Drought-stricken communities in the US push back against data centers' water usage; a typical data center uses same water per day as a city of 30K-50K people
On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million development of an enormous data center …
Addepar, a provider of wealth management software, raises $150M from D1 Capital Partners at a $2.17B valuation; source: Addepar was valued at ~$1B in November
The company, which makes software to track investment performance, has raised $150 million from D1 Capital Partners Source: PR Newswire .
Andreessen Horowitz's Future doesn't compete with journalism because it offers up essays, not reporting, limiting its potential to promote tech-positive views
I've been dragging my feet on writing about Andreessen Horowitz's much-anticipated new publication, which the firm revealed Tuesday.
A look at some Twitch streamers using the service to showcase minority languages like Galician, Welsh, Basque, and te reo Māori
Minority languages are often associated with aging rural communities, thought to have fallen out of use or confined to textbooks.
Brightline, which provides virtual behavioral health therapy for children and teenagers, raises $72M Series B led by GV, bringing its total raised to ~$100M
Startup Brightline scored $72 million to fuel the national expansion of its virtual behavioral health solution designed specifically … Source: PR Newswire .
Lingokids, which offers educational games through its “playlearning” app for kids aged 2-8, raises $40M Series C and claims to reach 30M+ families worldwide
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Lingokids has raised $40 million in funding for its educational games platform. Source: Lingokids .
Eltropy, whose suite allows financial institutions to communicate with customers via text messages, announces $21M investment from K1 as part of its Series A
Manhattan Beach-based private equity firm K1 Investment Management is making a $21 million investment in Milpitas-based software company Eltropy Inc. Source: PR Newswire and Eltropy .
An analysis of the usage of COVID-19 contact tracing apps in 25 US states and DC finds that only 13 have enough usage to benefit from exposure notification
A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there's still potential. Tweets: @techreview , @pathcheck_fnd , @charlesmok , @fab...
Shopping and pay later app nate, which allows users to buy products from any e-commerce store and centralize their purchases, raises $38M Series A
Universal and streamlined shopping app nate has secured $38 million in capital through a Series A round led by Renegade Partners … Source: Business Wire .
Facebook says it will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board
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A look at the evolution of AI chips and where they are headed, as companies like Google, Amazon, Graphcore, and Cerebras look to challenge Nvidia's dominance
NVIDIA's GPUs dominate AI chips. But a raft of startups say new architecture is needed for the fast-evolving AI field Tweets: @jbonne5 , @cerebrassystems , @wireduk , @vickiturk , and @sub8u Tweets: ...
Apple, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement let it treat developers as a hassle for two decades, will find few allies as it fights looming regulation
arrogance. An expectation that the developers need Apple, so Apple doesn't have to reciprocate.” 🎯 https://twitter.com/... Chuq Von Rospach / @chuq : I don't write about Apple much any more, but I end...
How an Argentinian govt. program that issued netbooks to 4M low-income students from 2011 to 2015 helped indirectly create a new generation of teen musicians
Working-class teens turned junked machines into musical instruments. — • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Tweets: @rossdawson , @restofworld , @thatericalper , @sub8u , @restofworld , @restofworld , and @ani...
Some US unemployment applicants say facial recognition models used by ID verification service ID.me are failing to identify them, locking them out of benefits
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Leonid Radvinsky, billionaire owner of OnlyFans, ran sites in the '90s promoting “hacked” porn site passwords, including links promising access to child porn
Associate editor at Forbes, covering cybercrime, privacy, security and surveillance. — I cover the work and wealth of Europe's richest. Tweets: @iblametom , @alanaevansxxx , @iwantjules , @iblametom...
South Korea has become a global center for digital sex crimes as cases of illegal filming and distribution of images rose to 7,000 in 2020, up 70% from 2019
Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea … Summary Tweets: Chris Hoofnagle / @hoofnagle : FT: “In one case, Lee Ye-rin* discovered a clock given as a gift by an employer had been streaming footage from insid...
Inside Genesis Market, an invite-only service where cybercriminals can source cookies lifted from hacked computers, as happened with the recent EA breach
Joseph Cox / VICE : Tweets: @motherboard Tweets: @motherboard : A representative for the hackers who breached EA said they bought the cookie from a site called Genesis Market. https://www.vice.com/.....
Survey: social media users see the removal of hate speech as more fair than removing profanity, with moderators who removed hate speech seen as more trustworthy
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How Roku beat larger companies by focusing on distribution, as it pivots to focus on original programming with plans to spend $1B on content next year
and why Reed Hastings thought Roku would probably fail (like almost everyone else). https://www.cnbc.com/... Pomp / @apompliano : The origin story of Roku is insane. - Netflix hired CEO part-time - Th...
Microsoft and at least a dozen startups are testing nonconducting liquids to cool servers in data centers, where almost half of the power is used for cooling
Bloomberg : Tweets: @jaycuthrell , @timsteno , and @mathiswilliam Tweets: Jay Cuthrell / @jaycuthrell : Eventually “the hot aisle” will become niche as changing heat exchange uses cases bring two-pha...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.