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Scoot lands $12M to inject customization into videoconferencing

TechCrunch

In a separate survey , staffers — especially new employees — say that requiring video during virtual meetings increases their work fatigue. “CEOs are dissatisfied with their virtual all-hands platforms and badly need something better.” Ed Stevens thinks he has the answer.

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How generative AI is accelerating silicon diversity

CIO

No one expects you to master the intricacies of nanometer manufacturing, but you should at least familiarize yourself with the different types of chips that power everything from smartphones and virtual reality devices to autonomous vehicles and sophisticated HPC clusters. And as with DPUs, do so in a more energy-efficient manner.

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Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups

TechCrunch

HomeHero – HomeHero is an operating system for the house, making running a home simple and easy. Hutch Logistics – Hutch Logistics is a fulfilment and operating system for e-commerce brands. Modularity Grid – Modularity Grid is an AI platform that makes energy systems more efficient and resilient.

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Meltdown and Spectre: What they are, and what to do

The Parallax

Meltdown breaks down the barriers between software and the operating system; Spectre breaks down barriers between software programs. Meltdown lets malicious software access the memory of other software, and the operating system; Spectre “tricks” an otherwise-safe program into leaking sensitive data.

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Daily Crunch: London-based SumUp pins $8.5B valuation with $624M debt-equity round 

TechCrunch

In brighter news: Hardwood reboot: Tim writes about a fascinating startup, Vibrant Planet , that’s developing what it calls an “operating system for forest restoration.” Zap Energy is among these — fresh off a successful test of its prototype fusion reactor, the company has raised $160 million in a Series C round.

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Continuous Security

Mentormate

Newly identified vulnerabilities in your operating system, infrastructure, platforms, and application code are being raised and remediated as fast as needed based on the severity of the vulnerability. Integrating Continuous Security. Prioritizing and Managing Alerts.

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Don’t Underestimate the Job of Moving Applications and Services to the Cloud

CloudSphere

In addition, supplementary and hidden costs such as energy, cooling, maintenance and support costs also need to be factored in. Operating systems. Operating System. Moving your applications to the cloud is a lot more involved than simply migrating a VM to another host within a virtual farm. Type of servers.