While the government has made a number of moves in a more open direction in recent years, the story of open source in federal IT has often seemed more about potential than reality.
To prevent cyberattacks, the government should limit the scope of a software bill of materials
There is no reason to disdain the concept of SBOM outright. Indeed, it’s heartening to see the federal government take cybersecurity so seriously.
A California judge just struck down Prop 22: Now what?
California is not going to resolve this issue. Congress is not going to resolve this issue because it almost never resolves anything. So the game comes down to individual states.
It’s time for the VC community to stop overlooking the childcare industry
The revitalization of the childcare sector would benefit from an ambitious and galvanizing “moonshot” goal, like providing universal, free childcare for all Americans.
OnlyFans’ explicit content ban should spark a conversation about a creators’ bill of rights
OnlyFans’ decision to ban sexually explicit content is reigniting an important and overlooked conversation around tech companies, content guidelines and sex work.
ワクチンの未来についてはいいニュースと悪いニュースがある：SZ Newsletter VOL.96［VACCINE］
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When it comes to diversity in hiring, businesses are their own worst enemy
Today’s business leaders are using yesterday’s tactics in an attempt to address tomorrow’s problems.
Today’s real story: The Facebook monopoly
To the average person, Facebook’s monopoly seems obvious. But obviousness is not an antitrust standard. Monopoly has a clear legal meaning, and thus far Lina Khan’s FTC has failed to meet it.
Companies betting on data must value people as much as AI
The truth is, we are still early when it comes to data transformation. The success of tech giants that put data at the core of their business models set off a spark that is only starting to take off.
What is happening to risk-taking in venture capital?
The irony is that there’s never been a better time to be an inception investor given lower capital needs of getting from idea to Series A milestones.