As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful
Well-known accelerator group Techstars announced a slew of changes to its operations this week, including the shuttering of some of its city-based programs. Criticism from former members of its decisions lit social media channels who argued that the famed startup accelerator has lost focus on the very thing that historically made it so successful: city-based […]
Volvo cuts Polestar funding, as EV startup struggles
Volvo will stop funding Polestar, in a move that will give its parent, China’s Geely greater control of the EV brand. But according to Volvo, in terms clarified on Friday, it won’t completely let go. It will retain about 18% of Polestar shares, while the rest of it will go to Volvo’s shareholders—allowing its majority […]
Researchers Develop Efficient Concrete Fabrication Method with Ice Formworks
Architecture and Digital Fabrication students at ETH Zurich have devised a new method for creating concrete components using ice formworks, addressing the surplus ice generated during ice rink resurfacing. Known as Cold Production, this approach leverages digitally sculpted ice as a mold material, employing spatial concrete lattices and stacking principles. The initial 3D printed mold […]
How to Use Tines’s SOC Automation Capability Matrix
Created by John Tuckner and the team at workflow and automation platform Tines, the SOC Automation Capability Matrix (SOC ACM) is a set of techniques designed to help security operations teams understand their automation capabilities and respond more effectively to incidents. A customizable, vendor-agnostic tool featuring lists of automation opportunities, it’s been shared and recommended […]
The 1.x Files: The Updated Stateless Tech Tree
The Updated Stateless Ethereum Tech Tree Apologies for the delay in releasing this post; there have been some unavoidable distractions in my life recently, as I’m sure there have been in yours. I hope that you are making the best of your circumstances, whatever they may be, and implore you to turn your empathy up […]
Alina Habba Has SO MANY Grounds For Appeal In New York. But Shhhhh They’re Secret, So Don’t Ask.
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) While Donald Trump is busy on Truth Social calling Justice Arthur Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James “Stalinists,” his lawyers are crafting their appeal of last week’s $355 million civil fraud verdict. ALLEGEDLY. On what grounds will they be appealing? “What aren’t my grounds on appeal is a better […]
Intuitive Machines lunar landing came after key navigation system failed
The spacecraft had traveled from Earth to the moon, hitting the precise spot where lunar gravity would seize it and put it in a stable orbit. Now, some 57 miles above the surface, the spacecraft was close enough to send back photos of the moonscape below, gray and desolate, with craters and hills casting long […]