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An Unlikely Pairing - Alphabet May Acquire Hubspot

A recent Reuters report speculated that Alphabet may acquire Boston-based marketing automation company HubSpot in a massive $33 billion deal. However, as Ron Miller outlines in his ar...

Apr 04, 2024

Yahoo Acquires Artifact, AI-Powered News App From Instagram Co-Founders

In a move to bolster its AI and personalization capabilities, Yahoo announced today that it is acquiring Artifact, the AI-driven news curation app created by Instagram co-founders Kev...

Apr 02, 2024

Free Online XZ Backdoor Scanner to Screen Linux Binaries

In the wake of the recent XZ Utils supply chain attack that saw a backdoor injected into the popular data compression tool, cybersecurity firm Binarly has released a free online scann...

Apr 02, 2024

Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimist Manifesto. The Radical Vision of Techno-Optimism

In his provocative manifesto, Marc Andreessen issues a full-throated defense of technological progress as the driving force for human advancement and flourishing. At its core, Andrees...

Apr 02, 2024

Read AI Summarizes Your Emails and Work Related Content

In today’s fast-paced digital workplace, knowledge workers are inundated with a constant deluge of meetings, emails, and messages across a multitude of platforms and apps. Keeping tra...

Apr 02, 2024

Life and Land, Linux Gaming Early Access

For fans of richly simulated settlement-builders, the newly released Of Life and Land (previously called Circle of Kerzoven) is a game you’ll want to keep your eye on. This ambitious ...

Apr 02, 2024

Connecting Citizens and Governments Through CitySourced

In today’s world of smart cities and e-governance, facilitating open communication between citizens and their local governments is more important than ever before. This is where CityS...

Apr 02, 2024

The Fintech Revolution, Banking "As a Service"

In a insightful presentation, Angela Strange from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) outlined how fintech is ushering in the next wave of disruption in financial services...

Apr 02, 2024

What Does "To Tweet" Mean? The AP Style Guide Weighs In

For those who closely follow language and style guides, a 2009 update from the Associated Press Stylebook regarding the verb form of “tweet” may be of interest.

Apr 01, 2024

The Defunct and Strange iGoogle, Google's Forgotten Attempt at Customization

In the late 2000s, Google experimented with a strange and ultimately unsuccessful feature called iGoogle. It allowed users to fully customize the Google homepage with widgets, apps, a...

Mar 31, 2024

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