A Twitter employee groomed by the Saudi government prompted 2015 state-sponsored hacking warning – TechCrunch

An explosive report in The New York Times this weekend sheds new light on the apparent targeting of Twitter accounts by “state-sponsored actors” three years ago. It comes in the wake of the confirmed death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, two weeks after he disappeared in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi…

Is a Website Redesign a Valid Chargeback Prevention Strategy?

No ratings yet. For most e-commerce businesses, margins are tight. That’s why chargeback prevention is so important–merchants can’t afford to lose revenue to payment disputes. But what are the best chargeback prevention strategies? How can merchants reduce the risk of customer dissatisfaction and the resulting revenue loss? Surprisingly, a website redesign could be the secret…

Blockchain “ubiquitous” in supply chain by 2025, claims Capgemini | Analysis

A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute claims that blockchain could become “ubiquitous” by 2025, entering mainstream business and underpinning supply chains worldwide. “Through investment and partnerships, the distributed ledger technology will dominate manufacturing as well as consumer products and retail industries, ushering in a new era of transparency and trust,” gushes the research…

Gearing up to step into virtual reality – TechCrunch

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