Month: December 2018

Profile of Chronicle: a startup incubated at Google X that uses AI and VirusTotal, with experience from Bigtable and MapReduce, to counter cybersecurity threats (Nick Summers/Engadget)

Nick Summers / Engadget: Profile of Chronicle: a startup incubated at Google X that uses AI and VirusTotal, with experience from Bigtable and MapReduce, to counter cybersecurity threats  —  Fifteen years ago, cybersecurity could be boiled down to a simple strategy: Secure the perimeter. Profile of Chronicle: a startup incubated at Google X that uses

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Sources: Uber has recently held talks about possible acquisitions with scooter startups Bird and Lime (The Information)

The Information: Sources: Uber has recently held talks about possible acquisitions with scooter startups Bird and Lime  —  Uber has held talks recently with electric scooter rental startup Bird to acquire the company in what could be a multibillion-dollar deal, said several people briefed on the discussions. Sources: Uber has recently held talks about possible

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E Ink unveils JustWrite, a new digital paper technology that doesn't require a backlight and promises almost no lag (Matthew Hughes/The Next Web)

Matthew Hughes / The Next Web: E Ink unveils JustWrite, a new digital paper technology that doesn’t require a backlight and promises almost no lag  —  The hypothetical pinnacle of digital paper is when it becomes indistinguishable from the real article, both in terms of reading and writing. E Ink unveils JustWrite, a new digital

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Henry the Hoover Gets a Weapons Upgrade

In this day and age of unprecedented military expenditure, we’re used to seeing weapons upgrades across all manner of war fighting hardware – tanks, helicopters, attack aircraft, you name it. We’re somewhat less accustomed to seeing the same on a domestic appliance. Regardless, we now have Henry the Hoover packing some serious heat. Originally a mere vacuum

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