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Month: April 2023

How To Choose A Router (2023): Tips, Technical Terms, And Advice

Everyone wants reliable and fast internet, and a good router can help. The trick is to work out how the complicated mess of standards, confusing acronyms, and sci-fi-sounding features translate to better Wi-Fi in your home. Join us as we tear back the curtain to reveal the pertinent facts...

The Tragic Fallout From A School District’s Ransomware Breach

Ransomware gangs have long sought pain points where their extortion demands have the greatest leverage. Now an investigation from NBC News has made clear what that merciless business model looks like when it targets kids: One ransomware group’s giant leak of sensitive files from the Minneapolis school system exposes...

The 27 Best Amazon Prime Shows Right Now

While Netflix is busy pumping out more shows than any one person could watch (probably), Amazon Prime has remained the place to go for a few key pieces of original content. Trouble is, navigating the service’s labyrinthine menus can make finding the right series a pain. We’re here to...

The 10 Best Movies On Apple TV+ Right Now

When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies. But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, Apple TV+ has been a serious contender in the original movie space.  Granted, as with any streaming service, not every film on the roster is a winner, but from Billie...

Nintendo’s Copyright Strikes Push Away Its Biggest Fans

Most media companies end up in legal scuffles over their IP at some point, but it’s Nintendo’s claims against its own fans that raise blood pressures. Often, its strategy appears rather antiquated, the corporate equivalent of old man yells at cloud. In 2013, for instance, the company cottoned on to...

6 Reasons Why Writing a Book Will Benefit Your Business

If you’re a business owner, writing a book might be the most important thing you think of. From managing your finances, addressing the needs of your customers and dealing with the plethora of administrative duties there isn’t much time to even breathe or even create an article. Writing a...

A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media

While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these senators say those efforts have failed.  “It’s not working,” Schatz says.“There’s no free speech right to be jammed with an algorithm that makes you upset, and these algorithms are...

Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming Dreams Are Falling Apart

Some observers have welcomed the ruling, arguing that regulators have allowed tech companies to amass too much power by scaling through acquisitions. “We feel that there has been over a decade of under-enforcement,” says Max von Thun, Europe director at think tank Open Markets, referring to past decisions to...

What Does a Technical Program Manager Do?

Technical program managers are a professional who creates plans, manages, and implements technical programs to help companies achieve their respective goals for business. According to Statista Global spending on Enterprise Software stands at an astonishing $775 billion by 2022. This is an impressive increase over the $675 billion recorded...