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Proton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfolio

April 10, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , ,

Switzerland-based Proton, the privacy-focused firm behind end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) webmail ProtonMail and other apps, has acquired Standard Notes, a note-taking app founded back in 2017. It offers the same kind of robust privacy promise to its 300,000+ users by also applying E2EE. In a press release announcing the move, Proton emphasized the pair’s “shared values,” [...]read moreProton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfolio

Escalating insurance costs deepen housing affordability crunch: Freddie Mac

March 26, 2024 No Comments Real estate , , , , , , , , , ,

Fueled by a surge in mortgage rates, owning a home has become increasingly expensive. According to a Freddie Mac housing and mortgage market report released Monday, while mortgage payments remain the primary pressure point for homeowners, insurance costs are emerging as a growing burden. Homeowners insurance costs, though still much smaller than mortgage principal and [...]read moreEscalating insurance costs deepen housing affordability crunch: Freddie Mac

Could AI deepen inequalities in the world? | Technology News

March 1, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , ,

Doha, Qatar – At one of the world’s largest technology conferences, whether it was on the main stage, its side panels, or at the dozens of glitzy, towering company booths, there was one term on everybody’s lips: artificial intelligence (AI). At Web Summit – held for the first time in the Middle East in Doha [...]read moreCould AI deepen inequalities in the world? | Technology News

Rivian says it is laying off 10 percent of its workforce as EV woes deepen

February 22, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , ,

Rivian said it was laying off 10 percent of its workforce as concerns about slower electric vehicle sales continue to reverberate across the industry. The company made the announcement as part of its fourth quarter earnings report, in which it said it likely wouldn’t make any more vehicles this year than it did in 2023. [...]read moreRivian says it is laying off 10 percent of its workforce as EV woes deepen