Technology

This scientist is trying to create an accessible, unhackable voting machine

November 1, 2022
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. In late 2020, a large box arrived at Juan Gilbert’s office at the University of Florida. The computer science professor had been looking for this kind of product for months. Previous orders had yielded poor results. This time, though, he was optimistic. Gilbert drove…

The Download: Vine revisited, and AI ethicist burnout

November 1, 2022
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. Elon Musk’s plans to revive Vine face one big problem: the reason it closed originally Good news, everyone: Vine is (probably) coming back. The much beloved short-form-video-sharing app ran from just 2012 to…

How to survive as an AI ethicist

November 1, 2022
To receive The Algorithm newsletter in your inbox every Monday, sign up here. Welcome to the Algorithm!  It’s never been more important for companies to ensure that their AI systems function safely, especially as new laws to hold them accountable kick in. The responsible AI teams they set up to do that are supposed to be a priority,…

Twitter CMO is the latest to leave in a string of exec departures

November 1, 2022

Twitter CMO Leslie Berland is the latest executive leaving the social network, just days into its Elon Musk era, Bloomberg and the New York Times report. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg also writes that Jean-Philippe Maheu, the vice president of global client solutions, is leaving the company. Berland hasn’t said anything publicly about the job change […]

Twitter CMO is the latest to leave in a string of exec departures by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Lockheed Martin increases its bet on satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with $100 million investment

November 1, 2022

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is deepening its investment in satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with a $100 million investment and a cooperation agreement for the development and sale of smallsats through 2035. Terran also announced that it will now build its massive, $300 million space vehicle manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, not Florida as originally planned. […]

Lockheed Martin increases its bet on satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with $100 million investment by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: befriending crows, and Twitter under Musk

October 31, 2022
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. How to befriend a crow The crows play hide-and-seek with Nicole Steinke after her older kids head to school. She feeds a family of the birds from her apartment balcony in Alexandria, Virginia,…

Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security

October 31, 2022

Everybody wants to talk about software supply chain risks these days, whether that’s security teams, developers or government officials. It’s no surprise then, that VCs, despite the current economic climate, continue to fund startups in this space, too. One of the newest members in this club is Arnica, a startup that takes a somewhat broader […]

Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch