ASCII armor: send encrypted data in plain text
GNU ASCII armor is a way to encode binary data as text and decode the text back into binary. It could be used with any binary data, but most often it is used with cryptographic data: public keys, encrypted messages, etc. Secure communication over an insecure channel When people ask
Read moreDocker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January
AtomicJar was seemingly a high-flying early-stage startup with a hefty (by today’s standards) $25 million Series A last January. It was building a commercial container testing platform, based on a popular open source project — always a nice combination. It would seem it was time to find product-market fit and
Read moreElon Musk says X is bringing video to Spaces soon
Elon Musk has announced that X, formerly Twitter, will be bringing video to Spaces, the social network’s live audio conversation feature. Musk said X plans to launch the feature by the end of the year, but “certainly by early next year.” “From a feature standpoint, we are working on adding
Read moreArc browser launches its Windows client in beta
The Browser Company announced today that it is onboarding the first set of users for its Windows client — launching today as a beta version. Users and observers have been demanding a Windows version for Arc, especially after the company made the Mac client available to everyone after being in
Read moreThree types of AI-assisted programmers
What matters isn’t just whether you use it, but how.
Read moreTop African Business Opportunities to Watch out for in 2024
Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political instability, severe power shortages, infrastructure limitations and several other economic and social challenges, Africa is still one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world and is projected to excel in the years to come. According
Read moreBlackBerry names new CEO, will split cybersecurity and IoT businesses
BlackBerry’s new leader is the former head of its cybersecurity business unit. The Waterloo, Ont., company said this morning that John Giamatteo is its new chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors, effective immediately. John Giamatteo Richard Lynch, who has served as interim chief executive officer
Read moreWith regulation looming, Citrusx helps ensure AI models are in compliance
Every day we seem to hear another news story about some government entity exploring how to regulate AI. Just last week, the EU finalized a new set of rules, but they are far from alone as other countries look to control the growth of the technology. With a broad set
Read moreAfter year-long search, Strava appoints YouTube exec Michael Martin as new CEO
Strava has finally announced who its next CEO will be, almost a year after confirming that co-founder Michael Horvath was leaving the hotseat for a second time. Michael Martin will start his new role at Strava on January 2, 2024, leaving his current role as general manager at YouTube’s shopping
Read moreHow Machine Learning Transforms Gray Work to Smarter Dynamic Work
Jamie knew she had plenty of work to do when she took the Director of IT role at a midsize HVAC services company. Over the last decade, the company grew organically and expanded regionally by acquiring smaller service companies but had done very little to modernize its business operations. The
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