Barely a year after Tanzania capped the commissions that e-hailing firms like Uber and Bolt charge their partners at 15%, the authority in charge has backtracked on the order, taking away drivers’ prospects of increased earnings. The fee was increased to 25% effective last Sunday after the Land and Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra) issued a…
Jan 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananICS/SCADA Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published four Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories, calling out several security flaws affecting products from Siemens, GE Digital, and Contec. The most critical of the issues have been identified in Siemens SINEC INS that could lead to remote code execution via…
While some aspects of Apple’s strategy are up for debate, MagSafe has taken the stress and the confusion out of charging. The Piston Connect Mag Charging Cable is a MagSafe-compatible charger that gives you more options for keeping your iPhone topped up without worrying about a loose connector. The Piston works with the iPhone…
The shortest day has passed, but summer still feels like a distant dream. And in this, the most depressing of all the months, getting out of bed in the mornings remains a struggle. It’s cold and dark. There’s just not a lot, other than obligation, that makes moving from inside the cosy covers to outside…
On Tuesday, Walt Disney aggressively defended CEO Robert Iger‘s history on the job from renegade Disney investor Nelson Peltz. In a securities filing, Disney had criticisms of its own, stating that Peltz “does not understand Disney’s businesses and lacks the skills and experience to assist the board in delivering shareholder value in a rapidly shifting…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every modern business needs a website. Without one, it’s going to be practically impossible to centralize your marketing efforts, reach new people or scale your business effectively. That’s why designing and developing a website is usually priority number one for new entrepreneurs. But how much should you…
PeopleFund, a South Korean marketplace that connects borrowers and investors to enable lending, has recently added $20 million to its $63.4 million Series C. Existing backer Bain Capital led the extension, with participation from previous investors such as Access Ventures, CLSA Capital Partners Lending Ark Asia, D3 Jubilee Partners, 500 Global, Kakao Investment, TBT Partners…
Jan 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Bug Report Four different Microsoft Azure services have been found vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. The security issues, which were discovered by Orca between October 8, 2022 and December 2, 2022 in Azure API Management, Azure…
Achievement badges are a funny thing. You know they’re just a simple little bit of visual flair, they don’t even do anything, and yet for some reason you just have to collect them. Achievements are great motivators, and the achievement badges for the activity tracking on the Apple Watch have inspired many users to get…
If there’s one word to describe the Galaxy Unpacked event Samsung’s holding on February 1, it sounds like it’s going to be “Ultra.” TM Roh, president and head of Samsung’s mobility business, said today (January 17) that his company will announce two Ultra products at that event which will “set the new premium standard for…
