Monthly Archives: February 2023

SEC Chair Gensler proposes rules that would change which crypto firms can custody customer assets

SEC chair Gary Gensler proposed sweeping reforms that would alter the nature of crypto exchanges’ institutional and investor custody programs.

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Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.

Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use.

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FTX Negotiates for Return of $400 Million From Obscure Hedge Fund

The founders of the trading firm Modulo Capital are in talks with FTX about returning the investment that Sam Bankman-Fried made in the fund.

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Christine Wilson, Only Republican FTC Commissioner, Will Resign

Christine Wilson, the sole Republican commissioner at the F.T.C., criticized Lina Khan, the Democratic chair of the agency, accusing her of an “abuse of power.”

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LinkedIn: 93% of organizations are concerned about employee retention

The company’s Workplace Learning report reveals the most in-demand soft and tech skills and highlights the importance of proactively focusing on employees’ development. The post LinkedIn: 93% of organizations are concerned about employee retention appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Snap introduces ray tracing technology for its AR lenses to enhance realism

Snap has introduced ray tracing technology to its AR Lens Studio for developers around the world, the company announced on Wednesday. Ray tracing is a technical capability that allows for realistic renderings of light and shine on AR artifacts. Snap … Continue reading

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Axion Ray brings intelligence to manufacturing to find issues before they cause trouble

Manufacturers face a dizzying array of potential problems around the machines they produce, and it’s challenging to track down issues. This isn’t just nice to know. It’s crucial information, often tracked manually today by human auditors in spreadsheets. In some … Continue reading

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Roblox stock up 24% after fourth-quarter earnings report beats estimates

Shares of Roblox popped Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations.

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What Twitter outage says about (over) zealous downsizing

The outage message that Twitter users got last week could be read as a warning for big tech firms looking to slash their IT workforce. The post What Twitter outage says about (over) zealous downsizing appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials: How to build, manage and run real-time cloud workloads

Microsoft’s latest edge tooling brings Kubernetes to its IoT platform. The post Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials: How to build, manage and run real-time cloud workloads appeared first on TechRepublic.

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