Reposted by MTN
I also now have region-specific news lists —
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I also now have region-specific news lists —
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
Reposted by MTN
📌 📰 News feeds • PINNED POST
(Expand this thread for feed info)
(Expand this thread for feed info)
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
📌 📰 News feeds • PINNED POST
(Expand this thread for feed info)
(Expand this thread for feed info)
#OpenAI accuses China’s #DeepSeek of 'distilling' its tech to create low cost #AI rival. US officials warn of security risks & ‘deceptive’ cost claims. While IP theft is a concern, the backlash reeks of protecting US dominance in the AI arms race. Is this safety… or stifling competition? #Techwar
OpenAI says Chinese rivals using its work for their AI apps - BBC News
ChatGPT maker says it will need extra protection from US government, following emergence of Chinese rival, DeepSeek.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The #PowerSchool breach highlights the need for stronger cybersecurity in edtech. Protecting sensitive student data requires proactive measures like MFA and robust encryption. Transparency is key to rebuilding trust. Should regulators enforce stricter safeguards? #Cybersecurity #EdTech
What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
tcrn.ch
January 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The #PowerSchool breach highlights the need for stronger cybersecurity in edtech. Protecting sensitive student data requires proactive measures like MFA and robust encryption. Transparency is key to rebuilding trust. Should regulators enforce stricter safeguards? #Cybersecurity #EdTech
Reposted by MTN
#Cottonwood Group Closes $56 Million Deal for #DataCenter Developments in #Ohio, #Arizona, and #Virginia
datacenterwires.com/investment-m...
datacenterwires.com/investment-m...
January 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#Cottonwood Group Closes $56 Million Deal for #DataCenter Developments in #Ohio, #Arizona, and #Virginia
datacenterwires.com/investment-m...
datacenterwires.com/investment-m...
#Nokia’s AI-driven comeback is impressive, but can it really outpace Ericsson and Huawei in the #5G race? #Energy efficiency is great, but in a cutthroat market, 'nice to have' won't cut it. Time to prove they can lead, not follow. #AI #TechDebate
mobile-magazine.com/technology-a...
mobile-magazine.com/technology-a...
Nokia: Tackling Telecom Hardware Emissions via AI Strategy
Nokia outlines its plans to achieve net zero by 2040 through network optimisation and AI initiatives, whilst also expanding rural connectivity programmes
mobile-magazine.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
#Nokia’s AI-driven comeback is impressive, but can it really outpace Ericsson and Huawei in the #5G race? #Energy efficiency is great, but in a cutthroat market, 'nice to have' won't cut it. Time to prove they can lead, not follow. #AI #TechDebate
mobile-magazine.com/technology-a...
mobile-magazine.com/technology-a...
Reposted by MTN
UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand its AI platform
UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand its AI platform
Around the world, public healthcare systems have struggled to reset post-pandemic, and in particular, the increasingly aged populations in Western countries are putting pressure on services, not least in the UK where ‘NHS in crisis’ is a regular headline…
tcrn.ch
January 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand its AI platform
VC funding in emerging markets plunged 41% in 2024, totaling $9.1B. MENA showed resilience with 29% decline, outperforming SEA (45%) and Africa (44%). Early-stage deals and #fintech remain strong. Recovery expected as interest rates drop. #VentureCapital #EmergingMarkets @techcrunch.com
Report: VC in emerging markets plummeted by over 40% last year
Report: VC in emerging markets plummeted by over 40% last year
8th January at 9:30 am Dubai VC investments in emerging markets such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) plummeted by over 40% compared to 2023, according to a new report. The data mirrors the wider global trend of reduced VC funding in the last…
tcrn.ch
January 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
VC funding in emerging markets plunged 41% in 2024, totaling $9.1B. MENA showed resilience with 29% decline, outperforming SEA (45%) and Africa (44%). Early-stage deals and #fintech remain strong. Recovery expected as interest rates drop. #VentureCapital #EmergingMarkets @techcrunch.com
Reposted by MTN
ICYMI
Zuckerberg - who earlier this year said he wanted Meta to be politically “neutral” and reduced the prominence of political content across its apps - has had the company donate $1mn to Trump's inauguration fund
It's the first time Meta has donated to an inauguration fund
on.ft.com/4fexOD6
Zuckerberg - who earlier this year said he wanted Meta to be politically “neutral” and reduced the prominence of political content across its apps - has had the company donate $1mn to Trump's inauguration fund
It's the first time Meta has donated to an inauguration fund
on.ft.com/4fexOD6
Meta donates $1mn to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund
First-time contribution shows social media platform and its chief are trying to mend relations with president-elect
on.ft.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:01 PM
ICYMI
Zuckerberg - who earlier this year said he wanted Meta to be politically “neutral” and reduced the prominence of political content across its apps - has had the company donate $1mn to Trump's inauguration fund
It's the first time Meta has donated to an inauguration fund
on.ft.com/4fexOD6
Zuckerberg - who earlier this year said he wanted Meta to be politically “neutral” and reduced the prominence of political content across its apps - has had the company donate $1mn to Trump's inauguration fund
It's the first time Meta has donated to an inauguration fund
on.ft.com/4fexOD6
🤔 #HPE’s Q4: Revenue up 15%, but margins down. #AI bet pays off, yet risks loom. Private AI strategy: game-changer or gamble? With only 1/3 of customers AI-ready, adoption hurdles remain. Is #enterprise private AI the future?
