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Robinhood, the U.S.-based “zero-fee” stock trading app and cryptocurrency exchange, is stealthily recruiting for a new London office ahead of plans to eventually launch in the U.K., TechCrunch has learned. According to sources within London’s thriving fintech industry, Robinhood is hiring for multiple U.K. positions. These span recruitment, operations, marketing and PR, and customer support. […]

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A hacker has targeted and released private data on German chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior German lawmakers and officials. The data was leaked from a Twitter account, since suspended, and included email addresses, phone numbers, photo IDs and other personal data on hundreds of senior political figures. According to a government spokesperson, there was […]

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On the lookout for an intelligent toilet? Kohler could have you covered. The vaunted manufacturer today announced enhancements to its Kohler Konnect lineup of bathroom fixtures and smart devices, which follow its  that were introduced last year. In addition to a new bathroom mirror — the Verdera Voice Lighted Mirror — the company revealed the Numi […]

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You can never be too careful when it comes to . More than 2 million homes are burglarized each year in the U.S., and nearly one-third of Americans had packages stolen from their front porches in 2017. Those sobering stats drove David Selinger, who cofounded homeowner marketplace Redfin, to found Deep Sentinel, a home security […]

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If you can imagine getting home cable broadband service without either cables or the standard cable modem, that’s the promise of D-Link’s new “5G Enhanced Gateway,” . With nothing more than wall power and a SIM card, the router promises to create a high-speed Wi-Fi network in your home — albeit with a couple of […]

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Hitman: HD Enhanced Collection today. It is coming out on January 11 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The collection will only be available digitally. This includes remastered versions of the fourth and fifth entries in the stealth-based series, Hitman: Blood Money (which originally came out in 2006) and Hitman: Absolution (which releasing in 2012). […]

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is unveiling a laptop today that senses your presence and wakes itself up automatically. The is a 2-in-1 laptop-tablet combo that includes Express Sign-In. The laptop is an example of how hardware companies can combine sensors and processing power to create the impression of intelligence. Coupled with the infrared camera and Windows Hello, it instantly […]

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In more bad news for Apple, the company’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models are not currently on sale in its own retail stores in Germany. This follows an injunction issued by a Munich court last month related to patent litigation brought by chipmaker Qualcomm that’s being enforced from today. The patent dispute concerns smartphone power management […]

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Health startup  today announced that it has raised $77 million in a funding round to expand development of its artificial intelligence platform that uses genomic data to improve diagnostics. The round was led by Generation Investment Management and includes money from Idinvest Partners, Balderton Capital, and Alychlo. Sophia, founded in Switzerland back in 2011, has raised […]

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You don’t need to be a professional social media manager in order to understand the importance of social media exposure and engagement when it comes to growing your brand or business. Whether you’re someone like Kim Kardashian who can generate millions of dollars in advertising revenue with a single post, or the founder of a […]

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