Crypto adoption skyrockets in Middle East and North Africa due to favorable economic climate

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was the fastest growing crypto market in 2022, according to a new report by Chainalysis. Users in the region transacted $566 billion in cryptocurrency between July 2021 and June 2022, up 48% from a year earlier, the report found. In comparison, crypto transactions rose 40% in Latin America,…

Waiting for Raspberry Pi: Eben Upton talks supply constraints and demand shock

Hardware hobbyists wanting to get their hands on some juicy single-board Raspberry Pi kit to power low cost electronics projects have been having a frustrating time for more than a year now, as pandemic-triggered global supply chain disruption continues squeezing reseller inventory. Go try and buy Pi and you can’t miss how official reseller websites…

Xiaomi’s cheap QLED 4K TVs offer Dolby Atmos and Vision, but with a catch

Xiaomi has begun rolling out its Q2 TV series in Europe, offering consumers an affordable way to access premium home entertainment features like Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. The new Google TV-powered QLED display is available in 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch sizes, and with a fairly impressive list of features behind its pixels, Xiaomi’s latest…

Your boss isn’t really emailing you – it’s a scam

A new and particularly sneaky business email compromise (BEC) campaign has been  spotted that sees victims forwarded an email chain, seemingly coming from their boss, instructing them to send on funds. Cybersecurity researchers from Abnormal Security explained how the victim usually works in their organization’s finance department, or is otherwise capable of making wire transfers. …

Adobe: Workplace uncertainty is driving both anxiety and innovation

Uncertainty and change are driving workplace innovation, but also creating new headaches for businesses, a report from Adobe Document Cloud has claimed.  A survey of businesses across the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India revealed 70% of managers and employees agree that “change has become the new constant in the workplace”….