In order to come up with the rankings, FlexJobs looked at and analyzed thousands of freelance job listings between August 1, 2015 and October 31, 2015. While a short-term look at data doesn’t necessarily prove that the companies are overall the best at hiring freelance talent (since hiring boosts can happen periodically throughout the year), the rankings are still helpful for freelancers out there who may have never considered going after larger companies for freelance work....

Boston-based startup SittingAround is tackling that problem head on by making it easy to find and coordinate high-quality childcare. Their platform allows you to join or start a babysitting cooperative, or coop. If you are unfamiliar with the term, coops are groups of families in a community who trade care with each other, gratis. Coops make sure everything nets out equitably by tracking points, so you get points when you sit for someone else, and you spend points when others are sitting for you....

In 2012, 44 percent of the US Internet population owned a smartphone, with over two-thirds reporting that they “cannot live without” them. For TJ Person and Scott Hutchinson, the cofounders of Koupon Media, these statistics are exciting, particularly for two people with nearly 30 years of combined experience working with mobile. The two first met while working for Samsung in the late 90’s and, again, at Mango Mobile, where they first took advantage of mobile marketing campaigns....

While these statistics perhaps aren’t surprising, they’re now arriving amid conspiracy theories surrounding coronavirus and 5G that have been allowed to spread around the world. They’re also illustrative of the lack of clear communication by major telecoms providers about the new standard. So, how did we get here? And what can be done to fix the 5G situation? Lack of Clarity Carriers haven’t been clear at any point about 5G....

In a recently published LinkedIn post, Sanmay Ved (an ex-Googler himself, no less) writes the experience he went through this past Tuesday upon discovering that the ‘Google.com’ domain was made temporarily on available. The post records his obvious shock that such a thing could ever happen, and further notes his reaction to when he managed to successfully purchase the domain. Writes Ved: After a minute of owning ‘Google.com’, though, Google Domains (from whom he purchased the domain) canceled the transaction and taking away Ved’s ownership in the the most-prized domain on Earth....

Thank you to sponsors Motorola Mobility, who will be showcasing the DROID RAZR MAXX, and Diet Coke for making tonight possible, and to the following 21 startups for participating: Couture Circle: a platform that lets you buy, sell, and share dresses from other girls in your community.Furnishly: a local furnisher exchange.KLUTCHclub: a new monthly subscription service that sends a hand-picked and “themed” box of holistic health, fitness and wellness products right to your doorstep....

The accelerator, which is powered by Techstars, was created by the Alexa Fund, a $100 million venture capital fund aimed at fueling voice technology innovation. The 13-week program is designed to support the nine startups involved through mentorship with technologists and product leaders from both of the innovative companies. If you want to take a look at the companies poised to transform the voice technology landscape, check them out below and keep your ear to ground for innovative, voice-activated tech:...

The Kairos Society is a not-for-profit foundation – with branches in over 40 countries – that aims to foster a community where entrepreneurial students can connect, learn, and have a voice. Read more about why they created the Kairos 50 in our interview with their former president, Victoria Schramm. Below are the 50 companies. Social Addy (San Francisco): A way to share your exact GPS location with a simple URL....

One of the classic micromanager traits is “following up” with employees to make sure they’re doing their work and getting it done right. While my company has removed micromanagement from our processes, we do implement “macromanagement,” which is the process of giving strong parameters with consistent oversight and allowing each individual contributor to finish their work the way they see fit. Macromanagement can take these overseeing processes from irritating to reassuring....

The company addressed 121 flaws in its security patch earlier this week. But they fear remote attackers could still exploit certain Exchange vulnerabilities to deliver malware, unless swift action is taken. With the warning already garnering the attention of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), it’s clear that Microsoft’s message should be taken seriously. So, to prevent your Exchange Server from becoming compromised — and to avoid similar cyberattacks in the future — here’s what you can do....

