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Stock in freefall: Here’s how much the Windows outage will cost CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike: the ultimate tech disruptor? It was for at least a couple of days last week, when the cybersecurity firm released an update that subsequently bricked computers across numerous industries, including medical record systems, and canceled hundreds if not thousands of flights.

In all, the economic costs could tally into the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, as companies across t

Elon Musk’s Neuralink employees want to cash out, here’s why

Some of the staff at Elon Musk’s Neuralink are making preparations to sell the brain implant company’s stock in the wake of its valuation jumping following its first human trial, according to people familiar with the matter.

Stock compensation is

How precision medicine is tackling stubborn cancers in 2024

In 2022 alone, there were nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer-related deaths worldwide, per a report by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). By 2040, the NCI predicts, the number of new cancer cases per year will rise to 29.9 million, and the number of cancer-related deaths will climb to 15.3 million. And though b

UK startup unveils ‘world’s most advanced’ vertiport for air taxis


In collaboration with LG, UK startup Urban-Air Port has unveiled the AirOne vertiport, which merges robotics with AI integrated systems — a world first, according to the company. Vertiports promise to facilitate advanced urban air mobility, intended for vehic

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System Builders – How AI Changes The Work Of SEO via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

Uncover the transformative power of AI in SEO. Learn how AI is reshaping content creation and the challenges it poses for human-generated content.

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Oxygen-generating ‘battery rock’ discovery challenges understanding of life on Earth


Scientists have discovered oxygen-generating ‘battery rocks’ on the ocean floor that could challenge long-held beliefs about the origins of life on Earth — and make a strong case against deep-sea mining.  A team led by

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Looking Ahead To The Future – SGE, Gemini…And AGI? via @sejournal, @marie_haynes

Explore the impact of SGE, Gemini, and AGI on search. Discover the potential of Google's AI technologies in reshaping information retrieval.

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How Julia could beat Python for programming language dominance


Despite taking several years to become fully popularised, Python continues to dominate the programming sphere thanks to its clean and relatable syntax, readability, and ease of learning for beginners. However, the most common complaint among users is that P

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This unfolding thermal telescope can tell if your home is leaking heat


A Cambridge University spin-out is developing a unfolding, heat-detecting telescope that could capture high resolution thermal images of Earth — at an affordable price. Currently, some large, expensive satellites in low-earth orbit can captu

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CrowdStrike could have a European-size data problem on its hands

CrowdStrike’s massive malfunction on Friday sent 8.5 million Windows computers into blue screen of death (BSOD) mode and affected everything from hospitals and airlines to banks and subways. (Little wonder the company’s share price has

4 ways AI and tech tools can help frontline workers progress

Workplace tech has long been the business world’s digital divide. For decades, people with desk jobs have had an increasing array of technology tools to drive collaboration, productivity, and access to information. In contrast, frontline workers, who make up over 50% of the U.S. workforce (about 80 million employees), typically lack access to digital workplace tools focused on engagement, upskilling, and advancement.

This digital divide is closing rapidly, thanks to workplace apps

4 ways to rebrand AI in healthcare

Artificial intelligence has the potential to be a critical tool to help deliver exceptional and personalized healthcare. In fact, while many patients might not realize it, AI has been used in healthcare for years to reduce administrative burdens, automate routine tasks, and increase the accuracy of everything from diagnoses to prior authorization requests.

With the rise of generative AI and its use of large language models to synthesize and create new content such as text, images,

The problem with the tech debt mindset

Ryan chats with Jon Bevan, a software engineer currently building the cloud version of Scriptrunner, an Atlassian app, about the concept of tech debt. They explore how tech debt can arise from outdated technology choices, shortcuts, and the need for maintenance work. They also delve into the challenges of upgrading dependencies and the potential scope creep of requirements and features over time. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/07/23/the-problem-with-the-tech-debt-mindset/

Koncept stíhače 6. generace Tempest oslňuje aerodynamikou

Britští BAE Systems s italskými Leonardo a japonskými Mitsubishi vyvíjejí stíhací stealth letoun 6. generace Tempest. Na letošním aerosalonu ve Farnborough představili nový koncept Tempestu, na němž je znát pokrok v designu. Další osud Tempestu závisí hlavně na nové britské vládě. http://www.osel.cz/13577-koncept-stihace-6-generace-tempest-oslnuje-aerodynamikou.html

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Google reverses course on privacy, opting to keep targeting cookies in Chrome

On Monday, Google announced a significant policy reversal, saying that it would now keep cookies in its Chrome browser, capitulating to disagreements with the advertising industry and the concerns of European regulators, but risking the wrath of users.