*Record $4.7B server revenue, $3.5B AI backlog.
#TechTrends
*Record $4.7B server revenue, $3.5B AI backlog.
#TechTrends
What HPE's results say about the direction of enterprise AI
As with cloud computing, some companies value privacy over capacity
www.itpro.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
🤔 #HPE’s Q4: Revenue up 15%, but margins down. #AI bet pays off, yet risks loom. Private AI strategy: game-changer or gamble? With only 1/3 of customers AI-ready, adoption hurdles remain. Is #enterprise private AI the future?
*Record $4.7B server revenue, $3.5B AI backlog.
#TechTrends
*Record $4.7B server revenue, $3.5B AI backlog.
#TechTrends
Generative #AI saw record $56B funding in 2024, led by giants like #OpenAI & Anthropic. Infrastructure-focused startups are thriving, but rising costs & market saturation may test #sustainability. 2025 will separate the impactful from the rest. #GenerativeAI #TechTrends
Generative AI funding reached new heights in 2024
Generative AI funding reached new heights in 2024
If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble didn’t burst in 2024. Investments in generative AI, which encompasses a range of AI-powered apps, tools, and services to generate text, images, videos, speech, music, and more, reached new heights last…
tcrn.ch
January 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Generative #AI saw record $56B funding in 2024, led by giants like #OpenAI & Anthropic. Infrastructure-focused startups are thriving, but rising costs & market saturation may test #sustainability. 2025 will separate the impactful from the rest. #GenerativeAI #TechTrends
Reposted by MTN
These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year
These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year
While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams.
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
tcrn.ch
January 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year
Big news in #AI infrastructure! Lightmatter joins the UALink Consortium to help establish an open standard for AI accelerator interconnects. With its photonic Passage interconnect #tech, it’s redefining scalability and efficiency as an alternative to #Nvidia’s NVLink. @datacenterwires.bsky.social
#Lightmatter Joins #UALink Consortium to Transform AI Interconnects with #Photonic Passage Technology
datacenterwires.com/compute-stor...
datacenterwires.com/compute-stor...
January 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Big news in #AI infrastructure! Lightmatter joins the UALink Consortium to help establish an open standard for AI accelerator interconnects. With its photonic Passage interconnect #tech, it’s redefining scalability and efficiency as an alternative to #Nvidia’s NVLink. @datacenterwires.bsky.social
Apple is reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad models, aiming for launches in 2026-27. Rumored features include a crease-free screen and a 19-inch foldable iPad/monitor hybrid. Can Apple redefine the foldable market, or is this still a niche tech? #Apple #FoldableTech
Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad
Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad
The next big upgrade to Apple’s mobile devices could be foldability, according to multiple reports published Sunday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is aiming to launch two foldable devices in the next few years. There’s a larger model with a…
tcrn.ch
December 16, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Apple is reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad models, aiming for launches in 2026-27. Rumored features include a crease-free screen and a 19-inch foldable iPad/monitor hybrid. Can Apple redefine the foldable market, or is this still a niche tech? #Apple #FoldableTech
#Amazon’s most automated warehouse yet is here, packed with cutting-edge robotics and #AI. But despite the #tech, it still relies on thousands of human workers. Is this a vision of balanced #automation, a strategy to maintain jobs or proof of AI’s limits? #FutureOfWork
Amazon just opened its most-automated warehouse yet. But underneath the robotics and artificial-intelligence technology, the facility will still rely on thousands of employees. www.wsj.com/articles/ama...
Amazon’s New Robotic Warehouse Will Rely Heavily on Human Workers
The 3 million-square-foot distribution center in Shreveport, La., demonstrates the limits of automation in big logistics operations.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:57 AM
#Amazon’s most automated warehouse yet is here, packed with cutting-edge robotics and #AI. But despite the #tech, it still relies on thousands of human workers. Is this a vision of balanced #automation, a strategy to maintain jobs or proof of AI’s limits? #FutureOfWork
Reposted by MTN
My re:Invent 2024 talk Dev-319 is on YouTube now! It covers my experience building a live scoring system for a global sporting event. I enjoyed crafting this story; it provides solid strategies and principles for everyone watching it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lxz...
#ListenToTheHeroes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lxz...
#ListenToTheHeroes
AWS re:Invent 2024 - Serverless scalability unleashed (DEV319)
YouTube video by AWS Events
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:22 AM
My re:Invent 2024 talk Dev-319 is on YouTube now! It covers my experience building a live scoring system for a global sporting event. I enjoyed crafting this story; it provides solid strategies and principles for everyone watching it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lxz...
#ListenToTheHeroes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lxz...
#ListenToTheHeroes
The #FBI warns about the rise of #AI in #onlinefraud, with #scammers using generative AI for deception. From fake social media profiles in romance scams to impersonating authority figures, aswell as job hiring schemes, the misuse of AI is a growing threat. #AIFraud #ScamAwareness
The FBI warns that scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve the quality and effectiveness of their online fraud schemes, ranging from romance and investment scams to job hiring schemes.
