“Economists are more optimistic about the US economy as a whole, lowering the risk of a recession in 2024 to below 50%. For the tech sector specifically, analysts are optimistic about a potential return to modest growth in 2024, with more robust prospects for…
Photo by Wendy Wei In July 2024, a hacking group called ShinyHunters claimed it had stolen user data of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers and demanded a ransom of $500,000 US ($680,000 Cdn), according to media reports. Ticketmaster says it first identified the breach…
Why are algorithms called algorithms? Over 1,000 years before the internet and smartphone apps, Persian scientist and polymath Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī invented the concept of algorithms.In fact, the word itself comes from the Latinised version of his name, “algorithmi”. And, as you might…
The US economy has been on a slow train to recovery, but tech layoffs are still happening. Men still outnumber #womenintech, but the gap is narrowing. There are now four generations actively in the workplace. And in tech—a sector notoriously always looking for the…
Photo by Pixabay Beware … ghost accounts on #Github are manipulating pages to promote malware and phishing links. A secretive network of around 3,000 “ghost” accounts on GitHub has quietly been manipulating pages on the code-hosting website to promote malware and phishing links, according…
The #ACT will no longer be a nonprofit, but instead has been purchased by the private equity firm Nexus Capital Management in July 2024. The test and test cost will be the same, but how does it affect transparency? Now Nexus Capital can harvest…
A global #IToutage has left thousands stranded at airports, offices closed, and massive disruption. #Crowdstrike said the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows. How it all started: Crowdstrike says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty…