Some of the monasteries in Chiang Mai, Thailand, offer something called a Monk Chat: you can sit down and talk with a monk about any topic you like, from the meaning of life to (in my case) their use of technology. So I met with two monks this weekend – a Justin Bieber lover named Uttama from Myanmar, pictured above, who has been a monk for nine years. And Chertchai, pictured below, who’s 22 and has been a monk for 2....
VPN companies have been leaving India in droves over the past few weeks because the new laws sanctioned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology conflict directly with the no-logs policy that all legitimate VPN providers follow. Virtual servers have already been touted as a workaround to the heavy-handed legislation, but not all VPN companies leaving India have committed to setting them up. PureVPN Leaves India for Good “We are a strict no-log company,” said Shaheryar Popalzai, Head of MarComm, PureVPN in a statement justifying the decision to remove its server infrastructure from the territory....
Business VPNs remain a popular way to provide secure access to company servers from remote locations, but other, more secure ways to construct secure network infrastructure are emerging. Are VPNs done for? Probably not just yet, but novel ways to facilitate secure access to company networks are certainly becoming more common. IT Pros Report Rise in Attacks According to the 2022 VPN Risk Report carried out by Cybersecurity Insiders and Zscaler, 44% of cybersecurity professionals witnessed an “increase in exploits targeting their VPNs”....
The cybersecurity company’s password manager had been using a built-in auto-generator with a particularly glaring flaw. They’ve patched it, but any Kaspersky Password Manager users should change their previously generated passwords ASAP. Here’s what went wrong. The Flaw The password generator works to create passwords by following a set “policy,” with settings that include password length, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and a custom set of special characters. They can be customized, but the default policy is a 12-character password....
Accordingly, and despite their job being more or less physical, their state of mind and morale are key to whether they will be more or less productive. According to a research by Professor Alex Edmans of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, businesses with high levels of employee satisfaction perform better than the ones with low levels, clearly showing that this has an important role on companies. But what can cause employees to become unhappy?...
LedBetter is focused on addressing issues of gender inequality with research. Led by co-founders Iris Kuo and Camille Rickets, this largely volunteer-led project that focuses on research. Compiling all of the gathered data into a database, that information is then used to educate “consumers, policymakers, leaders, and journalists” about gender inequality in business. LedBetter’s research also focuses on top consumer brands and companies, showcasing the gender ratios of leaders like directors and executive leadership teams....
Still, everything has been controlled by a few major players and a cable industry that determined what packages subscribers would have to take in order to satisfy all household viewers. Revenue has continued to be from two major sources – subscription fees for the cable companies and advertising for the TV networks. Consumers Now Drive the Market Television is morphing into something entirely different because innovators have listened to consumers and responded....
These products are then resold on platforms like eBay and Craigslist at much, much higher prices than their market value. People desperate to get their children a Playstation 5 or Nintendo Switch for Christmas will be forced to pay these prices, lest they encounter the disappointed faces of their children on Christmas morning. While there’s not much individuals can do to stop Grinch bots from sweeping away all the Playstation 5’s on the market, both the government and providers (like Target and Walmart) are making moves to stop these malicious bots from stealing Christmas....
In an effort to encourage kids to better understand things like development and robotics, a rise in STEM education-based platforms and toys have increasingly hit the market over the past few years. mBot, a Kickstarter success story, was created by Makeblock to do just this. mBot is an affordable, build it and program it yourself robotic toy that is designed to teach kids several new technical skills. Since launch, Makeblock has gone on to create several other successful crowdfunded campaigns, each focused on STEM education....
Although work-life balance isn’t something that dads are asked about, it’s something he struggles with. Schireson has three kids, ages 9, 12, and 14, and he has been commuting from Palo Alto to New York every few weeks. Since he joined MongoDB in 2011, they have raised $220 million, grown the team 15x, and grown sales 30x, Schireson said: Ittycheria starts as CEO on September 3, and Schireson will stay on full-time as vice chairman....
