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FBI: Investment Scams Surpass BEC as Most Costly Cybercrime

SecureWorld News

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2022 Internet Crime Report , which reveals the trends and impacts of cybercrime in the United States. The report is based on 800,944 complaints of suspected internet crime reported to the FBI last year, with losses exceeding $10.3

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The metaverse: Not dead yet

Computerworld Vertical IT

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. Sales of VR and AR headsets have fallen short of expectations. To read this article in full, please click here

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Why does the WeWork guy get to fail up?

Vox

WeWork’s Adam Neumann is trying to disrupt real estate, again. This residential real estate startup wants to address a wide variety of issues, including housing availability, a lack of social interactions in a remote world, and the inability of renters to gain equity. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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CIOs Ponder If They Should Ever Return To The Office

The Accidental Successful CIO

There will likely be fewer offices in the center of big cities, more hybrid schedules that allow workers to stay home part of the week and more elbow room as companies free up space for social distancing. Many who are attached to the real-estate industry still say there is no substitute to having all employees under one roof.

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Why this Seattle-area startup ditched its physical office — and what it means for the future of work

GeekWire

Tagboard is also using savings in overhead to provide a technology/internet stipend for remote work and to pay for in-person activities when social distancing mandates lift. commercial real estate industry that saw deal volume sink 79% in May, Bloomberg reported. That could mean reduced real estate needs and expense.

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Data linked to professional licenses may be affected by potential Washington state breach

GeekWire

Professionals in the database include real estate brokers, architects, geologists, tattoo artists, and others. Possible breached information may include social security numbers, drivers license numbers, and date of birth for people in the POLARIS database. 24, according to a statement released last week.

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The evolution of consumer sentiment analysis tools and the role of startups

Dataconomy

Consumer sentiment can build up an economy when a beloved singer tours or it can tear down a social media platform that lost sight of its base demographic, for example. With the invention of the internet and the rise of social media, consumer confidence indexes have greater access to consumer opinions with real-time feedback.