Silicon Valley has shifted from Web 2.0 to a new “hard tech”, AI-dominated era with fewer perks and a more serious mood, as startups use San Francisco as a base
In a scene in HBO's “Silicon Valley” in 2014, a character who had just sold his idea to a fictional tech company … Bluesky: @romitmehta.com . Mastodon: @ricmac@mastodon.social . X: @obrien , @profschl...
Virtual chronic care company Omada Health closed up 21% in its Nasdaq debut after raising about $150M in its IPO, valuing the company at just over $1B
Update Anjalee Khemlani / Yahoo Finance : Omada Health goes public at $23 per share, marking second major digital health IPO in 2025 Bloomberg : Revelation-Backed Omada Health Jumps After $150 Million...
A security researcher details how he discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SMB implementation by analyzing the code using OpenAI's o3 API
Now finding a Linux kernel-level zero day is as simple as knowing how to prompt. sean.heelan.io/2025/05/22/h... @davidcrespo : key detail in this very good post about finding a novel vuln with LLMs: e...
In a viral YouTube video, MegaLag claims PayPal's Honey browser extension doesn't show users the best coupons and deals, and steals creators' affiliate revenue
www.fakespot.com [embedded post] Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken.com : It was obvious that Honey was involved in poaching of some sort, but this is a brilliantly-done video. https://9to5mac.com/2024...
Court filing: the unsealed list of X Holdings shareholders names nearly 100 entities, such as 8VC, Italy-based UnipolSai, and a fund tied to Sean “Diddy” Combs
A court filing obtained by The Post lists which firms and individuals have a financial stake in the platform.
Backbone, which makes game controllers for the iPhone, raises a $40M Series A led by Index Ventures
Amy Schumer and Sean “Diddy” Combs also backed the fundraise, along with top tech CEOs including Discord's Jason Citron and Rec Room's Nick Fajt.
Ex-military and intelligence pros have started using AI from computer vision startup XIX, which analyzes sex ads to spot signs of human trafficking
by leveraging the power of #AI and providing reliable, actionable, and verifiable intelligence to the #LawEnforcement officers who come face-to-face with the criminals who prey on women and children. ...
Instacart says it will roll out a $3 batch minimum fee for drivers over the coming days after Instacart inadvertently paid a driver 80 cents for a delivery run
Sean Captain / Fast Company : Tweets: @mbaram , @techworkersco , and @seancaptain Tweets: Marcus Baram / @mbaram : SCOOP by @seancaptain: Reeling from algorithm glitch, Instacart institutes $3 minimu...
Atlassian makes its redesigned Jira Software tool, which includes new APIs and more, available to all Jira users, after previewing it earlier this year
The Jira Software you needed in 2002 … Sean Captain / Fast Company : Software engineers live in Jira. Can Atlassian help them love it?