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Used by only a few nerds, Facebook kills PGP-encrypted emails

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In 2015, as part of the wave of encrypting all the things on the internet, encouraged by the Edward Snowden revelations, Facebook announced that it would allow users to receive encrypted emails from the company. Even at the time, this was a feature for the paranoid users. All rights reserved.

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Investors are doubling down on Southeast Asia’s digital economy

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billion, about four times more than they did in 2015. Internet penetration here stands at 70%, higher than the global average, and digital adoption in the region remains nascent — it wasn’t until the pandemic that adoption of digital services such as e-wallets and online shopping took off. and Chinese tech firms. times to $8.2

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Tiger Global says India returns have ‘sucked historically’ but remains bullish

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But the country’s burgeoning startup ecosystem has seen very few exits and many consumer internet startups that listed in the past two years are trading significantly below their listing prices. You had a great legacy of last 17-18 years of materially profitable internet companies.

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

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The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. Here are a few interesting points from the newly-launched report.

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Integrate (26-30 Sep 2015 in Santa Clara) is the largest conference 100% focused on integrating technologies

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Thanks to the organizers of the Integrate + API World 2015 Conference ( Sept. Integrate + API World 2015 is the nation’s largest integration + API conference featuring participants such as Google, IBM, Facebook, Linkedin, HP, Slack, HipChat, Zendesk, and 200+ more companies. Internet of Things Integration Summit ( Sept 30 ).

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Fed News Roundup 13 July 2015

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Advanced Endpoint Threat Trend Highlights: June 2015 – Malvertising Gone Wild Invincea (Today) - Welcome to June’s installment of Invincea’s monthly thr […]The post Advanced Endpoint Threat Trend Highlights: June 2015 . Have you seen what's new for 2015? And mobile Internet.

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Robot Chef Brings Internet of Things Into the Kitchen

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Moley unveiled their new " robochef " prototype on April 14, 2015 at the Hannover Messe technology fair in Germany. It will be connected to the Internet, and will be controllable via smartphone. The post Robot Chef Brings Internet of Things Into the Kitchen appeared first on CTOvision.com.

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