Founders must learn how to build and maintain circles of trust with investors
Founders should definitely pursue big rounds at sky-high valuations, but it’s important that they recognize how important it is to manage who they allow into their mentorship circles. Matt Cohen Contributor.....»»
Imaging below the surface reveals one of Los Angeles"s webs of faults
A major fault is often surrounded by a web of secondary faults created as the forces that cause slip deform nearby rocks. This damage zone can act as a record of fault activity, but what we can learn from it—such as how the fault may behave during.....»»
Tesla analyst nearly crashes while using ‘Full Self-Driving’
Elon Musk said that investors won’t understand the company unless they’re using the driver-assistance system marketed as Full Self-Driving, so analyst William Stein took this as his cue to test-drive one and narrowly avoided a crash. .....»»
Apple admits to using Google Tensor hardware to train Apple Intelligence
New artificial intelligence research published by Apple reveals that Apple has been using Google hardware to build the early foundations of Apple Intelligence.The research paper, called "Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models" is pretty techni.....»»
The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
Human cases keep ticking up, are very likely to be underreported, and offer the virus the opportunity to learn how to spread from person to person......»»
A novel method implementing investment decision-making of prospect theory utility toward stock markets
Prospect theory, proposed by Kahneman and Tversky in 1979, has been acknowledged as an excellent decision-making theory for the bounded rationality of investors tending to show cognitive bias under conditions of uncertainty. In terms of gains and los.....»»
Report finds "withering of public confidence in the courts"
A new report on public confidence in American courts finds that trust in the federal judiciary has waned in recent years. "The withering of public confidence in the courts," published today in the journal Judicature by researchers at the Annenberg Pu.....»»
Whitepaper: DevSecOps Blueprint
In the DevSecOps Blueprint whitepaper, GitGuardian outlines a robust foundation for building an automated and technology-driven DevSecOps Program that addresses every aspect of the SDLC. Learn how your organization can embed security at every layer:.....»»
Build a PC From Scratch
The old-school tower PC is modular, sustainable — and cool looking! The post Build a PC From Scratch appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Apple rolls out minor update to iOS 18 & iPadOS 18 beta 4
Late on Friday, Apple uncharacteristically issued an update to its current developer beta four of both iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.iOS 18On Friday, Apple released an update to its fourth developer beta for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. The build numbers on both wer.....»»
X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it
Some users were outraged to learn this was opt-out, not opt-in. Enlarge / An AI-generated image released by xAI during the open-weights launch of Grok-1. (credit: xAI) Elon Musk-led social media platform X is training Gr.....»»
Communicating numbers boosts trust in climate change science, research suggests
The intuition to distill hard numbers like "90 percent" into words like "almost all" may help make science and statistics more accessible, but new research shows that isn't necessarily the best way to engage people online......»»
GM Ventures, others invest in Israeli EV battery startup Addionics
Addionics raised $39 million from investors including General Motors' venture capital arm to help commercialize its 3D copper foil product for electric vehicle batteries......»»
Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers
Keys were labeled "DO NOT TRUST." Nearly 500 device models use them anyway. Enlarge (credit: sasha85ru | Getty Imates) In 2012, an industry-wide coalition of hardware and software makers adopted Secure Boot to protect ag.....»»
Raindrops grow with turbulence in clouds: New findings could improve weather and climate models
Scientists for decades have attempted to learn more about the complex and mysterious chain of events by which tiny droplets in clouds grow large enough to begin falling toward the ground. Better understanding this process, known as the "rain formatio.....»»
Study: Inclusive leadership keeps child welfare workers on the job, benefiting children and families
Child welfare systems have historically dealt with the challenges of high employee turnover, but developing a workplace characterized by inclusive leadership is one way to keep workers on the job and maintain uninterrupted services for children and t.....»»
Chainguard raises $140 million to strengthen open source software security
Chainguard has completed a $140 million Series C round of funding led by Redpoint Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and IVP, bringing the company’s total funding raised to $256 million. Existing investors, including Amplify, Mantis VC, Seq.....»»
5 best slow-burn movies ever, ranked
Slow-burn movies take time to build tension, develop characters, and craft intricate plots, with the best including Mulholland Drive and Blade Runner 2049......»»
Lakera raises $20 million to secure GenAI applications
Lakera has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Led by European VC Atomico, with participation from Citi Ventures, Dropbox Ventures, and existing investors including redalpine, this investment brings Lakera’s total funding to $30 mil.....»»
Vanta raises $150 million accelerate its AI product innovation
Vanta announced that it has raised a $150 million Series C funding round at a valuation of $2.45 billion. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, in addition to new investors Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, J.P. Morgan and existing investo.....»»
Cybersecurity ROI: Top metrics and KPIs
In this Help Net Security interview, Karthik Swarnam, Chief Security and Trust Officer at ArmorCode, discusses key metrics and KPIs to measure cybersecurity ROI. Swarnam shares strategies for enhancing ROI through proactive measures and effective com.....»»