SPAC delays $350M merger with stratospheric balloon startup World View – again
The special-purpose acquisition company poised to take stratospheric balloon startup World View public is now under official deadline as shareholders voted to again push back the deadline by which it must complete the deal. World View, which was founded a decade ago, was originally focused on using a fleet of
Read moreCyber Security Today, Nov. 15, 2023 – A new ransomware gang emerges, a patching failure was behind a co-ordinated cyber attack on Denmark, and more
A new ransomware gang emerges, a patching failure was behind a co-ordinated cyber attack on Denmark, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, November 15th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. A new ransomware group has emerged from
Read moreMeet Tanda, your friendly neighborhood savings, lending network
Tanda offers a peer-to-peer savings and lending network to small businesses as a way to retain employees, reduce turnover and minimize burnout. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHashtag Trending Nov.15-Wikipedia co-founder thinks ChatGPT is “actually pretty bad”; AI outperforms weather forecasters; TikTok, X struggling with content moderation amid Israel-Hamas conflict?
Wikipedia’s co-founder assails ChatGPT and competitors, Google’s new weather forecasting model is apparently 90 per cent better than traditional systems, and TikTok and Twitter come under scrutiny for the litany of hateful content pertaining to the Israel-Hamas war on their respective platforms. These and more top tech stories on
Read moreBuild vs. buy doesn’t matter. Tool adoption does.
Ben and Ryan talk to Rob Skillington, CTO and co-founder of Chronosphere. They talk about how buy vs. buy is a false choice, lessons learned from building developer tooling at Uber, and why building developer tools needs more than technical skills.
Read moreChallenges around failure to attract and retain talent reach highest ranking yet, survey finds
Challenges with attracting and retaining talent have reached their highest ranking ever, according to a survey conducted by Aon. Aon plc, a global professional services firm, announced the results of its 2023 Global Risk Management Survey, which gathered input from almost 3,000 risk managers, C-suite leaders, and executives from 61
Read moreGM inserts exec at Cruise as safety review expands, manual self driving paused
General Motors is taking a more active role in shaping the safety culture at Cruise, following a string of incidents that prompted California regulators to suspend permits that allowed the self-driving car subsidiary to operate commercially in the state. The legacy automaker is inserting one of its own executives, who
Read morePrepare for the unexpected: Navigating Post-Support Challenges
The end of support for Microsoft Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 brings potential security and operational issues that companies may not be prepared to deal with. This can be a threat to any organization, and given the urgency of the end-of-support dates, it is critical that organizations equip their
Read moreMorpheus Space developed a space mission design platform so intuitive even I could use it
In-space propulsion developer Morpheus Space unveiled its first software product today, a mission simulation and design platform called Journey. The product has been under development for almost two years, Morpheus’ product manager Jim Gianakopoulos said in a recent interview (and a recent product walk-through). It was borne out of the
Read moreUpgraded Tesla Cyberquad for Kids back on sale after safety recall
The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids, a $1,900 mini on-road ATV inspired by the yet-to-be delivered Cybertruck, is once again available to purchase at the Tesla Shop after a previous model was recalled in 2022 due to safety concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said at the time that the mini
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