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Amperity names Dawn Lepore Chairman of the Board
Digital Transformation

Amperity names Dawn Lepore Chairman of the Board

Amperity has appointed Dawn G. Lepore as Chairman of its Board, bringing her extensive experience in technology and retail to the role.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Apr 2025
SquareX reveals gaping hole in major email providers' security measures
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

SquareX reveals gaping hole in major email providers' security measures

SquareX's cybersecurity study reveals major email providers' distressing failure to effectively identify and counter malicious document threats, potentially putting millions of global users at risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Apr 2024
KnowBe4 appoints Ani Banerjee as Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Capital Management

KnowBe4 appoints Ani Banerjee as Chief Human Resources Officer

Ani Banerjee joins KnowBe4 as Chief Human Resources Officer, bringing 30 years of global HR leadership to enhance company culture & recruitment.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Sep 2022
Cyber criminals turn to Gmail and AOL to advance attacks
Firewalls

Cyber criminals turn to Gmail and AOL to advance attacks

Cyber criminals are leveraging Gmail and AOL to impersonate employees, scamming 6,600 organisations in 2020, reports Barracuda Networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2020
Could Verizon be gunning for both Google and Facebook?
Google

Could Verizon be gunning for both Google and Facebook?

AOL and Yahoo join forces in a US$4.8bn deal, their last chance to compete with Google and Facebook in the digital media market.

By Nick Thomas • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
New Norton 360 beta ready to download
Symantec

New Norton 360 beta ready to download

Symantec has launched the public beta of Norton 360 version 5.0, featuring identity protection, automatic backup, and PC tuneup, for free download.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 14th Oct 2010
AOL closer to selling Bebo
Facebook

AOL closer to selling Bebo

AOL is reportedly finalising a deal to sell social network Bebo to Criterion Capital Partners, two years after buying it for USD $850 million.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 18th Jun 2010
Bebo faces closure
Facebook

Bebo faces closure

AOL is looking to sell or shut down the online social site Bebo, just two years after buying it for US$850 million.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Apr 2010

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Bending Spoons launches €1.5m tech fellowship in Europe
Software-as-a-Service

Bending Spoons launches €1.5m tech fellowship in Europe

Bending Spoons unveils a EUR €1.5m fellowship, offering major scholarships and mentoring to top computer science students across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026