August 2023

US lawmaker says FBI notified him of email breach linked to Microsoft cloud hack

August 15, 2023
U.S. House lawmaker Rep. Don Bacon said the FBI warned him that China-backed hackers who used a stolen Microsoft key to raid the email accounts of senior U.S. government officials also accessed his email accounts. In a tweet, the Republican congressman from Nebraska said the FBI notified him on Monday that the Chinese government “hacked […]

Comcast’s new WIFI extender provides cellular and battery backup during storms

August 15, 2023
Here’s a clever addition to Comcast’s range of home internet devices. The Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi is a range extender that features a four hour battery and cellular connectivity that will click on when users lose internet and power. As the name suggests, the system is designed specifically to serve as backup for weather-related outages. The […]

YouTube cracks down on videos promoting ‘ineffective’ cancer treatments

August 15, 2023
YouTube is removing content that promotes “harmful or ineffective” cancer treatments or discourages viewers from getting professional medical treatment, the company announced on Tuesday. The change is being made under YouTube’s updated and streamlined medical misinformation guidelines. The new policy will remove content that promotes unproven treatments in place of approved care or as a guaranteed […]

Are These 3 Food Stocks Good Long-Term Investments?

August 15, 2023
Thanks to the inelastic demand and growing e-commerce market, the food industry has showcased remarkable resilience and stability over the past year. In this piece, we look at why Nestlé…

Browse AI help companies build bots to scrape website data and put it to work

August 15, 2023
Traditionally, companies looking to extract data from websites have had to create custom code to get at the data, an expensive and time-consuming process that is often out of reach of smaller businesses. Enter Browse AI, an early stage startup that has developed an automated solution to scrape information from websites and move it into […]

VC associates, this AI is coming for your jobs

August 15, 2023
The unfortunate reality of being an investor is that the vast majority of inbound pitch decks are completely irrelevant to the investor. All VCs big and small have an investment thesis that outlines how they invest: Market size, founder profile, verticals, geography, ownership targets, round size, check size, etc. It’s just how VC works.  If you […]