Jua raises $16M to build a foundational AI model for the natural world, starting with the weather

February 5, 2024

Large AI models — the big troves of language, vision and audio data that power generative artificial intelligence services — are shaping up to be as significant in the development of AI as operating systems have been in the development of smartphones: they are, in a way, looking like the platforms of the space (an […]

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Remote access giant AnyDesk resets passwords and revokes certificates after hack

February 5, 2024

Remote desktop software provider AnyDesk confirmed late Friday that a cyberattack allowed hackers to gain access to the company’s production systems, putting the company in lockdown for almost a week. AnyDesk’s software is used by millions of IT professionals to quickly and remotely connect to their clients’ devices often to help with technical issues. On […]

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How to write your monthly investor update

February 5, 2024

Learn how to craft an email update that keeps investors engaged, communicates momentum, and garners support on your journey.

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3 Smart Oil & Gas Stocks Serving Gains

February 5, 2024
Growing energy demand globally combined with supply disruptions aggravated by an uncertain geopolitical backdrop could drive crude oil prices higher. Thus, fundamentally sound oil & gas stocks MPLX (MPLX), Repsol…

Thoma Bravo takes critical event management software company Everbridge private in $1.5B deal

February 5, 2024

Everbridge, a critical event management (CEM) software company, is going private in a $1.5 billion all-cash deal that will see it taken over by private equity giant Thoma Bravo. Founded in 2002 initially as 3N Global, Everbridge helps governments and enterprises from across the industrial spectrum respond to emergency situations — this includes risk intelligence […]

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The Download: solar geoengineering’s rocky road, and Apple’s driverless ambitions

February 5, 2024
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. Solar geoengineering could start soon if it starts small —David W. Keith, founding faculty director of the Climate Systems Engineering initiative at the University of Chicago, and Wake Smith, a lecturer at the…

Despite global frenzy, investor enthusiasm in China’s AI startups wanes

February 5, 2024

In 2023, the global frenzy around artificial intelligence, fueled by the advent of ChatGPT, swept across the world. In China, where OpenAI’s chatbot is unavailable, startups and tech incumbents scrambled to develop their own AI models and applications, drawing upon the foundational pieces of the American upstart. Individual AI fans accessed ChatGPT through a web […]

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