AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into TechnologyCoronavirus (Covid-19) COVID-19 could forever change IT as we know it--for the better TechRepublic - Patrick Gray The last several weeks may accelerate a long-simmering trend that spells dramatic change in the way we deploy and manage technology. One of my first …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Privacy COVID-19: States use of digital surveillance technologies to fight pandemic must respect human rights - ARTICLE 19 article19.org The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency that requires a coordinated and large-scale response by governments worldwide. However, …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into AIStartups (India) [Funding alert] Data Science startup raises undisclosed amount led by Arka Venture Labs yourstory.com - Data science platform Obviously AI has raised an undisclosed amount from Arka Venture Labs. Arka Venture Labs is known to invest nearly $500k in …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Economics How to survive a global financial crisis yahoo.com 1. Don’t panic As the share market plummets, many people are worried about what this means for their reduced retirement savings. But now isn’t the …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into AIArtificial Intelligence Can AI help organizations future proof their intelligence? techradar.com - Marc Vontobel Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance productivity is increasingly viewed as a competitive advantage for companies. From productivity …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into PrivacyElectric Vehicles SpaceX reportedly bans use of Zoom videoconferencing app by employees CNET - Steven Musil Email sent to employees cites "significant privacy and security concerns," Reuters reports.
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Security Magecart Hackers Inject iFrame Skimmers in 19 Sites to Steal Payment Data thehackernews.com - April 02, 2020 Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered an ongoing new Magecart skimmer campaign that so far has successfully compromised at least 19 different …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Security Cybersecurity There's now COVID-19 malware that will wipe your PC and rewrite your MBR | ZDNet ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Security researchers have discovered coronavirus-themed malware created to destroy users' computers. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic raging …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into PrivacyBusiness Zoom's privacy issues: Here's what you need to know - Decrypt decrypt.co - Adriana Hamacher Not long ago, Zoom was just a pedestrian app used by a handful of distributed companies for video conferencing. Now, even governments conduct …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into EnvironmentalCarbon The secret to curbing farm emissions is buried in the Stone Age Popular Science - Brian BarthAgriculture is our number-one carbon polluter, but a return to old ways could reverse the trend. Along a stretch of rural highway in the coastal plains of North Carolina sits an unusual forest. The viridian-green
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Security Business ‘Human-layer’ cybersecurity and AI thwart data breaches (VB Live) VentureBeat - VB StaffData breaches are at an all-time high, because traditional cybersecurity methods just can’t predict human behavior. Learn how stateful machine learning delivers a robust, people-centric approach to cybersecurity
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into HealthBill Gates Bill Gates shares 3 things the government must do now to reverse course on the coronavirus upworthy.com - Eric Pfeiffer Bill Gates may not be a doctor but he has increasingly become an expert on world health issues over the past several decades as his public footprint …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Economics $100 Billion Stimulus for Hospitals Could Go To Administrative Costs TIME - Abigail AbramsHospitals have spent the past few weeks racing to respond to the growing COVID-19 crisis, supplementing shortages of equipment, calling back retired personnel, and transforming entire hospital wings to
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into AIEmotional Intelligence NYU researchers have made an AI breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 Ladders - John Anderer COVID-19 has proven extremely difficult to contain for many reasons, but one of the most prominent factors is how differently it manifests itself in …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into EnvironmentalEnergy The coronavirus outbreak is having an unexpected effect on the power grid Inverse - Thor Benson While you may assume energy use is way up in the United States while people spend more time at home streaming Netflix shows, video chatting and …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into EconomicsPandemics 3 Obsolete Business Strategies That the Pandemic Has Revived Inc Magazine - Geoffrey JamesThe 1980s started with the popularization of the personal computer and ended with the advent of the commercial internet. This onslaught of new technology quickly gave birth, in the 1990s, to three ubiquitous
