How will $19 billion be spent on the new cybersecurity program? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ed Felten.

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The chat app’s constant experimenting with new features went too far, and 50 staff members are now paying the price.

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What does the White House think of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ed Felten.

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It doesn’t take a long look at Homefront: The Revolution’s Reddit page to see that Deep Silver is having a bit of a problem. Homefront: The Revolution went into closed beta on Xbox One recently, and first reactions have been, shall we say, mixed. There’s been some positive coverage in places like Destructoid and VG24/7, with kind words to be had about the concept of asymmetrical warfare where the player is constantly outgunned. Elsewhere, however, are consistent and vociferous complaints about technical problems from matchmaking, visual fidelity, framerate and so on. Complaints extend to gameplay as well, but technical issues dominate. Here’s a post:

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LinkedIn lost nearly 45% of its value last Friday. CEO Jeff Weiner didn’t waste time in addressing the crash with all of his 9,200 employees.

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Zenefits, one of the fastest growing software companies ever known, is under investigation by the State of California after a BuzzFeed investigation reported the company employed salespeople across the U.S. who are not properly licensed to sell insur

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The Department of Commerce wants to play matchmaker, pairing agile fintech startups with centuries old Wall Street staples.

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