Mercury’s CEO formalizes bets on early-stage founders with a $26M fund
Mercury co-founder and CEO Immad Akhund today announced the launch of a $26 million fund to back early-stage startups, a move that formalizes his extensive history of angel investing. Axios first reported this in February. Akhund has been an active angel investor since 2016, backing over 350 startups at their
Read moreChris’ Corner: CSS Deep Cuts
Sometimes we gotta get into the unglamorous parts of CSS. I mean *I* think they are pretty glamorous: new syntax, new ideas, new code doing foundational and important things. I just mean things that don’t demo terribly well. Nothing is flying across the screen, anyway. The Future of CSS: Construct <custom-ident> and <dashed-ident> values
Read moreSam Altman apparently does not respect olive oil
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is using his olive oil inefficiently in an “offense to horticulture,” the Financial Times humorously reports. For its “Lunch with the FT” series, the paper joined Altman in his kitchen. He prepared a garlicky pasta and salad, taking a rare break from his demanding job of
Read moreBeyond speed: Measuring engineering success by impact, not velocity
If velocity is just a tool and not a goal, how do you measure real success for engineering teams?
Read moreHow can Companies Predict & Prevent Cyber-Attacks with (Gen) AI
The speed at which cyber threats are evolving is unprecedented. As a result, companies need to implement state-of-the-art technology to protect their data and systems. In cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI have become game-changing technologies with capabilities beyond conventional methods. By enabling organizations to anticipate threats, model potential
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