Laid-off chefs are using Instagram for income during the pandemic

He is not the only chef who has turned to technology as a side hustle during the coronavirus pandemic. Adahlia Cole (also known as “hungry hungry hooker” online), who used to give custom food… Read the original: Laid-off chefs are using Instagram for income during the pandemic

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AT&T exempts HBO Max from mobile data caps

Streaming companies have to pay mobile carriers — such as AT&T — if they don’t want traffic from their services to affect users’ data caps. AT&T owns HBO, though, so the conglomerate would… See more here: AT&T exempts HBO Max from mobile data caps

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Zoom plans to offer stronger encryption to paying customers (updated)

If you want your Zoom video calls to be as secure as possible, you may need to pay up. Zoom security consultant Alex Stamos told Reuters in an interview that the company plans to offer stronger… More here: Zoom plans to offer stronger encryption to paying customers (updated)

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Microsoft cuts dozens of staff as it shifts to AI for MSN news stories

Workforce automation is about to cost dozens of news contractors their jobs. The Seattle Times and The Guardian report that Microsoft is letting go of dozens of news contractors (about 50 in the… More: Microsoft cuts dozens of staff as it shifts to AI for MSN news stories

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Twitch splurges to keep top streamers Dakotaz, JoshOG and Summit1G

Twitch is still willing to spend big bucks to keep top-tier streamers on its platform. Amazon’s service has signed “multi-year” deals with Dakotaz (aka Brett Hoffman), JoshOG (Josh Beaver)… Continue reading here: Twitch splurges to keep top streamers Dakotaz, JoshOG and Summit1G

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