When executed properly, a solid link building strategy has the power to provide value to your website for years, generating much more traffic (and therefore revenue) for your business. But link building is a complex strategy that demands nuance and careful consideration – which is why so many newcomers... Read more

James Martin/CNET SoftBank and Nvidia announced Tuesday they had terminated their deal to sell chipmaker Arm to Nvidia, citing “regulatory challenges” as a factor in the decision. The acquisition was expected to be worth $40 billion, a  deal described as the largest ever in the chip industry. SoftBank said... Read more

Mac malware known as UpdateAgent has been spreading for more than a year, and it is growing increasingly malevolent as its developers add new bells and whistles. The additions include the pushing of an aggressive second-stage adware payload that installs a persistent backdoor on infected Macs. The UpdateAgent malware... Read more

Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. The latest Microsoft vulnerability added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog shows the tech giant is doing the right thing when it comes to keeping the security community informed, cybersecurity professionals said today. The federal... Read more

Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel plans to resign from its parent company Meta’s board, the company announced on Monday. Thiel’s departure is significant because he is a rare outspoken supporter of Donald Trump among Silicon Valley business leaders, and has been a key adviser to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg... Read more

In the interest of combating ransomware and other malware, Microsoft is planning a major change in how its Office software handles macros: when files that use macros are downloaded from the Internet, those macros will now be disabled entirely by default. Current versions of the software offer an alert... Read more

I’m still not over the December holiday rush and here Valentine’s Day 2022 is upon us. This year I’m thinking about those who don’t have a significant other who will be pampering them and we’re reaching out with a small remembrance — probably chocolates. Valentine’s Day — Gift List... Read more

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat’s latest event? Head over to the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit & GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 On Demand page here. Meta has doubled-down on its metaverse ambitions with over $10 billion in promised investments, many acquisitions, and a name change.... Read more

All too often, digital ads wind up improperly targeting the most vulnerable people online, including abuse victims and kids. Add to that list the customers of several digital-medicine and genetic-testing companies, whose sites used ad-tracking tools that could have exposed information about people’s health status. In a recent study... Read more

The creation of blockchain technology grabs the curiosity of many, and soon many more people will understand the technology. In addition, Blockchain Technology is useful for other things like medical records, creating digital documents, and maintaining corporate finances. What is Blockchain Technology? Scientifically speaking, a blockchain is a collection... Read more