What it’s like to be on the Python Steering Council (Ep. 592)
Ben and senior software engineer Kyle Mitofsky talk with Pablo Galindo Salgado, a Python core developer and Python Steering Council member, about how he infiltrated software development from the world of physics, the journey from fixing typos to updating core, and the time he broke GitHub (an important developer milestone!).
Read moreKasha raises $21M Series B led by Knife Capital to expand health access platform across Africa
As Africa’s youthful population continues to grow exponentially, it’s of the utmost importance that entrepreneurs create various healthcare solutions that will cater to the medical needs of the continent’s future. While the pandemic made investors pay attention to Africa’s private healthcare space, women’s health — a subcategory dominated by women
Read moreScaling Your Artifacts With Your Team
Perspectives and guidance on how to scale your artifacts as your team growsPhoto by Maxx Miller on UnsplashThe term microservices has become ubiquitous in our industry, comprising many different meanings. From the engineer’s perspective, it promises the green-field dream, with framework freedom and a blind eye to existing code. This aspect is
Read moreStarting your generative AI journey: Data infrastructure, smaller AI models versus large, risks and workforce worries
CIOs seek to make generative AI tools part of an enterprise-wide strategy that includes choosing the right infrastructure, language model, and navigating workforce worries as well as growing risks. A new report by MIT Technology Review, based on in-depth interviews with senior executives and experts conducted in April and May
Read moreMicrosoft goes all-in with AI at partner conference
This week at the Microsoft Inspire global partner conference, the company announced a collection of artificial intelligence (AI)-based products that illustrate its commitment to the technology. During his keynote, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella talked about the growth of AI in the tech ecosystem. Satya Nadella, chairman
Read moreAutonomous vehicle company Aurora sells $820M worth of stock
Aurora Innovation, the self-driving technology company that aims to launch an autonomous trucking business in 2024, has completed a capital raise of $820 million from a public and concurrent private offering of its stock. The company expects the deal to close Friday. The stock sale will help fund Aurora through
Read moreSpaceX’s Swarm Technologies is halting new device sales
Swarm, the Internet-of-Things connectivity provider that was acquired by SpaceX, will no longer be selling new devices, according to an email sent to customers earlier this month. The news appears to be directly related to SpaceX’s forthcoming expansion into the satellite-to-cell market, with Swarm telling customers that it plans to
Read moreCruise starts initial robotaxi testing in Miami
Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors, has begun initial testing and data collection in Miami, the company said in a tweet Wednesday. “Phase 1 is to familiarize our fleet with additional, diverse road conditions while collecting data,” the company said. Cruise declined to provide any further information, like what
Read moreVR is dead
It’s hard to believe that it was only 11 years ago that VR captured the zeitgeist. In April 2012, Oculus hit Kickstarter with the Oculus Rift developer kit, and the tech world whipped itself into a “this is the future” frenzy. Facebook slapped a $2 billion check on the table
Read moreIt’s been a bumpy 6 months for edtech — are smoother roads ahead?
Rhys Spence Contributor Share on Twitter Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund. More posts by this contributor 2022 European edtech report: Smaller rounds and fewer deals, but more angel activity Edtech’s honeymoon might be over, but expect a second boom It has been
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