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When Uber stops using Greyball ‘secret program’ to dodge regulators
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Uber uses ‘secret program’ Greyball to hide from regulators
Uber has been using a secret program to prevent undercover regulators from shutting down the taxi-hailing service in cities around the world. The software, called Greyball, sought to identify officials trying to catch its drivers and deny them service, the New York Times reports. Uber has frequently been at odds with governments – and with
Amazon’s massive AWS outage was caused by human error
One incorrect command and the whole internet suffers. Amazon today blamed human error for the the big AWS outage that took down a bunch of large internet sites for several hours on Tuesday afternoon. In a blog post, the company said that one of its employees was debugging an issue with the billing system and
The conversation between Uber CEO and an Uber driver
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What Is 5G, and When Do I Get It?
LOOK AT THE top corner of your phone screen. Right now, it probably reads 4G LTE, and you’re probably fine with that. But soon—and we’re talking years, not months—your phone will say 5G there instead. The mobile industry is buzzing about this next generation of high-speed wireless service, and you can expect the chatter to
The Remarkable Power of Asking for What You Want
The only mistake you can make is not asking for help — Sandeep Jauhar The Business Insider and other major global news portals recently carried an inspiring story of a 7-year-old girl named Chloe Bridgewater who sent a job application to Google. Chloe’s letter was quite unique that it got a reply from Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai.
Have you met Toro?
Managing Partner, DDF; a Silicon Valley VC Fund (backed by Tim Draper) for African startups that can change the world. Curator, SpeedUPAfrica; Africa’s Most Epic Founder Bootcamp. software developer, & music producer. He has run 3 startups, and is a Draper University Alumnus. Toro is known for his fun loving nature, he is a Self-taught
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Tim Draper is the founder of DFJ, Draper Associates, and Draper University. He has invested in over 1000+ companies including Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Baidu, Theranos, Twitch.TV, Docusign, AngelList, etc, with 24 exits at over $1 billion; most recently Cruise Automation (Acq. by GM – $1 billion, March, 2016). He has been listed as #46 on
SpeedUpAfrica is Back! This time Lagos
SpeedUPAfrica is Africa’s Most Epic Founder Bootcamp that gathers Africa’s top 100 early stage founders with the best from silicon valley, global, and local tech ecosystems, for a weekend of practical intense workshops, founder Ted-style talks, Q & A Sessions, fun surprises, and investments. Think of it as an accelerator meets bootcamp meets the fun
Apply to Pitch at Demo Africa 2017!
Africa’s prestigious launch pad for Startups DEMO-Africa has released dates of key activities ahead of its annual technology startups launch event scheduled for 6th and 7th September 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. At a press conference held in Nairobi and attended by key players in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, organizers said that the application