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Madis Koplimäe is a Special Programs Manager at DefSecIntel Solutions, and he was one of the mentors at our Paris Defense Tech Hackathon in November 2024, hosting over 170 hackers to build new tech for defense! Learn more about why we need more engineers and startups to push defense innovations forward:

This contains a lot of false information. The current president of Texas Tech preaches about student experience, but went out of his way to ignore the The Office of Governor Greg Abbott to have a meeting with a disease specialist, a disabled student and the board of regents to accommodate the student. The current president also does not promote "State of the Art" facilities. The truth is far from it. Under the current leader Texas Tech Leadership, he has single handedly perpetuated systemic discrimination of students, not funded or promoted disability inclusion and accessibility across campus, students are threatened when they inquire about filing disability grievances which means the due process at Tech is comprised and the administration is ripe with corruption where systems meant to help students, work against them. This "CAMPAIGN FOR TEXAS TECH" has witnessed the university and president block off ADA Parking and access to facilities to students, disabled students being ticketed for parking where they needed to access buildings amidst and already low amount of ADA Parking, none working door buttons, and a lack of ADA buttons, combined with desks that pull out patients life sustaining medical lines. What does the president of Texas Tech do in response? He hides behind legal teams, ignores state authorities and representatives, and produces legal documents against disabled students with false information to cover up systemic discrimination to try and keep Texas Tech from undergoing a federal investigation. Students of Texas Tech deserves a president that cares about the students instead pursuing self preservation at the expense of the attending students. Do not be fooled by the current administration, even I have been lied to and done underhandedly while administration covers their tracks. Students at tech have a voice and say in who is their president, and it is high time someone who does not discriminate against those with disabilities takes office over the current. Texas Tech, you are in the medical hub of West Texas, let your disabled students learn and have access to campus and education, and hold yourself to a higher standard even if it means putting a substantial amount of your stock into revamping the campus into an innovative ada accessible campus across all buildings. Even your SDS office is nearly impossible for patients with heart and lung or mobility complications to access, it's a shame and you should and can do better with the right leadership.

As Christmas approaches, online shopping activity is on the rise, and so is the risk of financial fraud. As a social enterprise, we want to draw attention BrokerChooser's ScamVestigator – an interactive game that helps you spot scams. We believe that if we can identify fraud in a game, we’re more likely to recognise it in real life. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dG4BEArf A big thank you to BrokerChooser for creating this valuable tool in the fight against fraud. Like, share, and let's work together to raise awareness and prevent fraud! 🤞

Story of the Week: From Hackathon Success to Personal Impact! 🚀 The first two days of this week were nothing short of exhilarating as I immersed myself in my first Trust and Safety Hackathon. Proud to be a part of Team 23 (Vivian Chong, Marcelo Davila Gonzalez, Chandana M.S. ), we put our heads together and secured 3rd place in the Trust & Safety Hackathon. Our idea on Standardizing Trust and Safety Evaluation for Large Language Models was a standout, earning us some rave reviews from Jonathan Bellack. Thank you so much for the reviews! The best part of the hackathon wasn't just the success, but the incredible ideas and collaborative spirit that filled the room. The discussions and ideas exchanged during the hackathon resonated deeply with me, reinforcing my respect and passion for the role of trust and safety in our lives. Working in the trust and safety domain has shown me the profound impact our work can have on people's lives. From protecting user information to combating identity fraud and payment fraud, every effort in this field contributes to a safer and more secure online environment for all. For anyone interested in the space, have a look at this repo:https://lnkd.in/g7eWcMwi based on Andrew Ng's course.

🕵️ One of our exciting projects from Hackathon Week is here: Scamvestigator! 🎮 It’s an interactive game where you can step into the role of an investigator in a city overrun by scammers and criminals. Your mission? Expose fraud, such as fake brokers and shady deals and make decisions: will you clean up the city or let it fall further into decay? Check out the game and see if you can make the right calls! Share it with friends and family so they can become Scamvestigators too! https://lnkd.in/dG4BEArf

Friends at Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP, AGI House, and George Mason University: Good luck today. I wish I was there with you. Ylli Bajraktari, I’m looking forward to hearing insights and breakthroughs from today's event. The intersection of academic research, policy considerations, and hands-on AI development is exactly what we need to advance AI innovation and to dramatically accelerate Uncle Sam’s use of AI and more. #ArtificialIntelligence #AGI #Innovation #TechCommunity #SCSPTech What’s AGI House? For those unfamiliar with AGI House, it's a unique innovation hub in Hillsborough, California that's making waves in the AI community. Operating as both a residence and collaborative space for AI founders and researchers, AGI House represents a new model for accelerating progress in artificial general intelligence. What makes this space special is the organic exchange of ideas that happens when smart people live and work together. From impromptu brainstorming sessions over breakfast to structured hackathons and fireside chats with industry leaders, AGI House is fostering the kind of deep collaboration that complex challenges like AGI development require.

For those not in the biometrics space: These evaluations test face recognition systems (and by proxy vendors) by comparing facial images. They are conducted by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology and test for accuracy, speed, and bias. This is our first time applying - to score within the top 50 is a big achievement. To put this into context, we were the only company amongst our competitors to break in to the top 50. This shows that privacy and performance can go hand in hand!

Awesome time at the nosu hackathon this weekend! Got to meet and chat with a ton of impressive people, including Sako, Luke, Peter, and Amir. It's still an ongoing project, but me and Joseph were able to crank out a mortgage assistant chat/cat bot. Thanks to Brandon helping us use Codebuff, we made our frontend development more efficient, so we could focus on making things work. We even added a fun twist using Nebius AI Studio's hosted LLaVA vision model, where you can introduce yourself to the “Mortgage Cat” by taking a photo, and it’ll roast you (inspired by another hackathon) based on what you look like or what you’re wearing, all while tying it back to mortgages. A fun way to break the ice (I hope 😬). Big thanks to Joseph for bringing the fun side to this project. Most of my projects are more serious-oriented, so it's refreshing to work on something more open-ended and just having fun with it. Checkout the project at https://catt.lol And if GitHub behaves and doesn’t go down again today, more changes are on the way.

#Cyber Threat Intelligence is always on peoples mind in cyber-security. DM me if you care to meet with CyberMaxx #CISO Aaron Shaha (former NSA) to get his views on geopolitical threat landscape, latest trends and threat intelligence based on his team's security research and so much more! Additionally DM me if you want to schedule time with any other member of the CyberMaxx team in attendance including Bill Hogan John Pinkham Chris Braden Sophia FioRito Anna Dingeldein #MDR #SecOps #CyberSecurity #CyberBreach

Restore trust, reclaim peace of mind. Choose Quest Investigation Group for clarity in the face of doubt and suspicions of infidelity. Learn More https://lnkd.in/dngdRRJm #Questinvestigations #QuestGroup