Month: July 2022
How arson led to a culture reboot at Traeger, with CEO Jeremy Andrus
Happy Fourth of July to our listeners in the States. Decoder is only a year old, but we’ve decided a Decoder tradition is that every summer, we’re going to do an episode about the outdoor grill industry, which is gigantic and growing. Last year, I talked to Roger Dahle, the…
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No bids on Chevy’s first NFT, even though it came with a free Corvette Z06
Chevy’s first foray into non-fungible tokens was a non-fungible dud. The automaker netted zero bids for its first NFT during an auction last month, even though the digital drawing came with a free 2023 Corvette Z06, according to Corvette Blogger. The NFT, which depicts a lime green Corvette Z06 blasting…
Read MoreHow to clear your browser cache
One of the best ways to restore space to your computer or phone — or to fix a problem that may have been caused by a temporary file screwing up the works — is also one of the simplest: to clear the browser cache. However, unless you’ve been instructed sometime…
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Mystery hacker claims to have conducted one of the largest data heists in history
Audio player loading… Personal information relating to roughly one billion Chinese citizens has reportedly been stolen in what could be one of the largest cyber heists in history. An unknown threat actor has taken to underground forums to advertise a batch of 23TB of sensitive data, allegedly stolen from a…
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Microsoft Defender gets new protections for your iOS, Android devices
Audio player loading… Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Microsoft’s enterprise-grade endpoint security platform, has received new features to help better protect Android and iOS-powered mobile devices. As reported by BleepingComputer, MDE now comes with Mobile Network Protection for the two biggest mobile operating systems, a new feature that will not just…
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New stats show how much of your job really is a waste of time
Audio player loading… A new study carried out by project management company Wrike (opens in new tab) suggests operational inefficiencies are leading employees to waste vast amounts of time. According to the study, companies with circa 3,000 employees are losing up to $52 million annually in wasted time as a…
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