Monthly Archives: September 2022

Microsoft is doing away with passwords for Azure Virtual Desktop

Microsoft is now publicly previewing a single sign-on experience for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), enabling passwordless authentication for users. Users will now be able to use Windows Hello and security devices such as FIDO2 keys to sign in, as well as third-party identity management services that integrate with Azure AVD. In addition, users will…

Gen X amid the Pandemic: How Their Finances, Shopping Behavior, and Digital Usage Look

Gen Xers’ share of total household wealth is barely half of that held by baby boomers, and impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic haven’t helped this financially unstable cohort. In the Gen X amid the Pandemic Report, Insider Intelligence assesses US Gen Xers’ finances and how they’ve been affected by the pandemic. Do you work…

Elon Musk’s own data scientists couldn’t find many bots on Twitter, and he hid that crucial information, the company says

Elon Musk AP Twitter says Elon Musk was presented weeks ago with his own analysis on “bots” or fake accounts. His chosen data firms found the bots to be around 5% to 11%, Twitter’s legal team said. Musk has claimed in the past that at least 20% of Twitter accounts are bots. Elon Musk‘s own…

19 Boss’s Day Activities and Gifts for In-Person and Remote Teams

This Boss’s Day, show your leaders how much you appreciate all their hard work, support, and dedication with these Boss’s Day activity and gift ideas. Every year on October 16, Boss’s Day is observed as an opportunity for employees to celebrate the strong, caring leaders who create positive outcomes for people and organizations. And if…

Hugh Jackman will reprise his Wolverine role for Marvel’s Deadpool 3

Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine | Image: Marvel Studios In what could best be described as a very predictable move that’s going to have multiple generations of Marvel fans losing their minds, Hugh Jackman has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ Deadpool 3 as Wolverine, everyone’s favorite Canadian mutant. Deadline reports that Jackman will reprise…

Tumblr probably won’t drop its porn ban, but it might be about to loosen it

Tumblr’s post interface. | Photograph: Amelia Krales Tumblr is adding a new filtering feature called “community labels.” Contrary to speculation from some users, Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, says its broader rules haven’t changed so far — but the feature might lay the groundwork for a more liberal moderation policy. Community labels, announced yesterday, make the…

Former MoviePass execs are being sued by the SEC for lying to customers

Ahead of the official relaunch of subscription-based movie ticketing service MoviePass, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against three of its former executives, claiming they lied to investors and the public. The SEC filing targeted former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe and Ted Farnsworth, the former CEO of parent company Helios and Matheson…