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The 100 Best Channel Podcasts Of 2021
Forrester IT
APRIL 29, 2021
million downloads since it debuted last year, according to Sensor Tower. Responding to this initial success, leading social media companies such as […]. Since posting our top 64 channel podcasts in 2019, there has been explosive growth in podcast adoption.
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Meta creates ‘Business AI’ group led by ex-Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Meta’s Llama models have over 600M downloads to date, and Meta AI has more than 500M monthly actives,” Shih said. Shih has clearly been considering the move to Meta for some time — and is no stranger to the company’s social media platform, Facebook.
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Ask, Measure, Learn: Using Social Media Analytics to Understand and Influence Customer Behavior
CTOvision
JULY 10, 2015
You can measure practically anything in the age of social media, but if you don’t know what you’re looking for, collecting mountains of data won’t yield a grain of insight. Download or order here.
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Clubhouse grows to 8 million downloads for people starved for audio conversations
Venture Beat
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Clubhouse has exceeded 8 million downloads worldwide since launch, according to mobile insights and analytics firm App Annie. Read More.
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This Steam game is full of malware: Did you download it?
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
According to SteamDB , the game was downloaded by an estimated 800 to 1,500 users before its delisting. One reader suggested they were interacting with a chatbot, based on the quick responses received, encouraging them to download the malware-filled game.
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SquareX Discloses “Browser Syncjacking”, a New Attack Technique that Provides Full Browser and Device Control, Putting Millions at Risk
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 30, 2025
Using a very clever social engineering attack that exploits trusted domains, the adversary can then further escalate the profile hijacking attack to steal passwords from the victims browser. Browser Takeover To achieve a full browser takeover, the attacker essentially needs to convert the victims Chrome browser into a managed browser.
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AI at Work: How SOS 102 is Building Safer Communities in Kazakhstan
Network World
JANUARY 22, 2025
This high adoption rate underscores the effectiveness of its omni-channel design, which seamlessly connects traditional hotlines with digital platforms such as a mobile app, social media, and instant messaging. Download the in-depth document now: SOS 102: Leveraging Technology to Deliver Responsive, Community-Centered Policing.
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Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile passed 250 million downloads in 8 months
Venture Beat
JUNE 23, 2020
Call of Duty: Mobile has hit 250 million downloads since its debut on October 25, according to mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower. Read More.
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Parler’s Downloads Fell Off a Cliff
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Parler, the social media platform where Ted Cruz is free to dance naked under the cursed moon in the realm of the possessed, may not be the right-wing free speech utopia of the future. Despite offering a perfectly fine refuge for conservatives b g about Facebook and Twitter and YouTube’s moderation policies,… Read more.
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SayGames announces 2 billion downloads, $10 million hypercasual dev program
Venture Beat
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Hypercasual mobile game publisher SayGames has more than 2 billion downloads and it is starting a $10 million developer growth program. Read More.
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Minecraft-Based Digital Denmark Destroyed
CTOvision
MAY 22, 2014
Do not let Minecraft’s simplicity mislead you; at the Game Developers Conference in 2011, the game won five awards, including the Best Downloadable Game Award and the Best Debut Game Award. Virtual worlds are nothing new, but with over 200,000 downloads in less than a month, Denmark clearly has come up with something pretty neat.
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How Azur Games grew its hypercasual games to 1.5B downloads
Venture Beat
JUNE 19, 2021
billion downloads and 300 employees. Cyprus-based Azur Games has grown its hypercasual games business to more than 1.5 Read More.
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Top Data Predictions for 2024 (Free Download)
Tech Republic Data Center
DECEMBER 17, 2023
The global population of internet and social media users grows each day, which means that the volume of shared data is also on a remarkable rise. Statista forecasts that the amount of data to be created, captured, copied and consumed globally by 2025 will be more than 181 zettabytes. With new capabilities rapidly emerging in.
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From Safety to Accountability: The Game-Changing Impact of Kazakhstan’s Surveillance System
Network World
JANUARY 15, 2025
By improving the physical, psychological, and social conditions within prisons, the system aligns with global trends emphasizing inmate welfare and reintegration into society. For a deeper dive into the strategies, implementation, and impact of this project, download the full report.
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The massive Social Security number breach is actually a good thing
Vox
AUGUST 22, 2024
My Social Security number had been compromised in an alleged data breach. As many as 272 million Social Security numbers are floating around hacker forums after someone stole them from a Florida-based background check company called National Public Data , which is owned by an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy named Salvatore “Sal” Verini.
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Seattle tech leader Jennifer Wong launches networking app to connect parents of young kids
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
(Visible Photo) “Most parenting apps focus on finding friends and sharing social posts, rather than building a network for insights and decision making,” Wong said via email. ” The Visible app is available to download for free, and the startup plans to generate revenue through subscriptions and advertising.
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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth
GeekWire
MARCH 23, 2021
We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online. Gaming company or social company? I think in a lot of ways gaming is the new social.”
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Sky: Children of the Light hits 15 million more downloads in a month with China, Android launches
Venture Beat
JULY 31, 2020
Thatgamecompany said its Sky: Children of the Light mobile game has topped 35 million downloads, and the company is selling Sky's digital soundtrack now. Read More.
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Call of Duty: Mobile has 500 million downloads, $1 billion in player spending since 2019
Venture Beat
MAY 4, 2021
Call of Duty: Mobile has crossed 500 million downloads worldwide since its launch in October 2019. It has also crossed $1 billion in spending. Read More.
