‘Bad Actor at the Hotel’: Marriott Customer Warns Guests About a Scam They Think Could Be an Inside Job
The alleged victim has all of the communication in writing.
AI professors are negotiating the new realities of academic research
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last week, I headed 30 miles south of San Francisco to a hotel in Mountain View, California, to join some of the most accomplished, and some of the most promising, AI…
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3 Industries That Have Been Transformed By The Productivity Revolution
The world is experiencing a quiet revolution. It’s not taking place in the halls of political power or the streets of some faraway city. Rather, it’s happening in factories, ports,…
Cloud gaming firm Shadow says hackers stole customers’ personal data
French technology company Shadow has confirmed a data breach involving customers’ personal information. The Paris-headquartered startup, which offers gaming through its cloud-based PC service, said in an email to customers this week that hackers had accessed their personal information after a successful social engineering attack targeted the company. “At the end of September, we were […]
Google announces updates to privacy controls related to browsing history, Password Manager and more
Google announced a few updates around security on Thursday for Cybersecurity Awareness month with the aim of taking the “security burden off users.” The tech giant announced that it’s offering Android users easier access when clearing their browsing history, letting iOS users make Google Password Manager the default autofill provider and making it easier for […]
Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi
Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup. Hifi founder and CEO Damian Manning announced the news in a LinkedIn post yesterday. The company also updated its website, which states that it’s joining Block to “further our shared purpose of economic empowerment with the financial technologies […]
Atlassian to acquire former unicorn Loom for $975M
Atlassian announced this morning that it is acquiring video messaging service Loom for $975 million, the same company that had a $1.53 billion valuation in May 2021 when it announced a $130 million Series C. That was when companies were still thinking about all work being cloud-based and the future looked oh so bright. As […]
Avoid These 5 Critical Mistakes All Leaders Make
Mistakes are unpleasant and can be embarrassing. If acknowledged and dealt with in a timely manner, they can become a good source of learning and experience.
3 Energy Stocks With Massive Potential for Gains
Rising crude oil prices, with surging demand and constrained supply, are expected to boost the prospects of the energy industry. Therefore, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong energy…
How Salvi Is Helping Leaders Communicate More Effectively in a Video-First World
William and Christopher Salvi discuss how their production company is bringing the personal touch to corporate communications.
Stock trading API developer Alpaca raises $15M convertible note from SBI Group
Investing apps help anyone access the stock market to make trades. Alpaca, a San Mateo-based startup, offers stock and crypto brokerage trading services via API that enables investing fintech companies and others to embed this functionality into their apps. Today, the startup announced it has secured $15 million in the form of a convertible note […]