Canada Competition Bureau to Probe Google Advertising
Canada’s antitrust watchdog said in a statement on Friday that it had obtained a court order to continue its investigation into whether Google’s online advertising business unfairly harms competition.
Tech Workers Resignations Spiraling Out of Control
A survey of 1,200 technology and IT workers in the U.S. conducted by training platform TalentLMS and recruitment software provider Workable found that nearly three-quarters of IT workers said they planned to quit by next year.
Hotels Making False Advertising Claims Take A Hit
Prominent hotel chains are getting the ire of business travellers for falsely advertising business-class services that simply do not materialize.
Employee Burnout Surged 100% During the Pandemic
The job-seeker website Glassdoor recently conducted a survey which found that the percentage of reviews on its website indicating burnout rose by 100% during the COVID-19 pandemic
REvil Crushed By Enforcement Using ‘Compromised Backups’
Several countries that work together to address the problem or cyber attacks, have recently took down the REvil Ransomware gang using one of the gang’s favorite tactics of compromised backups.
John Carmack Rolls Out Unlocked OS for Oculus Go Headset
Oculus on Thursday released an unlocked build of the Oculus Go operating system that will provide “full root access” to more than 2 million existing devices, a move that will help make the hardware future-proof.
More Than 100,000 Human Eyes Scanned for Free Cryptocurrency
130,000 people have signed up for a project to have their eyes scanned in exchange for a free cryptocurrency.
Trump’s Social Network Catches Heat For License Oversight
The Software Freedom Conservancy has accused The Trump Media and Technology Group of violating a licensing agreement when it introduced a test version of Truth Social.
Facebook Sues Programmer Who Allegedly Scrapped Data
According to the Record, Facebook is taking legal action by suing Ukrainian Alexander Solonchenko for allegedly scrapping data about 178 million times.
BlackMatter Ransomware Victims Helped Using Secret Decryptor
Emsisoft has been secretly decrypting BlackMatter ransomware victims since the summer thanks to a vulnerability that allows the company to create a descryptor that recover victim’s files without paying a ransom.
