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.....»»
Grab a lifetime license of Microsoft Office for 85% off
There are plenty of reasons to be fed up with corporate America, from excessive job demands to companies paying people to extoll their virtues online. Fortunately, people have wisened up......»»
iPhone saved the life of snowboarder after he fell into crevasse 10,000 feet up in the Alps
An iPhone saved the life of a British snowboarder after he fell into an off-piste crevasse and was unable to climb out. He was alone at the time, something he now says was a mistake he will never repeat. He said that he will never be able to repay S.....»»
Blue Origin highlights reel celebrates its first space tourism flight of 2022
Watch Blue Origin's video showing highlights from its first space tourism mission of 2022, which took six paying passengers to more than 62 miles above Earth......»»
Making security mistakes may come with a high price for employees
Tessian reveals that one in four employees lost their job in the last 12 months, after making a mistake that compromised their company’s security. The new report, which explores why people make errors at work, also found that: 26% of respondents fe.....»»
Twitter might soon make you pay to use TweetDeck
Unless you're a Twitter Blue member you might end up paying to access the multi-column platform.....»»
There"s been another development in the Lapsus$ saga
Okta has acknowledged that it made a mistake in how it handled the Lapsus$ attack on one of its service providers......»»
Apple paying out up to $200K in stock bonuses to select engineers
Apple has doled out another round of special stock bonuses to a small group of engineers in an effort to retain talent and keep employees from leaving.Apple ParkThe bonuses have been paid out in recent days to a select number of staffers in its softw.....»»
To Help Retain Engineers, Apple Gives $100K-$200K Bonuses
Apple is paying six-figure "special retention grants" to a handful of hardware and software engineers. Protocol reports: The bonuses, anonymous sources told Bloomberg, are worth between $100,000 and more than $200,000 in restricted stock units that v.....»»
Bloomberg: Apple planning new hardware subscription service for iPhone and iPad
Apple is planning a major change for how customers buy hardware products, starting as soon as later this year with the iPhone. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is planning to let users buy iPhone and iPad hardware “similar to paying.....»»
Poll: Would you be interested in an ‘Apple hardware subscription’ for the latest iPhone and iPad?
What if Apple changed the way you buy the latest iPhone and iPad to a subscription model? According to a report by Bloomberg, this could soon change as the company is planning to let users buy iPhone and iPad hardware “similar to paying a monthly.....»»
NASA just days away from historic ISS mission
NASA is making final preparations for its first space tourism mission that will see three high-paying passengers spend 10 days aboard the space station......»»
GameStop refused to pay $30 million bill from consulting firm, lawsuit says
GameStop: paying the firm we hired is not "in our stockholders' best interests." Enlarge / GameStop branch in Munich, Germany on November 23, 2021. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) GameStop has refused to pay $30 million in.....»»
Apple Is Working on a Hardware Subscription Service for iPhones
Apple is working on a subscription service for the iPhone and other hardware products, a move that could make device ownership similar to paying a monthly app fee, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. From the.....»»
Nicolas Cage is playing Dracula, and Twitter is ecstatic
The fact that screen legend Nicolas Cage has never played Dracula is a travesty, but it's a mistake that will soon be amended.Cage plays the world's most iconic vampire in the upcoming horror-comedy Renfield, which also stars Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafin.....»»
Spotify and Google agree to implement user-choice billing
Spotify and Google have agreed to explore user-choice billing, giving users a choice between paying through Spotify's payment system or Google Play Billing......»»
The Witcher reveal repeats Cyberpunk 2077’s biggest mistake
By announcing the next The Witcher game so early, CD Projekt Red is already losing control of the hype......»»
This HP gaming PC is so cheap today it could be a mistake
Right now, you can pick up this HP Pavillion gaming desktop with an AMD Radeon RX 5500 GPU from the HP website for a massive discount!.....»»
This 70-inch TV is so cheap today it could be a mistake
Best Buy has a TCL 70-inch 4K for $280 off the usual price, making it a super tempting deal for anyone looking to get a bigger TV......»»
Yageo business transformation efforts paying off
Taiwan's leading passive component vendor Yageo will continue to advance its business transformation in 2022 by expanding its product lines and optimizing its shipment portfolios after seeing similar efforts pay off in 2021......»»
‘Pivoting’ is undermined by a careless weight-loss story
Three minutes into Pivoting, Ginnifer Goodwin's character, Jodie, announces she's "getting back in shape and seeing a trainer." Her friend just died, so she wants to start living her "best life." But she's paying cash for said trainer so her painfull.....»»