The most dangerous part of the metaverse will be agenda-driven artificial agents that look and act like other users but are actually simulated personas controlled by AI.
FCC proposes stricter requirements for reporting data breaches
The Federal Communications Commission is the next US regulator hoping to hold companies more accountable for data breaches.
Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’
Justworks’ IPO delay indicates that the enthusiasm gap between private markets and their public analog is wide.
Dorm Room Fund returns to campus with new $10.4 million fund
Dorm Room Fund, a venture capital operation that launched to invest in student-led startups, has raised a new $10.4 million fund, per SEC filings. The filing marks Dorm Room Fund’s largest fund to date, and its first that appears to include investors beyond First Round Capital, the firm that first launched the student-focused operation in […]
Magic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of mid-2022 release
Ahead of a planned enterprise release later this year, Magic Leap has provided a group of healthcare companies with early access to its second-generation augmented reality headset.
Don’t trust averages: How to assess and strengthen the health of your business
How do you measure success and growth? You need to go beyond surface-level figures: You need to know the metrics that go deeper than just your averages.
The biggest news from CES 2022
Be it virtual, in-person or some mix of the two, CES is a beast. How could you keep up with all of the news flooding out of the show? You can’t, really. The big outlets each put a small army on CES coverage and only really scratch the surface. With that in mind, and with […]
With funding from top investors, Gameto is aiming to delay — even eradicate — menopause
With every year, more scientists and academics are very specifically trying to lengthen the lifespan of humans and ensure that those extra years are worth living. Some of these teams are focused on detecting cancer earlier as a means of extending longevity; some are working to improve people’s metabolism. A small but growing group is […]
FarmSense uses sensors and machine learning to bug-proof crops
Gnawing, burrowing, infecting: The damages caused to agriculture by insect pests like the Japanese beetle (pictured above) exceed $100 billion every year, according to the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA. And along with plant diseases, which the exoskeleton buggers can also transmit, arthropods account for the annual 40% loss of agricultural production worldwide. Enter […]
Tech stocks manage modest rally after lackluster US jobs report
Update: Tech stocks have given up all gains since this post went up, with both the Nasdaq and the basket of software stocks we track in the red. From a slightly later perspective, concern about near full-employment and resulting rising interest rates appears to have won the in-market sentiment battle. The relationship between economic news […]