Live Shopping will, however, still be available for ecommerce businesses on fellow Meta subsidiary Instagram. Facebook is not alone in its live shopping walk back, with TikTok also scaling down a similar initiative on its platform — although the phenomenon is proving less quick to catch on in Europe and the US as it is in Asia. Facebook Reels in Live Shopping Function “From October 1st, 2022, you will no longer be able to host any new or scheduled live shopping events on Facebook,” a Meta blog post on the issue reads....

Cybersecurity experts are ringing the warning bell on these fraudulent Zoom websites, all of which use the same malicious software, called “Vidar Stealer.” Vidar Stealer is designed to steal information off the devices it’s downloaded to, giving bad actors a backdoor into accessing anything from bank account logins to passwords or crypto-wallets. Here’s what we know. Fake Zoom Websites Look Like the Real Deal The report is out from the cybersecurity firm Cyble’s Research and Intelligence Lab (CRIL)....

Now, their young startup FoundOPS has a real office at the Purdue Research Park, and they just won the Startup Bowl at Indianapolis’s Powder Keg conference. Their software helps field service providers – like electricians, plumbers, or waste management services – to manage customers, assign tasks to employees, automatically plan routes, and keep track of vehicles. They are currently doing private testing with 12 businesses with 25,000 accounts. Although their offices have gotten an upgrade, the FoundOPS team – now seven – has kept its young, student vibe....

This need for high-quality content also presents an opportunity for any startup platform that can help spur the process. Which is just what GAIN is built to do: The startup is a marketing technology company that automates the social media and content publishing workflow for agencies and the like. Though just a six-person team, GAIN works with heavy hitters including Honda and The Weather Channel, and has enjoyed growing revenue ever year since its launch in 2014....

The simplistic answer to a low number of women in tech is that they simply aren’t as inherently interested. The complex answer looks at environmental factors. That’s the focus of a recent look commissioned by CompTIA. Over summer 2016, they ran a series of focus groups on, and conducted an online survey for, boys and girls aged 10-17. The goal: “clarifying what drives or detracts from their interest in IT, and what needs to change in order to tip the scales....

Dubbed ‘Ad Transparency Spotlight’, the add-on reveals just who is tracking data, and what sort of information companies are collecting about individuals. Google hopes that a more transparent approach to adverts will curtail use of ad-blockers, which have been gaining popularity as advertising becomes more invasive. It’s another positive step from Google towards more openness around its advertising, which in the past has included its ‘Privacy Sandbox‘, which gave advertisers general information about user types, rather than specific personal data....

This is a fairly easy trick to pull. Printer Wi-Fi systems are notoriously easy to break into, even if they’re password locked, and some businesses don’t even bother to do that much. Obviously, this is mostly targeting hospitality and retail businesses, as those businesses typically carry multiple receipt machines. These businesses aren’t typically equipped with the most sophisticated cybersecurity systems, like VPNs, so they’re particularly susceptible to these types of incidents....

Google has certainly had some trouble keeping their company secret to themselves, as the Pixel lineup of smartphones has been leaked seemingly more than any consumer product in history. The original Pixel was spotted in a restaurant in 2016 before its launch, and Pixel 3XL was infamously spotted with a massive notch on the train. Now, the tradition continues, as the Google Pixel 4 has been spotted out in the wild again, and the camera notch questions are already swirling....

Once we’d raised a little cash, it became time to establish a full-time team of A players. I just finished the process of building out said team. I hired three web developers, a VoIP engineer, a QA tester, and a UI designer. I probably emailed or talked to no fewer than 1,000 people searching for the top-notch talent that I needed in these roles. As my new team of badasses gets ramped up, I’d like to look back on what worked and what didn’t on my journey to build a world-class team in a competitive market....

Here are some steps which will help you hire the top mobile app developers. 1. Assessing portfolios It is important that a developer possess great UI/UX skills. Check out each developer’s portfolio and look for apps which are well-designed and have top-notch user interface, as this is what matters most in any given app. 2. Compare your choices before hiring Once you have finalized some candidates, in order to choose the best among them, compare each one with another....

BlackLocus makes business software for retailers that turns lots of data into understandable, actionable information. As part of Home Depot, it will help the big-box retailer decide on pricing, which selection of items to carry, and the best item descriptions. But the Innovation Lab’s work will extend beyond this, says Aziz Gilani of DFJ Mercury, which co-led BlackLocus’s $2.5 million Series A round. BlackLocus is already hiring seven data scientists and engineers in Austin....

The deal, announced today by Hootsuite, is another sign that the already-good social media tool is shoring up any deficiencies it has when it comes to ecommerce and customer support. With a strong customer service angle, Hootsuite could truly become unstoppable. Hootsuite Expands Hootsuite’s aims for the future are fairly clear: They already dominate in the arena of social marketing and are aggressively expanding into two additional categories, customer care and ecommerce....

Piano by Gismart started out as a piano simulator app. However, once they added a game to the program, their popularity exploded and Piano appeared in the top most downloaded games in the world in 4th place in the Google Play Store in February 2017. In just two months, total downloads across all Gismart apps grew from 130 million in the end of December 2016 to 160 million by March 2017....

The fiction app can take many different forms, but it runs on the same principles that power the rest of the internet. The stories tend to be fast-paced and delivering more dynamically than just words on a page. Readers can interact with the story in some way, either through video and audio options or by impacting what happens next. We explain how fiction apps work, how they are monetized, and why the horror and thriller fiction genres are ideal for this new form of story-telling....

It’s an easy mistake. After all, it’s only at work that they interact with their subordinates. But ensuring a well-rested life outside of the workplace is what helps everyone do their best once they’ve clocked in for the day. And for any workers who are the guardians of a school child, that means juggling more than a decade’s worth of parent-teacher meetings alongside everything else in their life. Communication softwares like Zoom or Google Meet have some features that can help teachers and parents, and last week, Microsoft Teams added one of their own....

The event was far from the first-time tokens have been stolen, but the scale of the loss and the fact that it took place on one of the largest NFT marketplaces makes it stand out. So how was the digital art heist pulled off, and what does it say about the future of the NFT community? What Happened On Friday, OpenSea began a migration to a new smart contract system....

The sharing economy is developing rapidly and profit potential is immense. But if you’re not in line with the latest automation approaches, you’re going to get left behind. Here are some tips to automate your Airbnb properties. Streamlined Check-in Procedures The check-in and check-out process shouldn’t be a hassle for you or your guests. In fact, this is one of the most crucial procedures and it will set the tone for your guests’ stays....

While most early-stage startups have at least one technologically-based founder, as the company begins to take on funding, that person is going to need more help to get the product built or fine-tuned and into the hands of customers. Founders are now considering hiring virtual development teams to get the product where they need to be in a short amount of time with the same high quality and the latest features to get ahead of competition....

As I struggled with this problem, I was given a few pointers from a golf coach on my backswing (I used to tense up, grip the club too tightly, and slice the ball off course). He instructed me to loosen my grip and not tense up in that critical moment — leading to a better and more consistent shot. It’s counterintuitive, but this advice has given me both a better golf swing and a more effective way of working with my team....

Yet locating the best individual for the job isn’t something that can be done overnight. It takes a complex process of tapping into various career and industry networks to locate professionals who will be the best bet for keeping your company afloat. Check out these tips for hiring top talent for your startup. Establish yourself as a great employer. If you want people to want to work for you, this is a critical first step in the recruitment process....