Lack of leadership in open source results in source-available licenses

Salil Deshpande Contributor Salil Deshpande serves as the managing director of Bain Capital Ventures. He focuses on infrastructure software and open source. More posts by this contributor The crusade against open-source abuse Commons Clause stops open-source abuse Amazon’s behavior toward open source combined with lack […]

Sicurezza, taser ai vigili urbani: a Milano il Consiglio comunale ha detto no

Milano dice no all’uso dei taser da parte della polizia locale. Il Consiglio comunale ha approvato un ordine del giorno, presentato dal gruppo consiliare Milano Progressista, che chiedeva alla giunta guidata da Beppe Sala di “non dotare il corpo di polizia locale della città di […]

This longtime cannabis investor has funded Pax and Juul, among others; here’s her approach

If you’re a cannabis investor or a founder working on a cannabis-related startup, you’ve probably heard of Poseidon Asset Management. The San Francisco-based investment firm is one of very few that is focused narrowly on the industry, which remains fairly insular for now. Poseidon has […]

Flying Car Startup Alaka’i Bets Hydrogen Outdoes Batteries

Hydrogen fuel cells have had a hard time making inroads as power sources for ground-based electric vehicles, but things are starting to look up for the zero emission propulsion tech. A new air taxi startup, Alaka’i Technologies, this week unveiled a liquid-hydrogen-powered, five-passenger electric aircraft […]