SecureWorld News

AUGUST 28, 2023

These arrests have finally shed some much-needed light on the nefarious activities of this group that had sent shockwaves through the technology industry, leaving even the most well-defended organizations vulnerable and concerned. The group's activities extended from 2021 to 2022 and involved individuals from both the U.K. and Brazil.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Our ability to think, show empathy, manage emotions, and balanced social behavior. Emotional intelligence and social adaptability are key factors that contribute to a balanced and happy life. Emotional intelligence and social adaptability are key factors that contribute to a balanced and happy life.

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Vox

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. The post had been shared in a Facebook group with more than 12,000 members, and the video was viewed more than 15,000 times on YouTube. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Facebook has placed at least 986 groups on a private list of banned “militarized social movements,” according to internal Facebook documents published by The Intercept. The documents hint at the scale of militia organizing on Facebook — something the company cracked down on in August of 2020.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JUNE 7, 2017

Do CIOs need to introduce social networking into the workplace? So there’s no question that this whole social networking thing has become very, very popular. What Social Networking Would Do For Your Workplace. Who Would Use Social Networking In The Workplace. Image Credit: Christopher.

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Gizmodo

JULY 7, 2020

CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook—the social media company you may recognize from United Nations accusations of complicity in genocide and its role in recklessly flooding the web with conspiracy theories and extremism —predictably failed to placate a coalition of civil rights groups leading an ad… Read more.

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GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2021

On a video call from the hospital where he and his wife welcomed a baby boy over the weekend, CEO and co-founder Nick Fajt was excited about the 5-year-old startup he’s been raising into a unicorn in Seattle, where a majority of top tech companies operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. The company is not yet profitable.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2020

With more than 15,000 members, a community wrestles with calls for intersectionality A Facebook group for mothers in the tech industry is disintegrating after members say they were blocked or silenced for posting about anti-racism and white fragility. The group, Moms in Tech, was started in 2017 by Linda Xiong, a product manager at Facebook.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

unveiled “Character Group Chat,” a feature that allows subscribers to c.ai+ to embark on a one-of-a-kind journey into the world of AI-assisted group conversations. What is Character Group Chat? Character Group Chat is an innovative and interactive feature introduced by Character.AI, a leading AI chatbot startup.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 3, 2020

PlayKids, a Movile Group global company based in Brazil, has opened its new Afterverse division to make social games for all ages. Read More.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The rebrand would likely position the blue Facebook app as one of many products under a parent company overseeing groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2022

This week, CISA, the FBI, and other government organizations issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory , providing information on a ransomware gang known as the Karakurt data extortion group, or the Karakurt Team. Most notably, the Karakurt group appears to be the data extortion arm of the Conti ransomware gang. What is the Karakurt group?

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

Two of the earliest employees behind WhatsApp have emerged with a new private social network called HalloApp. HalloApp is broken up into four main tabs—a home feed of posts from your friends, group chats, individual chats, and settings—and its overall aesthetic is very minimal. There are no algorithms sorting posts or group chats.

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GeekWire

MARCH 18, 2022

SXSW has been one of my favorite annual events for years because it brings together such an eclectic group of people, and there is never a shortage of new things to experience. We are finally getting to a point where holographic content creation is accessible to a wide user group, and just starting to get a sense of what that could unlock.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 7, 2022

The tech: Pendulum’s software is used by corporate risk intelligence groups within Fortune 500 companies to identify risks and opportunities that arise from social media and other online content. The investors: Madrona Venture Group led the round. Pendulum spun out of Madrona Venture Labs last year.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have sued to stop Texas from enforcing HB 20, a new law barring large social media companies from banning users or removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user. It argues that as a whole, the law infringes on web services’ right to free expression.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Facebook has bet its future on virtual reality and the metaverse, rebranding to Meta and spending billions a year to build hardware and software that extends beyond traditional social media. But the company has, at least so far, shared little with the public about how well its early bets are performing. The possibilities are endless.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Amazon is covertly monitoring private social media groups used by Amazon Flex workers to discuss their working conditions. Some posts are then “escalated” to internal Amazon teams and company leadership. Some posts are then “escalated” to internal Amazon teams and company leadership. Image: Vice.

