The 10 Tech Products That Defined This Decade

There's no shortage of products that are hailed by their creators as "revolutionary" or "totally transformative" upon launch. Sure, every company that births a new gadget into the world wants to believe that its innovative design and fancy new manufacturing process is going to profoundly change the way we experience technology in the future. But…

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Think You’re Enlightened? Try Eating With Your In-Laws

If your worst critic over the holidays isn’t your fitness tracker, it may be your relatives. You may only break bread with those wackos once a year—but the emotional repercussions from those brief moments can feel long-lasting.You’re not alone. Nearly half of Americans experience family-induced stress over the holidays. And while your family’s particular brand…

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The year of the French unicorns

There are now 11 French unicorns, and many of them arrived in 2019 In September 2019, President Emmanuel Macron was about to wrap up a speech on late-stage investment in…

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Wikimedia Foundation expresses deep concerns about India’s proposed intermediary liability rules

Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group that operates Wikipedia and a number of other projects, has urged the Indian government to rethink the proposed changes to the nation’s intermediary liability rules…

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VCs from Accel and SoftBank talk Europe’s startup scene, what they expect in 2020, and the future of SoftBank

If you haven’t noticed, Europe’s startup scene is in full bloom, with more than $30 billion deployed in startups across the continent over the last 12 months and more than…

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Bill Gates played Secret Santa to a Michigander, sending 81 pounds of goodies tailored just for her

Since roughly 2012, billionaire Bill Gates has been participating in Reddit’s annual Secret Santa gift exchange, which matches Reddit users with internet strangers who give them presents. He seems to…

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