Author: OurCrowd

[Spectrum Labs in VentureBeat] The metaverse will bring new forms of toxicity and will require new tools

Jan 27, 2022 |

As the adoption of the metaverse approaches, one factor that seems like an inevitability is toxic behavior. Such behavior is unfortunately prolific in online communities now. The behaviors will likely carry forward to the metaverse, if not always in the same way. Several experts on online safety spoke about the topic at GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming’s Into the Metaverse 2 event. Read...

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[Phantom Auto in Wired] Now physical jobs are going remote too

Jan 27, 2022 |

ERIC MCCARTER REMEMBERS the first time he operated a forklift truck in France—while sitting behind a desk in California. McCarter used the forklift to move a stack of pallets into a waiting truck using a setup resembling a video gaming rig. He sat behind a steering wheel and pedals that transmitted commands to the forklift thousands of miles away; large screens offered views in front, behind, and to the sides of the vehicle. Read more...

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[Perception Point in PR Newswire] Perception Point discovers a MacOS zero-day allowing attackers to bypass Apple’s System Integrity Protection

Jan 27, 2022 | ,

Perception Point, a leading email and cloud collaboration channel security company offering fast interception of content-borne attacks as a service, announced today that its researchers have uncovered a zero-day flaw in macOS. CVE-2022-22583, now fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2, reveals a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass Apple’s SIP (System Integrity Protection) mechanism, and thus take full control over the system, provided that they already managed to achieve code execution with high privileges. Read...

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[DailyPay in PR Newswire] Manna Inc. and its affiliates, leading restaurant operators, leverage DailyPay for a competitive edge in hiring and retaining staff

Jan 27, 2022 |

Manna Inc. and its affiliates, among America’s leading restaurant affiliate operators, has partnered with DailyPay to offer their employees a transformative financial wellness benefit that is enabling them to hire faster and retain employees longer. With the popular DailyPay benefit, employees have the power and control over their pay, with the ability to access their earned pay immediately after completing a shift. Research commissioned by DailyPay shows that, when using DailyPay, employees end or reduce their reliance on payday loans or pay overdraft fees to make ends meet. Read...

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[Ravin in Forbes] Why customer experience will determine who wins the new rivalry between car companies and insurers

Jan 27, 2022 |

In a recent announcement, Toyota said that it would begin selling vehicle insurance along with cars, allowing consumers to save time and hassle in the often drawn-out process of buying a car. Toyota is not alone; in fact many automakers are now moving into vehicle insurance, a trend popularized by electric vehicle maker Tesla, and a market worth about $311 billion in the U.S. alone. Read more...

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