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True crime has its claws on us all, and LawrenceThe Tracers in the Dark review is fascinating. In the book, the author covers how the cops go after cybercriminals, and shows that there is hope in stopping drug dealers, dark web market kingpins, and child molesters. And all thanks to the immutable and persistent nature of the Bitcoin blockchain, the perfect place to keep track of money.
Our black history day of the month citation is Ijeoma Oluo’s “So you want to talk about race” which Haje read last year and opened her eyes to all the things she thought she knew but didn’t really know about how race appears, from police brutality and cultural appropriation to the myth of the model minority. For white people, this is 100% worth reading before you start asking your friends of color silly and embarrassing questions.
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- The first close is the best close: Global venture capital firm Partech has made the first closing of its new €245 million fund, making it the largest fund focused on Africa. carry writes that “overwhelming interest from LPs meant that Partech Africa II outperformed what was initially set for the entire fund at first close.”
- Bing, not Chanandler Bong: Frederick writes that Microsoft is celebrating “a new day of search” by launching the new Bing, complete with ChatGPT.
- capture this: DroneBase drone imaging firm is now Zeitview. It also secured $55 million to continue developing its aerial and ground data capture technology, Kyle reports.
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You wait years for a real-world application of AI imaging, and suddenly two appear at once. Brian he writes about how FRIDA’s robotic arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases, and Haje covers how 3D laser cutting company Glowforge adds AI imaging to its software suite.
Nearly a year ago, Sequoia Capital, the investment powerhouse of 50 years, announced that it had reorganized itself around a singular and permanent structure, Conny reports. Now, thanks to an SEC filing filed Friday, we know how much is in the Sequoia Capital Fund. And because we’re shrewd capitalists who do it for the clicks. If you want to know how much, you have to read the article.
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Cybersecurity teams beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie
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The defender’s dilemma is one of the cornerstones of cybersecurity: “Defenders have to always be right. Attackers only need to hit once.”
It may seem authentic, but David J. Bianco, Splunk’s staff security strategist, says it’s actually a false narrative that leaves systems less secure.
“Defenders rightly expect attackers to lie and cheat to achieve their goals, but sometimes we forget that lying and cheating can work both ways.”
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Which is your state? Well, if you are a WhatsApp user, now you can give a voice status update, jag reunion write Each voice memo can last up to 30 seconds and then be set as your status. So now people have a voice to accompany your photo.
Today it was all about the OnePlus smartphone: Brian gives you a rundown of the $699 OnePlus 11, which arrives on February 16, and also discusses some of OnePlus’ additional products, like a tablet and a mechanical keyboard. So Ivan he writes about the Buds Pro 2, which will set you back $179 but have improved sound and noise cancellation.
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