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Sonos launched a disastrous app update in May, prompting CEO Patrick Spence to commission an internal investigation led by chief counsel Eddie Lazarus. The software release, plagued with missing features and bugs, has sparked widespread customer outrag… Continue reading How Sonos Botched an App and Infuriated Its Customers
An anonymous reader shares a report: September has been a big month for desktop hypervisors, with the field’s big players all delivering significant updates. Oracle delivered VirtualBox version 7.1, billed as a major upgrade thanks to its implementatio… Continue reading Desktop Hypervisors Are Like Buses: None for Ages, Then Four at Once
Luxury camera maker Leica Camera reported record sales in 2023, defying the global decline in digital camera demand. The German company’s Q3 model, priced at $6,000, saw six-month waiting lists upon release last year. Industry data shows premium camera… Continue reading Demand For High-End Cameras is Soaring
Australia’s $2 million boost for game development aims to solve the IT skills crisis, but talent loss to overseas tech roles raises concerns. Is it enough? Continue reading Video Games: A Talent Pool to Fix Australia’s IT Skills Shortage?
Typing skills among Generation Z have declined sharply, despite their digital nativity, according to recent data. The U.S. Department of Education reports that only 2.5% of high school graduates in 2019 took a keyboarding course, down from 44% in 2000…. Continue reading Gen Z-ers Are Computer Whizzes. Just Don’t Ask Them to Type.
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:
The Contingency Contingent, is Leigh Claire La Berge’s amazing tale of what she calls her “fake job in Y2K preparedness.” La Berge offers an insider’s view of the madness that ensued when Y2K panic gave rise t… Continue reading ‘My Fake Job In Y2K Preparedness’
CSO Online reports that North Korea “is actively infiltrating Western companies using skilled IT workers who use fake identities to pose as remote workers with foreign companies, typically but not exclusively in the U.S.”
Slashdot reader snydeq shar… Continue reading How Not To Hire a North Korean IT Spy
Tumblr is making the move to WordPress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale, the new owner has focused on improving Tumblr’s platform and growing its revenue. Now Automattic will shift Tumblr’… Continue reading Tumblr To Move Its Half a Billion Blogs To WordPress
A quarter of young adults aged 18-34 never answer phone calls, according to a recent Uswitch survey. The study reveals a generational shift in communication preferences, with 70% of respondents in this age group favoring text messages over voice calls…. Continue reading Gen Z And Millennials Are Hung Up On Answering the Phone
A sophisticated extortion campaign has targeted 110,000 domains by exploiting misconfigured AWS environment files, security firm Cyble reports. The attackers scanned for exposed .env files containing cloud access keys and other sensitive data. Organiza… Continue reading 110K Domains Targeted in ‘Sophisticated’ AWS Cloud Extortion Campaign