It’s a Mistake to Leave Afghanistan
by The Editor | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
President Biden’s decision to withdraw all military forces from Afghanistan, against sound military advice, will come back to haunt the nation and the world, as it did in Iraq in 2011. Only months away is the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when almost 3,000...
Business continuity planning is a necessity for your fund and portfolio – TechCrunch
by Ram Iyer | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Will Poole is co-founder and managing partner of Capria Ventures, a global financial services firm leading, partnering with and funding the largest network of fund managers collaborating to deliver superior returns and scaled impact in emerging markets. Just...
Peloton responds to concerns over Apple GymKit integration – TechCrunch
by Brian Heater | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Third-party hardware integration can be a tricky thing. Peloton this week raised some eyebrows by dropping Apple GymKit compatibility for its Bike Bootcamp program. Users were, naturally, quick to react. The situation left some wondering whether the move was a...
Oil Virtue vs. ‘Sustainability’ Signals
by The Editor | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Tired of misleading and hypocritical virtue signalling about “sustainable” business practices? Today let’s celebrate a CEO who decided to challenge trendy corporate wisdom about fossil fuels and explain the virtues of low-cost energy. Four months after...
Tesla owners can now see how much solar or coal is powering their EVs – TechCrunch
by Kirsten Korosec | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Tesla owners can now see exactly what kind of energy is powering their electric vehicles. TezLab, a free app that’s like a Fitbit for a Tesla vehicle, pushed out a new feature this week that shows the energy mix — breaking down the exact types and percentages...
AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot – TechCrunch
by Natasha Lomas | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
You’ll need to prick up your ears up for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio...
Bring the narrative to the forefront – TechCrunch
by Ram Iyer | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Peter Wang is CEO and co-founder of data science platform Anaconda. He’s also a co-creator of the PyData community and conferences, and a member of the board at the Center for Humane Technology. By 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day, according...
Media’s Racial Narrative Targets Whites, Harms Blacks
by The Editor | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Are only white people capable of hate crimes? If you get all your news from mainstream media sources, that’s what you’d think. A 51-year-old black man allegedly stabbing a 12-year-old white boy in Pittsburgh while shouting racial epithets barely made national...
Squarespace files for a direct listing on the NYSE – TechCrunch
by Alex Wilhelm | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Today Squarespace, a well-known software-and-hosting provider for SMB websites, released its S-1 filing. The company is pursuing a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. It will trade under the ticker symbol “SQSP.” The company’s financial...
How a Physicist Became a Climate Truth Teller
by The Editor | April 16, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Barack Obama is one of many who have declared an “epistemological crisis,” in which our society is losing its handle on something called truth. Thus an interesting experiment will be his and other Democrats’ response to a book by Steven Koonin, who was chief...
