How to Keep High Levels of Privacy & Security on The Threads App
Kaspersky experts have previously uncovered phishing pages that mimic the web version of social networks, collecting users’ logins and passwords. Additionally, they’ve detected offers related to a so-called “Threads Coin,” promising to “connect users to the Metaverse,” which turned out to be fake and sold for cryptocurrency online. It’s crucial
Read moreUK DeepTech gets another boost with new $100M SCVC fund out of Bristol
Europe has far too few VCs created by former founders, or “Operators” as the industry often likes to call them. Yes, Atomico has Niklas Zennström. Firstminute Capital has Brent Hoberman. More recently Plural was created by Taavet Hinrikus (ex-Wise), Sten Tamkivi (ex-Teleport) and Ian Hogarth (ex-Songkick). But that “operator-turned-VC” list
Read moreMark Zuckerberg Announces Global Launch of WhatsApp Channels
WhatsApp launched channels in over 150 countries, providing a private means to receive updates of significance. WhatsApp extends a warm welcome to thousands of organizations, sports teams, artists, and thought leaders, offering users the opportunity to follow them directly within the WhatsApp platform. Creating a Private Broadcasting Service For those
Read moreAccenture Funds Save the Children Youth Initiatives in South Africa with $1.3M
Accenture has successfully allocated $1.3 million (approximately R24 million) to the NGO Save the Children in South Africa for youth entrepreneurship and social innovation projects over the next three years. This partnership includes Save the Children as part of the Accenture Skills 2 Succeed (S2S) program, marking the first time
Read moreCase Study: A SOLID Refactor in React
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Read moreAccess code: Evidence brings open source BI to technical data teams
From Tableau and Looker, to PowerBI and beyond, there are no shortage of business intelligence (BI) tools designed to help companies unlock insights from their vast swathes of data. But a newcomer has arrived on the scene with some fresh BI smarts in tow, aimed at more “technically-inclined” data teams.
Read moreSan Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing
San Francisco has formally requested state regulators redo an August hearing that expanded robotaxi permits for Cruise and Waymo, giving both companies permission to widen commercial operations throughout the city 24/7. The contentious decision was met with much opposition as city agencies and residents questioned the far-reaching impact of the
Read moreEU considers imposing tariffs against Chinese EV companies
The European Commission is considering imposing punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers against cheaper Chinese electric vehicle imports, which the agency says benefits from state subsidies. “Global markets are now flooded with cheaper electric cars,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her annual address to the
Read moreAl Gore and Lila Preston question everything in their firm’s new climate report
Every year for the past seven years, Generation Investment Management, the sustainability-focused public and private equity firm co-founded by former U.S. vice president Al Gore, has published a sustainability trends report that aims to become as much a bible to the climate tech industry as Mary Meeker’s famous “internet trends”
Read moreUpdate everything: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge just patched a big flaw
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, and Brave have each issued critical security patches, reports Stack Diary. The patches address a vulnerability that an attacker could use to gain access to or run malicious code on your computer, and the companies acknowledge it’s been actively
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