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GeekWire

JUNE 5, 2020

based startup Give InKind as more people use its social giving platform during the global pandemic. The company just raised nearly $900,000 to help support its growth. The health and economic crisis has driven up demand for the company, which saw 40% week-over-week growth earlier this year. (Give InKind Photo).

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Microsoft made another key hire for a new consumer technology group on Wedneday, adding former Facebook and Google product leader Amit Fulay as vice president of product. The company last year started releasing new Teams features designed for families. . ” “I have admired?

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GeekWire

JUNE 29, 2021

But when it comes to a new social media app the two have created together, the necessary ingredients are there — Spencer Rascoff has years of startup experience, Sophia had a vision, and the venture is very much a serious endeavor. “As a teenager, she sees the world and social media through a different lens. .

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Vox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

At the end of January, when Universal Music Group (UMG) failed to negotiate a new licensing deal with TikTok , it removed its entire music catalog from the app. UMG said it made the decision because TikTok offered to pay only a fraction of the rate that other social platforms offer. What happened? Are they okay with this?

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2024

The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. It works with partners to provide conflict mitigation, behavioral support and other social services for renters. The Seattle-based group is backed by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp through his Camp.org nonprofit foundation.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

More than two years and a company rebrand later, Meta is finally opening up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds. First announced in September 2019 as a private beta, Horizon Worlds has evolved from primarily being a Minecraft -like environment for building games to more of a social platform.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 17, 2021

Lee, who is the CEO, is based in San Francisco while Watts, the CTO, is in Seattle, where the 2-person company is headquartered. Through the “smart shuffl” feature, users can arrange for non-random connections, pairing a small group of employees with a company leader, for example. What does your company do?

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

Akili Interactive, the company behind the first video game to get approved as a medical treatment, announced today that it will go public through a merger with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp, which is run by former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya. The deal values the company at $1 billion. . | Akili Interactive.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers , have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social and search giants profit from news content at the expense of the publications that produce it. (Bigstock Photo). ” Here’s a list of the publications t hat have joined the lawsuit.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Brooks Sports, the Seattle-based athletic footwear and apparel company, is escalating its legal battle against Brooks Brothers by challenging the menswear maker’s recent “Back to Brooks” social media and marketing campaign. District Court for the Western District of Washington.). In an updated complaint, filed Nov.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 28, 2022

After meeting with Real Messenger execs this week, I’ve decided the company has come up with something with implications well beyond the real estate market it’s currently focused on: a social network that’s actually useful for business. Facebook, for instance, does have groups. To read this article in full, please click here

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Two people sued by Amazon last year for promoting counterfeit luxury fashion products on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have settled with the company, agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum that Amazon says it will donate to charities promoting intellectual property rights. The settlement enjoins Kelly Fitzpatrick of Islip Terrace, N.Y.,

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GeekWire

MARCH 17, 2023

Seattle leaders want workers back downtown, but some companies are committing to policies that allow for remote work. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon , Starbucks and other large companies are mandating that workers return to the office with the hope that in-person interactions spur more creativity, productivity and profits.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2021

On a recent SecureWorld Sessions podcast episode, Social Engineering: Hacking Humans , host Bruce Sussman spoke with Christopher Hadnagy, an entrepreneur and author of five books about social engineering and hacking the human. 1 How do you define social engineering? 1 How do you define social engineering?

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine are growing Seattle-based Game Jolt and raising new funding. million last week led by Acequia Capital, with Madrona Venture Group, Graph Ventures, and Inventures Collective also investing.

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2020

The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers out there that let me do what I do will be turned off soon.” That meant its ability to perform many social interactions would wind down on an undefined date, effectively killing Jibo.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MARCH 29, 2017

Getting the most out of social media can require help from the CIO Image Credit: Sean MacEntee. I’m thinking that by now we can all agree that social media is important. No, you don’t have to become the social media manager, but you do need to provide the company with some advice. This is a big mistake.

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Vox

DECEMBER 23, 2021

People talked about omicron six times as much as delta on major social media platforms in the weeks after each of the strains emerged. At the same time that omicron was quickly overtaking delta to be the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the US and many other countries, it’s also spread on social media.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

The feature gives you a unique URL to share with friends so you can quickly found out, as a group, what geological epoch matches your personality or what Disney princess you are based on your blood type. BuzzFeed’s CTO Peter Wang tells TechCrunch that the company is seeing an explosion of interest in quizzes.

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