Will COVID-19 Break The Internet?
With the majority of us confined at home because of Coronavirus, the most popular mode of entertainment is the internet, which is also supporting a surge of telecommuters. Will mixing work and play be too much for our networks? Already last week there were outages across Europe and the U.S. due to the record-high internet […]
TikTok Adds Family Pairing to Help Protect Children
TikTok has launched Family Pairing, a new feature designed to give parents more control over their children’s accounts. TikTok has quickly risen to become one of the most widely downloaded apps on either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The company’s meteoric rise has not been without controversy. The company has been accused […]
The Tiger King used illicit SEO tactics to mislead searchers
Joe Exotic renamed his traveling tiger show to imitate his biggest competitor — it didn’t end well for him. Have you caught the SEO cameo in Tiger King? “Joe started realizing that if he made his name close to Big Cat Rescue, when they Google it, it might pull him up first,” said John Reinke, […]
Cantor Fitzgerald Initiates Coverage of Zoom, Slack With Bullish Outlook
Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated coverage of Zoom and Slack, giving both an Overweight rating. Zoom and Slack have been the darlings of the work from home era. Zoom is widely considered to have one of, if not the, best videoconferencing platforms that works equally well for large and small groups. Similarly, Slack […]
Coming or Going? In the Encryption Debate, U.S. Government Doesn’t Know
Senator Blumenthal has issued a call for the FTC to investigate Zoom’s security, illustrating a schism within the government over the issue of encryption. Few issues have polarized politicians, scientists, researchers and citizens as much as end-to-end encryption. Many officials, including multiple FBI directors, have warned that strong encryption makes it nearly impossible to properly […]
DHS: Zoom Responding to Security Concerns
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a memo in support of Zoom and the company’s efforts to improve its security. According to Reuters, who gained access to the memo, DHS was addressing the recent issues Zoom has been facing regarding its security and privacy. The memo was “drafted by DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
Mitchell Baker Becomes Mozilla’s CEO
Long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker has officially taken the reigns as Mozilla’s next CEO. The organization’s previous CEO, Chris Beard, resigned at the end of 2019, leaving a vacancy in Mozilla’s leadership. Now, more than three months after Beard left, Baker is taking over the position. “I’m honored to become Mozilla’s CEO at this time. It’s […]
Apple Creating Face Masks For Medical Personnel
Apple is turning its considerable resources and expertise to manufacturing face masks for medical personnel amid the ongoing crisis. CEO Tim Cook made the announcement on Twitter: Apple is dedicated to supporting the worldwide response to COVID-19. We’ve now sourced over 20M masks through our supply chain. Our design, engineering, operations and packaging teams are […]
Digital Therapeutics: The New Frontier Of Medicine?
When technology gets used in unusual ways, the result is usually a breakthrough. When it comes to treating things like Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Autism, addiction, depression, and more, digital therapies are making strides. Patients who once struggled to get any benefit from traditional treatments now have new ones at their fingertips in the form […]
Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Better Web with Scroll’ Test Pilot
Firefox has announced the launch of a new Test Pilot program, Better Web with Scroll, aimed at improving the web experience for both publishers and users. Firefox is one of the most privacy-oriented companies in the world, and is constantly working to tackle problems related to privacy and the overall health of the web. Its […]