VPN providers don't protect your privacy online. Here's what can.
WEB6 days ago · If you've heard that a VPN provider can help protect your privacy and security online, don't believe the hype. If you're in the majority who don't need to use a VPN, there are still easy and effective ways to reduce the trail of data that you leave behind as you browse the web. Love them or hate them, ad blockers are an important security and …
New York’s top VCs under 30 - Yahoo Finance
WEB3 days ago · Ethan Daly — Shine Capital. Background: Daly, 27, started out in investment banking before moving to Shine, where he has been for the past four years.He is now a partner at the firm. Why this VC is notable: He was recently promoted to partner at Shine. Fun facts and interests: Shine Capital’s portfolio includes the collector community …
Why Singapore, Hong Kong want money to serve a purpose
WEB3 days ago · Hang Seng Bank, a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings, will test if digital money can become the building block of a rewards platform that is open, efficient and scalable, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced last month. Bank deposits account for more than 90% of the world’s money in circulation. Even if a small chunk of them gets tokenised, it ...
CPO Paul Gubbay says Squarespace is training its AI tools with …
WEB3 days ago · With the recent launch of Design Intelligence, a new website builder full of generative AI tools, Squarespace is betting on the former. I spoke with chief product officer Paul Gubbay about Design Intelligence and Squarespace’s broader AI strategy. Our conversation began with a glimpse at what other (unspecified) AI-powered website …
AWS CEO Matt Garman on generative AI, open source, and closing …
WEB3 days ago · AWS and the open source ecosystem. OpenSearch code. It was quite a surprise when Adam Selipsky stepped down as the CEO of Amazon's AWS cloud computing unit. What was maybe just as much of a surprise was that Matt Garman succeeded him. Garman joined Amazon as an intern in 2005 and became a full-time …
Tony Fadell-backed Plumerai brings on-device AI to home security …
WEB3 days ago · The startup has found a believer in the Chamberlain Group. The Illinois firm, which is the corporate parent to brands like myQ and LiftMaster, will incorporate Plumerai’s offering into its smart cameras, beginning with an outdoor cam. “All of the AI features are from Plumerai, running locally on the camera,” Nusselder says.
Is it a Good Deal?: Seller of a high-floor condo unit in Orchard lost ...
WEB5 days ago · There are more unprofitable than profitable transactions for The Orchard Residences this year. (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore) SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) – Last month, a four-bedroom unit in The Orchard Residences was sold for $10.25 million ($3,493 psf), resulting in a loss of approximately $1.75 million. The seller …
Warren Buffett's Son Who Famously Cashed In His $90,000 …
WEB3 days ago · Warren Buffett has always been clear about how he wants to handle his wealth with his kids, famously saying he'd give them "enough so they can do anything but not enough so they can do nothing." His son, Peter Buffett, really took that to heart. At 19, Peter made a bold move by cashing in his $90,000 inheritance – Berkshire Hathaway stock – …
Black Forest Labs, the startup behind Grok's image generator, …
WEB6 days ago · Black Forest Labs, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup behind the image generation component of xAI's Grok assistant, has launched an API in beta — and released a new model. The new API provides Black Forest Labs' family of image generation models, Flux, in a managed package. Using it, developers can choose which Flux model to build …
Hey, UK! Here's how to 'opt out' of Meta using your Facebook and ...
WEB6 days ago · The form is pre-populated with the email address associated with the user's account. One notable change here versus Meta's last opt-out is that a box asking the user to explain how Meta's data processing impacts them has been marked as "optional" -- whereas when Meta tried to roll this out a few months back, the user was required to …