🛒 Zapier buys no-code-focused Makerpad in its first acquisition
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Zapier buys no-code-focused Makerpad in its first acquisition. Zapier, a well-known no-code automation tool, has purchased Makerpad, a no-code education service and community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Alex Wilhelm via TechCrunch)
The Internet Doesn't Have to Be Awful. To read the diary of Gustave de Beaumont, the traveling companion of Alexis de Tocqueville, is to understand just how primitive the American wilderness once seemed to visiting Frenchmen. (Anne Applebaum via The Atlantic)
Meet 30 Inspirational Women This Women's History Month. Today marks International Women’s Day, a day in Women’s History Month for celebrating women and their achievements around the world. As part of this below are 30 women from various walks of life such as finance, tech, and sports who have achieved great things and continue to break boundaries both in and out of work. (Tommy Williams via Forbes)
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Shot Neutralizes Brazilian Strain in Lab. The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE showed a high ability to neutralize coronavirus strains first detected in Brazil, the U.K. and South Africa, according to a new study. (Tim Loh via Bloomberg)
OpenAI's state-of-the-art machine vision AI is fooled by handwritten notes. Researchers from machine learning lab OpenAI have discovered that their state-of-the-art computer vision system can be defeated by tools no more sophisticated than a pen and a pad. (James Vincent via The Verge)
Piers Morgan Claims He's the Real Victim of 'Racist Bullying' After Criticizing Meghan Markle. Piers Morgan seems to believe that he's the victim of “racist bullying” and being silenced after complaining at length about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah to his 7.7 million followers on Twitter, on the TV show he hosts every morning, and in his column for the Daily Mail. (Emily Kirkpatrick via Vanity Fair)
Hey, So These Sea Slugs Decapitate Themselves and Grow New Bodies. Imagine biologist Sayaka Mitoh's surprise the day she found that a sea slug in her lab was suddenly missing its body. Or its head, really—depends on your perspective. (Matt Simon via WIRED)
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