Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Sept. 22, 2023
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, September 22nd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Montreal’s Cyology Labs will be here to discuss some
Read moreAquaLith might have an answer to the US battery material shortage problem
AquaLith looks to make new types of battery cell components that don't rely on the scarce metals normally used in lithium-ion battery packs.
Read moreBay Area baby belly beholding Battlefield bounty
This week, the TechCrunch team descended on San Francisco’s Moscone Center to celebrate one of the biggest to-dos in the startup world: TechCrunch Disrupt.
Read moreUnity U-turns on controversial runtime fee and begs forgiveness
Unity has done a 180 on a controversial new pricing scheme that users of its cross-platform game engine almost unanimously disparaged. A new pricing policy is still incoming, but it’s far less fraught for independent developers, many of whom threatened to leave the engine and platform behind rather than pay.
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Transcend’s $20M Series B deck
$20 million doesn't lie, so let's see where Transcend, er, transcends and where it remains painfully mortal.
Read moreTechCrunch+ Roundup: Prompt engineering, web3 gaming survey, how to spend $10K on paid ads
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ended yesterday, and out of all the events I've attended since working here, this one was my favorite.
Read morePrimes, weeds, and military precision
Here’s a quote from Don Zagier that I found in Larry Rolen’s lecture notes on modular forms. There are two facts about the distribution of prime numbers of which I hope to convince you so overwhelmingly that they will be permanently engraved in your hearts. The first is that, despite
Read moreBluesky saw record usage after Elon Musk announced plans to charge all X users
Social network Bluesky once again benefited from Elon Musk's missteps with X, the network formerly known as Twitter.
Read moreYes, you have to update your Apple devices again, because spyware is bad
Apple has released urgent security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, and Safari users to block two active spyware campaigns.
Read moreDon’t let your intrinsic motivation become a liability
An inner drive to excel is compatible with expecting a pay rise.Chris T. from Riot Games shared a post on LinkedIn titled “Why most fail the final interview at Riot Games.”The answer: Most candidates don’t have the “clear intrinsic motivation” Riot seeks.The concept of intrinsic motivation was pioneered by Edward Deci and later
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