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Security Technology Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Zack WhittakerNow that we’re all stuck at home thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, video calls have gone from a novelty to a necessity. Zoom, the popular videoconferencing service, seems to be doing better than most
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into PrivacyTechnology Forget Zoom: Use these private video-chatting tools, instead Mashable - Jack MorseZoom is so last week — which, in the time of coronavirus, might as well be last year. The videoconference tool that's captured the nation's attention as it socially distances and shelters in place has
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into PrivacyTechnology After 'Zoom bombings', other incidents, FBI warns of videoconferencing hijacking amid coronavirus ABC News - Luke Barr The FBI highlighted two incidents in Massachusetts related to Zoom. As more Americans rely on videoconferencing for work and to keep connected to love …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into AIDevOps DataOps and Beyond: How DevOps Methodology Transformed Our Approach to Data Science - devops.com - Hannah Leslie The DevOps methodology has become synonymous with forward technical thinking–a workplace culture that reinforces best cultural practice and promotes …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into PrivacyEuropean News Could the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass surveillance in Europe? Euronews - Seana DavisGovernments and tech companies in the bloc and beyond have announced a swath of new measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Thailand, people travelling from high-risk areas must download an app so authorities
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into Technology3D Printing Doctor Hopes 3D Printed Masks Might Help Medical Supply Shortage Cheddar - By McKenzie Marshall Medical supplies are in high demand but short supply amid the coronavirus outbreak. Now a doctor is hoping to relieve the nationwide shortage by …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into StartupEntrepreneurship Lessons For Tech Entrepreneurs From The Great Recession Forbes - Mike MontgomeryNo business was ready for what's happening right now. Mine wasn’t, and I’m sure the same goes for yours. The world hasn’t seen a pandemic this disruptive in a century — and most of us weren’t around for
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into For A Good Chuckle Read TheseJohn Krasinski John Krasinski Creates YouTube Series ‘Some Good News’ With First Guest Steve Carell Forbes - Monica MercuriJohn Krasinski is making the most of self-quarantining at home. The A Quiet Place actor unveiled Sunday (March 29) his new YouTube series, Some Good News, which highlights positive news from around the
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into HealthPhysiology The US is now starting to see the value of immigrant health workers Quartz - Annalisa MerelliSince it came to power, the Trump administration has waged a relentless, multi-layered war on immigration. But it only took a few days of panic over the spread of the novel coronavirus and the disease
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into EnvironmentalElectric Vehicles The coronavirus is showing us how clean the air can be if electric cars were the norm - Electrek Electrek - Fred LambertWith all the loss of lives and financial destruction that the coronavirus has brought us, it’s hard to look at silver linings from this crisis, but there’s one that’s becoming obvious: cleaner air. It
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into For A Good Chuckle Read TheseDonald Trump Trump: “Every Country” Spreads Lies About the Coronavirus, What’s the Big Deal? Vanity Fair - Bess LevinHello, and welcome to day ??? of social distancing in the age of the coronavirus. On Monday, Donald Trump kicked off the week with a near-hour-long interview with his pals at Fox & Friends, and if you
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into HealthAgriculture A food crisis looms as coronavirus forces farms to stay idle and countries hoard supplies CNBC - Huileng Tan The coronavirus outbreak could affect food security as the global pandemic disrupts labor availability and the supply chain. "We risk a looming food …
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into TechnologyBusiness Apple, Google, and Microsoft are failing U.S. students during the COVID-19 crisis Fast Company - Mark WilsonWith their cash on hand, the tech companies could buy every student in America eight laptops. In the midst of COVID-19, schools across the country have closed their doors, and a majority of the 50 million
