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Nvidia hits the gas on autonomous vehicle software

3 months ago
DRIVE stack promises safer roads and smarter cars – eventually

GTC Paris  Nvidia has officially rolled out its autonomous vehicle (AV) software, despite telling a UK car mag that fully self-driving vehicles are not likely before the next decade.…

Dan Robinson

'Major compromise' at NHS temping arm exposed gaping security holes

3 months ago
Incident responders suggested sweeping improvements following Active Directory database heist

Exclusive  Cybercriminals broke into systems belonging to the UK's NHS Professionals body in May 2024, stealing its Active Directory database, but the healthcare organization never publicly disclosed it, The Register can reveal.…

Connor Jones

Native-Immigrant Entrepreneurial Synergies

3 months ago
The abstract of a study on NBER: We examine the performance of startups co-founded by immigrant and native teams. Leveraging unique data linking startups to founders' and employees' employment and education histories, we find native-migrant teams outperform native-only and migrant-only teams. Native-migrant startups have larger employment three years after founding, are more likely to secure funding, access larger funding rounds, and achieve more successful exits. An instrumental variables strategy based on native shares in university-degree programs confirms native-migrant teams are larger and more likely to receive funding. Superior access to diverse labor pools, successful VCs, and expanded product markets are key factors in driving native-migrant outperformance.

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