MotherDuck launches its DuckDB-based cloud analytics platform
Open-source database company MotherDuck, which has raised a total of $47.5 million, today announced the launch of its serverless cloud analytics platform. Co-founded by Google BigQuery founding engineer Jordan Tigani, MotherDuck’s focus so far was on building out DuckDB, the embeddable open-source database for analytics use cases. The promise of
Read moreLeading digits of primes
How are the first digits of primes distributed? Do some digits appear as first digits of primes more often that others? How should we even frame the problem? There are an infinite number of primes that begin with each digit, so the cardinalities of the sets of primes beginning with
Read moreDuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is available for Windows now
Duck Player is the kind of privacy-first feature DuckDuckGo hopes to build more of. | Image: DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo’s browser is finally available for Windows users. About nine months after launching its browser for Mac, the privacy-focused search engine company is bringing a very similar product to Windows users. It’s available
Read moreAdtech giant Criteo hit with revised €40M fine by French data privacy body over GDPR breaches
French advertising technology giant Criteo has been issued with a revised fine of €40 million ($44 million) over failings to garner users’ consent around targeted advertising. The case in question dates back to 2018 when Privacy International filed a formal complaint with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL),
Read moreHashtag Trending Jun.22- Reddit removes moderators from popular forums; Developers increasing use of AI despite misgivings; FTC sues Amazon over recurring subscriptions
Reddit goes nuclear and removes moderators of popular forums, Developers are increasing their use of AI despite some significant misgivings and the Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon regarding recurring subscriptions. These and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. I’m your host Jim
Read moreUpcoming Webinar: Demystifying Hybrid Cloud Observability to Optimize Performance and Efficiency
Are you struggling to gain visibility into your hybrid cloud infrastructure? Are performance issues and security concerns hindering your IT operations? It’s time to unlock the power of hybrid cloud observability and revolutionize your IT environment. Join our upcoming webinar on the 6th of July, titled “Unlocking The Power Of
Read moreRobin Haak launches Robin Capital, the latest fund to join the Solo GP trend in Europe
If you were a Solo Venture Capitalist — or Solo GP as they have come to be known — during the 2020-2021 boom, you might be in trouble now, especially as valuations from that era have often tanked. However, while the Solo GP model has been around in the US
Read morePlastic upcycling startup Kubik closes $3.34M seed to scale production in Ethiopia
The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to triple to over 1,000 million tonnes by 2060. The OECD report predicts that developed countries will continue to produce the most plastic waste per person, although emerging regions like Africa and Asia are expected to experience the fastest growth owing
Read moreWorking With CSV Files Using Python, with Examples
Learn how to use Python to read data from and write data to CSV files, and how to convert CSV files to JSON format and vice versa. Continue reading Working With CSV Files Using Python, with Examples on SitePoint.
Read moreSequoia debuts Atlas, an interactive guide to the European tech talent landscape
There is an estimated 3 million software engineers in Europe, depending on what report you want to believe, but finding the rights engineers for the job in hand isn’t all that straight forward. London or Paris might well have the highest concentration of software engineers, but knowing what locales offer
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