Anysphere raises $8M from OpenAI to build an AI-powered IDE
Anysphere, a startup building what it describes as an “AI-native” software development environment, called Cursor, today announced that it raised $8 million in seed funding led by OpenAI’s Startup Fund with participation from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi and other angel investors. The new cash, which
Read moreGoogle’s Pixel Watch 2 offers solid upgrades
There are a couple of parallels to be drawn between the Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2. One is obvious, the other a bit more subtle. The first is the addition of temperature sensors — though I would argue that the addition makes a lot more sense on a wearable
Read morePhasio helps local manufacturers manage their customer relationships
For small- to medium-sized local manufacturers, cultivating their network of customers is key to scaling up. But maintaining customer relationships means a lot of tasks that quickly snowball: generating quotes, sending screenshots back and forth about design requests, analyzing parts in a CAD platform and using Excel to calculate pricing
Read moreSEC is investigating MOVEit mass-hack, says Progress Software
U.S. securities regulators have opened a probe into the MOVEit mass-hack that has exposed the personal data of at least 64 million people, according to the company that made the affected software. In a regulatory filing this week, Progress Software confirmed it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities
Read moreFearing AI, fanfiction writers lock their accounts
Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fanfiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings, to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges. It’s an especially busy time for the fanfiction site Archive
Read moreGang says it stole more Air Canada data than the company admits
The BianLian ransomware gang says Air Canada hasn’t been forthright about the amount of data it stole in last month’s cyber attack. Last month the airline said an attacker “briefly obtained limited access to an internal Air Canada system related to limited personal information of some employees and certain records.”
Read morePython code for means
The last couple article have looked at various kinds of mean. The Python code for four of these means is trivial: gm = lambda a, b: (a*b)**0.5 am = lambda a, b: (a + b)/2 hm = lambda a, b: 2*a*b/(a+b) chm = lambda a, b: (a**2 + b**2)/(a +
Read moreVidCon is still kickin’
VidCon is a weird event. Over the last 13 years, the event has transitioned from just a fan convention to an industry-forward gathering where you’ll mingle with venture capitalists and Hatsune Miku cosplayers alike. Now, after pulling off its first ever east coast event, VidCon will return to Anaheim, California
Read moreThird-party Reddit app Narwhal hopes to survive Reddit’s app purge with a subscription plan
After a nasty battle between the developers of third-party apps and Reddit management, ultimately resulting in a site-wide protest, many app makers were put out of business due to Reddit’s price increases related to the usage of its API. Though the changes meant the loss of popular apps like Apollo,
Read moreTikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more
TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model, reduced payout increments and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards. The $6 million fund, which launched in May, rewards creators for the effects they make through TikTok’s AR development platform, Effect House. The
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