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Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hjhhpaz10

After fleeing Iran and an illustrious career in Israeli intelligence, Sanaz Yashar raises $30M for cyber start
Zafran, founded in 2022 by Yashar (CEO), Ben Seri (CTO) and Snir Havdala (CPO), develops a risk and mitigation platform to pinpoint the ‘exploitable’ threats in the organization and to mitigate their risk by mobilizing existing security controls

I have a feeling it starts with Silicon and ends with Valley. Or maybe it starts with Venture and ends with Capital? Or perhaps simply starts with capital and ends with ism.
https://draw-together.small-web.org

At a DC event on May 1, over 100 tech CEOs and investors plan to lobby against AI regulation, ask to relax immigration rules, and drum up hawkishness on China (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/…

A.I. Leaders Press Advantage With Congress as China Tensions Rise
Silicon Valley chiefs are swarming the Capitol to try to sway lawmakers on the dangers of falling behind in the artificial intelligence race.

A no brainer: https://capitolweekly.net/governor-newsom-save-lives-not-fossil-fuel-corporations/

Governor Newsom: Save lives, not fossil fuel corporations - Capitol Weekly
OPINION – If your house was on fire, would you throw money at the arsonists fanning the flames? Probably not, but that’s exactly what California is doing by giving away hundreds of millions — if not billions — of dollars to fossil fuel corporations every year.

Chisinau airport evacuated following bomb threat: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/21/chisinau-airport-evacuated.html

Maryland Senate leader says text alert system in works following Capitol lockdown | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4501596-maryland-text-alert-system-in-works-following-capitol-lockdown/…

Maryland Senate leader says text alert system in works following Capitol lockdown
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) said the state entered into an agreement with Motorola to implement a text message alert system earlier this week. The deal was made Monday, just days before police locked down the State House in Annapolis on Thursday afternoon for nearly two hours due to a security threat. Police confirmed…

NY-based Campus, which is building an online alternative to traditional community colleges, raised a $23M Series A extension following a $29M Series A in 2023 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/23/camp

Campus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund | TechCrunch
Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive A year after closing a $29 million Series A, the online community college raised additional capital for fueling growth.

Chisinau airport evacuated following bomb threat: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/21/chisinau-airport-evacuated.html

Seventy, Evicted, and Running Out of Options
https://capitalandmain.com/seventy-evicted-and-running-out-of-options

Seventy, Evicted, and Running Out of Options
Since Joanne Erickson lost her apartment, volunteers, housing groups and government representatives have tried — and failed — to find her a home. Her story shows how seniors are falling through our social safety net.