Banks Still Run on 65-Year-Old Computer Code Nobody Knows
Most of the world's biggest banks, government systems, and insurance companies still run on COBOL, a computer programming language from 1959. The problem? Almost nobody knows how to fix it…
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Most of the world's biggest banks, government systems, and insurance companies still run on COBOL, a computer programming language from 1959. The problem? Almost nobody knows how to fix it…
Google and investment firm Accel reviewed over 4,000 startup applications in India and discovered something shocking. Seven out of ten companies claiming to be "AI startups" were actually just using…

Aether OS turns your web browser into a full computer desktop with 42 different apps you can use right away. Instead of downloading software, everything runs in your browser like…
Unacademy, once India's hottest education startup, is being bought by rival upGrad in a deal that shows how badly the online learning boom has crashed. The company was worth $3.5…
Indian education company Unacademy is being bought by rival upGrad in a deal that shows how badly the online learning business has crashed. Unacademy was worth $3.5 billion just two…

Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record. Well, I hadn't…
Google offered $32 billion to buy Wiz, a cybersecurity company that protects businesses from hackers. The deal would be Google's biggest purchase ever, but Wiz said no. This isn't just…
Google wants to buy Wiz, a cloud security startup, for $32 billion. If it happens, this would be Google's biggest purchase ever. This deal shows how serious Google is about…

A small indie team just released concept art for their upcoming horror game Ritual Tides that looks so good, you'd think it came from a major studio with hundreds of…

AI companies are recruiting improv actors and performers to help train artificial intelligence systems on human emotions. The actors aren't performing for audiences - they're teaching computers how to recognize…

AI companies are recruiting improv actors and performers to help train artificial intelligence systems on human emotions. The actors won't be performing on stage or in movies - they'll be…

Honda used its sporty Prelude coupe as a testing ground for cutting-edge car technology that eventually made it into everyday vehicles. The sleek two-door car introduced innovations like four-wheel steering…

Honda used its stylish Prelude sports car as a hidden laboratory to test cutting-edge automotive technology before putting it in regular cars. Features that seem normal today, like four-wheel steering…