Amazon will soon be a big part of the space economy in the form of its Kuiper satellite internet constellation, but here on Earth its ambitions are more commonplace: get an accelerator going. They’ve partnered with space-focused VC outfit Seraphim Capital to create a four-week program with (among other things) a $100,000 AWS credit for …
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Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets (Ben Gilbert/Insider)
Ben Gilbert / Insider: Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets — – Amazon’s paid army of employee Twitter users is at it again, this time criticizing unionization.
Why Smart Homes are About to Get Real
The idea of a smart home that is more convenient, more energy-efficient, more entertaining and more secure isn’t new. Microsoft explained opportunities in the early 2000s — but today, people tend to have more than 10 connected devices operating in their homes. Why Smart Homes are About to Get Real The market for these solutions …
New Android malware with full range of spying capabilities has been found
Getty Images Researchers have discovered a new advanced piece of Android malware that finds sensitive information stored on infected devices and sends it to attacker-controlled servers. The app disguises itself as a system update that must be downloaded from a third-party store, researchers from security firm Zimperium said on Friday. In fact, it’s a remote-access …
No one can find the animal that gave people covid-19
One problem with the lab leak theory is that it presumes the Chinese are lying or hiding facts, a position incompatible with a joint scientific effort. This may have been why the WHO team, for instance, never asked to see the offline database. Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, which collaborated with the Wuhan …
BBG Ventures just closed on $50 million to fund more women-led startups – TechCrunch
BBG Ventures, a now eight-year-old, New York-based seed- and early-stage venture firm that only backs founding teams which feature at least one woman, just locked down $50 million in capital for its third fund, a major leap over its first two funds, both sized at $10 million. One determining factor in the bigger fund is …
Interviews with 14 current and former Medium employees portray a dysfunctional company; Medium started 2021 with 700K paid subs, on track for $35M+ in revenue (Casey Newton/The Verge)
About This Page This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:45 PM ET, March 24, 2021. The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated. From Mediagazer Mel / @wearemel: Eric Levitz / New …
Real Estate Tokenization: A Brief Guide
Real Estate Tokenization refers to the division of a property into tradable shares or digital assets on a blockchain network. Many countries and regulatory bodies are making legislative changes to create a friendly business environment for the tokenization of real estate assets. Some of the Pros of Tokenizing Real Estate The property developers gain access …
Judge grants class-action status to MacBook butterfly-keyboard suit
A judge has granted class-action status to a suit against Apple over its controversial, allegedly defective MacBook « butterfly » keyboard design, agreeing that owners of any affected model in seven states qualify for the class. Beginning in 2018, several MacBook owners in seven states filed suits against Apple, claiming that the company knew the butterfly-style switches …
Les scientifiques qui disent que l’hypothèse de fuite en laboratoire pour le SRAS-CoV-2 ne devrait pas être exclue
Cela aurait pu être un suicide professionnel pour les scientifiques de faire part de leurs soupçons sur une éventuelle fuite de laboratoire, dit Metzl, en particulier lorsqu’il y avait déjà une longue histoire d’épidémies virales provenant de la nature. Alina Chan, une stagiaire postdoctorale spécialisée en thérapie génique et en génie cellulaire au Broad Institute …