Index on gender in VC: “It should be half” -  European VC firm Index Capital is just over two decades old and has 200+ companies in its investment portfolio at this point — but it’s still got work to do on the gender balance front. Read More ht.ly/vFmO50fxhk8

Cheer My Friend lets you motivate runners with voice messages ht.ly/NqSI50fw6SK

A look through TransferWise’s early pitch deck -  Nearly seven years ago, TransferWise was readying the launch of its international money transfer service with bated breath. Co-founder Taavet Hinrikus would later tell me that he wasn’t entirely sure a... ht.ly/loAd50fupxe

Uber says 2.7M UK users affected by 2016 data breach -  Uber’s October 2016 data breach affected some 2.7 milli... ht.ly/v0pU50frW8B

Facebook and Twitter to provide Brexit disinformation reports soon ht.ly/zLF250fqDQ6

YouTube faces brand freeze over ads and obscene comments on videos of kids ht.ly/uXxl50fpmKC

Makers or breakers? -  The weight of problems being demonstrably attached to heavily used tech services has acq... ht.ly/eceg50focm7

Amazon German, Italian workers protest on Black Friday, dubbed ‘Strike Friday’ ht.ly/2lMS50fmzwI

In Israel, a blockchain and crypto hyper-cluster is just getting started ht.ly/N89w50fltgD

Snips lets you build your own voice assistant to embed into your devices ht.ly/zFM250fkovC

The US-based tech company that just went public in London -  Boku, a U.S.-based carrier billing company, listed... ht.ly/voub50fj6Qt

DreamQuark beefs up financial services through artificial intelligence ht.ly/DBgq50fhRDL

Media startup Cheddar launches its TV channel in Europe with Molotov ht.ly/nopc50fgG1W

GoCater spins out from La Belle Assiette to build a corporate catering marketplace ht.ly/P7xu50ffRqe

Artland is a social art market that connects galleries and buyers ht.ly/bg6550feYJA

Pip is a retro games console for kids to learn coding -  Another UK startup is using Pi electronics as the foun... ht.ly/Acfa50fdKfQ

Zyl is a photo management app with a few AI-powered tricks -  Meet Zyl, a smart photo app to view, manage and s... ht.ly/bbYf50fcw2K

Facebook says Russia did try to meddle in Brexit vote -  BuzzFeed has obtained a statement from Facebook in whi... ht.ly/JwJL50fbez8

Polish startup Displate raises raises 2 million Euro to decorate your abode ht.ly/l0Dv50f9VZh

New startups like Mytime want to pay for your attention and time in cryptocurrency ht.ly/iFgb50f6ZCo