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Asides

  • More Female Founders

    Not only more Female Founders, but also more successful Female Founders, measured by unicorns, have entered the startup universe. Those are companies that passed the $1 billion in valuation. Crunchbase, the leading platform for professionals to discover innovative companies, has the data: Crunchbase data shows what ‘overperforming’ really means: 2019 has been a historic year…

  • Munich-based Mylivn raises €5.5 million

    Munich-based Mylivn raises €5.5 million and launches social network for next-Gen content creators

  • Es cybert sehr

    Es cybert sehr: Nachdem die Uni Giessen schon offline war, ist heute die Stadt Frankfurt offline.

  • Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Develop Open Smart Home Standard

    Source: Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Alliance to Develop Open Standard for Smart Home Devices – MacRumors Update: Google also reports on their blog.

  • 5 (Digital) Product Management Skills

    It’s a bit like learning to drive a car. Even though you’ll not become a mechanic, you will have to understand how a gearbox works. And the clutch. For managing products, you should bring a minimum understanding of the digital realm. Allan Wintersieck from ‘The Startup‘ explains 5 (Digital) Product Management Skills. How the Internet…

  • Rise of Skywalker

    Gizmodo promisses to be largely spoiler free in their article, but doesn’t seem to be convinced. Here’s how Rise of Skywalker is a disappointing end for the saga.:

  • Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism

    Shoshana Zuboff, author of “The age of surveillance capitalism“(Affiliate link) talks about surveillance capitalism and it’s impact on democracy at the Alexander von Humboldt Institut for internet and society. In her book, she investigates a novel market form and coined the term ‘surveillance capitalism’.

  • Surprise: IoT gear is generating easy-to-crack keys

    The “S” in “IoT” stands for “Security”. Still. Poor entropy in embedded devices leading to weaker certificates: study Source: Internet of crap (encryption): IoT gear is generating easy-to-crack keys • The Register

  • Internetdienste sollen Passwörter preisgeben

    Internetdienste sollen Passwörter preisgeben: Die zunehmende Selbstverständlichkeit, mit der Eingriffe in individuelle Freiheiten durch den Gesetzgeber vertreten werden, ist alarmierend. Die Bundesregierung will Ermittlern den Zugriff auf Nutzerdaten bei Internetdiensten wie Mail-Anbieter, Foren oder sozialen Medien erleichtern. Die IT-Branche und die Opposition Durch vorgeschlagene und teilweise realisierte Maßnahmen wie die Quellen-TKÜ mittels Staatstrojaner, die damit…

  • 100 Best Memes Of The Decade

    Do you still remember Memes from the 2010s? Like Sad Keanu, the Ice Bucket Challange, The Rent Is Too Damn High, the Harem Shake, Bottle Flipping, Bronies, Gangnam Style, Harambe, Vine, or even Kermit? Peppridge Farm remembers. From planking to VSCO girls. Source: 100 Best Memes Of The Decade