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Point/Counterpoint: The Ethics Of COVID-19 Phishing

Forrester IT

A recent debate on Twitter surrounding the ethics of organizations using COVID-19 as a theme for phishing exercises sparked our interest, since it relates to our coverages areas and prior work experience. In one of Brian’s prior jobs, he conducted the phishing exercises for the employees of one of the larger security companies.

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Peloton is down, so you might have to exercise alone

The Verge

If you were hoping to use the Slack outage to sneak in a Peloton ride, there’s bad news: the popular connected fitness company is also “currently investigating an issue with Peloton services.”. On Twitter, the company said this may also impact users’ ability to access Peloton’s websites.

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Lululemon is buying exercise hardware startup Mirror for half a billion dollars

The Verge

Lululemon, the company behind trendy fitness apparel, is getting into the hardware business with Mirror. The fitness lifestyle company announced on Monday it would spend $500 million to acquire the startup, which sells a $1,495 reflective display so subscribers can exercise while simultaneously streaming workouts and watching themselves.

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Time’s 200 ‘Best Inventions of 2023’ list features innovative tech from Seattle-area companies

GeekWire

Five companies based in or working in the Seattle area made the list with products and services tackling challenges in AI, exercise, smart-home connectivity, health tech software, and green hardware. Alitheon : The Seattle-area startup uses images to create and manage unique identifiers for physical objects. Previously on GeekWire.)

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Amazon's solution for stressed workers: close your eyes and think happy thoughts

TechSpot

Amazon announced it was introducing ZenBooths in 2021 as part of the company's wellness and meditation regime called "Working Well," or, unironically, "AmaZen." The program is a mix of "physical and mental activities, wellness exercises, and healthy eating support" that supposedly helps overworked employees recharge and reenergize.

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New Amazon Halo feature will assess routine body movement, and offer exercises for improvement

GeekWire

Amazon is adding a new feature to its Halo health app, using computer vision and machine learning to score users’ stability, posture and mobility in four different areas of the body, and offering a series of exercises designed to improve their ability to make routine movements based on the results.

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In transition: How Kyndryl’s CIO weaned the company off IBM’s systems

CIO Business Intelligence

One advantage Bradshaw has that CIOs in other kinds of business don’t is he can turn learning experiences from costs into profit centers for Kyndryl if a task turns out to be something the consulting team can sell to other companies as a service.

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