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• Privacy advocates are aghast at UK’s anti-encryption plans

  12-12-2022 23:18 via thenextweb.com
  
  The UK government’s plans to weaken encryption can “easily be exploited” by hackers and officials, experts have warned. The proposals are part of the controversial Online Safety Bill, which is currently working its way through parliament. Ministers say the legislation would make Britain “the safest place in the world to be online,” but campaigners fear it will erode free speech and privacy. Their prime concern involves the threat to end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) mess
  
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• Swiss scientists figured out how to stop your glasses from fogging up

  12-12-2022 20:35 via thenextweb.com
  
  Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a special coating that prevents the lenses in glasses from fogging up. Apparently, not all heroes wear capes. This has been a problem since the advent of optical lenses, but it’s fair to say it reached a peak during the pandemic when everyone wearing glasses found out the hard way that most face masks vent your breath up towards your eyes. You’d think someone would have fixed this by now, but it’s harder than you migh
  
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• Getir’s acquisition of Gorillas is a death knell for quick commerce

  12-12-2022 16:33 via thenextweb.com
  
  Getir, the Turkish fast delivery startup, has bought its German rival Gorillas. This further reduces the number of companies in Europe promising to bring groceries to your door within minutes. This merger leaves only three such businesses active on the continent: Getir, Berlin-based Flink, and US-based Gopuff. As Getir’s founder tweeted, the acquisition valued Gorillas at $1.2 billion — down from $3.1 billion in September 2021. Gorillas was among the most hyped-up startups in the in
  
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• 50 Best Websites of 2022

  12-12-2022 15:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  We’ve seen some incredible websites in 2022. There have been more than the usual number of sites with a political mission, and plenty that made us want to travel. The big design trends were brutalism, huge typography, and bold positive color. We’re looking forward to what the web will bring in 2023, but in the meantime, take a look back at the best 50 websites of 2022. Enjoy!
  Justice Reskill
  Justice Reskill used bright colors and positive, uplifting artwork to create a supportive pl
  
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• What you need to know about AIOps

  12-12-2022 14:48 via thenextweb.com
  
  Content provided by IBM and TNW As our lives become more digitized, the IT infrastructure supporting the applications and services we use have become increasingly complex. There are a variety of options to run services in the cloud, on-premise, serverless, and hybrid, which makes it possible to accommodate different kinds of applications, environments, and audiences. However, managing such complex IT architectures is becoming increasingly difficult. There are too many moving parts, which makes
  
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• Your laggy WordPress site is annoying customers — here’s how to speed it up

  12-12-2022 11:51 via thenextweb.com
  
  In an age when consumers expect products and services on demand, there are very few things more annoying than a sluggish website. And for businesses that fail to keep their website at optimal performance, there’s a big risk: it kills the customer experience. Studies show that just two seconds of additional loading time can increase bounce rates by 103%, meanwhile 100 milliseconds of load time can cause a 7% drop in conversion. Site speed is also a factor in Google rankings on desktop and
  
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• We asked Trinny Woodall how to make it in business as a woman

  12-12-2022 10:36 via thenextweb.com
  
  Being a woman in business is incredibly tough. On average, it takes them 30% longer than men to achieve the CEO position. They hold under 25% of board room positions. And 42% of women have experienced sexism at work. These figures are just the tip of the iceberg. From socialization to society-wide prejudice, women are confronted by difficulties at every turn in the startup, tech, and business worlds. But that doesn’t mean success can’t be found, far from it in fact. There are rafts
  
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