Astrobotic ready to launch Peregrine lunar lander in early January
Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is ready for lift-off. The company announced Tuesday that the lander, called Peregrine, has completed final checkouts and fueling after it was mated with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket last month. All that’s left now is launch on January 8 — followed, of course, by
Read moreEthSign brings DocuSign-like features to Line, Telegram with a web3 twist
Despite the ongoing regulatory crackdown on the crypto industry and the collapse of some of its poster children, the underlying decentralized technology continues to drive internet incumbents into the web3 space. Telegram and Line, two of the world’s most popular messengers with hundreds of millions of monthly users, have both
Read moreBlue Origin’s New Shepard makes triumphant return flight
Blue Origin’s New Shepard is officially back in action, with the company today successfully launching the suborbital rocket for the first time in more than 15 months. The rocket lifted off from Blue Origin’s launch site in West Texas at around 10:42 a.m. local time. The mission, dubbed NS-24 to
Read moreThe outlook for startups in 2024 is hazy
Even though the economy is signaling a bit of a bounce-back, 2024 might not be much better than 2023 when it comes to startups sharing a piece of the budget pie. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang’s websites seized, FBI releases decrypter
U.S. authorities have confirmed the disruption of the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang, including the seizure of several of the group’s data leak and communications sites and the publication of a decrypter that victim organizations can use to get access back to scrambled data. The announcement comes after over a week of
Read moreOkta snatches up security firm Spera, reportedly for over $100M
Okta, the identity and access management company, is acquiring security firm Spera. Anticipated to close during the fiscal first quarter beginning in early February, the Spera acquisition will build on Okta’s existing identity threat detection and response (ITDR) capabilities, Okta says, while equipping customers with tech to “elevate their identity
Read moreEU to expand support for AI startups to tap its supercomputers for model training
A European Union plan to support homegrown AI startups by providing them with access to processing power for model training on the bloc’s supercomputers, which was announced back in September and kicked off last month, has seen France’s Mistral AI participate in an early pilot phase, according to an update
Read moreCoffee Briefing Dec. 19 – Toronto group warns of the impact of AI on the music industry; CGI and Google Cloud partner on sustainability; Rogers brings cellular coverage to Highway 16, BC; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. This is the final Coffee Briefing of 2023. Have a safe and joyous holiday season! See you in
Read more8 predictions for AI in 2024
This last year was a banger for AI as the technology went from niche to mainstream about as fast as anything ever has. 2024, however, will be the year when the hype runs full-steam into reality as people reckon with the capabilities and limitations of AI at large. Here are
Read moreAll the changes coming to Google Play and sideloading following $700M settlement
Google announced today that it will pay $700 million as a part of a settlement with the U.S. attorney general for a lawsuit over Google Play Store. Along with that, the company has also agreed to take certain measures related to Google Play billing, sideloading and how sideloaded apps are
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