Author: Max Smith
Here are the takeaways from today's Morning Brief. sign up Every morning you will receive the following message in your inbox:A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? Capital investment is $40 billion.META CEO Mark Zuckerberg points to the early days of Facebook, when the social network migrated to mobile phones, saying that in order to make money, you first had to spend it. He reminded investors that this is not the case.Zuckerberg was right to remind investors of the concept of investing. Because Wall Street, after getting a glimpse of the huge costs of AI investments, sent Meta…
There comes a point in every sportswriter's career when they realize they have no idea what they're talking about. It turns out that the games they watched as kids were much more complex than they saw on TV. Players and coaches speak arcane jargon, and front office geeks spend their time poring over proprietary spreadsheets that can't be found on the internet. Like a child who takes his favorite action figure to a slumber party only to discover that his new friends and people he admires have long since moved on to video games, the writer realizes that the clichés…
Jamison Pelt's football season ended early due to injury.But the Swan Valley sophomore showed he can play more than just football, helping the baseball team to a dominant victory over Otisville and Lakeville in Thursday's doubleheader.In the opening game, a 6-3 win, Pelt went 2-for-2 with two hits, one RBI, and a walk. Colton Cline earned the win with four strikeouts and three earned runs in six innings.In the 13-3 Game 2 win, Pelt went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. He pitched four innings and had four strikeouts.John Mayette and Brady Stevens led the offense with three…
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Google's parent company Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) rose more than 11% in premarket trading on Friday. The company excited investors with the announcement of a $0.20 per share cash dividend program following outstanding quarterly results that beat expectations for sales and earnings.The board also authorized up to an additional $70 billion in stock repurchases.“Our results in the first quarter reflected strong performance in search, YouTube and cloud,” CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement Thursday. Our global product footprint positions us well for the next wave.” Contribute to the promotion of AI innovation. ”Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs rose 16% year…
US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire British cybersecurity firm Darktrace at a valuation of $5 billion (approximately $3.99 billion).The company said it would leverage its software expertise to drive growth for the UK cybersecurity company.“Thoma Bravo has invested exclusively in software for over 20 years, and we look forward to leveraging our platform, operational expertise, and deep cybersecurity experience to support Darktrace’s growth.” said Andrew Almeida, Partner at Bravo.Almeida added that Darktrace is on the “cutting edge” of cybersecurity.Darktrace specializes in using AI to detect threats and vulnerabilities inside IT networks, rather than putting up external…
Dropzone AI, a pioneering cybersecurity company, has successfully secured $16.85 million in Series A funding round. This financial boost was led by Theory Ventures, with strong existing investors including Decibel Partners, Pioneer Square Ventures, and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Prominent industry figures also participated in the funding round, including Garrett Held, Carta CISO, Joshua Scott, Head of Security at Postman, and Anshu Gupta, President and Head of Cyber Solutions at Integreon. The company positions itself as the first AI SOC analyst to replicate the techniques of elite human analysts and is poised to revolutionize the way security operations centers function. Dropzone AI…
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PLAINFIELD – The Indiana High School Athletic Association Board of Directors will meet Monday to vote on several proposed ordinances. I attended a meeting Wednesday morning at Plainfield High School where IHSAA President Paul Neidig spoke about the proposal along with Central Indiana athletic directors.Bylaw proposals are submitted by principals, board members, commissioners, and sometimes on behalf of the coaches association. This year is the year of proposals for team sports (next year will be the year of proposals for rules for individual sports). I've marked the straw voting results for the conference in Plainfield below, but note that he…
introduction Google Cloud announced new certifications and courses in data analytics, cybersecurity, and generative AI at the ASU + GSV Summit. These help match talent with in-demand technical jobs in different industries and fields. The new training is being offered by several employer partners, including Purdue Global. US Treasury, Rackspace, Jack Henry. According to Network World, approximately 200,000 AI related jobs Job openings have been advertised in the US over the past 12 months, reflecting the growing demand for professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Furthermore, according to the World Economic Forum, the demand for artificial intelligence and…