From the Big Brother Files: Chicago Heat

The Chicago Police Department is using an algorithm to predict whether citizens will be involved with a shooting incident. While the system identifies people who might be involved with an incident, it doesn’t say on which side the citizen might …

Android 12 widgets and notifications

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/16/22438065/new-leaks-ahead-google-io-android-12-big-changes A new leak showing off Android 12 has appeared just before Google I/O. The video shows what appears to be a new user interface with new widgets, toggles, and stacked notifications. There is also a new keyboard design and …

Vultr announces $150 million funding

Constant, the creator of the Vultr cloud computing and bare metal platform, has announced a $150 million credit facility from J.P. Morgan and Bank of America. This includes a $25 million uncommitted expansion option to accommodate future growth, and Constant …

Indiana Bell Building Moved in 1930

Between Oct. 12 and Nov. 14 1930 the eight-story 11,000-ton Indiana Bell building was shifted 52 feet south along Meridian St. and rotated 90 degrees to face New York St. Workmen used a concrete mat cushioned by Oregon fir timbers …

Interconnection Quarterly

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e013aba1c79407e08cf53bc/t/60610a0a5517c019d36a2083/1616972299607/Foundations+-+Interconnection+Quarterly+%284Q2020%29+.pdf From Christian Koch from Foundations I am excited to reveal that my quarterly interconnection update hastransformed into the Interconnection Quarterly, a hand-tailored,independent briefing on the interconnection industry. Right now, my plansare to publish the Interconnection Quarterly shortly after the …

Awesome CTO Github

Came across this gem in a newsletter. https://github.com/kuchin/awesome-cto A curated and opinionated list of resources for Chief Technology Officers and VP R&D, with the emphasis on startups and hyper-growth companies Contents General Hiring Management Handbooks Development process Architecture Technologies Startups Related stuff …