Companies are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in fines these days for failing to comply with data protection and data privacy rules, and that’s driving wave of organizations, and their users, to get more serious about data protection. One of the byproducts of that has been the emergence of new technology to meet that increase…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
It’s the first day of fall, and here’s your first Quordle hint of the season: None of the words have anything to do with fall. Sorry. Anyway, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it…
If you were annoyed by the new battery icon in iOS 16, we’ve got good news for you: Apple has changed it for the better. After the advent of the notch on iPhone X, which launched in 2017, Apple (annoyingly) stopped showing the battery charge indicator icon in the top right corner, presumably due to…
Oleg Vyugin, former Russian finance ministry and Bank of Russia official, said “sanctions work.” Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Sanctions against Russia will hit tech goods, former finance official Oleg Vyugin told Reuters. Russia’s tech industry relies on imports, so it will have to recreate those goods domestically. Russia’s tech development will decline if the situation doesn’t improve,…
There has been speculation that California Gov. Gavin Newsom might make a run for president in 2024. Aric Crabb/MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images Gavin Newsom called out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other GOP governors at an event on Tuesday. “They’re just doubling down on stupid, and we will not follow their path,”…
Keeping up with tax compliance for cryptocurrency can be tricky, especially since many laws are new (or haven’t been written yet). That’s why Binocs was founded. Users integrate their exchanges and wallets, and Binocs provides a tax report and other accounting details. The startup announced today that it has raised $4 million to expand in…
Code review is a key step during the software development process — it’s when people check a program by viewing and reading parts of the source code. But despite its importance, not all developers are pleased with the way traditional code reviews work. For example, a Microsoft study found that the outcomes of code reviews…
Top economist Mohamed El-Erian said many have lost faith in the Fed. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images The Fed raised interest rates by 75 basis points on Wednesday, marking its third straight rate hike. It signaled more hikes ahead to tame inflation, but the move risks tipping the economy into recession. El-Erian said higher, faster…
Hard Work Paid Off He dropped the heavy weight onto the deck of his small wooden boat and felt it sway. He never had, in his life, caught such a big piece of fish before. He had struggled with it for some time and looked at it now, admiring his hard work. He wanted to…
Microsoft just teased its next major event but gave little clue as to what the company is set to reveal. The event is scheduled for October 12, 2022, at 10 AM ET. Beyond that, there is very little else in the way of details, and we’ve reached out to Microsoft for some clarification about what…