In a recently released infographic by Truity, we can see a breakdown of how people with various Myers-Briggs personality types do when it comes to job performance, happiness, and even average salary. The infographic is a follow-up to Truity’s initial release of its study earlier this year which showed how successful each of the 16 different Myers-Briggs personalities were in their various careers. Rather than having to delve through the actual report, the infographic gives a clear breakdown on which Myers-Briggs personality types earn the highest average incomes, which ones are most satisfied at their jobs, and which ones manage more people on the job (thereby signifying a leadership trait)....
The streaming service is releasing 1,000 hours of content this year, up dramatically from 600 hours in 2016. It’s the biggest streaming service, with more than 100 million paying subscribers. Time spent watching Netflix has gone up 669 percent since the 2010-11 year and the service captures almost a third of all home entertainment revenues in the US, according to Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends report. Now it has acquired a company for the first time in history....
If you’re tired of hearing everybody talking about Peter Thiel entering the cannabis investment world, I’d urge you to reconsider. Long have I been saying that Thiel would open the doors for others to follow and, sure enough, we saw Eaze get a $10 million investment: mind you, they’re a legal cannabis delivery company. Nugg, an online and mobile ordering platform for medical marijuana, officially opened their doors on 4/20, also known as the holiest of holidays for the cannabis world....
This is great news if you live in any of the new cities PivotDesk is expanding to (Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Cleveland; Dallas; Detroit; Houston; Kansas City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Louisville, Ken.; Miami; Minneapolis; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; San Antonio; San Diego; Seattle; St. Louis; and Washington D.C.). Now, businesses or landlords with extra office space can make extra money on space that would otherwise go underutilized while providing more flexibility to fellow businesses that don’t want to lock into a long-term lease....
The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) launched this service nearly two years ago, in the wake of a pandemic that forced more activity online than ever. It’s a good indicator that scams can be addressed and managed — even if we’re now seeing more of them than ever. The Suspicious Email Reporting Service The service is simple: Concerned members of the public can just forward any suspicious email to the “report@phishing....
Online Ticket Shopping Advantages From opening day until playoffs, if you wanted to attend your favorite team’s sports events, the odds are you’d have to pay some steep prices. When buying online, you don’t have to worry about things like closing and opening hours – you have all the time in the world to shop around for Red Sox tickets on sites like Eventsbeat. You can attend the most popular and exciting sports events and keep yourself updated from the comfort of your home....
To give you an idea of just how small the footprint is, each Arq Dock measures 1.845 inches deep, 4.028 inches wide and 1.38 inches tall. It works with both iOS and Android devices and has been designed with the ability to accept either Lightening or Micro USB charging cables, which can be easily swapped out. Due to the ability of being able to adjust both connector height and back support, the Arq is able to work with devices even while they are in their cases, including Life Proof cases....
Silicon Valley is not the center of the industry, your local Starbucks is.Minorities, women, and employees over the age of 40 would disagree with the notion that the industry is truly a meritocracy. But the biggest myth, which is heralded by investors and entrepreneurs alike, is that the best reason to start a company is for passion, not money. “Do what you love and the money will follow.” That is the proverbial nonsense spewed at every startup conference, entrepreneurship column, and it’s printed on inspirational posters hanging in workspaces....
Patriot Boot Camp is an intensive, 3-day educational event designed to mentor military members, Veterans and their spouses to start technology-focused businesses. Take a look at the discussion they had below: PBC helps bridge the resource gap that Veterans and military spouses face when starting technology companies. Our mission is to equip them with focused education, mentoring and community support to help them innovate and build the next generation of scalable companies....
You might be thinking lightbulbs are a pretty weak addition to a party house that had a six foot ice sculpture of the leading member of *NYSNC in its living room less than 365 days ago. However, Philips Hue lightbulbs are like no lightbulb you’ve ever used before. These WiFi connected beauties will turn your house into a veritable party location in the tap of a smartphone. Over the course of a month, we had the pleasure of testing out these innovative lightbulbs, as well as a light strip, during parties and at home alone and the results were nothing short of breathtaking....
