Listen "Chapter 29 - Layoffs, Cyber Funding & Acquisitions, AI Ads, WASM, and Security Risks."
Episode Synopsis
Ree, an automotive company, is laying off 100 employees, which is half of its workforce. Cybersecurity startup MIND has raised $30 million to prevent data leaks. Scytale is acquiring Israeli startup AudITech for approximately $15 million. Samsung is partnering with Glance to use facial recognition in AI-generated lock screen advertisements. WASM is predicted to replace containers. A blog post discusses the "Who Cares Era." A Snyk security researcher deployed malicious NPM packages targeting Cursor.com. https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rjtqsipmxe https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hkzhqktfeg https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rynv4ttzxl https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/samsung-teams-up-with-glance-to-use-your-face-in-ai-generated-lock-screen-ads https://creston.blog/wasm-will-replace-containers https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-05-23-who-cares https://web.archive.org/web/20250130094657/https://sourcecodered.com/snyk-malicious-npm-package
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