‘This Is Getting Outta Control’: Disney+ Cracks Down on Password Sharing Outside of One Household
For Canadian customers, the streaming service is following Netflix’s unpopular new policy.
The snow gods: How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app
The best snow-forecasting app for skiers and snowboarders isn’t from any of the federally funded weather services. Nor from any of the big-name brands. It’s an independent app startup that leverages government data, its own AI models, and decades of alpine-life experience to offer better snow (and soon avalanche) predictions than anything else out there.…
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IronNet, founded by former NSA director, shuts down and lays off staff
IronNet, a once-promising cybersecurity startup founded by a former NSA director and funded by cyber and defense investors, has shuttered and laid off its remaining staff following its collapse. In a regulatory filing published Friday, IronNet’s president and chief financial officer Cameron Pforr said the company had ceased all business activities as it prepares for […]
Queer social app Lex gets a new CEO and $5.6M to grow
Lex, the app inspired by vintage lesbian personals, just raised $5.6 million in seed funding and elevated co-founder Jennifer Lewis from COO to CEO. As a result, founding CEO Kel Rakowski steps into a new role — chief creative officer, while former Hinge product boss Michelle Parsons joins as chief product officer. “We’re proud to […]
If You Cancel a Meeting With the Boss At This Company, Something Odd Happens
It’s not what you think.
Fall Is a Stressful Time of the Year for Working Parents — Here’s How Employers Can Help
Parents face a tough juggle when it comes to work and kids’ school schedules. Empathetic employer policies can ease the stress — and benefit everyone.
5 Ways to Implement Lean Principles in Your Business While Achieving Consistent Results
Lean management principles can be applied to many essential parts of a company, including production, supply chain management, customer service and administrative processes
8 Questions To Ask Before Buying Life Insurance
Picking out a life insurance policy can be confusing and intimidating; ask yourself these questions to help you make the right choices.
Amid Twitter chaos, Mastodon grew donations 488% in 2022, reached 1.8M monthly active users
Consumer interest in open-source, decentralized social networking isn’t something that was only reflected in news headlines over the past year, it’s also apparent in the financials behind Mastodon. The non-profit organization powers one of the many apps that came into fashion as a Twitter alternative following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social network he’s since […]
This week in AI: AI-powered personalities are all the rage
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. Last week during its annual Connect conference, Meta launched a […]
How much carbon pollution is in your product? Muir AI raises $3.25M seed to answer that question
Everything from materials to manufacturing and distribution leaves a carbon footprint, and not all vendors report their emissions.