Technology/Science
Determining Lemonade Investors’ Likely Exit Strategy
Now that Lemonade has raised nearly $500 million in financing to date and is pursuing an international expansion, speculation has begun as to what the exit strategy will ultimately be for investors ...
Design Flaws in ‘Smart Home’ Devices Threaten Sense of Security They Bring
Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified design flaws in "smart home" Internet-of-Things devices that allow third parties to prevent devices from sharing information. The flaws ...
Brexit Could Hamper EU AI Technology Development: Official
The loss of the U.K.'s financial power and expertise as a result of Brexit is likely to exacerbate the European Union's lag in the global technological arms race, according to Anders Borg, a former ...
‘Project Owl’ Wi-Fi Network May Be Easy Way to Save Lives During Natural Disasters
From a cramped living room in Brooklyn, New York, a handful of young computer nerds has developed a new way to use technology to help save lives in natural disasters. They have designed tiny ...
Financial Institutions Spend Plenty on Cybersecurity, but Money Isn’t Everything
Cybersecurity is becoming a costly endeavor for insurers and other financial institutions, but plan design and implementation can matter even more, according to a report released recently by Deloitte ...
Global Security Officials Agree on 5G Security Guidelines, With Added Warnings
Global security officials agreed a set of proposals on Friday for future 5G networks, highlighting concerns about equipment supplied by vendors that might be subject to state influence. No suppliers ...
Veruna Raises $6M With Carrier Backing; Startup Has Cloud-Based Agency Management Platform
InsurTech Veruna said it has raised $6 million in Series A financing, with plans to use the money to propel expanded use of its Salesforce-based agency management platform. The Boston-based startup ...
Cryptocurrency Thefts and Fraud Reportedly Reach $1.2B in Q1
Losses from the theft of cryptocurrencies from exchanges and fraud-related activities surged in the first quarter of the year to $1.2 billion, or 70 percent of the level for all of 2018, ...