Monthly Archives: October 2022

In Madrid, a pitch for “open security”

The following is adapted from remarks delivered by Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs, at the “Google Cybersecurity Summit: Protecting Europe’s Digital Space” in Madrid on October 26, 2022. Today’s cybersecurity discussion couldn’t be more timely. Against a backdrop of rising geo-political tensions, we are seeing more and more efforts to undercut our shared security….

Trigo raises $100M to expand its Amazon-style cashier-free store technology

Amazon has become the pacemaker in commerce, and today a startup that’s been building technology to help retailers keep up with it in the world of physical stores is announcing some funding to expand its business. Trigo, an Israeli startup that builds technology for stores to operate cashier-free, “just walk out” experiences similar to those…

McDonald’s says the McRib is coming back for a ‘farewell tour’. We don’t believe it.

It’s been a busy month for McDonald’s news. First we had the (fairly major) announcement that adult Happy Meals were coming to the menu (complete with grownup toys!), and now there’s another addition that’s sending ripples across the internet. SEE ALSO: Adult Happy Meals are stressing McDonald’s employees out Yep, the McRib is apparently making…

Netflix’s ‘Graveyard Rats’ trailer should be avoided at all costs if you don’t like rodents

Not a big fan of rats? Well then you’d better beat a hasty retreat, because the Netflix trailer above for Graveyard Rats – one part of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities horror anthology – is absolutely crawling with them. The story, shot by Splice director Vincenzo Natali, follows a graveyard caretaker who comes up…