The three new services will be placed under an umbrella service category that also includes Microsoft’s pre-existing security services such as Microsoft Security Services for Incident Response. The decision comes after increased demand for cybersecurity tools like antivirus software and services due to the worrying rise of ransomware, malware, and other online threats, and the fact that there are various businesses that either don’t have a security operations center or need extra support to deal with cyber attacks....

The threat actor uses these adverts to point the victim to download links which appear to be legitimate files, but instead are harboring harmful software. Ransomware has been on the rise in recent years, but with the right security protections in place, and solid education, your business can reduce the chance of being affected. New Ransomware Threat Microsoft research has shown that a threat actor, dubbed as DEV-0569 by the company, has been inserting dangerous malware into Google Ads, in an attempt to trick users into downloading malicious files, believing them to be genuine software....

The survey comes from a partnership between professional services firm EY and the advocacy organization Economic Innovation Group, and can be found in full online. The Facts Millennials offered their level of trust on 13 institutions in the survey, from the Military to Professional Sports to Banks to Corporate America to the News Media. Silicon Valley did better than some, but worst than most, ranking alongside organized religion, mayors, and the criminal justice system with roughly a quarter of respondents expressing “a great deal or quite a lot” of confidence in it....

At these speeds even the tiniest of trash could have a major impact on a spacecraft. Orbital debris is a continual threat to missions that NASA has a dedicated division conducting hypervelocity impact measurements to assess the risk of orbital debris on spacecrafts (man or unmanned) and working to develop materials to protect against impact. To actively track all this debris NASA along with the U.S. Department of Defense use telescopes and laser radars (ladars) to keep an eye on the growing quantity and location of this debris....

Notegraphy Notegraphy is an app for creating text with automatic formatting. It’s something you can use to make little works of art within minutes. It fits in with Google’s recent emphasis on social media by allowing you to share everything at the touch of a button. If you run an arts-based business, this can give you something to update your followers with. It does take time to get used to, though....

…wrote Chris Cox, Facebook’s vice president of product. The updates center on privacy but also expand options for sharing. Among them: – Approve tags of you or your content before they appear on your profile. Given these flexible controls, Facebook also decided to allow you to tag anyone, not just friends or pages you like.– Control whom you share posts with–and change it in previous posts. The somewhat ambiguous sharing option “Everyone” has been renamed “Public....

In a blog post, Google announced the launch of their initiative, Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities. They write: The initiative was actually kicked off last spring when the company launched the project to call on “global nonprofits who are building transformative technologies” for those living with disabilities. Over 1,000 programs crossing over 88 countries answered the call in the first round, with the winning bunch including 30 companies. Each of the companies are expanding how tech is diversified in their own way and are even open to the idea of open sourcing their work....

Known for its low prices and exceptional “hand-feel,” OnePlus has spent years as the go-to flagship killer, undercutting the big dogs like Apple and Samsung with high-tier specs and mid-range prices. While not considered one of the better known smartphone companies in the world, it’s slowly inserted itself in the conversation with these impressively affordable devices. Now though, OnePlus is poised to really make some noise, as the company has announced two new smartphones — the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro — as well as the company’s first smartwatch — the OnePlus Watch....

The report also shows that new malware for devices using Windows operating systems has increased exponentially since 2012, with millions of novel threats appearing in the wild every year. Findings like these are a grim reminder that the problem of malware is only going to get worse, which puts even more onus on individuals and businesses alike to deploy antivirus software on internet-connected devices. Windows Malware: An Epidemic of Epic Proportions Atlas VPN has identified 107....

The new changes, which take effect in August, will see fees rise from 2.9% to as much as 3.49% for some PayPal Digital Payments. These changes could have big impacts on some small businesses. However, it’s not all bad news, as charity transactions will drop below 2%. Here’s a closer look at the fees and the changes that PayPal will be making. PayPal Digital Payment Changes Here’s an overview of all the changes PayPal is making – remember, it previously charged 2....