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Cloudflare outage brings hundreds of sites, services temporarily offline

The Tuesday outage took just under two hours to fix, and follows similar disruption last week that caused network performance issues across India, Indonesia and Eastern Europe.

6 things they don't tell you about digital nomad living

The digital nomad literature — blogs, websites, social accounts — often paints a picture of the digital nomad lifestyle that's totally misleading. It's not all laptops and sunsets.

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WWDC: Apple, Cloudflare, Fastly plot the end of CAPTCHA

Apple is working with Cloudflare and Fastly to replace annoying CAPTCHA sessions with seamless authorization to protect privacy.

Instead of working from the office or home, why not work from the road?

If you're going to be a digital nomad who wants to work from anywhere, you will need the right internet connection. Say hello to SpaceX Starlink.

Busting three myths about the future of work

These false beliefs emerged early in our thinking about the post-pandemic workplace. It's time to get real.

It's time to speed up your business network

Now, companies need the fastest possible Internet service more than ever.

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Expect to see more online data scraping, thanks to a misinterpreted court ruling

In a case involving LinkedIn, a US appellate court has come to an obvious conclusion: scraping publicly-visible online data and content doesn't violate The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. What does it mean? That's where things get...

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EU approves DSA law to force tech platforms to police content

A month after passing its landmark Digital Markets Act, the European Parliament’s new Digital Services Act looks to tackle online disinformation and illegal content.

Mining gold from Amazon reviews

Why negative feedback is your friend -- and what ‘Amazon’s Choice’ really means

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Could poor at-home internet dampen the remote work revolution?

As more people work from home, many are facing internet connectivity and accessibility issues, according to Cisco’s Broadband Index.

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How the NT government wired up remote Aboriginal communities

Bringing reliable broadband to remote areas requires overcoming many obstacles.

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Start-up emerges with an ‘enterprise browser'

The Island browser is based on Chrome and can limit site access and stop employees from uploading and downloading data, copying and pasting information, and even taking screenshots.

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Test your outrage over Google's new Topics advertising system

Is Google's latest plan for balancing privacy with advertising actually a problem? These four revealing questions will help you find out.

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You can safely ignore Web3

Today, Web3 is just a glint in the eye of some investors and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. It won’t happen soon — or ever.

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What Apple’s approach to building services income tells us

Apple's has built an $86 billion services business. What trends does this confirm and what can other business users learn from this journey?

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Eve Systems CEO: Matter standard is a 'foundational' tech

Jerome Gackel , the CEO of Eve Systems, explains why Matter and Thread will enable smarter homes, offices and more.

The internet your company (and workforce) needs for success

Your workers need connectivity that’s both fast and redundant if they’re going to get their work done. For a lot of remote employees, that means relying on the local cable company or ISP. Is that really a good idea for business?

Don’t put all your eggs in one Facebook basket

When Facebook went down last week for several hours, did your business go down with it? If so, it’s time to rethink your priorities.

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What's in the latest Firefox update? 93 improves SmartBlock, debuts sponsored search suggestions

Firefox version 93 blocks downloads over insecure connections, boosts the browser's anti-tracking prowess and introduces Firefox Suggest.

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12 ways to reduce data use on your Mac

If you are working remotely and reaching a data cap or in the field using your phone as a hotspot, you may want to cut data use on your Mac. Here are some ideas on how to do so.