Los Angeles is notorious for its back-to-back traffic. Three events that promise to bring in millions of spectators from around the world — the 2026 World Cup, the Super Bowl in 2027 and the 2028 Olympics — have LA officials searching for a range of new mobility solutions to address its congestion problems. But they’re […]
Newly launched social network Maven loses its co-founders
Just three months after Maven’s public launch, Kenneth Stanley — the former OpenAI researcher who co-founded the social media platform designed to facilitate serendipitous interactions — is stepping down. Stanley posted on Maven and X that despite enthusiastic responses to the platform’s launch, Maven “could not achieve the kind of growth curve that investors want […]
DeMeco Ryans talks to NFL Network about Houston Texans’ 'spirited' Monday practice
Sometimes you have to go away from home to find out who you are and fulfill your potential. For a lot of people that happens when they go to college out of state. For NFL teams, sometimes things don’t really click until a road trip. It sounds like the Houston Texans may have had a […]
ZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems
With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $ 13.5 million to at least improve some level of security for the kinds of devices that have been affected. California-based ZeroTier raised the Series A in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. While legacy companies like Cisco or […]
France train network attacks: 'Malicious acts' disrupt railway before Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
France’s high-speed train network has been targeted by multiple “malicious acts” including arson ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. In what has been described as “coordinated sabotage” to AFP, the overnight attacks have caused major travel disruption across the country. The widespread disruption to the network came on the day that the 2024 Olympics was […]