Y Combinator has released the results of a survey, completed in partnership with its portfolio company Callisto, highlighting the pervasive role of sexual harassment in venture capital and technology startups. Callisto, a sexual misconduct reporting software built for victims, is a graduate of YC’s winter 2018 class. The company sent a survey to 125 of YC’s…
Subscriptions have turned into a booming business for app developers, accounting for $10.6 billion in consumer spend on the App Store in 2017, and poised to grow to $75.7 billion by 2022. But alongside this healthy growth, a number of scammers are now taking advantage of subscriptions in order to trick users into signing up…
Docker, the company that did more to create today’s modern containerized computing environment than any other independent company, has raised $92 million of a targeted $192 million funding round, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The new funding is a signal that while Docker may have lost its race with Google’s…
Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari are all dropping support for older versions of the the online security protocol TLS, used in practically any encrypted exchange online. While few people or machines are using the long-unsafe TLS 1.0 and 1.1, they’re still permitted in many connections — but not for long. Transport Layer Security…
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana In early September, the media went abuzz with news of Amazon becoming the second US company to surpass the $1 trillion market cap. However, the news of Amazon’s success has eclipsed certain interesting facts: 2017 was the worst year ever for…
All major web browsers, including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, altogether today announced to soon remove support for TLS 1.0 (20-year-old) and TLS 1.1 (12-year-old) communication encryption protocols. Developed initially as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS) is an updated cryptographic protocol used to establish a…
The Bose QuietComfort 25 rank among the best noise-canceling headphones on the market, but they’re not cheap with a sticker price of $200. Now, you can score a pair for just $140 from Rakuten for a limited time, the best deal since Prime Day. The post One of the best noise-canceling headphones, the Bose QuietComfort…
The 6T will be the OnePlus phone with widest availability inthe UK. The maker has struck a deal with carriers Vodafone and EE to join O2 in selling the OnePlus 6T, starting November 6. Local retailers John Lewis and Carphone Warehouse will also offer the 6T officially in their stores, as will OnePlus’ own online…
Internet of Business says The UK government has launched a new voluntary Code of Practice for the manufacturers of Internet of Things devices, with the aim of securing the consumer IoT. The Code is designed to ensure that devices such as home hubs, smart kitchen appliances, security cameras, wearables, and connected toys are secure against…
I hate STEM toys. I have three kids and ultimately every “educational” toy they’ve used – from LittleBits to Nintendo Labo – has ended up in a corner somewhere, ignored for more exciting fare. This happens for a few reasons but the primary one is that the toys require too much attention and have no…
