Words by Alexi Lubomirski

Words are strange aren’t they? If one were to really break it down, words are simply random letters, arranged in thousands of different ways, each resulting in particular formations, that can translate a myriad of different thoughts and emotions. More often than not, they tumble out of our mouth with no thought, to the affect…

Ocelot, an engagement platform aimed at college students, raises $117M in its first outside funding

Higher education, at its best, aims to be less elitist and more accessible to people from all walks of life. Today, a startup called Ocelot is announcing a big round of funding to build more tools to help in that effort. The company, which provides an AI-based platform to facilitate easier communications between universities and…

Hacker breaches Fast Company systems to send offensive Apple News notifications

U.S. business publication Fast Company has confirmed that a hacker breached its internal systems to send offensive push notifications to Apple News users.  In a statement, Fast Company said that a threat actor breached the company’s content management system (CMS) on Tuesday, giving them access to the publication’s Apple News account. The hacker used this…

Security threats could be terminal for your SMB, so stay alert

Security threats could be terminal for small and medium-sized businesses, cybersecurity researchers Kaspersky are saying, urging businesses to stay alert and on top of their cyber-hygiene.  A report based on a global survey of 1,307 decision-makers in SMBs found cybersecurity incidents are the second-biggest disruptor of operations, second only to a “dramatic” fall in sales. …

Intel Arc A770 price is a smart move to ensure the GPU isn’t dead on arrival

Sweet lord, it’s finally happening. That’s right, we have a confirmed release date for the Intel Arc A770, Team Blue’s current flagship graphics card in the much-beleaguered Arc GPU range. Despite literal years of delays, unclear messaging, and analysts advising Intel to ditch the whole affair, CEO Pat Gelsinger stood up in front of the…