GDP, GDO, GDP+ | Econbrowser
All have a positive gradient in Q1. Figure 1: GDP (bold black), GDO (tan), and GDP+ (sky blue), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. GDP, GDO based […]
Month: June 2024
Does visiting South Africa make you right-wing or left-wing?
Maybe “both” is the right answer? Right-wing tendencies are easy to explain. South Africa is clearly the wealthiest of all sub-Saharan Africa, and of course […]
IT downtime reduces business profits by 9%, study says
Downtime costs large businesses an average of $200 million a year, cutting 9% of annual profits, according to a study by Splunk. And while ransomware […]
Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Remember” Program – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security vulnerabilities Windows and related software, this month’s most convenient Patch Tuesday for Windows users. The […]
Tuesday various links
1. In a new study, a man’s sperm count does not decrease. It seems this has been a myth all along. 2. Brian Potter on […]
CISOs may rely heavily on EDR/XDR protection
Attackers easily bypass endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR) defenses, often catching businesses unaware, according to new cybersecurity threat research. […]
Recession Indicator Outlook: Retail Sales
Out of curiosity, I scour the web to see who is still saying a recession is coming (with an open mind). This tweet suggests that […]
Biden and the Naïve Conception of Democracy
The speech Joe Biden gave at Pointe du Hoc (Normandie, France) in celebration of D-Day echoed the idea of widespread neglect of democracy. The general […]
MFA is soon mandatory for AWS users, passwordless authentication is optional
AWS has added support for FIDO2 passkeys, a password-less authentication method under the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) framework, for multifactor authentication – and will soon […]
Is Apple paying OpenAI, or vice versa?
I don’t know. Am I wrong in thinking that the theory of fair contracts should have reciprocal payments, as there is a dual agency relationship? […]