An immigration detainee stands near an US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) grievance box in the high security unit at the Theo Lacy Facility, a county jail which also houses immigration detainees arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), March 14, 2017 in Orange, California, ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images ICE accidentally leaked…
Monthly Archives: December 2022
It’s been six years since Tesla, SpaceX (and now Twitter) CEO Elon Musk co-founded brain-control interfaces (BCI) startup, Neuralink. It’s been three years since the company first demonstrated its “sewing machine-like” implantation robot, two years since the company stuck its technology into the heads of pigs — and just over 19 months since they did…
A Eufy security camera, from Anker. | Image: Anker/Eufy Anker has built a remarkable reputation for quality over the past decade, building its phone charger business into an empire spanning all sorts of portable electronics — including the Eufy home security cameras we’ve recommended over the years. Eufy’s commitment to privacy is remarkable: it promises…
Password manager LassPass said it’s investigating a security incident after its systems were compromised for the second time this year. LastPass chief executive Karim Toubba said in a blog post that an “unauthorized party” recently gained access to some customers’ information stored in a third-party cloud service shared by LastPass and its parent company, GoTo….
DeHaat, a startup that offers a wide-range of agricultural services to farmers in India, has raised $60 million in a new funding round as it looks to deepen its penetration in the country and reach break-even profitability within two years. Sofina Ventures and Temasek co-led the Patna and Gurgaon-headquartered startup’s Series E funding, it said,…
As new Twitter owner Elon Musk tinkers around with the social network’s feature set, more algorithmic recommendations are apparently on the way. Twitter’s support account tweeted about the change on Wednesday, noting that the platform was “expanding recommendations to all users.” This is of course under the guide of giving users the “best” content (Instagram…
Airbnb is partnering with apartment buildings across the U.S. to curate a list of places that allow tenants to sublet to short-stay renters. Now you can sign a lease knowing that if you end up struggling to pay rent you’ll at least be able to list your spare room on Airbnb. The new Airbnb-friendly apartment…
Sam Bankman-Fried. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for CARE For Special Children Sam Bankman-Fried denied reports that employees of his now-bankrupt crypto empire were fueled by drugs and alcohol. His denial comes after tweets about “stimulants” and “amphetamines” from SBF and Caroline Ellison surfaced. When asked whether FTX was run by “kids who are on Adderall having…
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks with Andrew Ross Sorkin during The New York Times DealBook Summit in New York City on November 30, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire FTX collapsed and filed for bankruptcy this month. The founder let his parents know about his company’s impending downfall, he told DealBook Summit. He continues…
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX and Alameda Research FTX Sam Bankman-Fried said he doesn’t think he is criminally liable for FTX’s collapse. Under his leadership, the company lost billions and now faces allegations of misuse of customer funds. Bankman-Fried has remained in the Bahamas but said he has “thought about” returning to the US. Sam…