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Cerby lands $17M to manage access to ‘nonstandard’ enterprise apps

Bel Lepe, a former Google software engineer, tells me that it always seemed risky to him that there were apps business users needed and used, but that IT and security teams were unwilling to approve them because of their lack … Continue reading

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Preserving Israel’s high-tech ecosystem: A path to upholding democracy

Raoul Wootliff Contributor Share on Twitter Raoul Wootliff is Head of Strategic Communications at N10S, an Israeli communications firm specializing in public affairs and high-tech. He was previously the political correspondent for The Times of Israel. Israel faces a pivotal … Continue reading

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UK’s CMA confirms decision to block Microsoft-Activision but opens fresh probe of restructured deal proposal

The UK’s antitrust regulator has confirmed its April decision to block the $68.7BN Microsoft-Activision gaming mega-merger — rejecting arguments by Microsoft that it should overturn its original prohibition because of developments since the original decision. However in a simultaneous announcement … Continue reading

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X is planning to hide headlines from news links for ‘improved aesthetics’

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is planning to roll out a new way to display news links without any headline or description. The social network will display just the link and the header image in a post, according to a … Continue reading

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One company’s quest to eliminate battery fires

Battery fires are bad. Just ask LG, GM, Tesla, Volkswagen or any of the hundreds of people whose e-bikes have caught fire. While fires caused by EVs are a relative rarity compared with fossil fuel vehicles, that doesn’t mean they’re … Continue reading

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Dipp uses AI to fix bottlenecks between marketing and design teams

Before founding dipp, Jennifer Chen and Mikhail Abramov spent 15 years working as art directors in New York City. During that time, Chen says they realized that the marketing, sales and design process have stayed the same, despite new technology … Continue reading

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Chip company Arm files for Nasdaq listing in IPO anticipated to be this year’s biggest

Arm, the U.K.-based chipmaker owned by Japan’s SoftBank since 2016, has filed for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker symbol “ARM,” five months after announcing it had filed confidential, preliminary IPO paperwork with U.S. regulators. The outfit didn’t provide a … Continue reading

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Max Q: SpaceX’s Bandwagon program is a big deal, actually

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: SpaceX’s new rideshare program News from India’s space agency and more SpaceX’s new Bandwagon program is a big threat to small launch providers SpaceX is expanding its rideshare program with … Continue reading

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Triller’s S-1 filing claims 550M users, but its app installs fall far short, new data shows

TikTok competitor Triller is preparing to go public, but estimates from Apptopia call its self-reported user numbers into question. Per Triller’s S-1 filing, the short form video app has had 550 million lifetime signups. But market intelligence firm Apptopia estimates … Continue reading

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Teeny EV startup Arcimoto hooks up with defense contractor

What happens when a maker of tiny electric vehicles dips its wheels into the military industrial complex? We’re about to find out. On Monday, Arcimoto said it is diversifying beyond its usual business via a partnership with Department of Defense … Continue reading

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