Bugcrowd, a crowdsourced security platform, acquires Informer, a specialist in attack surface management, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is backed by Bugcrowd's $102 million funding earlier this year. The acquisition aims to strengthen Bugcrowd's security capabilities and expand its services.

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Google is building the first subsea fiber optic cable connecting Africa and Australia, aiming to improve connectivity and resilience. This move comes after widespread outages in Eastern Africa, attributed to faulty undersea cables. The project aims to enhance Google's cloud services and compete with AWS and Microsoft's Azure.

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Kia has revealed the EV3, an all-electric compact SUV, featuring a voice assistant built on ChatGPT. The Kia EV3 will debut in Korea in July 2024, followed by Europe in the second half of the year. The AI assistant is integrated into the vehicle, enhancing the driving experience.

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Bing's search engine is experiencing technical issues, preventing users from performing web searches. The outage also affects Bing's API, impacting services like DuckDuckGo and Ecosia, which rely on Bing's search results. Microsoft Copilot is also affected.

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Finnish biotech startup Enifer developed a single-cell fungus-based protein, Pekilo, originally created in the 1960s and 1970s by the local paper industry. The company intends to produce an alternative protein for human consumption, building upon the original product sold for other purposes.

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Silo, a Bay Area-based food supply chain startup, laid off around 24 employees, roughly 30% of its staff, in a recent restructuring move. The company confirmed the layoffs, stating they were across the board and not targeted at specific departments.

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The Biden reelection campaign is hiring a Partner Manager for Content and Meme Pages to manage day-to-day operations with top content and meme pages. The job pays up to $85,000 and requires initiating and managing online engagement. Digital organizing is seen as valuable as traditional canvassing methods.

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Meta announced an AI advisory council with only white men, sparking concerns about diversity and exclusion. The council differs from Meta's actual board. The company did not comment on the lack of diversity, despite women and people of color playing a key role in AI evolution.

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Y Combinator's president and CEO Garry Tan shared insights on the accelerator's application selection process during an interview with Teresa Carlson. The accelerator accepts less than 1% of applications, with the last batch receiving 27,000 applications, resulting in a small number of selected companies.

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