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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there. Let's take a closer look at some key cybersecurity strategies for nonprofits to consider.

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MLCommons releases open source datasets for speech recognition

Venture Beast

The nonprofit consortium MLCommons has released a massive, license-free dataset for speech recognition system development and testing. Read More.

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Madrona leads $2.6M round for OthersideAI, a startup using GPT-3 tech to write automated emails

GeekWire

The software analyzes a given list of bullet point lines and adds additional relevant content. Writing about GPT-3 this summer, New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo said the software “raises the prospect of frightening misuse,” ranging from misinformation to replicating existing human biases.

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Microsoft’s latest OpenAI investment opens way to new enterprise services

CIO Business Intelligence

A move that is likely to unlock similar investments from competitors — Google in particular — and open the way for new or improved software tools for enterprises large and small. As a licensee of OpenAI’s software it will have access to new AI-based capabilities it can resell or build into its products.

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Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

GeekWire

The rest are out of print and unplayable without resorting to software piracy. the 2001 FPS No One Lives Forever ); or licensing problems, where a game can’t be republished in its original state because of music or art that it can no longer legally use. “We

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Seattle startup founders, investors react to new state capital gains tax that targets stocks

GeekWire

” Ted Hawksford is CEO of Seattle startup LiquidPlanner, which was acquired this month by Boston software company Tempo. ” Steve Singh is a managing director at Madrona Venture Group who previously co-founded and led expense software giant Concur, which was acquired by SAP for more than $8 billion in 2014.

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Waymo and Cruise dominated autonomous testing in California in the first year of the pandemic

The Verge

But companies licensed to operate AVs on public roads in California still logged nearly 2 million miles of testing, with two of the top operators, Waymo and Cruise, comprising the bulk of those miles thanks to what some safety drivers allege was a lax attitude toward safety. a decrease of about 800,000 miles from the previous year.

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