86% Of Buyers Prefer Virtual, Metaverse, And Social Media Transactions

According to Showpad’s State of Selling Survey, 86% of buyers prefer digital interactions without face-to-face meetings. 92% of millennial and Gen Z buyers prefer virtual selling. Social media continues to be a major driver of B2B sales. 70% of respondents said they bought a product from their company after seeing it on social media. Top-selling […]

Companies To Tackle Cybersecurity Shortage By Training Over 1 Million People

Several companies, including (ISC)², Cisco and Fortinet, have vowed to train millions of people to address the lack of cybersecurity experts. The decision was announced during the White House National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit on Tuesday. (ISC)², a non-profit association of certified cybersecurity experts, introduced the (ISC)² One Million Certified in Cybersecurity Program. The […]

Google Slashes Fee For Developers Using Rival Payment Systems

In an effort to comply with the new EU technology rules, Google will now charge a 12% fee (previously 15%) for non-gaming app developers switching to rival payment systems on its Google Play App Store. However, Google clarified that the fee reduction only applies to European consumers and that the choice to use a different […]

Microsoft Launches Public Cloud For Government Users

Microsoft has unveiled a public cloud for government customers. Microsoft’s sovereign cloud gives users greater control over their data and provides cloud solutions at a lower cost. Sovereign clouds are clouds built and operated in a particular country or region. They serve as an intermediary solution between a federal government and public cloud providers such […]

Google And Oracle Data Cloud Shut Down As U.K. Battles Heatwave

The ongoing heatwave has been identified as the main cause of the outage recorded at Google and Oracle’s cloud data centers. Cooling systems at the two companies’ data centers were shut down on a day when Britain recorded a record-breaking heatwave of around 40.2 degrees Celsius (104.4 Fahrenheit). The two companies were forced to shut […]

MetaX LLC Sue Facebook’s Meta for infringement of “Meta” Trademarks

MetaX LLC, based in New York, has sued Facebook’s parent company Meta for infringement of its federal “Meta” trademarks. MetaX stated that Meta Platforms’ new focus on the metaverse and related VR and augmented-reality technology overlaps with its business. The company announced that it has begun providing similar “immersive experiences” in some of the same […]