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Avast Online Security & Privacy optimizes privacy settings across popular websites and services

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Avast has upgraded its free browser extension with an expanded feature set and a new design to provide digital protection across all major browsers. The software, renamed from Avast Online Security to Avast Online Security & Privacy (AOSP), combine… Continue reading Avast Online Security & Privacy optimizes privacy settings across popular websites and services→

Confluent CEO Jay Kreps is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS for a fireside chat

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As companies process ever-increasing amounts of data, moving it in real time is a huge challenge for organizations. Confluent is a streaming data platform built on top of the open source Apache Kafka project that’s been designed to process massive numbers of events. To discuss this, and more, Confluent CEO and co-founder Jay Kreps will […] Continue reading Confluent CEO Jay Kreps is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS for a fireside chat→

The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts

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LinkedIn normalized the idea of making people’s resume’s visible to anyone who wanted to look at them, and today a startup that’s hoping to do the same for companies and how they are organized and run is announcing some funding. The Org, which wants to build a global, publicly-viewable database of company organizational charts — […] Continue reading The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts→

Glassdoor acquires Fishbowl, a semi-anonymous social network and job board, to square up to LinkedIn

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While LinkedIn doubles down on creators to bring a more human, less manicured element to its networking platform for professionals, a company that has built a reputation for publishing primarily the more messy and human impressions of work life has made an acquisition that might help it compete better with LinkedIn. Glassdoor, the platform that […] Continue reading Glassdoor acquires Fishbowl, a semi-anonymous social network and job board, to square up to LinkedIn→

LinkedIn is launching its own $25M fund and incubator for creators

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When LinkedIn first launched Stories format, and later expanded its tools for creators earlier this year, one noticeable detail was that the Microsoft-owned network for professionals hadn’t built any kind of obvious monetization into the program — noticeable, given that creators earn a living on other platforms like Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, and those apps had […] Continue reading LinkedIn is launching its own $25M fund and incubator for creators→

Facebook, other platforms scramble to secure user accounts in Afghanistan

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Facebook rolled out a one-click tool Thursday that will allow users in Afghanistan to lock down their profiles in response to fears that the accounts could be used by the Taliban to target individuals. The measures include preventing user information from being downloaded or seen by anyone who is not friends with the user, as well as removing the search feature from friends lists. The company is also rolling out pop-up alerts on Instagram to help users in Afghanistan protect their accounts. “We’re working closely with our counterparts in industry, civil society and government to provide whatever support we can to help protect people,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of security, wrote on Twitter. Groups including the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab and Human Rights Watch have warned that the Taliban is highly skilled with social media and advised anyone in Afghanistan or who has contacts in Afghanistan to make […]

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