Month: February 2021
Cisco fixes major security flaw affecting VPN routers VPN
Cisco has issued patches for a security flaw affecting several of its small business VPN routers. The vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to conduct remote code execution attacks, carry a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10. The company revealed that a number of VPN routers were affected if they were…
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Why one Databricks investor thinks the company may be undervalued
The recent Databricks funding round, a $1 billion investment at a $28 billion valuation, was one of the year’s most notable private investments so far. For Databricks signaled its IPO readiness by disclosing to TechCrunch last year that it had scaled its revenue run rate from $200 million to $350…
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HubSpot snaps up The Hustle HubSpot Office
The customer relationship management (CRM) company HubSpot has announced that it will acquire The Hustle in an effort to provide its customers with additional content. The Hustle is a media company which produces a newsletter, podcast and premium research content. By acquiring the firm, HubSpot will be able to offer…
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Democrats call on FCC to expand remote learning connectivity
In an open letter on Thursday, dozens of Democrats called on Federal Communications Commission Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel to expand the use of broadband funds for students struggling to stay connected and participate in remote learning. In a letter to Rosenworcel, signed by over 30 Senate Democrats, including Sens. Ed…
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Bezos’ climate fund faces a reckoning with Amazon’s pollution
Once he steps down as CEO of Amazon later this year, Jeff Bezos will have more time to focus on his “passions,” including his $10 billion Earth Fund aimed at addressing climate change. That’s a huge sum that could have an outsized impact on climate action, but vulnerable communities —…
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Metalenz reimagines the camera in 2D and raises $10M to ship it
As impressive as the cameras in our smartphones are, they’re fundamentally limited by the physical necessities of lenses and sensors. Metalenz skips over that part with a camera made of a single “metasurface” that could save precious space and battery life in phones and other devices… and they’re about to…
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