Day: July 26, 2018

The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it

Posted on by Robin Edgar

All over the western world banks are shutting down cash machines and branches. They are trying to push you into using their digital payments and digital banking infrastructure. Just like Google wants everyone to access and navigate the broader internet via its privately controlled search portal, so financial institutions want everyone to access and navigate Read more about The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it[…]

Anti DRM software programmer Arrested For Cracking Denuvo Anti-Piracy Tech

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Denuvo’s notorious anti-piracy tech used to be seen as uncrackable. It held up against hackers’ best efforts for years, contorting itself into obtuse new shapes every time anybody broke through. In 2016, a Bulgarian hacker calling himself Voksi came along with a breakthrough that revitalized the whole Denuvo cracking scene. He’s been a pillar of Read more about Anti DRM software programmer Arrested For Cracking Denuvo Anti-Piracy Tech[…]

Work less, get more: New Zealand firm’s four-day week an ‘unmitigated success’

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The New Zealand company behind a landmark trial of a four-day working week has concluded it an unmitigated success, with 78% of employees feeling they were able to successfully manage their work-life balance, an increase of 24 percentage points. Two-hundred-and-forty staff at Perpetual Guardian, a company which manages trusts, wills and estate planning, trialled a Read more about Work less, get more: New Zealand firm’s four-day week an ‘unmitigated success’[…]

Windows 10 now uses machine learning to stop updates installing when a PC is in use

Posted on by Robin Edgar

One of the more frustrating aspects of Windows 10 is the operating system’s ability to start installing updates when you’re in the middle of using it. While Microsoft has tried to address this aggressive approach to updates with features to snooze installation, Windows 10 users continue to complain that updates reboot devices when they’re in Read more about Windows 10 now uses machine learning to stop updates installing when a PC is in use[…]