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Ravelry, an online knitting community that has more than 8 million members, last month announced that it would ban forum posts, projects, patterns, and even profiles from users who supported President Trump or his administration "We cannot provide a space that is inclusive of all and also allow support for open white supremacy," the administrators ...
After 25 months of development, the makers of the granddaddy of the Linux OSes released an upgrade that updates many of the software packages and plays general catch-up with modern Linux trends....
Subscription sales have become a strong part of e-commerce. Everything from razors to dog toys to movies is being sold on the subscription model, and subscriptions don't show any signs of letting up "Our customers tell us that opening their BarkBox with their dog is one of the best experiences they share every month," said Allison Stadd, vice presi...
E-commerce checkout platform vendor Bolt has raised US$68 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Activant Capital and Tribe Capital, bringing the total amount raised so far to $90M. Individuals in the retail field also kicked in money. They include Benny Joseph, head of engineering at environmentally friendly footwear manufacturer Allbirds;...
Cloud marketing company Signpost has raised US$52 million in new funding to "increase the scale of our business and invest in our technology," CEO Stuart Wall said Tuesday The funding was provided by HighBar Partners and BMO Bank of Montreal as well as previous investors Georgian Partners and Spark Capital....
A security researcher has found a flaw in the popular video conferencing app Zoom that could be used to turn on the camera on a Macintosh computer without a user's permission The vulnerability allows any website to forcibly join a user to a Zoom call, with their video camera activated, without a user's permission, explained Jonathan Leitschuh in a ...
It is newly minted conventional wisdom that not a single information security conference goes by without a presentation about the abysmal state of Internet of Things security. While this is a boon for researchers looking to make a name for themselves, this sorry state of affairs is definitely not beneficial for anyone who owns a connected device Io...
Amazon workers at the Shakopee, Minnesota, fulfillment center plan to strike for six hours on July 15, the first day of Amazon's annual Prime Day sales event. The strike threat reportedly is linked to unsafe working conditions at Amazon's warehouses, caused by low wages and pressure to meet shipping demands. Union officials also want a larger port...
State motor vehicle departments have become a rich source of facial recognition data for and FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Researchers at Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology used public records requests to gather a cache of documents that show the agencies have turned state DMV databases into the foundation of a vas...
Mageia 7 redefines the concept of traditional Linux....
Like a lot of you, after reading about the departure of Jony Ive, I'm trying to wrap my head around Apple without a design focus. (Tim Cook has disputed the WSJ article -- remember when the WSJ and Walt Mossberg were basically Apple's marketing arm?) Now this isn't as hard as you might think, given the last truly successful Apple product came out...
Selling on Amazon can be an extremely profitable business all on its own. Third-party sellers like small business owners and authors on Amazon's marketplace account for 58 percent of gross merchandise volume. This growing space provides a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to make a massive profit. However, most entrepreneurs stop the process at o...
An artificial intelligence technology called "deepfake" may be the next big threat we face as a society Consider this video clip of Facebook CEO Marc Zuckerberg saying some outlandish things. You might think it is real -- but it's a deepfake. It's his image, and it sure sounds like him, but he never actually made that speech. You may feel duped. Yo...
We all know that communication is important. Anyone who's ever been married, had a friend, or held a job knows that's true. While good communication is pretty much universally beneficial, there are times when it's more so than others. One such time? During a cybersecurity incident. Incident responders know that communication is paramount. Even ...
The subscription model forms the backbone of the revenue streams of many Software as a Service companies. In fact, more than 90 percent of software providers expected to migrate to a subscription-based business model by 2022, according a Gartner report published last year. Despite the higher rates of adoption, companies often struggle with keeping subscription customers, leading to high churn rates and lost revenue.
Using clean energy is the best bet we have to reduce the effects of environmental damage caused by using fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas to power our daily lives Not only is the act of relying on finite resources an intrinsically unstable and expensive way to depend on power for the things we rely on the most, it negatively impacts the...
I watched the Democratic debates last week and was struck by three things: I'd likely rather watch paint dry; the application of technology to improve the experience was nonexistent; and I'd bet that if the Democrats don't up their game President Trump will have them to thank when he wins re-election. I'm generally frustrated about how little tec...
The definition of "baggage" varies depending on whom you ask. For instance, a travel agent or a road-weary businessperson will describe a container used to carry personal belongings on a trip. A therapist might describe emotions from previous relationships that hamper a person's ability to have a healthy relationship in the future. A customer service leader will say -- well, what will a customer service leader say to describe "baggage?"...
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee last week heard expert testimony on the growing threat posed by "deepfakes" -- altered videos and other artificial intelligence-generated false information -- and what it could mean for the 2020 general elections, as well as the country's national security overall The technologies collectively known as "deepfak...
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday released documents showing the United States National Security Agency improperly collected Americans' call and text logs in November 2017 and in February and October 2018 The unauthorized collections occurred just four months after the agency announced it was deleting more than 620 million call detail...
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