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Read moreUber adds a new type of account with a simpler UI for the elderly
Uber today revealed a new type of account, called Senior Accounts, for older users that prioritizes a simpler app experience.
Read moreBolttech closes Series C at $147M with a $2.1B valuation to bolster its embedded insurance offerings
Singapore-based embedded insurance startup Bolttech has closed a $147 million Series C round of funding at a $2.1 billion valuation.
Read moreIf an attacker can edit your mobile code, how do you defend your app?
Ryan is joined by Jan Seredynski, Mobile Security Researcher and Pentester at Guardsquare, to talk about how you protect your app when the attackers control the code and the device it runs on.
Read moreMastering AI prompt engineering: 6 steps for better writing and improved success
Today, it would be hard to find someone who hasn’t had at least some experience with using generative AI for personal or professional use. Generative AI systems like ChatGPT, Bard, and Copilot rely on these prompts to interpret user intent and deliver the necessary results to make their model more
Read moreApple names 2025 Design Awards winners
Apple has named 12 apps across six categories for this year's Design Awards.
Read moreIterated logarithm
Logarithms give a way to describe large numbers compactly. But sometimes even the logarithm is a huge number, and it would be convenient to take the log again. And maybe again. For example, consider googolplex = 10googol where googol = 10100. (The name googol is older than “Google,” and in
Read moreOne of Africa’s most successful founders is back with a new AI startup and already raised $9M
In 2023, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani sold their expense management startup Expensya to Swedish procurement software firm Medius in what is widely considered to be one of the largest acquisitions of an African startup. Some sources say the sum was just over $120 million, although deal terms were
Read moreWindsurf says Anthropic is limiting its direct access to Claude AI models
Windsurf, the popular vibe coding startup that’s reportedly being acquired by OpenAI, said Anthropic significantly reduced its first-party access to its Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI models. Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan said in a post on X that Anthropic gave Windsurf little notice for this change, and
Read moreElon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’
Last week, Elon Musk’s media tour included telling CBS Sunday Morning he was “disappointed” by the Republican domestic policy bill backed by President Trump. Now, the former White House employee is calling it a “disgusting abomination” and claiming that Congress is making America bankrupt in posts on X on Tuesday.
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