Lockdown Mode is a new Apple feature you should hope you’ll never need to use. But for those who do, like journalists, politicians, lawyers and human rights defenders, it’s a last line of defense against nation-state spyware designed to punch through an iPhone’s protections. The new security feature was announced earlier this year as an…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
BMW and Toyota will team up to produce hydrogen fuel cell vehicles starting mid-decade, according to a report in Nikkei Asia. The two will begin producing and selling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles developed jointly as early as 2025, BMW sales chief Pieter Nota told the publication. The automakers have worked together before, jointly developing the…
Atlanta’s venture ecosystem is looking pretty peachy. In H1 2022, Atlanta companies raised $1.6 billion in funding, according to a recent PitchBook report. If the second half of the year is the same, it places the city on track to nearly hit the $3.7 billion in capital it raised last year. Another promising sign is…
Earlier this week, Meta’s AI chatbot BlenderBot insisted to a Wall Street Journal reporter that Trump will serve a second term and “always will be” president. BlenderBot told Bloomberg that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was “creepy and manipulative” and the BBC that “he did a terrible job at testifying before congress. It makes me concerned…
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko Recent shelling at southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant forced a power shutdown. A watchdog agency…
Jeffrey Fleischman. Courtesy of Jeffrey Fleischman Jeffrey Fleischman is an accomplished senior executive with over 35 years of success in the financial services, banking, insurance, and ecommerce industries. He is the CMO of Altimetrik.The following is an excerpt from his book, “Advice To My Younger Self.”Early in his career, he weathered an unexpected layoff, and…
Shipping prices can be volatile. Tech companies are trying to streamline how companies evaluate rates. Kevin Phillips/Getty IMages Ocean-shipping prices are much higher than they were before the pandemic. Giving companies transparency into market rates, or benchmarking, can help them cut costs. Tech tools like Xeneta work with brands like PUMA to streamline benchmarking. If…
Sewer workers in India and Pakistan risk their lives to clean pipes filled with toxic waste. Workers say they are stuck in these jobs partly because they are Dalit, the lowest level in the Hindu caste system. Research has shown that 80% of Indian sewer workers die before the age of 60 because of health…
Parween Mander saved $150,000 in just a few years. Sukhdeep Grewal For Parween Mander, the eldest child of immigrant parents, having six figures saved means security. Watching her family nearly lose their home motivated her to earn as much as possible and save. She also invests in ETFs and keeps her spending low to continue…
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