As predictive technology and the rise of wearable technology grows, concerns also abound about their use and the privacy and related issues that they bring, VentureBeat reported.
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As Microsoft ends support for XP, financial firms look to Linux, Windows XP for ATMs
As Microsoft pulls out support for Windows XP next month, financial firms and ATM operators are now looking to Windows 7 and Linux to power their machines, TechCrunch reported.
Tech execs meet with President Obama to discuss intelligence, technology and privacy concerns
Heads of the six biggest Internet companies in the US met with President Barack Obama and senior White House aides to talk about the government's data collection practices, Reuters reported.
25 tech firms writes letter to Sen. Ron Wyden asking him to oppose measures that could curtail online freedom
Twenty-five tech companies have turned to Senator Ron Wyden asking his help to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP that could potentially limit online freedoms, VentureBeat reported.
Survey shows Asia-focused hedge funds added $20B in assets last year
A survey done by AsiaHedge showed that Asian hedge funds were able to add assets of nearly $20 billion in 2013, representing a strong performance after three years, Reuters reported.
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Three developers whose real identities are not yet revealed have created and launched Potcoin, a cryptocurrency that can be used by the marijuana community to conduct transactions with dispensaries.
Venture capital investors are competing with each other to support promising startups, particularly those outside the US, as young companies now have more access to capital, VentureBeat reported.
The People's Bank of China has blocked Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group from offering customers with virtual credit cards, according to a source interviewed by Bloomberg News.
Google gave the Home Office in the UK "super flagger" access to YouTube, allowing them to screen content that they feel are a national security threat, the Financial Times reported.
Tim Berners-Lee, the Father of Web, has called for an online Magna Carta that will safeguard the openness, independence and neutrality of the Internet, TechCrunch reoprted.
China's regulators have already given their assent for the creation of an international trading center in the free trade zone in Shanghai, Reuters reported citing the bourse's Chairman Gui Minjie.
Venture capitalists are putting their support on travel tech startups that seek to enhance the travel experience of consumers even with the popularity of travel booking platforms, TechCrunch reported.
The console market is apparently facing a substantial decline based on North American console sales from January 2007 and that of January 2014, TechCrunch reported.
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Google was very worried about the growing inequality in democracies, particularly San Francisco, and proposed three solutions to address the issue, TechCrunch reported.
