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FCC is offering $200 million to protect schools and libraries from hackers

The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be used to evaluate whether to fund this kind of program on a more permanent basis. The funding will come through a pool of money called the Universal Service Fund …

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OpenAI raises at $157 billion valuation; Microsoft, Nvidia join round

OpenAI has closed its long-awaited funding round at a valuation of $157 billion, including the $6.6 billion the company raised from an extensive roster of investment firms and big tech companies. While OpenAI didn’t name the investors in Wednesday’s press release, a person with knowledge of the matter said the round was led by Thrive Capital and included participation from …

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Xbox co-founder J Allard has joined Amazon to work on ‘new ideas’

Xbox co-founder J Allard joined Amazon last month, as a vice president in the company’s devices and services team. In an email to IMR, Allard confirmed his new role but says it’s “too early to have anything to say” about what he’ll be working on at Amazon beyond “new ideas.” Allard will be reporting up to former Windows and …

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