The UK is approaching a seismic shift in how people pay, with digital wallets set to comprise half of all e-commerce spend and nearly a third of POS transaction value by 2027, according to a report from Worldpay. While digital wallets first emerged in the late 1990s, the Covid-19 pandemic provided an adoption tipping …
A viral video has melted hearts after a man was filmed taking a rainy-day stroll with his puppy in New York City—and adorably shielding his puppy with an umbrella. Posted by @daniellehendrickss on TikTok, the video has gained over 6 million views. In the footage, the man and his small golden retriever puppy are walking …
Since 2018, existing Netflix users have been able to pay for their subscriptions with their Apple accounts. No more, says Netflix. If users don’t make a change, they could lose service soon. Run, don’t walk, to update your Netflix payment method so you don’t lose access to your account. Especially if you have a basic …
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has told the country’s financial institutions to make sure they are prepared for the rising cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing. Experts predict that over the next decade cryptographically relevant quantum computers will start posing cybersecurity risks. These computers will break commonly-used asymmetric cryptography, while symmetric cryptography could require …
Klarna has rolled out a new service for customer data sharing with merchants, enabling a smoother checkout process and personalised offers for users. On registration, the customer chooses what data they wish to share with the merchant, and sign-up to any membership or bonus programmes on offer. Merchants gain access to personal data with …
SAFER Internet Day will take place on Tuesday. The EU-wide initiative promotes a safer internet for all users, especially young people. Ahead of that, the charity ISPCC has developed a digital ad campaign alerting parents to the dangers of online grooming. 3 Safer Internet Day will take place on TuesdayCredit: Alamy 3 John Church, the …
In Will ChatGPT Kill Coders?, we examined many demand suppressors that threatened to kill coders’ jobs. We also alluded to DEMAND STIMULANTS, which work as counterweights by boosting demand for coders. In this post, we will do a deep dive into Demand Stimulants. Comprising new computing paradigms and markets, demand stimulants not only arrest …
New Year’s Eve festivities have ended a while ago and everyone is still singing there’s “murder on the dance floor.” Emerald Fennell’s 2023 psychological thriller “Saltburn” – which features Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s disco-pop track “Murder on the Dancefloor” in a viral final scene – is the talk of the town. The movie, released on Nov. 17, …
Like so many millennials, I entered the online world through AOL Instant Messenger. I created an account one unremarkable day in the late nineteen-nineties, sitting in the basement of my childhood home at our chunky white desktop computer, which connected to the Internet via a patchy dial-up modem. I picked a username, “Silk,” based on …
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — In Arizona, 13 is the average age a child becomes a victim of sex trafficking and January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month in our state. As children continue to spend more time on social media, virtual predators have become more savvy in targeting and exploiting them. Child sex trafficking and internet crimes against …