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This website replicates the sounds of being in the office again
Even though I’ve worked from home for more than three years, it can still get lonely at times. My apartment is usually very quiet and almost all of my conversations with my colleagues happen silently over Slack, save for the clatter of my mechanical keyboard. I worked in an office…
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It’s “bullshit” that VCs are open for business right now (but that could change in a month)
This afternoon, the law firm Fenwick & West hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with New York-based venture capitalists: Hadley Harris, a founding general partner with Eniac Ventures; Brad Svrluga, a cofounder and general partner of Primary Ventures; and Ellie Wheeler, a partner with Greylock. Each investor is experiencing the coronavirus-driven…
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WSJ: Travelex paid ransomware ring $2.3 million
Earlier this year Travelex made news after attackers shut down its computer networks. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting new details about the incident, including how much the foreign exchange company paid to resolve its problem: $2.3 million i… Source
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DoorDash will cut commissions by 50 percent for local restaurants through the end of May
DoorDash will be reducing commission fees by 50 percent for orders placed on DoorDash and DoorDash-owned Caviar for all of its local restaurant partners, the company announced on Thursday. The commission relief program will begin on Monday, April 13th and run through the end of May. The program will benefit…
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Google Meet’s premium features are now free through Sept. 30th
Google is extending the amount of time its premium video chat features will be available to schools and other organizations. The company’s newly-renamed Google Meet software will now be open to all G Suite customers through Sept. 30th.The company had… Source
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Your VPN could be putting working from home at risk
Security officials from the UK and US have revealed that a growing number of cybercriminals and other malicious groups are exploiting the coronavirus outbreak for their own personal gain. In a recently published joint advisory, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity…
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