Gig Work Sucks, Just Ask Uber and Lyft Drivers
Uber and Lyft drivers across the country are striking for better pay, this is why. Continue reading Gig Work Sucks, Just Ask Uber and Lyft Drivers
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RapidSOS learned that the best product design is sometimes no product design
For the founders of RapidSOS, improving the quality of emergency response by adding useful data, like location, to 911 calls was an inspiring objective, and one that garnered widespread support. Continue reading RapidSOS learned that the best product design is sometimes no product design
InsightFinder announces new customers, leadership, and funding to support increased market demand
Every organization now relies on technology to remain competitive. Downtime is more expensive than ever and the volume and variety of machine data generated as logs, metrics, and traces means the old way of managing availability and performance is no l… Continue reading InsightFinder announces new customers, leadership, and funding to support increased market demand
InsightFinder announces new customers, leadership, and funding to support increased market demand
Every organization now relies on technology to remain competitive. Downtime is more expensive than ever and the volume and variety of machine data generated as logs, metrics, and traces means the old way of managing availability and performance is no l… Continue reading InsightFinder announces new customers, leadership, and funding to support increased market demand
Bitpanda names Irina Nicoleta Scarlat as Chief Growth Officer
Bitpanda has named Irina Nicoleta Scarlat as its first Chief Growth Officer (CGO), effective immediately. In this newly created C-level role, Irina will take over Bitpanda’s business development and marketing teams, overseeing and driving the com… Continue reading Bitpanda names Irina Nicoleta Scarlat as Chief Growth Officer
White House taps Matt Olsen, Uber security boss and former NSA lawyer, to lead key DOJ division
The White House has nominated Matt Olsen to run the Justice Department’s National Security Division, a move that would put the Uber security executive and former civil servant at the helm of some of the most sensitive cases in the U.S. Olsen, who now works as Uber’s chief trust and security officer, previously worked as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center during the Obama administration and served as the general counsel of the National Security Agency. The Biden administration announced his nomination on Wednesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Olsen will take over a key division of the Justice Department focused on counterintelligence, terrorism, foreign interference in U.S. elections and, increasingly, cybersecurity matters. He would replace John Demers, an assistant attorney general who has focused heavily on countering alleged Chinese espionage and theft of intellectual property in the U.S. The Biden administration tapped Olsen as national security officials reckon […]
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Socure appoints Gary Sevounts as CMO
Socure announced the appointment of Gary Sevounts as its chief marketing officer (CMO). Sevounts, an award-winning marketer with more than 20 years of industry experience, brings an extensive marketing background in the areas of identity fraud, risk, a… Continue reading Socure appoints Gary Sevounts as CMO
Esper raises $30M Series B for its IoT DevOps platform
There may be billions of IoT devices in use today, but the tooling around building (and updating) the software for them still leaves a lot to be desired. Esper, which today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B round, builds the tools to enable developers and engineers to deploy and manage fleets […] Continue reading Esper raises $30M Series B for its IoT DevOps platform
Cortex raises $2.5M to accelerate development of its platform
Reliability as Code pioneer Cortex announced that it has secured $2.5 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital. The new funds will accelerate development of the Cortex platform, which enables engineering leaders and site reliability engineers (SR… Continue reading Cortex raises $2.5M to accelerate development of its platform
Do customers have a right to know how companies that use algorithms make their decisions?
Increasingly, businesses rely on algorithms that use data provided by users to make decisions that affect people. For example, Amazon, Google, and Facebook use algorithms to tailor what users see, and Uber and Lyft use them to match passengers with dri… Continue reading Do customers have a right to know how companies that use algorithms make their decisions?