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Quantum hacking – it could be here quicker than you think
Within a decade, quantum computers could be powerful enough to break the cryptographic security that protects cell phones, bank accounts, email addresses and — yes — bitcoin wallets, CNBC, the news business channel has reported.
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Cyberdesic launches US freelancer network
Cyberdesic, a US cybersecurity staffing firm, has launched an on-demand freelancer network. The firm is recruiting cybersecurity professionals from across the US who are interested in freelance opportunities.
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Same-day grocery delivery – a market opp for freelancers, contractors and recruiters
The technology and customer service experience behind grocery delivery businesses and apps could spur job opportunities for freelancers, contractors and agency workers in the UK.
One player, in particular, goPuff, a US-based…
Freelancer-turned-founder develops fintech app
Startup Profile: Corgee
Freelancer turned founder: Dmitrijs Vitjazevs
Sector: Fintech/Freelancer Economy
Location: UK/Spain
Corgee, an AI-powered finance app to make personal finance simpler for the UK’s 5.3 million…
The Othership interview: why every freelancer needs a community to turn to and how to find one
When the first lockdown took hold over the UK, many freelancers had their financial and social lifelines severed. To say these freelancers need a change of scenery after a year in isolation is an understatement.
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YunoJuno hiring to scale up for “freelance revolution”
YunoJuno, a job platform for tech and creative freelancers, is looking to expand its team in almost every area of the company, Runar Reistrup, the company's CEO announced in a LinkedIn post.
"The freelance revolution is happening…
Startup Challenge: £60,000-worth of free PR consultancy up for grabs
Influence EMobility has announced a challenge for e-mobility startups offering a year's free global PR consultancy to the winning entrant. Don't think your business concept fits this sector? Think again.
E-mobility is not just about…
Argos blanket bans UK contractors and outsources digital jobs overseas – another IR35 backfire…
Sainsbury's-owned Argos is preparing to offshore the work of its Milton Keynes-based digital team to Mumbai, India, having determined its contractors to be working inside IR35, Computer Weekly has reported. The news comes at a time…
Best advice for SaaS startups: for one, stop acting like a non-profit
Free trials for SaaS startups have their benefits, but at some point, you have to spot when big enterprise might be getting one over on you, according to Itxaso del Palacio, a partner at Notion Capital, a venture capital firm that invests…
FreelanceHER 100: How an accelerator is jump-starting freelance careers for women who lost their…
What's happening?
Over the next 12-weeks, 110 women will be kick-starting their careers as freelancers in the North West of England thanks to a fully-funded Accelerator programme called FreelancerHER 100. The accelerator's mission is to…