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US volunteer fire departments are scrambling to find software amid shrinking options and higher costs, as companies backed by private equity dominate the market (Mike Baker/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/us/fire-department-software-priva…

Rural Fire Departments Squeezed By Software Prices As Investors Profit
Rural departments have long relied on cheap software solutions to keep their operations running. But fire chiefs report sharp price increases as investors have entered the market.

Nvidia übernimmt den Open-Source-Anbieter SchedMD
Um sein Open-Source-Software-Ökosystem zu stärken und KI-Innovationen voranzutreiben, adquiriert Nvidia den Softwareentwickler SchedMD.
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You know what? This switching.software website is great. Very down to earth, non-techie approach, exactly the thing needed for most people.
https://switching.software/

"Every morning, a spider rebuilt its web on my car mirror, only for the wind to destroy it again. Watching that tiny creature taught me something about toxic cycles, misplaced resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to stop rebuilding in the wrong place."
"True resilience isn't about stubbornly withstanding the storm; it's about having the wisdom to find a new foundation."
This piece of writing hits like a gut punch.

What a Spider Taught Me About Resilience and Letting Go
Every morning, a spider rebuilt its web on my car mirror, only for the wind to destroy it again. Watching that tiny creature taught me something about toxic cycles, misplaced resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to stop rebuilding in the wrong place.

Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecurity-software…

Chinesische Software berechnet die Uhrzeit auf dem Mond
Wegen der geringeren Schwerkraft vergeht Zeit auf dem Mond schneller als auf der Erde. Eine neue Software synchronisiert die Uhren auf beiden Himmelskörpern.
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Prime Security, which develops AI agents that help with security design during software development, raised a $20M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/12/09…

Exclusive: Agentic AI startup Prime Security raises $20M
Scale Venture Partners led the Series A round.

The week's cybersecurity news is really heating up today, so check out Metacurity for the most critical developments you should know, including
--China orders domestic companies to stop using US cybersecurity software,
--White House renominates Plankey as CISA Director,
--Whistleblower leaks sensitive data on ICE and Border Patrol workers,
--Man to plead guilty for hacking Supreme Court system,
--Microsoft issues fixes for 114 flaws,
--Belgian hospital …

China orders domestic companies to stop using US cybersecurity software
White House renominates Plankey as CISA Director, Whistleblower leaks sensitive data on ICE and Border Patrol workers, Man to plead guilty for hacking Supreme Court system, Microsoft issues fixes for 114 flaws, Belgian hospital forced to cancel procedures after cyberattack, much more

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Sources: Chinese authorities told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by ~12 US and Israeli companies due to national security concerns (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijin