Monthly Archives: August 2022

AMD announces Ryzen 7000 series processors – and it’s a great day for gamers

AMD announced its Ryzen 7000 series processors on August 29 during the company’s first “live” product announcement since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, finally bringing it to parity with archrival Intel on support for key technologies. The new processors, the Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, and Ryzen 5 7600X, will…

Excellent CX requires proper organizational structure and team setup

Sometimes companies can get in their own way of delivering great customer experience (CX).Many companies organized in a product- or channel-centric way, hampering their ability to foster good CX.Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research.The following…

Finally, an underwater messaging app

Don’t you hate it when, after going just five or 10 meters underwater, you lose signal completely? Now this vexing limitation of modern technology is being addressed by researchers at the University of Washington, who have made an underwater communication app that uses sonic signals to pass messages to your other submerged friends. It may…

Proud Boy who nearly came face-to-face with Sen. Chuck Schumer on January 6 is sentenced to more than 4 years

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images A former Proud Boy was sentenced to more than 4.5 years in prison on Monday for his role on Jan. 6. Joshua Pruitt was seconds away from running into…

Digital Trust Benchmark Report 2021 Preview

In our Digital Trust Benchmark Report, we analyze the data from our fifth annual “US Digital Trust Survey” to evaluate how US social media users feel about nine major social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube—and reveal the extent to which trust affects usage and attitudes toward advertising. To download…

FBI says investors should take precautions before putting money into decentralized finance platforms

Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in smart contracts to steal cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In an advisory it published on Monday (via Bleeping Computer), the agency warned investors of a significant uptick in attacks targeting decentralized finance platforms. Between January and March of this year, hackers stole $1.3 billion worth…