Revel, founded by ex-SpaceX Starship software lead Scott Morton to replace legacy systems that test complex hardware like rockets, raised $150M led by Index
The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems.
InstaLILY, whose industry-specific AI agents called InstaWorkers integrate with legacy systems, raised $25M from Insight Partners
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE :
An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that was disclosed in 2017, as one of the key hackers, Olga Kuprina, says EDGAR remains a soft target
When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit a crucial database, the regulator quickly downplayed the breach. Bluesky: @bloomberg.com and @bykenarmstrong X: @noelleinmadrid , @liamvaughanbbg ...
LLMs, unlike prior transformative tech like the internet, disproportionately benefit regular people, with a muted, slower impact on corporations and governments
> They had to permit personal devices to be used work, but wanted to see enough justification to do that = catch-22. Took a while before an employee could use gmail, calendar, slack, Luke Maj / @lukem...
The UK National Audit Office says the government was operating at least 228 “legacy” computer systems as of March 2024, increasing the risk of a disruptive hack
Depends what you mean by ‘legacy’, though - Windows 2000 was, well, 25 years ago. [embedded post] Mark O'Neill / @radiobeartime.com : The words “at least” are doing a hell of a lot of work there. [e...
NHTSA: software fixes made up 15% of US automotive recalls in 2024, up from 6% in 2019, as traditional carmakers' legacy systems struggle with software updates
Managing smooth updates is becoming ever important with the spread of EVs and more sophisticated systems
Ex-Meta crypto chief David Marcus says there was no legal or regulatory angle for the government to kill its Libra project and “it was 100% a political kill”
For reasons you can guess at, debanking has been the topic du jour in my Twitter feed. Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News : FinTech CEOs Expose How Feds Colluded In ‘Debanking’ Schemes After Andreessen ‘Op...
Researchers detail the Blast-RADIUS MD5-based vulnerability affecting RADIUS, a widely used network access authentication protocol first developed in 1991
AWAITING ANALYSIS — This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis. Microsoft Support : KB5040268: How to manage the Access-Request packets attack vulnerability associated with CVE-2024-3596 Conn...
Employees say Oracle Health, formerly Cerner, has lost at least 12 of its major clients and product innovation has taken a backseat to upgrading legacy systems
Brody Ford / Bloomberg :
A history of Digital Equipment Corporation, founded in 1957 to build small digital modules, pioneered minicomputers before being acquired by Compaq in 1998
I found out most of this while putting together my GTC documentary but this is a great recap. @portershed @johnbreslin @ATU_GalwayCity https://arstechnica.com/... @louismcdonald : Long gone, DEC is st...