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GenLab Venture Studios and DCSO Announce a Strategic Partnership and Investment to Launch a Venture Studio Building Next-Generation Agentic AI Cyber Defense
GenLab Venture Studios, a leading AI and DeepTech investment and venture builder, and the Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation GmbH (DCSO), a prominent German cybersecurity organization, launched in 2015 by Allianz SE, BASF SE, Bayer AG and Volkswagen AG, today announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing the cybersecurity landscape through the development of advanced AI-powered solutions as industrial nations build out AI Datacenters worldwide.
Trust is the Ultimate Currency
This was an invited talk, given 3/5/25, at the Talent Arena at Mobile World Congress.
I’m going to make an argument that humans are not built to live and work the way we do today. We have not evolved far enough to comfortably exist in our modern context. There is a whole lot of information coming toward us every day and not a lot of direct, deep social engagement. And, even less physically proximate social engagement.
DevSecOps & TrustedAI: Human First Engineering
Just as we harnessed DevSecOps principles to build resilient software and infrastructure, we need to approach the rapidly evolving world of AI with the same dedication to resilience and safety considerations, which is why I firmly believe in the TrustedAI movement.
SBOM & LLM — Natural Language Observation
On the crest of the GenerativeAI hype cycle, I have been discussing with colleagues what Large Language Models (LLMs) can do for the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
Mom… Dad, can I buy it?😁Can you trust AI with your $$$?🤯
The question is, will you lend AI your credit card to act on your behalf? What would you require to control your spending before allowing your virtual assistant to take over?
Why CoSAI is Critical to the AI Venture Ecosystem
If you’re going to start scaling and deploying venture capital, your bets can be put at risk if the infrastructure is fragile. At GenLab, we think about these risks, which is why we are founding sponsors of CoSAI: to build rapidly but with trust. CoSAI is set up to tackle these challenges in the lens of cybersecurity.
ignite talks as a format + my favorites
for those of you who might be living in a cave or not on every O’Reilly media mailing list, ignite talks are a specific type of lightning talk. enlighten us, but make it quick is their tagline. 5 minutes, 20 slides, auto-advancing every 15 seconds. it’s usually spectacular or a spectacle.
Why is Kubernetes so special?
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Kubernetes this month, I find myself reflecting on what made this project truly unique. It wasn’t just about the technology or the industry giants behind it; it was about empowering a diverse community to shape the future of cloud-native computing.
The XZ Backdoor and Beyond: A Call for Enterprise Investment in Open-Source
I have long observed that companies reliant on open-source software—which today includes nearly all of you—neglect their investment in open-source security processes. These processes must include continual engagement with information about project changes and internal accountability.