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Month: February 2020

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How 4 Chinese Hackers Allegedly Took Down Equifax

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In September 2017, credit reporting giant Equifax came clean: It had been hacked, and the sensitive personal information of 143 million US citizens had been compromised—a number the company later revised up to 147.9 million. Names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, all gone in an unprecedented heist. On Monday, the Department of Justice identified the alleged culprit: China. In a sweeping nine-count indictment, the DOJ alleged that four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army were behind the Equifax hack, the culmination of a years-long investigation. In terms of the number…

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Caregiving startup Homage raises Series B to enter new Asian markets

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In many countries, an aging population coupled with a low birth rate is increasing the demand for qualified caregivers. In Asia, the need is especially urgent because rapid demographic shifts and changing social structures means family members who traditionally cared for relatives are unable to because they need to work, or live far away. Homage wants to help with a platform that not only matches pre-screened professionals and clients, but also enables caregiving organizations to scale up more quickly. The startup announced this week that it has raised Series B…

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She was adopted at 17. Then, a stranger who’d ‘been where she is’ offered to help pay for college.

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As a child in the foster system, Ashley Lacasse had already attended 19 different schools by the time she was 17. But now she has a stable home and the opportunity to attend college, thanks to her two adoptive moms and the generosity of a perfect stranger. “There’s sort of this unspoken rule with older kids that are in the system,” Ashley told her new moms, “and once you hit about 10 years old, nobody wants you anymore and you will never find a family.” That sense of hopelessness is…

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Cognitive Psychology for UX: The Principle of Limited Attention

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Specialists claim that human brains receive about 11 mil bits of data every second, but can only process just about 50 bits per second. In other words, there is a significant difference between the amount of information flowing into the human mind and the amount it can handle. UX design agenciesEver-Decreasing Attention Let’s say you’re late instead. So, you’re rushing through a crowded airport, trying to make it to your gate in time. Along the way, three or four other people approach you asking you questions. In the case that…

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Release Your Inhibitions (Feel The Rain On Your Skin): Weekly Horoscopes Feb 10-14 | Betches

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This Monday, Venus meets with the comet Chiron for their yearly hang sesh, meaning no stone will be left unturned this week. You’ll be feeling all the feels as decisions you’ve been avoiding come to the surface and literally force you to make a choice. You’ve been staring at the blank page before you, but now it is time to open up the dirty window and reach for something in the distance, so close you can almost taste it. Time to drench yourself in words unspoken. Live your life with…

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The Lost Boys review a bloody, ingenious reflection on youth

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Joel Schumachers vampire romp endures for its wonderfully grown-up treatment of being young This sprightly and satirical 80s spin on JM Barries lost boys from director Joel Schumacher is now rereleased in UK cinemas. Screenwriter Jeffrey Boam was reportedly drafted in to sexngoth up a story that was originally much more innocently Peter Pan-ish, and yet this version probably has more to say about the concept of staying for ever young. The film is certainly an amazing time capsule for the 80s and arguably one of the great 80s kids-heroism…

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