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As consumers get comfortable with their newfound digital wallets and gift cards, marketers must continue to adapt their strategies to changes in shopping behavior to better finesse the customer experience Both consumers and vendors have had non-stop adjustments. Lockdowns and social distancing requirements accelerated the adoption of new technologi...

In a recent Linux Foundation blog post titled "Preventing Supply Chain Attacks like SolarWinds," the foundation's Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security, David A. Wheeler, adamantly pushed the need for software developers to embrace the LF's security recommendations to prevent even worse assaults on government and corporate data security in the wake of the rampant data breach.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, contactless payments stood as one of the most noticeable changes in the retail industry According to a Forbes Technology Council post, the global contactless payments market size is expected to go from $10.3 billion in 2020 to $18 billion in the next five years....

Nearly 30,000 Macs in 153 countries have been infected with a new malware strain that security researchers are calling Silver Sparrow Discovered by researchers at Red Canary, the malware has been sitting on it hosts waiting for a payload that never arrived....

Last week I was on a panel discussing how 3D-printed home building could help emerging countries more rapidly deal with homeless issues, reduce the discrepancies between the poor and rich, and create a more sustainable future Given the massive power problems in California last summer and in Texas last week, these homes could help deal with power ou...

Last week Salesforce made it official, coming back to the office will be a fluid thing -- and why not? The company has arguably done more in the last year to build systems such as Salesforce Anywhere and Work.com that enable workers -- at least a kind of knowledge worker -- to work from anywhere In the last few weeks, we've also seen the debut of a...

Researchers have discovered a way to identify existing drugs that can be potentially repurposed to fight COVID-19 in the elderly The drugs are identified in an article published Monday in the journal Nature Communications by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and ETH Zurich in Switzerland....

Looking for a little something nefarious in your online shopping? Perhaps you need to spark some fresh finger traffic to your e-commerce store on Amazon. Neither of those forays is a good choice Trading in phony reviews may or not be legal, but such practices are clearly unethical and will have repercussions if underhanded activities are discovered...

Decluttering has become a popular pastime of late. With everything from online consultants to organizing apps available, those who want to clean up their act have never been in a better position to do so Similar to other traditionally in-person services, home organizing practitioners have set up virtual shops to connect with clientele in the new no...

Secure contactless transactions will be essential to keep employees and customers safe in the post-pandemic shopping and workplace era. COVID-19 has sped up much of the digital transformation already under development for commerce, online, in brick-and-mortar stores, and within corporate workplaces Some of these contactless procedures are already b...

Desktop as a Service provider Shells offers a new component to virtual cloud computing. It brings Linux distros and Windows 10 to any computer, mobile device, and some game consoles, via any Web browser The U.S.-based startup went online in the first quarter of last year. Since then, CEO and founder Alex Lee has been drumming up favorable responses...

Oracle's continued strides in the tech space say a lot about perseverance and deep pockets. It was a darling of the 20th-century tech era, rising from a startup in the database wars and becoming the sole surviving independent database company. But at some point, success leveled out its rise, and it became just another big company Then came the chal...

Some cybersecurity experts agree with a report by Cybersecurity Ventures and expect financial damages from cybercrime to reach $6 trillion by the end of this year. Industry studies show that cyberattacks are among the fastest-growing crimes in the United States Cyberattacks are absolutely on the rise. Based on everything we know and every single an...

As I write this, a growing number of companies have either announced plans to move out of California to a more "friendly" state or have already done so However, in this environment where people don't need to go physically into the office, it is unclear if any California-based workforce must or will move with these companies that are fleeing the Gol...

If you are a vendor and sell your wares online -- how could you not be tapping into e-commerce today? It's time to take a fresh look at your search engine optimization strategy. You might need to tweak your SEO process to drive more customer traffic to your website Once you broaden your understanding of SEO, you will be able to improve your search ...

Foci is a "Focus Wearable" device by U.K.-based company Tinylogics that combines cognitive biometrics with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help you focus better. That combination of technologies presents an eerie yet intriguing approach to help people easily bothered by mental distractions a way to clear out their brain clutter...

A cyber intruder broke into the computer network of the water treatment system of a Florida city and attempted to poison it with lye News of the attack was made public Monday by officials of Oldsmar, who revealed the attack was foiled by an operator at the facility within minutes of its launch....

Is your list of new business customers falling short due to issues with their rejected credit approvals? New User Missed Opportunity or "NUMO" is a growing problem for e-commerce vendors. It is caused by false payment declines based on a lack of access to current consumer data by the rating agencies. But you can fix this problem False declines and ...

Global sales of electric vehicles in 2020 surged despite a drop in overall sales of passenger cars, a market research firm reported Monday Sales of EVs jumped 39 percent globally, reaching 3.1 million units, while sales of passenger vehicles fell 14 percent, Canalys reported....

One of Linux's greatest and most distinguishing traits is its adaptability. Compare how it started and how it's going, and you'll see what I mean. Linux began its life as a humble experiment in Unix porting, but from there it quickly became a popular kernel for server OSes due to its low cost ("free" is pretty low) and customizability. From there ...