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Operant is changing the way you secure cloud native applications

April 26, 2023

Containers and micro services may not be a new concept at this point, but lots of companies are struggling with the transition to cloud native applications, and the impact of that approach on their security. Operant is an early startup that’s trying to solve the security problem in a way it stays in the background […]

Operant is changing the way you secure cloud native applications by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

AirOps is helping companies build AI-enabled applications on top of LLMs

April 26, 2023

There is a shift in the air, and it feels like companies need to be thinking about how to put large language models to work, but as with any new advanced technology, it’s often easier said than done, especially for less technical organizations. AirOps, an early stage startup is in the right place at the […]

AirOps is helping companies build AI-enabled applications on top of LLMs by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production

April 26, 2023

Bosch will acquire the assets of U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors to expand its semiconductor business with silicon carbide chips (SiC), the German engineering and technology giant said Wednesday. The acquisition includes a $1.5 billion investment over the next few years to upgrade TSI Semiconductors’ manufacturing facilities in Roseville, California. Starting in 2026, the first chips will […]

Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: introducing The Education issue

April 26, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: The Education issue —Mat Honan, editor in chief Welcome to the Education Issue, our latest print magazine. It’s becoming increasingly clear that we’re in an entirely new place when it comes to…

The air-cleaning qualities of plants get a genetically modified boost

April 26, 2023
In the late 1980s, NASA conducted a study to determine how well indoor plants like aloe vera, Chinese ivy, and potted chrysanthemums abate air pollution. The results were a boon to nursery owners everywhere: the research showed that houseplants can capably dispatch harmful pollutants including benzene and formaldehyde.  But NASA’s study was conducted in sealed…

Shift happens: Writing about the history of keyboards

April 26, 2023
When the designer and typographer Marcin Wichary stumbled upon a tiny museum just outside Barcelona five years ago, the experience tipped his interest in the history of technology into an obsession with a very particular part of it: the keyboard.  “I have never seen so many typewriters under one roof. Not even close,” he shared…

Inmates are using VR to learn real-world skills

April 26, 2023
Atorrus Rainer, age 41, is standing in the center of a stuffy, ­fluorescent-lit room. A virtual-reality headset covers his eyes like oversize goggles. Every so often, he extends his arm, using the VR controller to pick up garbage bags, a toothbrush, and toilet paper during a simulated trip to the supermarket. The experience is limited—Rainer…

Cheat Codex

April 26, 2023
Welcome to the Education Issue. I cheated on my editor’s letter. This one that you are reading right now. I’m very sorry.  Look, I didn’t set out to do this, but the thing about magazines is that they have very hard deadlines, and if you miss them, you’re left with blank pages. So when I…

Lookout sells its consumer cybersecurity business to F-Secure and goes all-in on the enterprise

April 26, 2023

Lookout’s long-running transition to becoming an enterprise security company is all but complete, revealing today that it’s selling its consumer mobile security business to Finland’s F-Secure. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of Boston in 2009, Lookout originally started out as a consumer-focused smartphone security and data backup business, garnering millions of […]

Lookout sells its consumer cybersecurity business to F-Secure and goes all-in on the enterprise by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch