Redstor hires Mike Hanauer as CRO
Redstor announced the appointment of accomplished channel sales executive Mike Hanauer in a newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Known across the market for his revenue-generating successes with top data protection, recovery and securit.....»»
When a seismic network failed, citizen science stepped in
With Haiti's seismic network down, Raspberry Shakes came through in a quake. Enlarge / The Raspberry Shake, a simple seismograph based on Raspberry Pi hardware. (credit: Mike Hotchkiss, Raspberry Shake) On the afternoon of Ja.....»»
Rivian hires Magna Steyr executive as COO, report says
EV maker Rivian has hired a top executive from Magna as its next COO, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg......»»
Former AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson collected more than $18M in 2021
AutoNation's former CEO Mike Jackson, who retired late last year, earned more than $18 million in compensation last year. His successor, Mike Manley, earned about $8.5 million......»»
The New Silent Majority: People Who Don"t Tweet
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios, written by Erica Pandey and Mike Allen: The rising power and prominence of the nation's loudest, meanest voices obscures what most of us personally experience: Most people are sane and generous -- and t.....»»
Kiddy Copter – A Family Affair
In Make:V76, Mike Senese wrote an article, titled “Flight Trainer,” in our Made on Earth section. It was about the Kiddy Copter built by Charles Helmholdt of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mike was not only impressed by the build but that Charl.....»»
Missouri Governor"s Office Responsible For Teacher Data Leak
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Krebs on Security: Missouri Governor Mike Parson made headlines last year when he vowed to criminally prosecute a journalist for reporting a security flaw in a state website that exposed personal information o.....»»
Missouri governor’s wild claims about journalist debunked in police report
No "hacking" required: State website exposed teacher SSNs in HTML for 10 years. Enlarge / Missouri Gov. Mike Parson at a press conference in May 2019. (credit: Getty Images | Jacob Moscovitch ) A newly released police report.....»»
Atlassian Co-Founder Wants To Buy Australia"s Biggest Polluter To Make It Greener
Mike Cannon-Brookes thought Australia's biggest polluter wasn't doing enough to curb its greenhouse gas emissions, so he sought to buy the company. From a report: Mr. Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder of Nasdaq-listed software company Atlassian teamed u.....»»
New Open Source-Loving Microsoft Celebrates<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET"s 20th Anniversary
From Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column: The 20th anniversary of .NET is upon us this week and with it, Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in celebration of what it says is "the most loved framework by developers for three years i.....»»
Missouri governor rebuffed: Journalist won’t be prosecuted for viewing HTML
Missouri governor's claim that viewing HTML is "hacking" fails to sway prosecutor. Enlarge / Gov. Mike Parson at a press conference on May 29, 2019, in Jefferson City, Missouri. (credit: Getty Images | Jacob Moscovitch ) A Col.....»»
US Tech Firms Hunt for Cheap Home-Based Hires in Latin America
The remote-work revolution has led some U.S. technology companies, from startups to Coinbase and Shopify, to seek new hires in Latin America -- where they can find qualified people in roughly the same time zone who'll work for much lower pay. From a.....»»
Halo"s original music composers are suing Microsoft over unpaid royalties
Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori are the minds behind Halo's iconic soundtrack, including the "monk" chant and the "der der der der" refrain. Their work is well known in the Halo community and have been used in various Halo products. However, the c.....»»
Startup teams must truly face business competition nature, accelerate financial and talent readiness
If a startup company can solve finance and talent issues, it will have tackled almost 95% of the problems facing its future growth. AccuHit chief strategy officer (CSO) Mike Wu has said that for startups stressing high efficiency, they initially pref.....»»
Australia Pays $20 Million To Buy The Copyright Of Aboriginal Flag, But It"s Still Not Public Domain
Mike Masnick, reporting for TechDirt: Over a decade ago, we wrote about how Google had to edit out the Australian Aboriginal flag from a logo because of copyright concerns. An 11-year-old girl had won a contest to design a Google logo for Australia D.....»»
Noetic Cyber expands its leadership team with 3 key executive hires
Noetic Cyber announced it has expanded its leadership team with three key new hires: Karen Higgins as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mike Rogers as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), and Charlie Howe as Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Asia (VP, E.....»»
Golang"s Most-Downloaded Beta Ever Brings Support for Generics, Fuzzing
From Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column: The second beta of Go 1.18 was released this week, following up the first beta, which the team writes was "the most downloaded Go beta ever, with twice as many downloads as any previous release.....»»
O"Reilly Reports Increasing Interest in Cybersecurity, AI, Go, Rust, and C++
"Focus on the horse race and the flashy news and you'll miss the real stories," argues Mike Loukides, the content strategy VP at O'Reilly Media. So instead he shares trends observed on O'Reilly's learning platform in the first nine months of 2021: W.....»»
HP wins huge fraud case against Autonomy founder and CEO Mike Lynch
Hours after the ruling, the UK home secretary approved Lynch’s extradition to the US. Enlarge / Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., departs from his extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in Lo.....»»
Why 30 out of 32 NFL head coaches are white—behind the NFL"s abysmal record on diversity
A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League's regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League—Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Te.....»»
Google Hires PayPal Vet to Reset Strategy After Its Banking Retreat
Alphabet's Google has hired former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division and set a new course for the business after it scrapped a push into banking. Bloomberg reports: The move is part of a broader strategy to team up with a.....»»