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
FBI shares tips on how to tackle AI-powered fraud schemes
The FBI warns that scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve the quality and effectiveness of their online fraud schemes, ranging from romance and investment scams to job hiri...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:06 AM
The #FBI warns about the rise of #AI in #onlinefraud, with #scammers using generative AI for deception. From fake social media profiles in romance scams to impersonating authority figures, aswell as job hiring schemes, the misuse of AI is a growing threat. #AIFraud #ScamAwareness
Two years since #ChatGPT launched, it has 200M+ users—impressive, but not ad-worthy yet, per Dave Lee. As #OpenAI burns billions to stay ahead, #Meta eyes nuclear power for #AI, and #Nvidia drives tech to record highs. AI’s glow-up? Still not pope-in-a-puffer viral. @bloomberg.com
The Pope Goes Green — When Will AI Follow Suit?
While some aspects of the old world — like the popemobile — are going electric, the cutting edge is still reliant on fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:17 AM
GitLab Duo with Amazon Q brings AI-powered #DevSecOps to life, integrating autonomous agents to automate coding, testing, and modernisation while keeping security top of mind. A bold step in productivity, but will teams be able to balance the #innovation with #AI risks? #DevSecOps
December 4, 2024 at 12:06 PM
GitLab Duo with Amazon Q brings AI-powered #DevSecOps to life, integrating autonomous agents to automate coding, testing, and modernisation while keeping security top of mind. A bold step in productivity, but will teams be able to balance the #innovation with #AI risks? #DevSecOps
#SpaceX’s skyrocketing valuation shows investors’ confidence in its innovation and dominance. But is it overhyped, and can the growth last? Employee tender offers provide liquidity, but also highlight how exclusive SpaceX’s private market is. #Valuation @techcrunch.com
SpaceX mulls tender offer at $350B valuation
SpaceX mulls tender offer at $350B valuation
SpaceX’s valuation continues to rise at an eye-popping pace, with the company reportedly in talks to sell insider shares at a price that would value it at around $350 billion, Bloomberg reported. It would mark an enormous increase from the $255 billion…
tcrn.ch
December 4, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#SpaceX’s skyrocketing valuation shows investors’ confidence in its innovation and dominance. But is it overhyped, and can the growth last? Employee tender offers provide liquidity, but also highlight how exclusive SpaceX’s private market is. #Valuation @techcrunch.com
Mira Murati, ex-OpenAI CTO, is as optimistic as ever about #AGI! Despite starting her own venture, she’s still focused on the transformative potential of AGI and its impact on industries. Thoughts? #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation @wired.com
At the #WIREDBigInterview event, ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati said she’s still in the midst of setting up her startup but AGI is top of mind. wired.trib.al/gnYTvgy
Mira Murati Quit OpenAI. She’s as Optimistic as Ever About AGI
At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati said she’s still in the midst of setting up her startup, but AGI is top of mind.
wired.trib.al
December 4, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Mira Murati, ex-OpenAI CTO, is as optimistic as ever about #AGI! Despite starting her own venture, she’s still focused on the transformative potential of AGI and its impact on industries. Thoughts? #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation @wired.com
Judge Kathaleen McCormick called #Tesla's $56bn #ElonMusk pay deal a "governance abomination." Even after a second shareholder vote backed it, she’s blocking the award.
Protecting governance or overruling shareholders? @theguardian.com
Protecting governance or overruling shareholders? @theguardian.com
Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package rejected again by US judge
Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package rejected again by US judge
Kathaleen McCormick in Delaware rules Musk not entitled to vast sum despite Tesla shareholders voting to reinstate it
A Delaware judge ruled on Monday that the Tesla chief, Elon Musk, still is not entitled to receive a $56bn compensation package despite…
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Judge Kathaleen McCormick called #Tesla's $56bn #ElonMusk pay deal a "governance abomination." Even after a second shareholder vote backed it, she’s blocking the award.
Protecting governance or overruling shareholders? @theguardian.com
Protecting governance or overruling shareholders? @theguardian.com
AWS is shaking things up. From energy-efficient Graviton chips to AI tools like Bedrock Guardrails, they’re making innovation practical and moving businesses off Windows in the process. The message? Innovate or get left behind. What’s your take? #AWS #AI #Cloud @theregister.com
AWS says AI could disrupt everything – and hopes it will do just that to Windows
AWS says AI could disrupt everything – and hopes it will do just that to Windows
Cloud colossus reckons it can clarify hallucinations, get your apps off Microsoft's OS at pleasing speed
re:Invent Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman opened the cloud computing service's 13th annual re:Invent conference by observing: "Generative AI…
dlvr.it
December 4, 2024 at 1:41 AM
AWS is shaking things up. From energy-efficient Graviton chips to AI tools like Bedrock Guardrails, they’re making innovation practical and moving businesses off Windows in the process. The message? Innovate or get left behind. What’s your take? #AWS #AI #Cloud @theregister.com