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5 Massive Yields To Salvage From The REIT Scrap Heap
forbes.com The stock market is coming off another sugar high, but REITs (real estate investment trusts) are still cheap. That’s great news to us income investors, who look past the…
Ripple CTO Says XRPLF Has No Enforceable Right to Decide Who Can Run a Validator
thecryptobasic.com Ripple CTO clarifies XRPLF’s lack of authority in determining XRP Ledger validators, raising debates on decentralization in the crypto community. The chief technology…
3 REITS With The Best Dividend Growth Rates Over The Past 5 Years
yahoo.com If you’re an income investor, chances are good that you love having dividend stocks in your portfolio with dividends that grow precipitously over time. But not all dividend…
Bitcoin Startup Lab Launches Program Supercharging Founders Building on Bitcoin
cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, United States, May 26th, 2023] Bitcoin Startup Lab, an industry-leading part-time startup training program and community for founders, is…
Red Hat promises AI trained on 'curated' data
theregister.com Opinion In Red Hat land, some things remain the same – Fedora will still be supported, we're told – while others, AI-driven applications, are starting to surface. Things…
Ripple CTO Warns Top XRP Community Member Against Impersonating Judge Torres
thecryptobasic.com Schwartz says it is a crime to impersonate a federal judge. Ripple CTO David Schwartz has reacted to a recent tweet by XRPP (XRP Productions), a satirical Twitter account…
Cubic CTO: ‘Data is critical to sustainability’
siliconrepublic.com Nick Power, CTO of Cubic, discusses his role and discusses the biggest security challenges facing the software industry. Nick Power is the chief technical officer at…
Blockchain.com CEO says there’s never been ‘as high a chance’ of US default, while Tether CTO considers it unlikely
cryptoslate.com Executives from Tether and Blockchain.com both commented on the U.S. government’s potential upcoming debt default on May 25. Tether is not at risk, CTO says Tether CTO Paolo…
Tether CTO says US default unlikely because it would be 'catastrophic'
theblock.co Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino said the likelihood of a potential U.S. default is low as it would have "catastrophic" consequences for the U.S. economy. “I think this thing with…
Microsoft exec says the company may bring back its unhinged AI chatbot Sydney
businessinsider.com Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott said the company may soon reintroduce Sydney — its unhinged AI chatbot. Vetala Hawkins and Microsoft Microsoft may bring back Sydney, the alias…
Elon Musk’s Twitter: Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification
techcrunch.com Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter, where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022,…
Celebrity investors pile into consumer savings startup Checkmate
techcrunch.com We’ve all been there. Shopping online and desperately searching for a promo code so that you can save some money on a purchase. Well, at least I’ve been there. Enter…
Europe’s biggest council faces £100M Oracle ERP project bill
theregister.com Birmingham City Council is set to pay up to £100 million ($123 million) for its Oracle ERP system — potentially a four-fold increase on initial estimated expenses — in a…
Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden steps down, replaced by COO John Mountain as interim CEO; Starling, which has raised over $1B, reports £453M in FY2023 revenue
techcrunch.com Anne Boden nearly lost a grip on Starling Bank years ago when the neobank was in the middle of a coup effort led by its CTO, but now it looks like Boden who is doing the…
Media Briefing: Why publishers hope chatbots will be the latest retention tool
digiday.com Publishers hope chatbots will be the latest retention tool As part of publishers’ integration of generative AI technology into their editorial and business operations,…
Elementl, which offers data orchestration services based on Dagster, raised a $33M Series B led by Georgian, bringing its total funding to $48.8M
techcrunch.com Elementl, a startup that is building a data platform based on the popular Dagster orchestrator, today announced that it has raised a $33 million Series B round led by…
Ron DeSantis Officially Files for 2024 Presidential Campaign Ahead of Live Twitter Chat With Elon Musk
variety.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially launched his battle with Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. On Wednesday, the conservative politician…
Memcyco raises $10M to protect businesses from brandjacking