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SOS 102: A new era in emergency response for Kazakhstan
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 22, 2025
This high adoption rate underscores the effectiveness of its omni-channel design, which seamlessly connects traditional hotlines with digital platforms such as a mobile app, social media, and instant messaging. Citizens can report incidents, submit multimedia evidence, and track police responses in real-timeall with just a few taps.
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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.
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New ‘Limit App’ targets social media users between 18 and 25 — and kicks them off when they turn 26
GeekWire
MARCH 10, 2021
Limit is a social media app for people between the ages of 18 and 25. He’s just trying to limit the age range for people who can use his new social media product, which is fittingly called Limit App. Instead of a secret Instagram account to keep mom from peeping on your social life, Limit locks mom out. Limit App Images).
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App Annie: Consumers downloaded 14.3B games in Q3, including 3.6B hypercasual games
Venture Beat
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Consumers downloaded 14.3 billion games in the third quarter, including 3.6 billion hypercasual games, according to App Annie. Read More.
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State of 5G in Saudi Arabia: Expectations and current reality
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 13, 2022
Average download speeds in Saudi Arabia have reached more than twice the global average at 322 Mbps, according to network-testing company Ookla.
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Datafication and Discrimination
CTOvision
MAY 7, 2014
He used a crowd-sourced, pothole-locating application from Boston to illustrate; “Because poor people and the elderly are less likely to carry smartphones, let alone download the app, the app wound up systematically directing city services to wealthier neighborhoods.”. White House: Discrimination potential in data use (toledoblade.com).
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PCI compliance: The best defense is a great defense
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Researchers for the 2023 DBIR identified system intrusion, social engineering and basic web application attacks as the most common attack patterns that led to breaches and data theft. Compliance with PCI DSS v4.0 PCI DSS compliance is a robust defense that significantly mitigates the risks involved with all three.
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HalloApp is a private ad-free social network from two early WhatsApp employees
The Verge
JULY 19, 2021
Two of the earliest employees behind WhatsApp have emerged with a new private social network called HalloApp. Starting Monday, anyone can download and sign up for HalloApp in Apple’s App Store and Google Play on Android devices. A screenshot of HalloApp. They both worked at WhatsApp before and after Facebook bought it for $22 billion.
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Cisco Duo MFA Third-Party Service Provider Breached, SMS Logs Stolen
IT Toolbox
APRIL 16, 2024
A third-party telephony provider of Cisco suffered a breach wherein they hacked into and downloaded message logs for authentication SMS messages sent for Duo Security. The stolen data puts customers at risk of social engineering attacks to trick them into revealing credentials, carrying out financial fraud, etc.
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Bubble Wrap: How Eurovision Monitors Covid Risk at Events
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 13, 2022
That’s why the local organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest last year in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, reached out to Unlimited Solutions for their newly released app Flockey – a powerful social distancing app that is bringing live audiences and live music back together again with Covid risk assurance at large-scale events.
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How to implement zero trust device security
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 24, 2024
Cybersecurity has been promoted from the purview of the chief security officer (CSO) to a boardroom environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) responsibility. Register below to download the full whitepaper.
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IRL is a new social network taking on Facebook groups
The Verge
JUNE 15, 2021
That’s the bet behind IRL, a young social network that has been quietly growing over the past year and just attracted an eye-popping amount of money to take on Facebook. According to Shafi, the goal is to become “a super messaging social network” over time. “We IRL’s groups and events can be accessed on its app or website. Image: IRL.
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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The hackers rely heavily on social engineering tactics to distribute the malware. Android users were directed to fake app store pages to download infected apps. Uncovered by cybersecurity firm Group-IB , GoldPickaxe exists in both Android and iOS versions and was developed by a suspected Chinese hacking group called "GoldFactory."
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Why endpoint security will be a renewed priority for businesses of all sizes in 2023
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Ransomware often starts from something as humble as someone in the organisation downloading the wrong file from an email. Social engineering – with social engineering, the cyber criminal will “trick” a victim into releasing confidential information, such as passwords and other logins.
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5 ways AI is showing promise as a decision-maker
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
An AI system can gather data from customer relationship management software, social media profiles, email interactions, and purchase histories to identify the candidates most likely to convert. AI can then guide sales reps to follow up on the most promising prospects.
How Snapchat became the forgotten social platform
Vox
JUNE 9, 2021
Snap is, in its own words , a camera company sustained on intimacy and existing social networks. But beyond these core social features, Snap has bigger ambitions with augmented and virtual reality. Most social media users are already familiar with AR technology, whether they’re aware of it or not. It depends on who you ask.
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How to delete your Facebook account
The Verge
JANUARY 15, 2021
If you’ve finally given up on the world’s most popular social media network, it’s not too complicated to remove yourself from the service. But before you delete all of those pictures, posts, and likes, you should download your personal information from Facebook. In the center, find and click on “Download Your Information.”.
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Parler-like site Gab was hacked, 70 GB of data is now in the hands of an activist group
TechSpot
MARCH 1, 2021
Earlier this year, it was revealed that social media app Parler had been used as a means to organize the January 6 assault on the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. By downloading and archiving almost all of the data posted on Parler before it was booted off of Amazon Web.
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Tech CEOs: How can you learn government mission needs?
CTOvision
JANUARY 25, 2014
This social network connects forward thinking government professionals and has a very active community of technologists and innovators trying to improve government service to citizens. There is an IT chapter in the President’s budget that is especially important to read (download here , then see chapter 19 on page 349). Join GovLoop.
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