Ransomware gang claims credit for Sabre data breach
Travel booking giant Sabre said it was investigating claims of a cyberattack after a tranche of files purportedly stolen from the company appeared on an extortion group’s leak site. “Sabre is aware of the claims of a data exfiltration made by the threat group and we are currently investigating to
Read moreChina bans iPhone use for government work
Illustration: The Verge China’s government has banned officials at central government agencies from bringing foreign-branded phones, including the iPhone, into offices or using them for government work, reports The Wall Street Journal. Citing unnamed sources, the article says China seeks to “cut the country’s reliance on foreign technology” and beef
Read moreBlockchain tech needs a ‘ChatGPT moment’ to scale enterprise adoption
Big names like Starbucks and Nike were quick to adopt blockchain tech, but it will still be a while until we see the enterprise space embrace the tech.
Read more5 neat AI startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch
It’s that time of year again: the week when startups in Y Combinator’s latest batch present their products for media — and investor — scrutiny. Over the next two days, roughly 217 companies will present in total, a tad smaller than last winter’s 235-firm cohort as VC enthusiasm a slight
Read moreChris Lehane of Haun Ventures to dive into firm’s investing strategy and the web3 VC landscape at TechCrunch Disrupt
Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, will bring his unique career experience and investing expertise to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Prior to joining the firm, Lehane was an executive at Airbnb. He also co-founded a strategic consultancy firm, Fabiani & Lehane, that advised political, corporate, technology, entertainment and professional
Read moreEmployee Search With OpenAI, Flowise, and LangChain
People search (image generated by Midjourney)If you read my previous article, you know that I have a Bostonian version of ChatGPT in Slack called W’kid Smaaht (“wicked smart”). My team lives in Slack, so it makes sense to have an AI bot in there, too. You can install W’kid Smaaht
Read moreOKRs? More Like, R U OK?
OKRs? More like, R U OK?Why OKRs do not work for engineering teamsImage generated by MidjourneyI started my first job as a software engineer in the early 2000s. Since then, I’ve been part of nine different teams in companies of all sizes, including my own, and every single time, at some
Read moreTech companies are finding their profitability groove
Tech companies are getting the hang of making money, or at least they're losing far less than they used to when money was cheap and "growth" was sexy.
Read moreTubi sees impressive growth, with over 74M monthly active users
Tubi, the Fox-owned free ad-supported TV streaming (FAST) service, announced today that it surpassed 74 million monthly active users, up from 64 million in February. The FAST service also reported nearly four billion streaming hours for the first half of this year. According to Nielsen’s July Gauge report, Tubi reached
Read moreTurning your vision into reality
How to plan and execute in a world where you don’t know everything yetContinue reading on Better Programming »
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