80% of companies say that an increased cybersecurity risk caused by human factors has posed a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in times of heightened stress. This is according to Cyberchology: The Human Element, a new report from ESET and The Myers-Briggs Company that explores the role employees and their
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One of Israeli tech’s giants, IronSource, is gearing up for an IPO in the first half of 2021. According to a source who spoke under condition of anonymity, the formal decision to embark on the IPO is set to be approved by the board of directors in the very near
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Alibaba started off as an e-commerce company in 1999. It’s since branched into payments, brick-and-mortar stores, streaming services, and food delivery. Now, it’s cloud computing that holds the most promise. The Chinese tech leader launched its cloud computing business in September 2009 and is now the biggest player in China. When
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Dealing with a global pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of millions of people. A team of MIT and Harvard University researchers has shown that they can measure those effects by analyzing the language that people use to express their anxiety online. Using machine learning to analyze the
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The pandemic threw the value of remote working solutions into sharp relief. It also strengthened the earnings of innovative video messaging app Zoom, causing it to be one of the most popular video conferencing solutions in April 2020. In the last week of March, 3.2 million people downloaded the Zoom app,
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly trying to get his hands on a European passport. The 65-year-old tech tycoon — whose string of extra-marital affairs have made him a regular fixture on Page Six — is finalizing a plan to become a citizen of the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus,
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The Internet speed in Nigeria peaked in September 2020 in line with the increasing subscriptions to the third generation of wireless technology, 3G, and fourth generation of wireless technology, 4G, in the past one year. Nigeria ranked 118th in mobile Internet download speed as of September 2020, the latest data from
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When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing interactions that could be harnessed to create new generations of computing and other technologies. These interactions in the realm of quantum physics have proven difficult to study experimentally due the basic limitations of optical microscopes. Now a team of Princeton researchers, led by
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B2B decision makers see social media as a means to discover new products and services, with YouTube leading the social platform of choice. Hootsuite and We Are Social’s Digital 2020 October Global Statshot report found that the global digital audience has now reached 4.66 billion internet users, 5.2 billion unique mobile
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The game-changing benefits of 5G connectivity have been repeatedly touted in these pages, but the fact is that the road towards harnessing the true capabilities of 5G is still long and bumpy. Its high speed, low-latency advantages are expected to accelerate the digitalization of many industries in the coming years,
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