AvatarTycho Ashtonflipped into HealthClimate Change Children of the Crisis Rolling Stone - ALEX MORRIS Last summer, Jasper McTaggart came to the abrupt realization that life as he knew it may be coming to an end. He was nine years old. It was …
Al Jazeeraflipped into Global NewsNews (U.S.) AI tool predicts which coronavirus patients get deadly 'wet lung' Al JazeeraDoctors are learning on the fly about COVID-19, and one AI tool appears able to help steer them in the right direction. Researchers in the US and China reported on Monday they developed an artificial tool
USA TODAYDonald Trump Analysis: Trump's approval rating is rising amid the coronavirus crisis. What could it mean for November? USA TODAY - Joey GarrisonThe coronavirus pandemic was bound to hurt President Donald Trump's reelection chances, right? As thousands of Americans got sick, loved ones died and the economy cratered, many assumed the grim forecast
PreventionLifestyle The Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel Is Absolutely Breathtaking Prevention - Amanda Garrity After a few weeks of social distancing, even—we hate to say it—Netflix is starting to get old. Same goes for all of the audiobooks and podcasts …
Brandon Banksflipped into Money And BusinessS&P 500 You can be ‘practically stealing’ quality stocks now, according to Jefferies MarketWatch - By Philip van Doorn Investors are trying to get ahead of an eventual turnaround for the stock market, even as the coronavirus spreads further across the U.S. Analysts at …
AvatarSuzanne Gradyflipped into COVID-19 TeachingEducation Technology Google launches 'Teach from Home' hub for remote learning - 9to5Google 9to5Google - Abner LiGoogle has a number of education tools from Classroom to Hangouts Meet and everything else in G Suite. Given the uptick in remote learning, the company today published Teach from Home — a “temporary hub
The News Deskflipped into TechnologyplayTechnology The YMCA is trialing robot lifeguards to prevent pool drownings TNW - Tristan GreeneCoral Detection Systems, an Israel-based AI startup, is in the business of saving lives. It’s “Manta 3,000” is a nifty ray-shaped autonomous camera system that monitors swimming pools for drowning victims.
AvatarScott Speaksflipped into PersonalMobile Technology Four steps you should take to secure your Gmail account right now CNET - Jason Cipriani You wouldn't like someone snooping around your Gmail account, and I can't blame you. Lock it down right now.
AvatarLazarus Longflipped into Cybersecurity Let’s Encrypt has now issued a billion free HTTPS certificates TNW - Ivan MehtaHTTPS is now considered to be a base standard for website security. You can always check if a website is using the latest encryption standards to secure your communication by checking out its HTTPS certificate.
ForbesBusiness The FBI Wants You To Stop Using Passwords And Do This Instead Forbes - Davey WinderStop using your passwords and make this one simple change for a more secure life The Protected Voices initiative was launched by the FBI to help safeguard against online "foreign influence" operations
tony lanzaflipped into Learning This is how some of the world’s most elite athletes breathe Well+Good - by Kells McPhillips A few weeks ago, I did the weirdest thing of my life to date: I learned how to hold my breath under water. And no, it wasn’t the 30-second amateur …
Rich Bernato Ed. D.flipped into Futuring And change Are you ready for the hyperautomation wave? itbrief.co.nz - Contributor The hyperautomation wave and its inclusion on Gartner’s list of Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020 confirms our view that …
AvatarRusty Bradenflipped into Apple IOS Lockdown Firewall now safeguards your Mac | Cult of Mac Cult of Mac - Charlie SorrelLockdown, the open-source firewall app for iOS, is now available on the Mac. And just like the iOS version, it blocks all kinds of connections to trackers and other unwanted snoop-ware. Mac users already
Black Pantha MR. Tflipped into InfoSec Microsoft has a subdomain hijacking problem | ZDNet ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Spammers hijack Microsoft subdomains to advertise poker casinos. Many other subdomains have been vulnerable for years. A security researcher has …
AvatarKMflipped into Security StuffInformation Security ‘Perfect 10’ Critical Security Vulnerabilities Revealed: Are You Affected? Forbes - Davey WinderNew critical security vulnerabilities affecting Adobe, Belkin, Bosch, D-Link, Dell, Qualcomm, WordPress plugins and other products have been recorded in just this last week. When a security vulnerability
Iranian Hackers Exploiting VPN Flaws to Backdoor Organizations Worldwide thehackernews.com - February 18, 2020 A new report published by cybersecurity researchers has unveiled evidence of Iranian state-sponsored hackers targeting dozens of companies and …
The News Deskflipped into News Brexit: Britain 'will not be aligning with EU rules' - Raab bbc.co.uk - BBC News Britain will "not be aligning with EU rules" in any post-Brexit trade deal, the foreign secretary has said.
