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Natalie Wong / Bloomberg: A look at business email compromise scams in the US involving real estate, and the Secret Service team that helped recover $244M in stolen BEC funds since 2019  —  For weeks, the Secret Service agent had been trying to identify the scammers moving millions of stolen dollars through banks around the […]

Kyle Alspach / Protocol: Q&A with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz as the company surpasses $2B in annual revenue and looks to become a bigger player in data observability and IT operations  —  CrowdStrike is finding massive traction in areas outside its core endpoint security products, setting up the company to become …

Home to Silicon Wadi and a long-running streak of mega-money exits, the Tel Aviv tech scene leads with innovative applications of robotics, AI and medtech.

Amsterdam continues to punch well above its weight, combining tech powerhouse status with being one of the most livable cities on the continent.

Bollinger is data mining its meticulous records to predict vintage years and weather the challenges of climate change.

Steve Haske / Ars Technica: A history of consumer VR since 2012, from the first Oculus developer kit and the 2016 hype cycle to Quest 2, and what mainstream success for VR could look like  —  VR hasn’t taken over the world, but that doesn’t mean it has failed.  —  Six years ago, consumer virtual […]

Financial Times: An overview of Parag Agrawal’s tenure as Twitter’s CEO so far, as he battles declining business performance and plunging morale amid Elon Musk’s takeover bid  —  The tech prodigy’s battles with a mercurial opponent are coming to a head  —  It’s hard to know which part of Parag Agrawal’s job …

Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia: SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy  —  The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing.  So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy?

Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack.

A new executive order tries to reassure Europeans that their data is safe on US soil, despite government surveillance.

Hoping for an Apple iPad Mini or Dyson for the holidays? Both Target and Amazon are hosting a second yearly sales event.

Wall Street Journal: How HBO Max, Prime Video, and other streamers are trying to grow in a crowded market, including, sources say, via discounted bundles and deals with rivals  —  In a crowded marketplace, Amazon, HBO Max and other streamers explore discounted packages and partnerships with rivals

Kate Rooney / CNBC: FTX partners with Visa to offer debit cards linked to a user’s FTX account in 40 countries, focusing on Latin America, Europe, and Asia, after their US rollout  —  – Visa is teaming up with global crypto exchange FTX to offer debit cards in 40 countries with a focus on Latin […]

Tim Keary / VentureBeat: NYC-based Elpha Secure, which offers SMBs cybersecurity software alongside cyber insurance policies, raised a $20M Series A led by Canapi Ventures  —  Data breaches aren’t cheap.  If an organization fails to protect its critical data assets, then it can cost millions to repair the damage done.

Meta’s AudioGen text-to-audio artificial intelligence model could create sound for video games, film soundtracks or music production

A collaboration between Neon Dance and Bristol Robotics Laboratory is due to open at The Place in London on 14 October

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) announced today that MIT’s unitized pool of endowment and other MIT funds generated an investment loss of 5.3 percent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, as measured using valuations received within one month of fiscal year end. At the end of the fiscal year, […]

Eighteen questions to help managers spark a healthy dialogue with their teams.

Data shows that having a best friend at work is strongly linked to business outcomes, profitability, safety, inventory control, and employee retention.

A survey of workers at Fortune 500 companies reveals that men and women have different perceptions of how men are — and aren’t — showing up.

The city is a global hub for investors, startups, and larger companies seeking sunnier climes and a business-friendly atmosphere.

A city famed for friendliness also has a booming startup scene—and that network of founders supporting founders has led to a slew of firms taking the lead.

Blockchain investigators have uncovered at least $4 million—and counting—in cryptocurrency fundraising has reached Russia’s violent militia groups.

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Jiko, a neobank that gives companies “low-cost access” to short-term US Treasury bills, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $87.7M  —  Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers.  But over time, the fintech startup has evolved its model …

Francisco Pires / Tom’s Hardware: Samsung details GDDR7, already in production, with speeds up to 36Gbps, doubling GDDR6’s 18Gbps, and plans to release new V-NAND chips with a 230-layer design  —  Increasing investments as others tighten their belts  —  Samsung is looking to capitalize on its deep and varied revenue sources …

Asa Hiken / Ad Age: Sources: Crypto.com saw a 30%-40% reduction in headcount between June and August, with 2,000+ employees leaving the company, mostly due to layoffs  —  The cryptocurrency exchange has been dramatically downsizing its marketing deals and headcount in the wake of crypto winter  —  May 7 was a joyous day at Crypto.com.

Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these […]

The voice revealed in Nintendo’s trailer disappointed some fans—but honestly, could you listen to high-pitched peals of “Mamma mia!” for an hour and a half?

Hoping for an Apple iPad Mini or Dyson for the holidays? Both Target and Amazon are hosting a second yearly sales event.

These new Android handsets don’t represent a giant leap from last year’s Pixel 6, but they do contain some smart updates.

Bloomberg: Amazon stops working on Scout, its autonomous home delivery cooler-sized robot in testing since 2019; source: ~400 people were working on the project globally  —  Amazon.com Inc. is abandoning its home delivery robot, the latest sign that the e-commerce giant is starting to wind down experimental projects amid slowing sales growth.

Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: Pew: 6% of US adults regularly get news on BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram, or Truth Social, but no one site drew over 2% of those seeking news  —  The appeal of platforms like Parler, Truth Social and Telegram is another symptom of the partisan divide in media, […]

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Filing: a judge grants Elon Musk’s request to halt the Twitter trial and says that if the deal doesn’t close by 5pm on October 28, the trial begins in November  —  The pending trial between Elon Musk and Twitter is suddenly on hold, as Judge Kathaleen McCormick granted the Musk […]

Standard silkworm silk has been made stronger than spider’s silk, one of the toughest materials known, by bathing it with metals and respinning it

One of the most critical components of our technological future is easy to overlook. Microelectronics, the devices and circuits at the core of computer and communication chips, are aptly named: built on the micrometer (and nanometer!) scale, they cannot be seen with the naked eye, but they power almost everything around us from smart watches, […]

Trying to decipher all of the factors that influence the behavior of complex ecological communities can be a daunting task. However, MIT researchers have now shown that the behavior of these ecosystems can be predicted based on just two pieces of information: the number of species in the community and how strongly they interact with […]

In recent years, scientists have made great strides in their ability to develop artificial intelligence algorithms that can analyze patient data and come up with new ways to diagnose disease or predict which treatments work best for different patients. The success of those algorithms depends on access to patient health data, which has been stripped […]

Focus on providing learning experiences for the next generation — and room for them to make mistakes.

Poorly designed programs can exacerbate inequity.

A roundtable conversation on Taylorism and how it shapes management still today.

Forty-eight states have passed protections against revenge porn—but their narrow definition of such content leaves many people exposed.

WIRED spoke with the head of Facebook about competition from TikTok and his theory that algorithms can enhance our personal relationships.

Playfulness and tickling aren’t always considered “serious” subjects, but a new study shows how they can address key questions about the brain.

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: Global VC funding in Q3 2022 was $81B, down 53% YoY from $171B and 33% QoQ from $121B, the lowest level since $70.6B in Q1 2020  —  The big global venture capital pullback we were all expecting is truly here.  —  Venture and growth investors in private companies scaled …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Minnesota-based Arctic Wolf, which offers cybersecurity tools and on-site experts, raised $401M in debt, after raising $150M at a $4.3B valuation in July 2021  —  In a sign that pure equity financing is getting harder to come by, cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf, which last July raised $150 million …

Bloomberg: Amazon plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers, the same as in 2021, ahead of the holidays; Walmart plans to hire 40,000, down from 150,000 in 2021  —  Amazon.com Inc. plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers, about the same as last year despite slowing sales and predictions of a lackluster holiday shopping season.

Scientists have found a way to use leaked electromagnetic radiation to measure nutrients in microwaved meals

Amelia Trainer applied to MIT because she lost a bet. As part of what the fourth-year nuclear science and engineering (NSE) doctoral student labels her “teenage rebellious phase,” Trainer was quite convinced she would just be wasting the application fee were she to submit an application. She wasn’t even “super sure” she wanted to go […]

From Serial to Netflix’s Jeffrey Dahmer series, it’s time to think about what pop culture’s fascination with murder cases does to viewers—and victims.

Forget hiding indoors during the cold season. Enjoy the crisp autumn air with backyard grills, cozy camping gear, and more.