Why paying the ransom is a mistake
New research from Databarracks reveals 44% of organizations that suffered a ransomware attack, paid the ransom. 34% recovered from backups, while 22% used ransomware decryption tools. The findings come from the Databarracks 2022 Data Health Check. Th.....»»
Twitter CEO starts fighting Musk’s battles, paying Musk’s overdue bills
Australia ordered Twitter to combat hate or risk maximum fines up to $700K daily. Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Europe) Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has seemingly smoothed things over with Google a.....»»
Twitter has apparently started paying for Google Cloud again
Twitter has abandoned its alleged in-house hosting plans, and is now crawling back to Google Cloud......»»
Sony Bravia X93L mini-LED TV review: premium performance without the ‘Sony tax’
You may mistake the Sony X93L for the 2022 X95, but you won't forgive yourself if you sleep on this great TV......»»
Mixing with "better educated" families improves life chances of lower income children, research finds
Children from low education backgrounds are more likely to enroll in "elite" degree programs that lead to high paying jobs if they go to school with children whose parents have those degrees themselves, says new research......»»
Reddit got hacked, and that"s not even the most ludicrous news about it today
The protest against Reddit's API changes continue, with hackers demanding API cost changes as part of a ransom demand, while subreddits tap the power of John Oliver and Tim Cook.Reddit's management is currently under fire from users over a decision t.....»»
Facebook will start paying creators for actually posting on Facebook
Facebook is really getting desperate to compete with TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. In a blog post, the company announced that it is starting to test … The post Facebook will start paying creators for actually posting on Facebook appeared firs.....»»
The one big mistake Apple made with its Vision Pro headset
Apple made a big mistake in not showing regular people wearing its Vision Pro headset — something Samsung proved nearly a decade ago with its own VR gadget......»»
Netflix squeeze on password sharing boosts sign-ups, data suggests
Netflix’s move to crack down on password sharing appears to be paying dividends, according to data from a research firm......»»
4 design lessons learned from Apple’s Vision Pro
Desire drives Apple’s success. Will the design of the Vision Pro headset be enough? Make no mistake: The demo introducing Apple’s new Vision Pro headset was fundamentally about software more than hardware. Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed to.....»»
Apple accidentally releases public iOS 17 beta early [u]
The developer-only beta of iOS 17 is available to all users, seemingly by mistake.Apple announced at WWDC 2023 that a public beta, or test, release of the forthcoming iOS 17 would be released in July. But it is now already available in what has to be.....»»
It wasn"t a mistake -- Apple betas are now free
Apple has quietly updated its developer program with a free tier that includes access to developer betas, but we still can't recommend installing beta software.Developers only need a free Apple ID to access betasAnyone interested in testing beta rele.....»»
Apple accidentally releases public iOS 17 beta early
The developer-only beta of iOS 17 is available to all users, seemingly by mistake.Apple announced at WWDC 2023 that a public beta, or test, release of the forthcoming iOS 17 would be released in July. But it is now already available in what has to be.....»»
VW"s Pablo Di Si: Price gouging ID Buzz buyers would be big mistake
Pablo Di Si, head of Volkswagen in North America, says dealer price gouging on the new three-row ID Buzz electric bus would not be smart......»»
WordPress launches paid and premium newsletters
Premium WordPress content can now be shared in its own newsletter designed just for paying customers and fans......»»
LG C3 OLED: everything you need to know
The LG C3 OLED made its debut appearance at CES 2023, following in a long line of incredible C Series OLED screens worth paying attention to......»»
What Elizabeth Holmes" life in prison could look like
Once a Silicon Valley icon and paper billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes will now have to wake every morning at 6 a.m., hold a job paying as little as $0.12 an hour, and share bathing facilities at a prison camp in southern Texas......»»
Ford finds promise in subscriptions for commercial buyers
Ford Pro has 400,000 customers paying for software services and thinks it can triple that number by 2026 as the company seeks additional revenue streams to fund its transition to EVs......»»
Hackers have a new way of forcing ransomware payments
Research has observed bad actors targeting backups to force organizations to pay ransom in ransomware attacks......»»
Venezuela: "I"m paid to tweet state propaganda"
The Venezuelan government is paying people to tweet in support of it......»»
First Galaxy Watch 6 photos show it’s fixing the Watch 5’s biggest mistake
Last year's Galaxy Watch 5 Pro took away one of Samsung's best smartwatch features. Now, it looks like the Galaxy Watch 6 will bring it back......»»