Got a Meta Offer: Microsoft Staff Defect to Rival to Help Build Metaverse
Meta is poaching employees from its competitors as it jostles for pole position in the race to build a new reality.
Aaron Drapkin is a Lead Writer at Tech.co. He has been researching and writing about technology, politics, and society in print and online publications since graduating with a Philosophy degree from the University of Bristol five years ago.
As a writer, Aaron takes a special interest in VPNs, cybersecurity, and project management software. He has been quoted in the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, The Daily Mail, Computer Weekly, Cybernews, and the Silicon Republic speaking on various privacy and cybersecurity issues, and has articles published in Wired, Vice, Metro, ProPrivacy, The Week, and Politics.co.uk covering a wide range of topics.
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LinkedIn to Launch Audio Events Beta This Month
The career-focused network has seen a 231% YoY increase in virtual event attendees, and will launch video events in Spring.
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25% of All Global Ransomware Attacks Directed at US
Cybersecurity firm BitDefender's analysis of attacks that took place in November 2021 shows the US is most targeted country.
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Psiphon VPN Review
We've taken a closer look at Psiphon VPN to find out whether it will actually enhance your digital privacy.
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FTC: Protect Consumer Data From Log4J Attacks or Face Legal Action
US Agency says that failing to take steps to protect customer information may violate the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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Big Tech’s End of Year Report Cards Are In
With failed product launches, embarrassing leaks, and major court losses, the class of 2021 must do better next year.
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Tech’s Biggest Winners and Losers of 2021
We look at the tech companies and industry figures that had a year to remember - and those that had one they'd rather forget.
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Apple’s Return to Office “Yet to be Determined”
With Omicron lurking, Apple becomes the latest tech company to shy away from setting a hard back-to-office deadline.
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US Companies Have Wage Hikes Planned for Next Year, Survey Suggests
The rise in wages may be the largest in over a decade, but high inflation rates means it comes as little comfort to workers.
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Shots (or You’ll Get) Fired: Google Plans to Ax Unvaccinated Staff
An internal memo from Google's leadership sets out a plan for unvaccinated staff to be put on leave before being fired.
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Microsoft Rolls out End-to-End Encryption for Teams Calls
The new encryption measure will be welcomed by businesses that use Teams to discuss sensitive and confidential information.
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Buy Now, Pay Later Services Are Taking the Shopping World by Storm
Millions have now postponed payments with BNPL services, but concerns about consumers' ability to manage the debts remain.
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Log4Shell Could be The Most Dangerous Software Vulnerability Ever
The vulnerability allows for exploits to easily be placed on company systems, with over 800,000 attacks already taken place.
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World’s Most Expensive Typo: NFT Worth $300k Accidentally Sold for $3,000
A "fat finger error" led to a decimal point being put in the wrong place and the seller subsequently losing over $250,000.
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Is Executive-Employee Disconnect Fuelling Mass Resignations?
Execs want to get back to the office as quickly as possible, where as employees feel left out of the process.
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51 Arrested in Ukraine for Selling Data of 300M people in EU & US
The suspects had distributed stolen personal information belonging to about 300 million people.
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Microsoft Patches Teams Bug Blocking 911 Calls On Android Phones
The issue was discovered after a Google Pixel 3 user was unable to contact the emergency services for a family member.
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37% of World’s Smart Phones Could Have Been Used for Eavesdropping
A problem with Mediatek chips - which has now been addressed - meant malicious android apps could've accessed phone audio.
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Black Friday: UK Activists Kick Off Global Amazon Protests
Extinction Rebellion and Make Amazon Pay - a coalition of over 70 organizations - both have multiple demonstrations planned.
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Over 100 Million Pieces of Malware Were Made for Windows Users in 2021
To save you getting your calculator out, that's over 300,000 pieces of malware a day - or 227 every minute.
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Worth a Shot? Google Staffers Sign Manifesto Opposing Vaccine Mandate
At least 600 Google employees have now signed a letter calling for staff to "oppose the mandate as a matter of principle".