techcrunch.com Memcyco, a Tel Aviv-based startup that provides businesses with tools to guard against website impersonation, today announced that it has raised a $10 million seed funding.…
Bitfinex and Chile’s OrionX partner to accelerate crypto adoption in Latin America
coinjournal.net Key takeaways Bitfinex has entered a strategic partnership with OrionX. The two companies will work towards accelerating cryptocurrency adoption in Latin America. OrionX is…
Bitfinex Invests in Chilean Crypto Exchange OrionX to Expand Presence in Latin America
coindesk.com Crypto exchange Bitfinex has made an undisclosed investment in Chilean crypto exchange OrionX with the aim of expanding its footprint in Latin America, the company said on…
How to Create a Designer Portfolio That Will Land You Job Interviews
datadriveninvestor.com How I Explained the Role of CTO to My Startup Founder In today’s startups, where technology is the source of competitiveness, the CTO is an essential and vital position.…
Bitfinex And Crypto Bank OrionX Forged Partnership To Broaden Presence In Latin America
bitcoinist.com A press release shared with Bitcoinist claimed that Bitfinex partnered with crypto bank OrionX. The cooperation will allow the trading venue to strengthen its foothold in…
Bitfinex And Crypto Bank OrionX Partner To Expand In L America
newsbtc.com A press release shared with Bitcoinist claimed that Bitfinex partnered with crypto bank OrionX. The cooperation will allow the trading venue to strengthen its foothold in…
WireMock lands $6.5M to help developers build and test on mock APIs
techcrunch.com As developers work with an increasing number of third-party APIs, they need a tool that mocks those APIs for testing purposes without actually firing the API gateway. Mock…
Lessons Learned: Ledger Recovers, Backtracking on Firmware Update
nftculture.com The Risks and Benefits of Crypto Services Accessing Crypto Keys: A Closer Look at Ledger’s Approach In a recent update, the CEO and CTO of Ledger, a leading hardware wallet…
Ledger To Delay Key Recovery Service Launch, Open-Source Code
cryptodaily.co.uk Hardware wallet provider Ledger has announced that it is pushing back the launch of its key-recovery feature after mounting criticism from the larger crypto community. The…
20VC: Why Being First To Market Does Not Matter, Why You Do Not Have Defensibility on Day 1, How to Analyse Market Size and Present it to Investors, Vitamins…
libsyn.com Guy Podjarny is the Founder of Snyk, the leading Developer Security platform, helping developers secure as they build. Guy was previously CTO at Akamai, co-founded Blaze.io…
Elon Musk says his days are 'long and complicated' splitting time between SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter
cnbc.com Elon Musk added to his work portfolio late last year, when he acquired Twitter for $44 billion and appointed himself CEO. While he recently announced a successor for that…
Ledger Shares Open-Sourcing Roadmap Amid Community Outrage Over ‘Recover’
beincrypto.com Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has accelerated its open-sourcing roadmap. The company will steadily transition towards open-sourcing its OS. Amid the furor over its…
Ledger Delays Plans for Controversial “Recover” Service, Announces Open-Source Roadmap
cryptopotato.com Crypto hardware wallet provider Ledger will delay plans to launch its private key recovery service after receiving major backlash following its announcement last week. The…
Ledger Puts Recover Plans On Ice, Emphasizes Open Source To Rebuild Trust
bitcoinist.com Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier has issued an open letter addressing the recent announcement of Ledger Recover and how it was communicated to customers. In the letter, Gauthier…
Ledger CEO Apologizes After a Week of PR Nightmares
beincrypto.com Ledger’s CEO has released a statement apologizing for the security concerns surrounding its Ledger Recover product. The company has also said it will work towards making…
SambaNova injects a little AI mojo into US supercomputer lab's nuke sims
theregister.com AI systems developer SambaNova Systems has announced that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is integrating its platform into the lab's supercomputing facilities…
Introducing the Disrupt Audience Choice breakout winners
techcrunch.com We asked you, dear readers, to vote for the breakout sessions you want to see in September at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and your response was amazing! The 15 contenders did…
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks Sydney might make a comeback
theverge.com The inside scoop on AI at Microsoft with CTO Kevin Scott.
