Collaborate Disseminate
50 years ago this week, PC software pioneer Gary Kildall “demonstrated CP/M, the first commercially successful personal computer operating system in Pacific Grove, California,” according to a blog post from Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum. It … Continue reading How CP/M Launched the Next 50 Years of Operating Systems
Bloomberg looks at America’s biggest operator of private electrical vehicle charging infrastructure: Amazon. “In a little more than two years, Amazon has installed more than 17,000 chargers at about 120 warehouses around the U.S.” — and had Rivia… Continue reading What Happened After Amazon Electrified Its Delivery Fleet?
This week the Register spoke to former senior White House cyber policy director A.J. Grotto — who complained it was hard to get even slight concessions from Microsoft:
“If you go back to the SolarWinds episode from a few years ago … [Microsoft]… Continue reading Ex-White House Cyber Policy Director: Microsoft is a National Security Risk
This week the Register spoke to former senior White House cyber policy director A.J. Grotto — who complained it was hard to get even slight concessions from Microsoft:
“If you go back to the SolarWinds episode from a few years ago … [Microsoft]… Continue reading Ex-White House Cyber Policy Director: Microsoft is a National Security Risk
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNN:
On a slice of the ocean front in west Singapore, a startup is building a plant to turn carbon dioxide from air and seawater into the same material as seashells, in a process that will also produce “green… Continue reading Startup is Building the World’s Largest Ocean-Based Carbon Plant – and It’s Scalable
Two months ago the team behind NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter released a video reflecting on its historic explorations of Mars, flying 10.5 miles (17.0 kilometers) in 72 different flights over three years. It was the team’s way of saying goodbye, accordin… Continue reading The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Just Sent Its Last Message Home
Long-time Slashdot reader tippen shared this report from the Register:
AI agents, which combine large language models with automation software, can successfully exploit real world security vulnerabilities by reading security advisories, academics have… Continue reading GPT-4 Can Exploit Real Vulnerabilities By Reading Security Advisories
Remember when Apple filed a lawsuit against chip startup Rivos (saying that in one year Rivos hired more than 40 former Apple employees to work on competing system-on-a-chip technology)? Apple settled that suit in February.
And now Tuesday Rivos anno… Continue reading Is Rivos Building an RISC-V AI Chip?
The co-founder of Silicon Valley-based software testing startup HeadSpin was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison and a $1 million fine, reports SFGate — for defrauding investors.
Lachwani pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and a cou… Continue reading Lying to Investors? Co-Founder of Startup ‘HeadSpin’ Gets 18-Month Prison Sentence for Fraud
The Los Angeles Times reports that the U.S.-China rivalry “has a new flashpoint in the battle for technology supremacy: electric cars.”
“So far, the U.S. is losing.”
Last year, China became the world’s foremost auto exporter, according to the China … Continue reading Should Automakers Feel Threatened by China’s Exports of Electric Cars?