Principal Stories: What is a Principal Software Engineer?
It has been a year or so since I’ve written about Qualifying Seniority, where I shared my view of what makes a Software Engineer a Senior…Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read More‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For over 10 years, millions of emails associated with the US military have been getting sent to Mali, a West African country allied with Russia, due to a typo, according to a report from the Financial Times. Instead of appending the military’s
Read MoreUganda’s 5% Income Tax Hike
The parliament in Uganda released a statement last week that a new tax law that imposes a 5% levy on income earned in the country by foreign providers of digital communications services like Twitter and Meta’s Facebook. This is according to a report from Reuters. Parliament made the news public
Read MoreCyber Security Today, July 17, 2023 – USB-based attacks rising, attacks on AWS increasing and more
USB-based attacks rising, attacks on AWS increasing and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, July 17th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. On a podcast last month I told listeners about a European hospital that was infected after an
Read More$5000 Awarded to Fintech Startups
The World Bank awarded 10 South African startups with $5000 each at a recent awards event. The objective of the Fintech Challenge was to provide underserved entrepreneurs with access to markets, business networks, and investment opportunities. Training to Engage with Investors and Raise Capital The training provided during the Fintech
Read MoreOnePlus 81 Pro mechanical keyboard review
A mechanical keyboard is an odd addition to the OnePlus product line by virtually any measure. OnePlus is a phone maker first and foremost. Always has been and likely always will be. Since 2014, the company has made its name as the producer of thoughtfully considered Android handsets at non-premium
Read MoreTC Include Founders save 75% on Disrupt 2023 passes
We firmly believe that all founders must have access to the tech world’s immense opportunities — and to our events. The TechCrunch Include Founders program is designed to promote and increase diversity at our events by making them more affordable to historically underrepresented founders. Building more diversity at TechCrunch Disrupt
Read MoreArtiphon’s latest mashes Orba and Instrument 1 into a clever new music maker
Between Instrument 1 and Orba, Artiphon has established itself as the maker of innovative — and delightful — music instruments. Today the Nashville-based hardware startup returns to the crowdfunding platform that started it all, with the launch of Chorda, a device that splits the difference between the aforementioned products. The
Read MoreWix’s new tool can create entire websites from prompts
What does one expect from a website builder in 2023? That’s the question many startups — and incumbents — are trying to answer as the landscape changes, driven by trends in generative AI. Do no-code drag-and-drop interfaces still make sense in an era of prompts and media-generating models? And what’s
Read MoreHerself Health, providing primary care to women 65 and over, raises $26M
Kristen Helton is no stranger to the healthcare needs of patients. After co-founding biosensor company Profusa, she went on to work at Amazon, where she helped found and lead the company’s Amazon Care division in 2019. During the next three years, there was a focus on creating a positive experience
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