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on AI copilots, disagreeing with OpenAI, and Sydney making a comeback
megaphone.fm Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, who as of this week also has the new title executive vice president of AI, oversees Microsoft's AI efforts, including the big partnership with…
Microsoft goes all in on plugins for AI apps
techcrunch.com Microsoft aims to extend its ecosystem of AI-powered apps and services, called “copilots,” with plugins from third-party developers. Today at its annual Build conference,…
Making Synthetic Jet Fuel Near the Front Lines Is an Idea That Remains Worth Drinking To
forbes.com You can get a bottle of synthetic “carbon-negative” AIR Vodka directly from synthetic aviation fuel maker, AIR COMPANY, for about $75 - around the same price as a…
US Government Could Create Backdoor to Smartphones To Access Crypto Wallets, Warns Balaji Srinivasan
dailyhodl.com Former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan thinks the US government could try to use tech giants like Apple and Google to steal crypto from citizens.…
Dash Blockchain Collapses After A Botched Upgrade
bitcoinist.com Dash, the open-source, proof-of-work blockchain, is down following a recent hard fork failure. The flaw is preventing the network from generating blocks, effectively…
SAP's cloud drive hits speed bumps with American users
theregister.com SAP's drive to move customers to cloud-hosted and SaaS systems is not being matched by its flexibility and operational sophistication, the user group representing the…
Strike integrates Tether’s USDT for payments
cryptoslate.com Digital payments platform Strike has integrated dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether’s USDT into its platform. According to a May 22 press statement shared with CryptoSlate, the…
Firmbase raises $12M to modernize financial planning for startups
techcrunch.com Firmbase, a startup that offers a modern financial planning and analysis platform for startups, has raised a $12 million seed round led by S Capital, with Meron Capital and…
Fetch founder Melonee Wise joins Agility Robotics at CTO
techcrunch.com We’ve discussed Agility quite a bit over the last several years. Most recently, it’s been a focus on the Oregon firm’s push to commercialize. There’s no question that the…
Crypto Industry Faces Apple and Google as Major Threats, Ex-Coinbase CTO Warns
bitcoinist.com According to Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, bankrupt governments may attempt to seize a portion of people’s…
Not Trump Or DeSantis: New Poll Shows Elon Musk Is Most Favorable US Political Figure
benzinga.com Elon Musk is held in higher regard than any politician in the U.S. right now if a recent poll is to be believed. What Happened: According to a recent Harvard CAPS/Harris…
WTF is supply path optimization?
digiday.com Supply path optimization has recently taken on renewed importance as ad tech firms go direct and advertisers and publishers seek to cut back on their carbon emissions.…
A Tesla co-founder returns, TuSimple restructures again and Uber's stickiness strategy
yahoo.com Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. It was another busy week in the…
A Tesla co-founder returns, TuSimple restructures again and Uber’s stickiness strategy
techcrunch.com Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. It was another busy week in the…
For startups, how many clouds to use may be the wrong question to ask
techcrunch.com Should early-stage startups pursue a single-cloud, multicloud or on-prem strategy when just starting out? Well, the simple answer to that question is just one cloud, but in…
Ex-Coinbase CTO: 'Apple and Google are systemic risks to crypto'; This is why
finbold.com Former Coinbase chief technology officer (CTO), Balaji Srinivasan, has raised concerns regarding the potential threats posed by tech giants to the cryptocurrency sector.…
‘Apple and Google Are Systemic Risks to Crypto,’ Says Ex-Coinbase CTO
bitcoin.com Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere may try to compel tech firms like Apple and Google to exfiltrate private keys from devices and apps under their control, crypto…