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What we learned doing Fast Grants
We launched an abnormally fast source of emergency science funding during COVID-19. The results revealed flaws in current science funding models.
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DraftKings: a $21B SPAC betting it can hide its black market operations
Initial Disclosure: After extensive research, we have taken a short position in shares of DraftKings, Inc. This report represents our opinion, and we encourage every reader to do their own due diligence. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom of the report.
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Universities have formed a company that looks a lot like a patent troll
Imagine this: a limited liability company (LLC) is formed, for the sole purpose of acquiring patents, including what are likely to be low-quality patents of suspect validity. Patents in hand, the LLC starts approaching high-tech companies and demanding licensing fees. If they don’t get paid, the...
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Google Workspace for everyone
By bringing Google Workspace to everyone, we’re making it easy for people to stay connected, get organized and achieve more together.
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Solana Labs completes a $314M private token sale led by Andreessen Horowitz
With the new resources, Solana Labs will launch an incubation studio to accelerate the development of decentralized applications and platforms building on…
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Merck Statement on Ivermectin use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
KENILWORTH, N.J., Feb. 4, 2021 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today affirmed its position regarding use of ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Company scientists continue to carefully examine the findings of all available and emerging studies of ivermectin for the…
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Developers can't fix bad management (2020)
Two modes of operation leverage entirely different practices
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Vivaldi 4.0
Translate websites on desktop or Android privately with Vivaldi 4.0! Our latest update also adds beta versions of Mail, Calendar, and Feed Reader.
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The price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97% in the last three decades
Batteries have become much cheaper, making energy storage far more affordable.
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Kwan’s Hierarchy of Product Needs: The Four Levels of Product Managers
A common dilemma faced by developer company founders is that while CPOs add significantly greater value than junior and senior PMs, they are expensive resources. To successfully navigate this dilemma, let’s break down the various levels of PM in terms of the product needs your business is likely to encounter.
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The SaaS CTO Security Checklist Redux
Learn how to protect your SaaS applications with the SaaS CTO security checklist. Doing the basics goes a long way in keeping your company and product secure.
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Trans-Pacific Cable Chaos, Shifting Asian Hubs
It’s been a year since the U.S. denied a cable license to the PLCN, creating a chain reaction that disrupted the trans-Pacific submarine cable market.
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If Not Overturned, Bad Copyright Decision Will Lead Many to Lose Internet Access
This post was co-written by EFF Legal Intern Lara EllenbergIn going after internet service providers (ISPs) for the actions of just a few of their users, Sony Music, other major record labels, and music publishing companies have found a way to cut people off of the internet based on mere...
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Amazon’s wage increase to $15 an hour also upped pay for non-Amazon workers
We’re proud to create good jobs and spur innovation and economic growth across the country.
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PM and EM Rules of Engagement
A guiding framework for how EMs + PMs should partner together.
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PayPal shuts down long-time Tor supporter
Larry Brandt, a long-time supporter of internet freedom, used his nearly 20-year-old PayPal account to put his money where his mouth is. His primary use of the payment system was to fund servers to run Tor nodes, routing internet traffic in order to safeguard privacy and avoid country-level...
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Manufacturing the Librem 5 USA Phone in the US
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
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Cloudera taken private for $5.3B, acquires Datacoral and Cazena
Cloudera Blog is your source for expert guidance on the latest data and AI trends, technology innovation, best practices, success stories, and more.
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Raspberry Silicon update: RP2040 on sale now at $1
Raspberry Pi RP2040 chips are now on sale, allowing you to build your own projects and products on Raspberry Silicon
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Phacility is winding down, Phabricator no longer actively maintained
Existing instances will remain online indefinitely, but customers should expect very limited support after August 31, 2021.
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The cost of cloud, a trillion dollar paradox
The pressure the cloud puts on margins can start to outweigh the benefits you scale and growth slows. Understand how much market cap is being suppressed by the cloud to help inform the decision-making framework on managing infrastructure as companies scale.
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Benzene detected in many sunscreen products
Learn how Valisure’s work in pharmaceutical quality and transparency was recognized in the U.S. Senate Aging Committee report, highlighting their collaboration with the Department of Defense and commitment to innovation.
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How Our Slack App Got to 200K Users with No Marketing Whatsoever
We created a free Slack message scheduler called Message Them Later and didn't market it. Yet, somehow, we have 200k users and counting. What does that tell us?
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What lies beneath: Evidence from leaked account data on offshore banking use
Matthew Collin uses account data leaked from an Isle of Man bank to investigate the characteristics of individuals and firms that store their money in tax havens.
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A Japanese company cut 80% of the time needed to manually count pearls
Before they started using CountThings from Photos, counting pearls took almost 100 hours a year.
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Video uploads now available across GitHub
With video uploads now generally available, developers have even more ways to collaborate on GitHub. Try it out for yourself!
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