Jeff John Roberts
Fortune
New York, NY, United States
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Recent articles by Jeff:
Investors Are Pouring Money Into Marijuana Software. Here's the Latest Startup to Get Funding
In the current marijuana gold rush, selling software is like selling pickaxes. → Read More
Crypto Investment Up 300% in Third Quarter, Grayscale Reports
Hedge funds pile into Bitcoin even as prices slump. → Read More
IRS's New Guidance on Cryptocurrency: What It Means for You
Have you benefitted from an airdrop or hard fork? Congrats—and pay up. → Read More
Robinhood Launches 2% Cash Account on Brokerage Accounts, Offer Debit Cards
Robinhood will now pay interest on cash in brokerage accounts and offer debit cards. → Read More
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Apple and University of Wisconsin Patent Case
A big patent win for Apple over the University of Wisconsin. → Read More
Twitter Took a Trump Tweet Down, but Should It Have? And Is Nickelback to Blame?
Twitter deleted a tweet by President Trump that contained the Nickelback photograph meme over a copyright claim, but was the post protected by 'fair use'? → Read More
Google Expands Its Coursera IT Training Course to 100 Community Colleges
Google plans to offer Coursera, its homegrown Information Technology support course, to community colleges in eight new states via a $3.5 million education grant. → Read More
Google Chrome's New Password Security Tool Flags Compromised Websites
Google Chrome will now warn you when you visit a website where hackers may have put your password at risk. → Read More
No, Encryption Is Not About to Be 'Backdoored'—Data Sheet
Reports of government getting access to Facebook's encrypted data are overblown. → Read More
Stripe-Backed Rapyd Raises $100 Million to Provide Global Payments
Rapyd raised $100 Million in a Series B to help the fin-tech startup compete in a crowded payments field. → Read More
Stripe-Backed Rapyd Raises $100 Million to Provide Global Payments
Rapyd raised $100 Million in a Series B to help the fin-tech startup compete in a crowded payments field. → Read More
Blockchain Taps Blackrock and Goldman Sachs Vet as Its General Counsel
Howard Surloff aims to help Blockchain navigate a complicated legal landscape for cryptocurrency. → Read More
Apple Credit Card and Consumer Banking Are Giving Goldman Sachs Trouble, Says New Report
Goldman Sachs' Marcus effort has produced big losses and junior partner status with Apple. → Read More
Google and Copyright ‘Blackmail’—Data Sheet
Google would rather scale back search offerings in France and Spain than pay news publishers fees under copyright law. → Read More
Disinformation for Hire: How Russian PR Firms Plant Stories for Companies in U.K. News Outlets, Social Media
Welcome to the next phase of propaganda. → Read More
'Tom Terrific' and 'Blue Ivy': Are Celebrities Going Too Far to Trademark Names?
Celebrities like Beyonce and Tom Brady may be abusing trademark law. → Read More
Match.com Used Scammers’ Profiles to Trick Its Dating Service Users, FTC Says
A lawsuit filed by the FTC alleges that Match.com used scammers' profiles to encourage its users to subscribe to the dating service or upgrade their free trials. → Read More
Thiel-Backed Investment Fund 1Confirmation Raises $45 Million for Crypto Bets
Crypto-focussed investment fund 1Confirmation is raising more money, and still waiting for a star company. → Read More
SoFi Launches Crypto Trading With Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin
The fin-tech company is joining a crowded field, offering commission-free cryptocurrency trading to its customers. → Read More
Startup Raises $4 Million to Secure Crypto Transactions Without an Internet Connection
A new way to keep the hackers out. → Read More