AvatarGuy Earl Atchleyflipped into KGVY Stories Best Buy CEO Corie Barry Is A Corporate Icon—She’s Now Accused Of Having An Inappropriate Affair With A Co-Worker Forbes - Jack KellyCorie Barry, the CEO of big-box electronics and technology retailer Best Buy, was accused by a whistleblower of having an inappropriate affair with another executive. Barry has had a meteoric rise throughout
Bloombergflipped into Bloomberg BusinessWeek Secretive Startup Promises Satellite Internet for the Masses Bloomberg - Ashlee Vance For years, parades of companies have been trying to create an all-encompassing global wireless network that would have the power to connect every …
The News Deskflipped into News A church gun buyback in honor of MLK runs out of money within the first hour CNN - By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN(CNN) — A church in Pittsburgh is overwhelmed after hosting a gun buyback program that ran out of money within an hour. The Church of the Holy Cross ran the program in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King
AvatarKunimaticflipped into GadgetsWi-Fi How to Get the Best Cable Modem: Buy or Rent From Your ISP? PCMag If you have cable internet, you probably rent your modem from your service provider for a monthly fee on top of your internet plan—usually between $5 …
The News Deskflipped into Technology Medical software company tells customers it won't use Google Cloud amid privacy concerns FOX Business - Audrey ConklinGoogle's parent company Alphabet hits trillion dollar milestone; Gap reverses Old Navy spin-off plan Epic Systems, a medical software company, is reportedly no longer considering Google Cloud as an option
The News Deskflipped into News Muslim women spread Christmas cheer in Gaza Reuters - Reuters EditorialGAZA (Reuters) - Muslim women in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have been hand-crafting gifts for the approaching Orthodox Christmas as part of a project to empower a traditional community. Palestinian women
Avatarezapiainflipped into Science & NatureSolar Eclipse Christmas Day Sees The Third, Final And Most Dangerous Solar Eclipse Of 2019 Forbes - Jamie CarterIn 2019, Christmas comes a little late in the day for nature lovers, sky-watchers and astronomers as the decade’s final solar eclipse rips across the globe. Unlike the events of August 21, 2017’s “Great
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Avatarjhaflipped into Tech And Stuff The 25 Most Dangerous Software Vulnerabilities WIRED - Brian Barrett DMV privacy, a password ruling, and more of the week's top security news. Happy post-Thanksgiving weekend! Hope you’re still in a turkey coma and …
drew maddoxflipped into Tech Bits Start your own home arcade with these retro video game cabinets Popular Science - PopSci Commerce TeamAll the joy of the vintage video arcade, without the noise, crowds, or quarters. It may sound like the modern equivalent of “we used to have to walk to school in the snow uphill,” but there was a time
Jo Ann LaRoche Fialaflipped into Phone & tech What Anyone Getting Into Photography Should Know About Lenses thephoblographer.com - Chris Gampat For the photographer that knows nearly nothing about lenses, we’ve got you! Do you know what a lens group actually does? Like, why is it necessary? …
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jakeusmcflipped into Jake - Interesting things 'Never, ever use a debit card,' warns fraud expert and ex-con artist—here's what to do instead CNBC - Frank Abagnale, Contributor Every year, millions of American consumers — nearly 7% of the population — are victims of scams and fraud. In 2017, the number of fraud victims in …
jakeusmcflipped into Jake - Interesting things You'd Be Better Off Just Blowing Your Money: Why Retirement Planning Is Doomed Forbes - Garrett GundersonI know this is a bold, and possibly controversial title, but retirement planning is broken and leaving people broke. The destructive narrative is, “work hard, save money in a retirement plan, wait and
