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The Washingtonian magazine reports that yet another company is ending most remote work for its employees. The Post’s previous policy from 2022 until now had been 3 days in office, 2 days remote. The employee … Continue reading Washington Post Employees Ordered Back To the Office
An anonymous reader shares a report: In October, video game giant Activision said it had fixed a bug in its anti-cheat system that affected “a small number of legitimate player accounts,” who were getting banned because of the bug. In reality, accordin… Continue reading Hacker Says They Banned ‘Thousands’ of Call of Duty Gamers By Abusing Anti-Cheat Flaw
Five years ago remote workers were offered $10,0000 to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma for at least a year. Since then roughly 3,300 have accepted the offer, according to the New York TImes. [Alternate URL here.] But more importantly, now researchers are looki… Continue reading What Happened After Remote Workers Were Offered $10,000 to Move to Tulsa?
After closing a $69 billion deal to buy virtualization technology company VMware a year ago, Broadcom wasted no time ushering in big changes to the ways customers and partners buy and sell VMware offerings — and many of those clients aren’t happy. Ars… Continue reading 300% Price Hikes Push Disgruntled VMware Customers Toward Broadcom Rivals
“Friction between bosses and their employees over the terms of their return shows no signs of abating,” reports the Los Angeles Times.
But there’s one big loophole…
About 80% of organizations have put in place return-to-office policies, but in a sig… Continue reading There’s a Big Problem with Return-to-Office Mandates: Enforcing Them
Notion, the maker of a popular eponymous note-taking app, appears to be getting ready to launch its own email product, called Notion Mail, TechCrunch reported Thursday, citing sources. From the report: Earlier this year, Notion acquired Skiff, a privac… Continue reading Note-Taking App Notion Readies Email Product
On July 4, 2012, CERN physicist Fabiola Gianotti announced a major quantum field theory discovery using a PowerPoint presentation in Comic Sans, sparking both mockery and debate. The font, created by Vincent Connare for Microsoft Bob in 1994, featured … Continue reading Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh
An anonymous reader shares a report: If you dread the thought of calling to change an airline ticket or negotiate your internet bill, a new artificial intelligence tool may provide a solution. DoNotPay, which offers an assortment of consumer-friendly s… Continue reading DoNotPay Will Now Call Customer Service Hotlines For You
The FIDO Alliance is developing new specifications to enable secure transfer of passkeys between different password managers and platforms. Announced this week, the initiative is the result of collaboration among members of the FIDO Alliance’s Credenti… Continue reading FIDO Alliance Working on Making Passkeys Portable Across Platforms
WP Engine has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg, seeking to halt their public campaign and regain access to WordPress resources. The hosting platform claims it’s suffering “immediate irreparable h… Continue reading WP Engine Asks Court To Stop Matt Mullenweg From Blocking Access To WordPress Resources