“We recognize this transition requires significant work by many participants and will have an impact on publishers, advertisers,

#437 – Jordan Jonas: Survival, Hunting, Siberia, God, and Winning Alone Season 6

Jordan Jonas is a wilderness survival expert, explorer, hunter, guide, and winner of Alone Season 6, a show in which the task is to survive alone in the arctic wilderness longer than anyone else. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest competitors in the history on that show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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ASML orders up 24%, China still the biggest market despite restrictions


While this year thus far has been less profitable for ASML, the tech giant saw orders for its chip making machines increase again over the past three months. According to the company’s earnings report for the second quarter of 2024, net bookings (i.e. orders

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Google backs Danish startup using ancient bacteria to ferment CO2 into valuable chemicals


Danish startup Again has raised money… again. Google Ventures and Berlin-based HV Capital led the $43mn funding round, which brings the startup’s total to date to just shy of $100mn. Again takes waste CO₂ from industry, combines it

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Samsung buys UK startup Oxford Semantic to boost ‘personalised AI experiences’


Samsung has snapped up UK startup Oxford Semantic Technologies, in a bid to “hyper-personalise” user experiences with AI. Founded in 2017, Oxford Semantic specialises in knowledge graphs, which integrate and analyse data. The technology powers countless applic

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UK approves first cultivated meat sales in Europe — but only for pet food


Cultivated meat is now approved for sale in Europe — but don’t break out the fine China just yet. The first dishes are exclusively reserved for pets. Our furry friends can now legally dine on cultivated chicken from Meatly, a startup based in London. The comp

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Autonomous kite-powered boats promise faster, cheaper, greener shipping


From your phone to your clothes or even the breakfast you ate this morning, there’s a high chance a boat transported it from where it was made to where you bought it from. The global shipping industry accounts for around 90% of world trade. Most of

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Proton launches ‘privacy-first’ AI email assistant to rival Google, Microsoft


Swiss app developer Proton has launched a new “privacy-first” AI email writing assistant that could be a more secure alternative to similar offerings from Google and Microsoft.  Proton Scribe, integrated in Proton Mail, allows use

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Businesses are harvesting our biometric data. We need new protections


Imagine walking through a bustling railway station. You’re in a hurry, weaving through the crowd, unaware that cameras are not just watching you but also recognising you. These days, our biometric data is valuable to businesses for security purposes, to enhance custo

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Dutch students cross North Sea in hydrogen boat — but you won’t ride one anytime soon


A team of students from the Technical University of Delft have made history by crossing the North Sea in a fully hydrogen-powered boat.   TU Delft’s Hydro Motion team set off from Breskens, Netherlands on July 11, with 160km of rou

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Laser weapon ‘neutralises’ targets from British Army vehicle for first time


Britain has successfully fired a laser weapon from an army combat vehicle for the first time, the UK government announced today. During trials, the system “neutralised” targets at distances in excess of 1km, officials said. Matt Cork, programme lead of the gov

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Dutch founder raises $1M for app he built for his deaf parents


Growing up, Jari Hazelebach was a full-time interpreter. Both of his parents are deaf, and from a young age he helped them communicate in a world largely oblivious to the struggles of the 430 million people suffering from disabling hearing loss. 

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3 affordable AI apps for time-strapped video creators

Making videos is a tedious way to make a living—or at least it used to be. Lately, it’s gotten a lot easier because AI video tools have gotten shockingly good in a short amount of time.

Here are three worthy tools that can save hours and hours of time, enhance creativity, and streamline workflows, all without breaking the bank.

Here’s the real reason AI companies are slimming down their models

OpenAI on Thursday announced GPT-4o mini, a smaller and less expensive version of its GPT-4o AI model. OpenAI is one of a number of AI companies to develop a version of its best “foundation” model that trades away some intelligence for some speed and affordability. Such a trade-off could let more developers power their apps with AI, and may open the door for more complex apps like autonomous agents in t

Responsible leadership is needed to harness the power of AI

The New York Times warned about “labor-saving devices” coming for our jobs in its 1928 headline the “March of the Machine Makes Idle Hands.” Ninety-five years later, pseudoscientific research is prompting headlines that claim artificial intelligence poses an

The criticality of purpose-built healthtech

Hospitals today regularly use health tech to solve a variety of needs, including those that improve patient outcomes. However, these technologies—meant to do good—are often not built with healthcare workers in mind.

Current studies estimate that over 60% of hospital staff report burnout. There are several causes of burnout, including understaffing, lack of management support, stressful work environ

How this broadband bootcamp is helping U.S. tribal communities gain internet access

There’s a home movie theater with orange walls and plush recliners at the top of a steep hill on Matthew Rantanen’s ranch in Southern California. But on a recent afternoon, people weren’t flocking to the room to watch a movie or to escape the scorching heat, they were shining a beam of light through more than 55,000 feet (17

The CrowdStrike outage should make us rethink the resiliency of our tech infrastructure. It probably won’t

Very late Thursday night, the world got a firsthand look at how vulnerable our computer infrastructure is. A glitch in an update to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor tool pushed out by engineers caused a catastrophic error that resulted in potentially millions of Windows computers worldwide crashing into a blue screen of death.

