Practical cyber action plan- Survive and thrive
‘Cyber insecurity’ is among the most pressing issues facing organizations globally in 2024, according to new research from the World Economic Forum (WEF). In its Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 report, the WEF found that more than eight in ten organizations surveyed feel more or as exposed to cyber crime than last year. How can businesses implement […]
How the US threatens crypto’s core values
As investors lick their moistened chops for the coming Bitcoin ETF, just to have their Bitcoin ironically held by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s war on self-custody rages on, the US Bitcoin industry is looking down the barrel of a radically new paradigm. A new paradigm which might not be all that […]
Trump Verdict Is In: Leave The Money, Take The Boys
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) It’s here! Justice Arthur Engoron’s ruling in the Trump civil fraud case is in, and it’s a doozy. “Their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological. They are accused only of inflating asset values to make more money. The documents prove this over and over again,” he wrote, adding […]
What is the History of Market Conduct Studies?
The modern history of insurance company market conduct studies starts in the 1970s. Before this time, most examinations of insurance companies were financial and concerned solvency. This changed in the 1970s. McKinsey & Company, the same consultant for many insurers regarding their business processes, was commissioned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to […]
Dutch startup Monumental is using robots to lay bricks
Few categories are as ripe for automation-fueled disruption as construction. The industry is valued at around $2 trillion a year, in the U.S. alone. Much of that work is strenuous, repetitive and sometimes dangerous — precisely the sorts of problems industrial robotics are built to solve. The other thing construction brings is a wide range […]
Researchers 3D print functional human brain tissue with active neural networks
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) have developed a novel approach for 3D printing functional human brain tissue. The 3D printing process can create active neural networks in and between tissues that grow in a matter of weeks. The researchers believe that their 3D bioprinted brain tissue provides an effective tool for modeling brain […]
This tiny, tamper-proof ID tag can authenticate almost anything | MIT News
A few years ago, MIT researchers invented a cryptographic ID tag that is several times smaller and significantly cheaper than the traditional radio frequency tags (RFIDs) that are often affixed to products to verify their authenticity. This tiny tag, which offers improved security over RFIDs, utilizes terahertz waves, which are smaller and travel much faster […]