I covered the Right to Repair in New York becoming law. Manufacturers are starting to notice. John Deere, the tractor maker, has signed an agreement…
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On the cyber insurance front, specialist insurer Beazley has announced the launch of the market’s first cyber catastrophe bond. Beazley said that the $45 million private bond…
In “of course it got hacked” news, a security researcher has hacked California’s new digital license plates. Only a few months after they were legalized,…
The FTC is proposing banning non-compete agreements. This announcement on Thursday and The FTC estimates that 30 million people, or 1 in 5 workers, would be impacted,…
And while we’re paying attention to fed moves, Axios looked at the push for zero trust within the federal government and private sector. There’s a…
Some more ChatGPT-related stories First, CheckPoint researchers are noting that criminals are already using the tools. Conversations on several major underground hacking communities show that…
If you were to read only the tech press right now, you would think that layoffs are everything. Last week, Amazon announced it was cutting…
The other big set of labor data to talk about – is salary. On Friday, I spoke about the IT Pro Salary survey data, and…
There’s a new IT salary survey from Janco Associates – the median salary for IT Professionals is now over one hundred one thousand dollars. All…
And some product updates to be reminded about. There’s less than a week until Windows 7 and 8 stop getting critical security updates – that…