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Waymo launches a public education campaign to sell the benefits of self-driving cars

By Duncan Riley Oct 9, 2017

Waymo Inc. is fighting back against negative public sentiment about self-driving cars with a new “public education” campaign that is intended to sell the benefits. The company, formerly known as Google LLC’s self-driving car…

Infra

Google discovers it also sold political ads to Russian-backed groups

By Eric David Oct 9, 2017

It turns out that Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. were not the only tech giants that unknowingly sold political ads to Russian-backed groups during last year’s U.S. presidential election. The Washington Post reported today that Google LLC…

Women in Tech

Uncle Sam wants you — to code for a better US and shrink tech skills gap

By R. Danes Oct 9, 2017

There is a growing reciprocal relationship between the U.S. government and the tech sector. Seasoned computing pros are lending their skills to public agencies, while the government invests funds to raise the country’s tech…

Emerging Tech

With new UK design studio, Leap Motion explores the boundaries of augmented reality

By Kyt Dotson Oct 9, 2017

Mixed-reality sensor and peripherals maker Leap Motion Inc. signaled its intention to expand its efforts in the virtual and augmented reality industry with the announcement today of a London-based design research studio. A spokesperson…

Emerging Tech

GM acquires LiDAR startup Strobe to advance its self-driving car plans

By Maria Deutscher Oct 9, 2017

Many of the car makers and tech firms currently developing self-driving vehicles source sensory equipment from external suppliers, but General Motors Co. intends to build its own. To that end, the auto giant today said…

Apps

Chef launches Habitat Builder to ease application deployment

By Maria Deutscher Oct 9, 2017

Development automation giant Chef Software Inc. has cooked up another product for speeding up application projects. Unveiled this morning, Habitat Builder is a new cloud service designed to reduce the amount of work involved…

Cloud

GitLab raises $20M round led by GV, adds WordPress creator to board

By Maria Deutscher Oct 9, 2017

GitLab Inc. has won the support of yet another high-profile investor. The code hosting and management startup today announced that it has completed a $20 million funding round led by GV, Alphabet Inc.’s venture capital arm.…

Big Data

Ascendify lands $11M funding to bring predictive analytics to talent management

By Mike Wheatley Oct 9, 2017

Skills shortages are a growing problem for enterprises today, preventing many from adopting new technologies such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence. To address this challenge, a startup called Ascendify Corp. is touting its…

Apps

Facebook’s chief security officer takes to Twitter to defend company over ‘the algorithm’

By James Farrell Oct 9, 2017

Facebook Inc. Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos unleashed a series of tweets Saturday defending his employer regarding allegations Facebook hasn’t done enough to combat the spread of fake news. “I am seeing a ton of…

Infra

User data from hacks of Kickstarter and Bitly in 2014 is now available online

By Duncan Riley Oct 8, 2017

User data stolen from crowdfunding site Kickstarter and link shortening service Bitly Inc. has been indexed online three years after both sites were hacked. The new data, seemingly gathered from the dark web, a shady…

explore news

Waymo launches a public education campaign to sell the benefits of self-driving cars

Google discovers it also sold political ads to Russian-backed groups

Uncle Sam wants you — to code for a better US and shrink tech skills gap

With new UK design studio, Leap Motion explores the boundaries of augmented reality

GM acquires LiDAR startup Strobe to advance its self-driving car plans

Chef launches Habitat Builder to ease application deployment

GitLab raises $20M round led by GV, adds WordPress creator to board

Ascendify lands $11M funding to bring predictive analytics to talent management

Facebook’s chief security officer takes to Twitter to defend company over ‘the algorithm’

User data from hacks of Kickstarter and Bitly in 2014 is now available online

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