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CrowdStrike outage disrupts hospitals, reveals healthcare IT flaws

The ongoing major IT outage that’s being blamed on a content update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike is disrupting a wide swath of industries Friday, from airlines to banking. But arguably no sector has been worse off than healthcare.

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L.A.’s Intuit Dome is the future of sports stadiums

This fall, the Los Angeles Clippers will welcome guests to their new home: the Intuit Dome. Team owner Steve Ballmer joins AT&T CEO John Stankey to discuss how tech can amplify the live, in-game experience. Screens, cameras, and mobile devices are an integral part of their vision, whether it’s replays or fan-cams or real-time data. Ballmer and Stankey are an engaging buddy act as they trade ideas about innovation, community, and forecasting what fans will want next.

This is an

This weather app is a must—even for Apple Weather and Google Weather users

Most weather apps aren’t ideal for road trips. Sure, you can see the weather in a particular city, but what will the weather actually be like along your driving route?

I’ve had times I seemed to be driving with a storm—and times I just missed one. So what if a weather app could give you insights about your route, helping you choose the right time to leave—or the right route to take?

Earlier this month, when I was driving through Pennsylvania and the sky suddenly opened up

Joe Biden leaves behind a pretty impressive tech legacy

On Sunday, nearly a month after a disastrous debate performance that left the Democratic Party in shambles, President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection. The decision puts to rest weeks of speculation and mudslinging, and leaves us with the far less incendiary task of assessing his legacy—something that peddles in nuts-and-bolts policy more than the

How music lost its value

A new documentary from Paramount+, How Music Got Free, tells the inside story of how albums shed their exoskeletons and became something more ethereal and less profitable. Produced by LeBron James and Eminem, who rode the tail end of the CD boom to stratospheric heights, the film explores the music industry’s spectacular implosion about two seconds later. But while it traces the overarching business story in foren

9 gadgets to make your life more productive and creative

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.

Walk into my home office and you’ll spot a dozen physical tools I rely on for productivity, creativity, and well-being. Notebooks, pens, reading lights, timers. It’s a quirky mix of practical (and peculiar?) items.

The first wave of AI innovation is over. Here’s what comes next

Imagine asking a sophisticated AI model for tips on making the perfect pizza, only to be told to use glue to help the cheese stick. Or watching it fumble through basic arithmetic problems that a middle schooler could solve with ease. These are the limitations and quirks of generative AI and the large language models (LLMs) that underpin them. They’re happening because AI models are running out of good training data, causing them to plateau.

This is a cycle in innovation that repeat

Automotive big data can drive other industries forward

Data-driven analytics have seeped into the fabric of countless businesses worldwide, accelerating operational efficiencies and strategic decision-making.

What makes the ongoing data revolution so powerful is that these insights are greater than the sum of their parts—one industry’s data can easily spark innovations in another, germinating new ideas in unexpected ways.

For example, data accumulated by fitness companies offer crucial insights on public health trends and beh

Can humans trust GenAI?

At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we enable high-level women to mentor each other to enable each leader to achieve personal and professional happiness through sisterhood. As the nonprofit organization’s founder, chair, and CEO, I am honored to interview and share insights from some of the thought leaders who are part of our peer-to-peer mentoring.

This month I introduce to you Sunny Webb, an experienced product leader who combines technical innovation with business acumen. S

Nvidia has a new AI chip. Here’s what we know about the ‘B20’

Nvidia is working on a version of its new flagship AI chips for the China market that would be compatible with current U.S. export controls, four sources familiar with the matter said.

The

How small businesses are dealing with CrowdStrike’s global tech outages

An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to sign a contract for a new business or send key research to a key client. A psychiatrist, who runs a virtual mental health practice in Maryland, saw his business hobbled as some of his virtual assistants and therapists couldn’t either make phone calls or log on to their computers. And a restaurant owner in New York City was worried about how he was going to pay his vendors and

This bill aims to protect kids online, but Congress may not pass it

The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to protect kids from the

Why Silicon Valley loves universal basic income

The Unconditional Income Study, which began in 2019 and stands as one of the biggest direct income programs to date, finally released on Monday research related to its findings. The project found that, in general, distributing $1,000 monthly to recipients in Illinois and

SEO in the Martech Stack: How Tech Decisions Can Impact SEO via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

Discover how your Martech stack impacts SEO performance. Learn how technology decisions can influence marketing channels and improve business success.

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