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I Made Over $400,000 From a Side Hustle on Top of My 6-Figure Salary Last Year. I Love Diversified Income — and This Game-Changing Money-Saver.

March 11, 2024

When Chisom Okwulehie learned she wouldn’t receive a merit-based pay bump during the pandemic, she took matters into her own hands.

The Rule That Would’ve Crushed Franchising Was Just Struck Down — But the Fight Isn’t Over.

March 11, 2024

Although this court decision provides temporary relief to franchisors and franchisees, the issue remains unresolved.

After losing access to Twitter’s API, Block Party pivots to privacy

March 11, 2024

Block Party, a startup developed by software engineer and tech diversity advocate Tracy Chou, was among the victims of Twitter’s (now X’s) API changes earlier this year, forcing it to pivot its business. At the SXSW conference in Austin this weekend, Chou presented a glimpse of what Block Party is now up to with its […]

VR headsets can be hacked with an Inception-style attack

March 11, 2024

In the Christoper Nolan movie Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character uses technology to enter his targets’ dreams to steal information and insert false details into their subconscious. A new “inception attack” in virtual reality works in a similar way. Researchers at the University of Chicago exploited a security vulnerability in Meta’s Quest VR system that allows…

This $120 Refurbished Lenovo Desktop Makes an Efficient WFH Setup

March 11, 2024

It comes with a USB mouse and keyboard — just add a monitor.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Almost $54 Billion Richer This Year — and He’s Closing in on Elon Musk

March 11, 2024

It’s only March, but Facebook’s founder is already much wealthier this year.

From Trusted to Cancelled — Here’s How to Navigate the Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

March 11, 2024

Social media is a double-edged sword: skillfully wielded, it has the power either to amplify your voice or open doors to new prospects. Another slip can exact gaping wounds that will bleed your credibility and trust.

AI Is Changing How Businesses Recruit for Open Roles — and How Candidates Are Gaming the System

March 11, 2024

Picture answering a call with a recruiter — and getting a Siri- or Alexa-like voice on the other end.

Ready Player One creator debuts “Open,” a metaverse battle royale experience

March 11, 2024

Earlier this year, Readyverse Studios – co-founded by blockchain tech company Futureverse and Ernest Cline, the mind behind the sci-fi franchise Ready Player One – announced “The Readyverse,” an interactive platform for metaverse games and experiences. Readyverse Studios partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to help bring the popular novel to the metaverse across web3. […]

Worldcoin fails to get injunction against Spain’s privacy suspension

March 11, 2024

Controversial eyeball scanning startup Worldcoin has failed to get an injunction against a temporary suspension ordered Wednesday by Spain’s data protection authority, the AEPD. The authority used emergency powers contained in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to make the local order, which can apply for up to three months. It said it […]

Jack Dorsey pumps $10 million into a nonprofit focused on open-source social media