Google’s X spins out Heritable Agriculture, a startup using AI to improve crop yield

Google’s X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning-driven startup aiming to improve how crops are grown.  As the firm noted in an announcement post published Tuesday, plants are incredibly efficient and impressive systems. “Plants are solar powered, carbon negative, self-assembling machines that feed on sunlight … Read more

A better way to buy and read books

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 69, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for some web-slingin’, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)  This week, I’ve been reading about Elon Musk’s gamer habits and spy satellites and … Read more

An Open Source Exploit Last Year Changed How Professionals Think of Security

Open source software is everywhere—used in almost every modern application—but the security challenges it faces continue to grow more serious. Relying on the backbone of volunteers, vulnerabilities now make it a prime target for cyberattacks by both malicious hackers and state actors. The close call with the xz Utils backdoor attack highlights just how fragile … Read more

How Does Multisig Authentication Differ from Traditional Arbitration?

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Award Form and Content III. Electronic Signatures, Writing Requirement, and Authentication A. Is it possible for an Arbitrator o Digitally Sign an Arbitral Award B. How could an Electronic Award be Considered to be “In Writing” C. Could a Multisig E-Award be Duly Authenticated IV. Can Multisig … Read more