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Starbucks is cutting an unspecified number of tech jobs. (GeekWire File Photo) Starbucks is cutting jobs in its technology organization, restructuring the team under a new chief technology officer who joined the coffee giant from Amazon four months ago. Several affected employees posted about the cuts on LinkedIn on Tuesday afternoon, including people in program and product management and other technology-related roles. Starbucks declined to comment, and the number of people impacted is unclear as of now. The Seattle Times reported on the cuts earlier today, citing an internal message in which the company told employees it was “making structural…
ReconTraffic profiling & metadata analysisAsset/process visibilityTerrain mapping for decoy placementCSPM scanning for exposed servicesInitial AccessDetects exploit payloads & anomalous requests–Misconfiguration detection enabling remote accessExecutionIdentifies C2 callbacks, reverse shells & exploit trafficDetects suspicious processes and command execution-Vulnerability assessment of workloadsPersistenceRetrospective metadata hunting for persistence trafficForensics on persistence artifacts-Detects rogue workloads & driftLateral MovementATT&CK-mapped detection of SMB/SSH/LDAP movementTracks movement via process/connection tracingDecoy alerts for movement attemptsCI/CD scanning prevents vulnerable deploymentsExfiltrationDetects outbound DLP violations, tunneling, exfil patternsIdentifies unusual outbound network activity-Access-control hardening to limit data exposure
From February 2027, EU rules require user-replaceable batteries in every phone sold in Europe. Here is what that actually means for your wallet and the planet. For roughly fifteen years, the smartphone industry convinced the world that a sealed device was a premium device. Glue, proprietary screws, heat guns, and service center appointments became the price of owning a modern phone. The EU has decided that price is no longer acceptable. From February 18, 2027, every smartphone and tablet sold across the European Union must have a battery that users can remove and replace themselves, without specialized tools or technical…
New York is the latest state to take a stand against prediction markets. Attorney General Letitia James has sued Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan on charges that both are illegally running unlicensed gambling operations. The suit also claims that these prediction markets violate state laws that prevent betting on games involving New York college sports teams.”Gambling by another name is still gambling, and it is not exempt from regulation under our state laws and Constitution,” James said. “Gemini and Coinbase’s so-called prediction markets are just illegal gambling operations, exposing young people to addictive platforms that lack the necessary guardrails.”Multiple…
If you’ve ever accidentally raised your hand mid-meeting on Microsoft Teams, you know the pain. Suddenly, everyone’s looking at you, and all you can do is scramble to unmute and awkwardly clarify that it was a mistake. Microsoft has finally decided to do something about it by moving the raise hand button away from the main toolbar. The company is also planning a significant redesign of the Teams meeting toolbar, which is likely to roll out on desktop and macOS in June 2026. Starting a support group for those who have accidentally raised their hand during a Teams meeting 🖐️—…
On Tuesday, Dyson announced the newest addition to its hair-care lineup, the Supersonic Travel Hair Dryer, a compact version of its flagship hair dryer designed for those on the go. It’s 32% smaller and 25% lighter than the original Supersonic, while still delivering the same performance. Tara Brown, CNET’s social media producer, tested the product before its launch and said, “I have an original Supersonic, and the quality and pressure of airflow almost feels the same, which is great for the $300 price.”The Supersonic Travel features Dyson’s smart heat control technology, which measures airflow 100 times per second to prevent extreme…
Devin Stone never intended to become one of the internet’s most recognizable legal analysts. Instead, he was supposed to follow a predictable path: graduate, grind it out in Big Law, make partner, and spend the next several decades enjoying a conventionally successful career as a lawyer.But a bout of burnout early in Stone’s career led him to YouTube, where he started publishing explainer videos under the name Legal Eagle. Stone’s channel, which now boasts nearly 4 million followers, started out pretty fluffy, with videos dissecting legal representations on popular TV shows and movies becoming an early audience favorite. While those…
Anthropic PBC’s Claude Mythos model has emerged as the most widely discussed artificial intelligence solution without being fully released. Information about the model, which reportedly has the ability to analyze software at large scale, find bugs in hardened software ecosystems, and identify vulnerabilities, has been tightly controlled by Anthropic. That situation did not change much on Monday when Anthropic Head of Threat Intelligence Jacob Klein (pictured) spoke at the SANS Cybersecurity Summit in a hotel just outside of Washington D.C., although he did provide a hint of the model’s capabilities during his appearance. Klein offered a brief description of the model’s power in the context of…
John Ternus, left, and Tim Cook at Apple Park. (Apple Photo) Tim Cook’s plan to step down as Apple’s CEO, announced Monday, will put the tech giant in the hands of a hardware engineer, John Ternus, returning Apple’s top job to its product roots after nearly 15 years under a leader who made his mark in operations and supply chain. It’s the right call, said Mike Slade, a Seattle tech veteran who spent six years as an advisor to Steve Jobs at the company. Apple needed to pick an insider who understands the culture, Slade said, and ideally someone who…
Everyone talks about acquiring customers. But what about activating them? The customer you already have is the most underused growth asset in your business. The acquisition obsession has a body count. Organizations pour budget, headcount, and strategic energy into the front of the funnel. Campaigns, outbound, events, content, paid channels, brand spend. The pipeline gets filled. Deals close. Revenue gets recognized. And then, somewhere around the point where the contract is signed and the champagne metaphor gets used in the Slack channel, the attention moves on to the next opportunity. The customer who just became a customer quietly enters a…