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Audible to test using Prime Video data for audiobook recommendations as Spotify competition heats up

​[[{“value”:” Amazon has historically operated audiobook marketplace Audible as a separate entity, unconnected to the retailer’s broader goals and ambitions. Today, that’s changing a bit with the launch of a test that will allow Audible users to receive recommendations about what to listen to next based on their Prime Video viewing behavior. The company says this […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Citigroup’s VC arm invests in API security startup Traceable

​[[{“value”:” In 2017, Jyoti Bansal co-founded San Francisco-based security company Traceable alongside Sanjay Nagaraj, a former investor. With Traceable, Bansal — who previously co-launched app performance management startup AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco in 2017 — sought to build a platform to protect customers’ APIs from cyberattacks. Attacks on APIs — the sets of protocols that establish […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

How the latest tech is unveiling the brain’s complex functionality

​[[{“value”:” How the latest tech is unveiling the brain’s complex functionality Published: Understanding how our brains work in health and disease is hugely challenging, not least because all interactions have to be performed on a delicate, complex, actively working brain. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a powerful non-invasive technique that detects brain function by measuring the magnetic fields produced by the brain’s…

Bring Future Engineers’ Challenges to Your Classroom or After-School Program

​[[{“value”:” Free Online STEM Contests & Challenges for K-12 Studentswith Supporting Materials and Resources for Educators, Students, and Parents Future Engineers came onto my radar a few years ago when I learned about their free STEM innovation contests and challenges for students. The contests range from design to writing challenges, and I like them because they’re […] The post Bring…

Razer hit with $1.1M FTC fine over glowing ‘N95’ mask COVID claims

​[[{“value”:” The Federal Trade Commission hit Razer with a $1.1 million fine Tuesday. The order claims that the gaming accessory maker misled consumers by claiming that its flashy Zephyr mask was certified as N95-grade. “These businesses falsely claimed, in the midst of a global pandemic, that their face mask was the equivalent of an N95 certified […] © 2024 TechCrunch….