchain will transform the e-commerce industry over the next few years

  Blockchain technology should be considered the most disruptive technology invention of the fourth industrial revolution. ...

  • David Geer

• What’s really behind the EU law that would 'ban memes' – and how to stop it before June 20

  With only a few days to go until the crucial vote in the European Parliament, more and more people are becoming aware of the looming plans for “censorship machines” and a “link tax” in the EU. (Catch up on these plans here.) People are realizing: Our freedom to upload media ...

  • Julia Reda

• Exploring digital identity through avatars

  A poignant documentary delves into how embodying digital characters in virtual worlds like Second Life empowers people to become their true selves. In Our Digital Selves: My Avatar is me! filmmaker Bernhard Drax travels from Los Angeles to rural South England to tell the stories ...

  • Alice Bonasio

• Why bankers hate the cryptocurrency world

  A cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that uses cryptography for the purpose of security. The currency has rapidly gained popularity in the public eye. There are many types of cryptocurrencies that include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin cash, Litecoin, Cardano, and Stellar ...

  • Vivian Michaels

• Google’s enterprise ambition is the reason behind Gmail’s redesign

  The recent redesign of Gmail is exciting news and has been a long time coming. While Gmail has looked pretty much the same for years, it hasn’t gotten in the way of its growth. Well over a billion people worldwide now rely on Gmail for their email and the service continues to expand ...

  • Eric Shashoua

• GDPR will increase reported breaches and trigger a flood of ‘Right to be Forgotten’ requests

  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now being enforced, and 60 percent of affected businesses are not prepared. ...

  • John McLeod

• Research: Restricting free speech isn’t the solution to violence and hate speech

  The fight to protect freedom of speech is ancient and can be traced through history from Socrates, Milton, and Voltaire to ...

  • Bill Ottman

• Religion isn’t the opiate of the masses — AI is

  Overall leisure time has increased by over an hour per day in the past ten years. How are we spending these extra 365 hours ...

  • Sascha Eder

• Week two of GDPR: We’re still not ready

  “Reading is hard and we just don’t want to do it,” scream the European Union countries like frightened children at ...

  • Donata Kalnenaite