Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison
Three years after one of the most visible hacks in recent history played out in real-time in front of millions of Twitter users, one of the hackers responsible for the breach will now serve time in federal prison. Joseph James O’Connor, 24, was sentenced Friday in a New York federal
Read moreWhat happens if regulators nix the $20B Adobe-Figma deal?
When Adobe announced it was putting up $20 billion to buy Figma in September 2022, it didn’t take long before people began assuming it was a blatant attempt to take a competitor off the market. It was certainly curious, especially considering the offer was double what the company’s most recent
Read moreWhy smart AI regulation is vital for innovation and US leadership
Gary Shapiro Contributor Share on Twitter Gary Shapiro is the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and a New York Times bestselling author of the book Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation. More posts by this contributor New approach to state drone laws
Read morePrivate AI selected as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
Private AI, a provider of data privacy software offerings, was selected from among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers.” The Toronto-based startup, founded by Patricia Thaine and Pieter Luitjens, uses AI to detect, redact and replace over 50 types of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Read moreCyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending June 23, 2023
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review edition for the week ending Friday, June 23rd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes David Shipley of New Brunswick’s Beauceron Security will be here to discuss
Read moreWashington could be the next state to require Tesla charging standard
Washington state plans to require companies to support Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plug in order to tap into federal funds. The pending rule is the latest domino to fall in favor of the automaker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), following a similar move from Texas earlier this week. An official
Read moreWhen AI bots pose as humans
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday afternoon. This week, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the implications of artificial intelligence. One of the most fragile parts of the puzzle is the training data. We already know that you can
Read moreInviting CIOs into the business growth conversation: Forrester weighs in
Companies that grow better are the ones that align the capabilities of their business and technology groups, a new trends report by global research company Forrester revealed. For the report, Forrester interviewed business, technology, and marketing decision-makers at 23 organizations with an annual revenue of US$100 million or more, including IBM,
Read moreThe 3 stages of building world-class growth funnels
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Paid acquisition: The #1 way to find product-market fit CRO: Why startups should prioritize conversion rate optimization
Read moreAI and crypto integration is going to happen, whether you want it or not
As artificial intelligence continues to grow to new heights of popularity, industry players are considering new ways the technology could integrate with crypto and blockchains. During Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit on Thursday, venture capitalists and AI experts shared their thoughts during a panel on what similarities and differences the
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