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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change.

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

CIO

While the executive order takes a focused approach towards applying these standards to the largest model developers, reporting requirements should continue to mirror the progressive structure of other regulated industries such that the largest underlying infrastructure providers that affect every American carry the regulatory burden.

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Critical infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever—your industry could be a prime target

Lacework

One of the only major changes in cybercriminal operations is who their victims are—today, instead of targeting individuals, they’re targeting critical infrastructure. So, why did this shift occur, and which types of critical infrastructure are most at risk? Critical infrastructure is organized into 16 different sectors.

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Psychedelics startups are on a long journey to consumer markets, but these 5 VCs are taking the ride

TechCrunch

What are you more bullish about: Companies directly involved in developing and/or delivering psychedelics, or ancillary and infrastructure companies? Additionally, the IP around these opportunities will be far more defensible, as they will be new chemical entities (NCEs). billion in part due to their cannabinoid portfolios.

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Why run SAP on Azure? (Success Stories Included)

Protera

By 2027, SAP support for its traditional ERP and ECC software will officially phase out. Protera customers using SAP on Azure have experienced higher resilience and agility, better infrastructure visibility, reduced costs, and a better ability to serve customers well. Why do companies choose to run SAP on Azure?

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TechNet Augusta 2016 “Cyber in the Combined Arms Fight”

CTOvision

LTGEN Ben Hodges, Commanding General, US Army Forces Europe, by VTC reviewed the recent actions by Russia (in Estonia, Ukraine, Crimea, etc.) Chemical Biological. He sees some Global Trends that have suddenly predominated, but the infrastructure isn’t in place to take care of it. Software assurance/enterprise oversight.

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CIOs Discover That Dumb Technology Can’t Always Be Upgraded

The Accidental Successful CIO

737 MAX airliners had to grapple with a hybrid of old and new technology , where a complex piece of software controls hydraulic pumps and motors similar to those used when Lyndon Johnson was president. emissions tests by doctoring control software that had been added to diesel-engine designs. Dealing With The Old And The New.