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Sony has announced it will pay significant bug bounties for PlayStation 4 bugs. Bug bounties are an important part of the cybersecurity and software development scene. Companies pay hackers and researchers bounties to encourage them to find and report bugs and security...

Knoxville, TN has suffered a major ransomware attack, forcing it to shut down its entire network. According to BleepingComputer, a notice was sent out to city employees Thursday morning informing them of the issues. “Please be advised that our network has been attacked with...

According to a report on CNBC, startups may not get government money from the coronavirus relief bill if they have already taken venture capital or private equity money. “So-called affiliation rules from the Small Business Administration could prevent startups from getting loans...

Spend time researching “Know,” Do” and “Go” queries so you can create content that puts you in front of the consumer at all stages of their purchasing cycle. In 2011, Google coined the phrase Zero Moment of Truth. They recognized how consumer behavior was changing in the online...

Call intelligence service was another Area 120 project. Just as I was promoting CallJoy as a model for fee-based services for the small business market during my SMX Next session this morning, I learned that Google was shutting it down. The service will end on July 22. Another...

What makes text ads memorable? Contributor Purna Virji looks at ways to keep text ads fresh and top of mind by optimizing ad targeting and implementing ad extensions. What makes some ads stick in your mind, while others are instantly forgotten and relegated to the trash heap of...

Contributor and SMXpert Eric Enge recaps the opening keynote and big announcement by Bing’s Fabrice Canel at SMX Advanced 2018. For the opening session of SMX Advanced, we were treated to a keynote by Bing’s Fabrice Canel. Here are my notes from that session. Fabrice...

The US Department of Commerce has made a new rule that will allow US companies to work with Huawei on wireless standards. The US has been at odds with Huawei for some time, claiming it serves as a conduit for spying by Beijing. As a result, the US has banned Huaw...

Comcast has announced that its Xfinity WiFi hotspots will remain free and open to anyone through the rest of 2020. As the pandemic gripped the nation, internet and wireless carriers pledged to do their part to help people stay connected. As part of that effort, Comcast made all...

Autodesk’s Jenny Jiang shares her approach to fostering a healthy, productive environment between SEOs and web developers. The success of any given campaign can depend on your team’s ability to get buy-in from the right individuals. Sometimes, it’s upper management and other...