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Reshma Saujani, the founder of nonprofit girls, reached straight away. “If I had applied to CEO of Girls Code, I wouldn’t have gotten a job,” she told Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. “I didn’t code,” continued Saujani. “I majored in Polyscience and Speech Communications. [congressional] Campaign,” she said. It was mentioned when she ran for Congress and lost. (She was the first Indian-American to run for Congress in 2010). Saujani’s lack of coding experience did not stop her from launching what became one of the most well-known coding camps for her technology. The girl in Code trained over 670,000 young girls,…
As agriculture faces challenges from climate change and global food demand, Earth observation (EO) technology using satellite imaging and remote sensing is changing the way food is grown. EO empowers precision agriculture and helps farmers monitor crop health, soil moisture and environmental conditions in real time. But the possibilities go even further. Can EO guide the next wave of innovation in sustainable agriculture? Earth observation in agriculture explained Earth observations use satellites and remote sensing to collect data on agricultural landscapes. By analyzing crop health, soil condition, and land use, EO equips farmers with tools for precision farming. Techniques such…
British startup Marshmallow has exploded over the years by using data science innovations to build auto insurance for immigrants and other consumers who have been overlooked or taken prices from traditional insurance. Currently, 1 million drivers are insured and have a profitable annual revenue of $500 million, with Marshmallow raising a new $90 million to expand. Marshmallow plans to use this fund to move into financial services, and despite the calm impact of Brexit, there are more insurance products growing that they hope to appeal to people. “We see migration as a great opportunity,” CEO Oliver Kent Braham said in…
The Ivy League school will become the first US university to violate the demands of the Trump administration after protests on the pro-Palestinian campus.Harvard rejected a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow the university to control what it described as a conservative government portraying it as a dangerous leftist. Within hours of Harvard’s rise up on Monday, the Trump administration announced it would freeze $2.3 billion in federal funding for Ivy League schools. The funding freeze comes after the Trump administration said last month it was considering a $9 billion in federal contracts and grants to Harvard as…
April 15, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerability/Endpoint Security According to Huntress, the security flaws recently revealed on Gladinet Centrestack have also affected Trifox’s remote access and collaboration solutions, which have compromised seven different organizations to date. A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-30406 (CVSS score: 9.0) refers to the use of hard-coded encryption keys that allow Internet-accessible servers to be exposed to remote code execution attacks. This is addressed in Centrestack version 16.4.10315.56368, released on April 3, 2025. The vulnerability is said to have been misused as a zero day in March 2025, but the exact nature of the attack is unknown. Currently, according to…
April 15, 2025Ravi LakshmananArtificial Intelligence/Data Privacy Almost a year after suspending efforts due to data protection concerns from Ireland’s regulatory authorities, Meta announced that it will begin training artificial intelligence (AI) models using public data shared by adults across the European Union platform. “The training will better support millions of people and businesses in Europe and teach generative AI models to better understand and reflect culture, language and history,” the company said. To this end, user posts and comments, and interactions with meta AI are expected to be used to train and improve the model. It does not cover data…
Hamas says the latest Israeli ceasefire proposal calling for the disarm of Palestinian groups will cross the “million red line.”The negotiations for a new ceasefire and the end of the war in Gaza appear to be at a dead end after Israel issued a new request to disarm Hamas with its latest proposal that only provides a temporary halt of attacks on Palestinian territory. Israel announced its latest proposals to Egyptian and Qatar mediators on Monday, offering a 45-day temporary ceasefire in exchange for Hamas to release 11 Israeli prisoners of war still held in Gaza. Hamas said in a…
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 15, 2025, Chain Wire Termmax is excited to announce the official mainnet release at Ethereum and Arbitrum, which will be shown live on April 15th, 2024. Termmax is set up to redefine Decentralized Finance (DEFI) by offering the most efficient leverage solution – fixed fee borrowing and lending in a single click. The extensions include one-click loop positioning, range ordering, and customizable pricing curves. Think of Termmax as UniSwap V3 for borrowing and lending. Think of this as a platform that combines the flexibility of UNISWAP V3 with V4 upgrades in the near future. How…
These are important events on the 1,146th day of the Russian Ukrainian War.This is where things stand on Monday, April 14th. Fineting The Ukrainian air force said Russian missiles and guided bombs had once again hit the city of Smie in northeastern Ukraine. Local officials said the attack was hit on the outskirts of the city and reported no casualties. The day after a missile strike in the city killed 35 people. Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelenkie spoke at a video address every night, saying that 35 casualties from the attacks in Smee on Sunday brought 119 people injured. Forty people…
As robotics advances, the industry is steadily adopting more robots to automate many types of grant work. In 2023, over 540,000 new industrial robots were installed worldwide, with the total number of industrial robots installed to more than 4 million for each IFR. Industrial robots are usually better at repetitive tasks, but find it difficult to perform accurate tasks, process delicate materials and adjust to changing conditions. For example, a restaurant kitchen robot can be more than useful. So many industrial processes are still manual. Korean startup RLWRLD aims to solve this problem with a basic AI model built specifically…