The Ghost of the Soviet Union Still Haunts the Internet
News March 29, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has inspired a global response. Musicians are protesting with music, artists with art, pastry chefs with pastry, and bicyclists by cycling. This raises the question of what internet policy nerds can do to show our horror and contempt for Russia’s Soviet-style imperialism. The answer... Read more
Aonic invests $35M into VR developer nDreams
News March 29, 2022
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! The recently formed Aonic Group is investing a crisp $35 million into virtual reality game developer and publisher nDreams. The VR studio plans to use the funds to create more ambitious... Read more
Getty Images Some Internet traffic in and out of Twitter on Monday was briefly funneled through Russia after a major ISP in that country misconfigured the Internet’s routing table, network monitoring services said. The mishap lasted for about 45 minutes before RTCOMM, a leading ISP in Russia, stopped advertising... Read more
WWE For the second year in a row, WrestleMania is a two-day event. The biggest show in pro wrestling takes place this Saturday and Sunday in Arlington, Texas — and live on Peacock. For the third time ever, WrestleMania is being main evented by a clash between Brock Lesnar... Read more
The Future of Digital Cash Is Not on the Blockchain
News March 28, 2022
This means that, despite the various options for making online payments, true digital cash doesn’t exist. This is not merely a theoretical distinction. Paper cash has been on the decline for years, a trend accelerated during the pandemic, as more and more businesses decided to stop accepting paper money.... Read more
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – August 3. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Learn More Okta has said that a purportedly leaked timeline for the Lapsus$ breach in January, which may have... Read more
The Best 55-Inch TV for 2022
News March 28, 2022
While a 55-inch screen television was beyond the size of typical big-screen TVs back in the 1980s, they’re now only considered to be medium-sized. Moreover, when you look at the high-end television market, every nice TV and smart TV series not only has a 55-inch model, it’s often the smallest size... Read more
In the week since the digital extortion group Lapsus$ first revealed that it had breached the identity management platform Okta through one of the company’s subprocessors, customers and organizations across the tech industry have been scrambling to understand the true impact of the incident. The subprocessor, Sykes Enterprises, which... Read more
You can’t grow if you can’t find talent: Overcoming IT staff augmentation challenges
News March 28, 2022
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – August 3. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Learn More To meet today’s challenges in the global marketplace, many companies have adopted staff augmentation or outsourcing for... Read more
Getty Images Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a core defense that is among the most effective at preventing account takeovers. In addition to requiring that users provide a username and password, MFA ensures they must also use an additional factor—be it a fingerprint, physical security key, or one-time password—before they... Read more