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True crime rules us all, Lorenzo‘s review of “Tracers in the Dark” is interesting. In this book, the authors look at how police track down cybercriminals and show there is hope for stopping drug dealers, dark web marketplace kingpins, and child abusers. , it’s all thanks to the immutable and permanent nature of the Bitcoin blockchain which is the perfect place to track money.
Our Black History Month reference for the day is Ijeoma Oluo’s “So You Want to Talk About Race.” This is what Haje read last year, and it was a little eye-opening about all the things he thought he knew but really didn’t. From police brutality and cultural appropriation to model minority myths about how race manifests itself. For white people, 100% worth reading before you ask your friends of color silly and embarrassing questions. there is.
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- The first close is the best close: Global venture capital firm Partech has closed a new €245 million fund for the first time. This is the largest fund focused on Africa. took “With overwhelming interest from LPs, Partech Africa II exceeded the amount originally set for the entire fund at its first close,” it wrote.
- Bing, not Chanandler Bong: Frederick Microsoft wrote that it is celebrating “a new day in search” by launching a new Bing with ChatGPT.
- capture this: Drone imaging company DroneBase is now Zeitview. He also received $55 million to continue developing aeronautical and ground data acquisition technology. Kyle report.
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After years of waiting for a real-world application of AI image generation, suddenly two things came true at the same time. Brian writes about how FRIDA’s robotic arm is about to bring DALL-E style AI art to the real world canvas. Haje describes how 3D laser cutting company Glowforge is adding AI image generation to his software package.
Nearly a year ago today, 50-year-old investment powerhouse Sequoia Capital announced that it was reorganizing around its own permanent structure. Connie report. Now, thanks to an SEC form filed on Friday, we know how much money is in the Sequoia Capital Fund. And it’s because we’re sleazy capitalists doing it for clicks. Read the article if you want to know how much.
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Cybersecurity Teams Beware: The Defender’s Dilemma is a Lie
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The defender’s dilemma is one of the touchstones of cybersecurity. The attacker only needs to get it right once. ”
While it may sound legit, David J. Bianco, Staff Security Strategist at Splunk, says it’s actually a false statement that makes the system less secure.
“Defenders rightly expect attackers to lie and cheat to achieve their goals, but we often forget that lying and cheating work both ways.”
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what’s your status? If you’re a WhatsApp user, you can now use your voice to update your status. jugmeat I am writing. Each voice memo is up to 30 seconds and can be set as a status. So now people are yelling along with your picture.
Today we talked about OnePlus smartphones. Brian We’ll give you an overview of the $699 OnePlus 11, which launches on February 16th, and also cover OnePlus’ additions like tablets and mechanical keyboards.after that Ivan wrote about the Buds Pro 2. You can buy it for $179, but it offers better sound and noise cancellation.
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