Introduction In the fast-paced world of business, efficient communication and documentation are key to success. One powerful tool that can help you streamline your business processes and improve overall efficiency is Mermaid.js. Mermaid.js is a versatile and easy-to-use JavaScript library… Read More »Using Mermaid.JS to Document Your Business Processes
The roles of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) can sometimes overlap, but there are distinct differences between the two positions. Here are some of the key differences: Overall, the CIO and CTO roles have… Read More »CIO vs CTO
Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: A US DOJ official says Tyler Buchanan, a 23-year-old from Scotland, and an alleged Scattered Spider cybercrime group member, was extradited from Spain to the US — Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag… Read More »A US DOJ official says Tyler Buchanan, a 23-year-old from Scotland, and an alleged Scattered Spider cybercrime group member, was extradited from Spain to the US (Margi Murphy/Bloomberg)
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Etsy agrees to sell Reverb, an online musical instruments marketplace that it acquired for $275M in 2019, to investors Creator Partners and Servco — – Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in… Read More »Etsy agrees to sell Reverb, an online musical instruments marketplace that it acquired for $275M in 2019, to investors Creator Partners and Servco (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally)
Svea Herbst-Bayliss / Reuters: Autodesk adds Jeff Epstein and Christie Simons to its board and settles the proxy fight with Starboard Value, which has criticized Autodesk for underperformance — Autodesk (ADSK.O) said on Thursday it will add two newcomers to… Read More »Autodesk adds Jeff Epstein and Christie Simons to its board and settles the proxy fight with Starboard Value, which has criticized Autodesk for underperformance (Svea Herbst-Bayliss/Reuters)
Pete Koomen / koomen.dev: Many AI features, like Gmail’s AI assistant, feel useless because they don’t allow users to edit system prompts, constraining the AI models they’re built with — I noticed something interesting the other day: I enjoy using… Read More »Many AI features, like Gmail’s AI assistant, feel useless because they don’t allow users to edit system prompts, constraining the AI models they’re built with (Pete Koomen/koomen.dev)
Bloomberg: Sources: XAI Holdings, the newly combined entity housing xAI and X, is in talks to raise roughly $20B, or possibly more, valuing the company at more than $120B — Elon Musk’s XAI Holdings is in talks with investors to… Read More »Sources: XAI Holdings, the newly combined entity housing xAI and X, is in talks to raise roughly $20B, or possibly more, valuing the company at more than $120B (Bloomberg)
Dario Amodei: Interpretability, or understanding how AI models work, can help mitigate many AI risks, such as misalignment and misuse, that stem from AI systems’ opacity — In the decade that I have been working on AI, I’ve watched it… Read More »Interpretability, or understanding how AI models work, can help mitigate many AI risks, such as misalignment and misuse, that stem from AI systems’ opacity (Dario Amodei)
Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Reducto, which helps companies convert complex documents into inputs for LLMs, raised a $24.5M Series A led by Benchmark, following a $8.4M seed in October 2024 — Reducto cofounders Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri. — Reducto … Read More »Reducto, which helps companies convert complex documents into inputs for LLMs, raised a $24.5M Series A led by Benchmark, following a $8.4M seed in October 2024 (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
Chris Welch / The Verge: Google says it will end support for 1st- and 2nd-gen Nest thermostats on October 25, and won’t launch new models in Europe due to its “unique” heating systems — The company is also pulling Nest… Read More »Google says it will end support for 1st- and 2nd-gen Nest thermostats on October 25, and won’t launch new models in Europe due to its “unique” heating systems (Chris Welch/The Verge)
Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press: Leaked letter: interim DC attorney Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status — In a letter obtained by The Free Press, Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the… Read More »Leaked letter: interim DC attorney Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status (Gabe Kaminsky/The Free Press)
Juro Osawa / The Information: Sources: Butterfly Effect, the Chinese startup behind Manus, has discussed setting up a new HQ outside China, and separating its domestic and global businesses — Leaders of the Chinese startup behind the hit artificial intelligence… Read More »Sources: Butterfly Effect, the Chinese startup behind Manus, has discussed setting up a new HQ outside China, and separating its domestic and global businesses (Juro Osawa/The Information)