In the wake of the civil rights movement, national-origin quotas were replaced by those that gave preference to skills and family unification. Soon after, highly-educated Indians – scientists, engineers and doctors at first, and then, overwhelmingly, software programmers – began …
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iPhones of US diplomats hacked using “0-click” exploits from embattled NSO
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) this one from Apple informing them their iPhones were being targeted by hackers. Citing unnamed people with knowledge of the attacks, Reuters said the hackers used software from NSO. When you wake up to a threat …
AT&T failed to fix Ohio man’s broken Internet service for a month
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez) Akron Beacon Journal reported today. AT&T finally figured out this week that the antenna on Sopko’s roof was broken and had to be replaced, but not until after a parade of support calls …
US challenges Nvidia takeover of chip designer Arm
The US watchdog said: “The proposed merger would give Nvidia the ability and incentive to use its control of this technology to undermine its competitors, reducing competition and ultimately resulting in reduced product quality, reduced innovation, higher prices, and less …
Why blanket travel bans won’t work to stop omicron
In fact, travel bans don’t solve the problem—they just postpone it, says Raghib Ali, an epidemiologist at the University of Cambridge, UK. Better testing is a far more effective measure. “We need a balanced and proportional response. That means no …
CBDistillery Talks Conquering High-Risk Verticals with Influencer Marketing at Make It Big 2021
High-risk verticals like CBD are constantly faced with many unique challenges, one of the biggest being how to successfully advertise their products in the digital space. At BigCommerce’s 2021 Make it Big Conference, BigCommerce customer CBDistillery joined Beatriz Estay to elaborate …
Spotify Wrapped, unwrapped
When Spotify Wrapped came out in 2017, it hit my group chats like breaking news. A friend frantically sent me a screenshot showing they were in the top 1 percent of Frank Ocean listeners with a message, “CAN U BELIEVE …
Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood steals data of 400,000 patients
Enlarge (credit: Rob Engelaar | Getty Images) sample letter posted to the California attorney general’s website and a release published by the organization. Both said that the intrusion and data theft was limited to patients of Planned Parenthood’s Los Angeles …
Real estate has gone meta
The metaverse is getting hotter. Not hot, like a delicious meal or a Finnish sauna. This mostly fictional, virtual world is getting hot like a real estate market. Because lately, it is one. If you have enough money and courage, …