Month: April 2021
After going public, once-hot startups are riding a valuation roller coaster
To close out the week, a short meditation on value, or, more precisely, how assets are valued in today’s markets. Do you recall the pre-direct-listing hype Coinbase enjoyed? After reporting its estimated first-quarter financial performance, interest in the domestic cryptocurrency trading giant ran red-hot. When Coinbase set a $250 per-share direct…
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Remote workers are sick and tired of their inboxes Remote Working
When remote working on a grand scale was first enacted, roughly a year ago, business leaders worried that employees would be distracted by other household members, kids and pets. However, new research from email service provider Superhuman suggests fellow remote workers are in fact the main source of distraction. Polling…
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Nier: Replicant is a second chance for a fascinating and flawed game
Nier: Replicant is a shape-shifter. It makes you think it’s a simple action roleplaying game set in a bleak fantasy universe, but steadily reveals itself to be a lot more. It’s a game that shifts wildly in both tone and play style. It’s weird and heartbreaking, frustrating and playful, often…
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Malware smugglers have settled on a new technique for evading detection encrypted messages
New research from security company Sophos reveals that threat actors are increasingly adopting encrypted communication protocols to prevent the detection of malware. In its analysis, Sophos argues that with more legitimate adoption of HTTPS, identifying unencrypted traffic has become a lot easier for security professionals. In order to avoid detection,…
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EU’s top data protection supervisor urges ban on facial recognition in public
The European Union’s lead data protection supervisor has called for remote biometric surveillance in public places to be banned outright under incoming AI legislation. The European Data Protection Supervisor’s (EDPS) intervention follows a proposal, put out by EU lawmakers on Wednesday, for a risk-based approach to regulating applications of artificial…
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Evercade is making a retro console for your TV called the VS
The Evercade handheld that released in 2020 can connect to your TV through its Mini HDMI port, but its 4.3-inch screen proves it was designed more for retro gaming on the go. Now, there’s a version of the Evercade just for your TV. It’s called the Evercade VS, and it…
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