Politics loomed large over this week’s Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The annual training and networking event, hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), carried some added political buzz as regulators in the U.S. and Europe edge closer to passing major regulation to reign in big tech companies. Apple’s Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Brad Smith, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Lina Khan, and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynd
For decades, cybersecurity experts have been held back by a relative lack of federal involvement across a range of issues in cyberspace. Now they’ve finally got their wish, but will the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP), which the State Department announced last week, focus on all of the right issues? For years there’s been a clear necessity for such an agency. Attacks such as last year’s Colonial pipeline hack and the 2020 Solar Winds attack on the U.S. software
Asians are not underrepresented in tech, and some diversity initiatives don’t include them. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still massive barriers to overcome. In our new report on women of color in tech, we found that Asian women reported worse outcomes than white women, often by a wide margin. In fact, Asian women’s experience was far closer to that of other women of color than to that of white women. East Asian women (e.g. Chinese) were 66% less likely than whit
Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device. QR codes have a wide range of uses that help people avoid contact with objects and close interactions with other people, including for sharing restaurant menus, email list sign-ups, car and home sales information, and checking in and out of medical and professional appointments. QR c
If you ask me, you can never have too many screens. One for email! One for browsing! One for files! Screens for everyone! However, not everyone has the luxury of cramming a sprawling collection of monitors onto a desk, or has enough inputs on their computers to support such a setup. If you’ve got an iPad and a Mac, though, it’s dead simple to use the iPad as a companion monitor for your Mac. Here’s how. Sidecar requirements We’re going to be using Apple’s free,
A year ago, as cryptocurrencies and NFTs burst into the mainstream, the novelty of the blockchain alone was enough to clamor over. But a year later, the public seems to be seeking the next major synthesis of blockchain tech—and that may well be the metaverse. According to a report from blockchain analytics group Nansen, metaverse-linked NFTs led the market in the first quarter of 2022, with investments in virtual land and real estate, avatars, and assets returning an average of 129.4%. Th
For Kristi Cassidy, Etsy was, at least in the beginning, a boon for her business. Since 2006, Cassidy has used the e-commerce giant to sell her custom-order Gothic, Victorian, and Steampunk wedding dresses and costumes. As someone who makes all of her own products and has to keep up with the demands of a shop, Etsy allowed her to easily connect with customers. But a long list of policy changes at Etsy have hurt business, according to Cassidy. Worst of all, as Etsy has reported earnings increases
The past two weeks brought two space-news headlines: First, Amazon announced gigantic launch contracts for its Project Kuiper satellite-broadband service, and then SpaceX launched the first all-private mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Combined, both stories suggest space flight has become yet another playground for billionaires and their companies. But that overstates things: The orbital-launch business centers on Elon Musk’s SpaceX; everyone else is in orbit around it. L
Whiteboarding apps such as Miro and Microsoft Whiteboard have been around for years. But the category really came into its own two years ago, when the pandemic abruptly put physical whiteboards in meeting spaces out of commission. All of a sudden, many organizations had an urgent need for an equivalent that was digital in nature and designed for a world of remote work. And many software companies, from Figma to Monday.com, have responded by rolling out their own whiteboard apps. Now “
Apple’s entry into live sports was, in many ways, a lot like its foray into other tech fields. It waited on first movers to set some broad standards, then came in with its own enhancements and distinct stamp on things. Unfortunately, the debut of Major League Baseball on Apple TV+ was more Newton than iPhone. While the company certainly got some things right, judging by viewer feedback, it swung and missed on arguably the most important part of broadcast TV: The team of announcers. The re