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T-Mobile Store Owner Made $25M Illegally Unlocking Cellphones

SecureWorld News

Most recently, a former T-Mobile retail store owner was convicted for stealing employee credentials to illegally access internal computer systems and unlock and unblock cellphones. which was a T-Mobile store, in Los Angeles in January 2017. The former store owner used various phishing techniques to steal T-Mobile employee credentials.

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Pandemic spells uncertain future for bikes and scooters as mobility services confront new realities

GeekWire

But today, Seattle’s shared bicycles have all but disappeared from city streets as mobility companies that were already losing money absorb the shock of the coronavirus crisis. Seattle’s newly vacant streets reflect broader shifts in the largely untested micro-mobility industry. A micro-mobility test lab.

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From cybersecurity to social justice, Rubica CEO Frances Dewing is an agent of unexpected change

GeekWire

I’ve always had a social justice kind of pull.”. So Dewing took a role as chief operating officer for Concentric Advisors , a company providing physical and digital security to prominent and high-net-worth families. Mobile devices: Google Pixel and an iPhone. Your preferred social network? I’m not big on social media.

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Five important charts to understand the future of work and society

Trends in the Living Networks

Polarization of work is increasing social divisions. will add approximately 6 million jobs in net between 2019 and 2029.25 Social mobility varies dramatically across societies but is imperative for a prosperous future of work. and other developed countries. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts that the U.S.

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Zoom revenue spikes to $328M in Q1; CEO thanks Amazon Web Services for help meeting demand

GeekWire

Shares have surged more than 200% since the pandemic began as more people rely on the company’s software to work and socialize due to shelter-in-place orders. Zoom does not report monthly active user numbers but CNBC cited its mobile app at a whopping 173 million monthly active users, up from 14 million in March. Zoom Chart).

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Fed Tech Roundup September 10

CTOvision

NASA's next CIO, mobile payment problems and a unified VA website - FCW.com. Mobile software helps soldiers coordinate firing info - GCN.com. Marine Corps Wants to Wipe Out 'Evil Twin' Social Media Impostors - Nextgov. Protest nets second chance for ICS Nett. NSA Stepped In to Thwart OPM Hackers -- Eventually - Nextgov.

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5 Ways Digital Publishers Can Benefit from eBooks

Kitaboo

The rise of mobile, video, AR, VR, big data, etc., This is because they can share the digital files on their own website, through social media or dedicated online marketplaces. Typically, eBook writers get paid between 35% to 70% of the net profit per sale of your eBook. Would you recommend digital publishing?

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