Riskonnect hires David Rockvam as CFO
Riskonnect announced the appointment of David Rockvam as its Chief Financial Officer. With over 25 years of leadership experience working with both public and privately held organizations across the risk and security landscape, Rockvam will help posi.....»»
Ruby On Rails Creator Backpedals About Bitcoin: "We Need Crypto"
New submitter LZ_Mordan writes: David Heinemeier Hansson, the Ruby on Rails web development framework creator, took to Twitter on Monday to tell his followers that he was no longer a Bitcoin skeptic. "I still can't believe that this is the protest th.....»»
How ancient plants began using water when they moved on to land
"Plants, whether they are enormous, or microscopic, are the basis of all life including ourselves." This was David Attenborough's introduction to The Green Planet, the latest BBC natural history series......»»
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.....»»
New fossil reveals origin of arthropod breathing system
University of Manchester research fellow David Legg, in collaboration with a team of international scientists from China, Switzerland, and Sweden, has today announced a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods......»»
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.....»»
Steven Spielberg casts David Lynch in The Fabelmans
Director David Lynch will make a rare acting appearance in Steven Spielberg's upcoming semiautobiographical film The Fabelmans......»»
Microsoft: Windows needs a minimum of 8 hours online to update successfully
David Guyer, program manager for Windows Updates in Endpoint Manager at Microsoft, writes on the Microsoft IT Pro Blog (via Bleeping Computer) that devices that don’t meet a certain amount of connected time are very unlikely to update successfully......»»
Ancient human tracks on South Africa"s west coast
It's been 27 years since geologist David Roberts identified some of the oldest footprints of our species ever discovered. The trackway of three footprints was found on the surface of a cemented sand dune (called an aeolianite) near Langebaan on South.....»»
Exploring mind-bending questions about reality and virtual worlds via The Matrix
NYU philosopher David Chalmers chats with Ars about his new book Reality+. Enlarge / Virtual worlds might be digital, but they can be as real and meaningful as our physical world, philosopher David Chalmers argues in his new book, Real.....»»
How to watch The Green Planet episode 3 online for free and from anywhere
The latest instalment of David Attenborough plant odyssey takes him back to his roots. Here's how to watch The Green Planet episode 3 online for free from anywhere......»»
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.....»»
Teen hacker gains remote control of over 20 Teslas
Nineteen-year-old IT security specialist David Columbo reported in a Twitter thread Monday and Tuesday that he gained complete control of over 25 Teslas in 13 countries without their owners knowing. He doesn’t want to disclose exactly how he did it.....»»
Technological solutions to droughts
Perennial water shortages in California will likely only grow worse due to climate change. But emerging technologies offer hope—if Californians can stop taking water for granted, says David Feldman, UCI professor of urban planning & public policy a.....»»
Microsoft Hires Key Apple Engineer To Work on Custom Chips
Microsoft lured away a veteran semiconductor designer from Apple as it looks to expand its own server-chips efforts, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. From a report: Mike Filippo will work on processors wi.....»»
Teen Hacker Finds Bug That Lets Him Control 25+ Teslas Remotely
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A young hacker and IT security researcher found a way to remotely interact with more than 25 Tesla electric vehicles in 13 countries, according to a Twitter thread he posted yesterday. David Colo.....»»
Teen hacker finds bug that lets him control 25+ Teslas remotely
David Colombo says it's the owners' faults, not an infrastructure vulnerability. Enlarge / The downside with offering APIs to interact with a car is that someone else's security problem might become your own. (credit: Getty Images).....»»
SUPERMAN, CINDERELLA AND MINIONS GIVE CHILDREN COVID-19 SHOTS
A medical staff member wearing a costume looks at a child who receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Prague, Czech Republic, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/David W CernySuperman, Cinderella and Minions.....»»
Bowie Estate Sells Songwriting Catalog to Warner Music
David Bowie's estate has sold his entire songwriting catalog to Warner Music, including classics like "Space Oddity," "Let's Dance" and "Heroes," in the latest blockbuster deal for music rights. The New York Times reports: Warner's music publishing d.....»»
The Best Book of the Past 125 Years, According To NYT Book Review Readers
An anonymous reader quotes a summary from Boing Boing, written by David Pescovitz: This year marked the 125th anniversary of the New York Times Book Review. To celebrate, the editors asked readers to nominate "the best book published" in those 125 ye.....»»
"Play-to-Earn" and Bullshit Jobs
Speaking of "play-to-earn" games, Paul Butler, writing in a blog post: In Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, David Graeber makes the case that a sizable chunk of the labour economy is essentially people performing useless work, as a sort of subconscious self-p.....»»