Month: November 2024
Don’t buy an EV until 2026, new report suggests – they’re about to get much cheaper
A spike in returning lease volumes will peak in 2026 Market could be flooded with cheap used EVs, new report claims Uncertainty about tax credits could upset the supply/demand balance According to a recent study from J.D Power, which forms part of the 2024 E-Vision Intelligence Report, there will be…
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Beware — that dream job offer could be malware sent by Iranian hackers
Iranian state-sponsored actors are targeting aerospace pros with fake jobs The goal is to install backdoors and exfiltrate important data The style mimics that of Lazarus, a known North Korean actor Iranian state-sponsored hackers have been observed targeting victims in the aerospace industry with fake job offers, which resulted in…
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Pro-Harris TikTok felt safe in an algorithmic bubble — until election day
In the weeks leading up to the US presidential election, Kacey Smith was feeling hopeful. Smith, who supported Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, says she knew it would be a close race between the Democratic nominee and Republican Donald Trump. But as she scrolled TikTok, she believed Harris would be…
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The best Black Friday 2024 deals: Early sales from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others
Black Friday may technically just be one day, but it’s evolved to consume the entire month of November in the US at this point. For the past few years, retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target have ushered in the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier, and this year is no…
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Meta hit with $840 million fine for linking Facebook and Marketplace
In a statement, the EU’s competition head Margrethe Vestager accused Meta of abusing its dominant position in the social media market “to benefit its own service Facebook Marketplace, thereby giving it advantages that other online classified ads service providers could not match. This is illegal under EU antitrust rules.” The…
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Prioritizing DevEx: how retailers can win the war for developer talent
Competition for the best developer talent is hotting up in every industry, with shortages growing. An overwhelming majority (69%) of software developers leave positions after less than two years, often citing undue levels of stress, excessive unpaid overtime and toxic working cultures. Even when convinced to stay, three in four…
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