Month: November 2020
Amazon Web Services outage is affecting major sites and apps
If you're having trouble with some websites and apps at the minute, you’re far from the only one. Amazon Web Services (AWS), which powers a huge number of internet services, is in the midst of an outage in one of its regions.DownDetector, which track… Source
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That email from Amazon might be a phishing scam Cartoon Phishing
As more consumers decide to shop online this Black Friday due to the pandemic, Amazon is set to see a massive increase in sales which is why cybercriminals are already targeting unsuspecting shoppers with phishing scams. The cybersecurity firm Webroot has released new statistics revealing a huge spike in the…
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The cockroach emoji proposal is a story about texting through the apocalypse
A slate of new emoji was announced in January. Months later, they’ve finally trickled onto most people’s phones… but in one case, it’s really more of a skitter. I’m talking about the cockroach, arguably the most shudder-inducing emoji of 2020 — and the product of a great little short story…
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Insurtech’s big year gets bigger as Metromile looks to go public
What can we decipher from the latest wave of dollars crashing into the insurance technology market? Alex Wilhelm 1 day In the wake of insurtech unicorn Root’s IPO, it felt safe to say that the big transactions for the insurance technology startup space were done for the year. After all,…
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Best Black Friday tech deals for students
If you’re heading off to high school or college next year (or shopping for someone who is), Black Friday is a great time to start looking for the gadgets you’ll need for school. And if you’re a current student who just needs to upgrade their tech, why not take advantage…
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Microsoft may have just leaked more details on its CloudPC service Windows 10
Some more details have been revealed concerning Microsoft’s mysterious CloudPC service thanks to a recently posted support document. The document provides further confirmation that the service is in development, although few details remain available regarding how it will function. The document marks the first time that Microsoft has publicly referred…
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