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Cybersecurity researcher Allison Nixon was targeted with death threats in April 2024 by anonymous individuals using online handles "Waifu" and "Judische," according to MIT Technology Review. The threats, posted on Telegram and Discord channels, stemmed from Nixon's work tracking cybercriminals as chief research officer at Unit 221B, a cyber investigations firm.

Nixon's work had made her a formidable threat to cybercriminals, leading to arrests and investigations. The reason behind the threats was unclear to Nixon, despite her decade-long career in cybersecurity. The MIT Technology Review article highlighted the threats as the lead story in its daily newsletter, "The Download."

In other news, a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research predicts a resurgence of remote work in the coming years. The research, which tracked monthly surveys of 8,000 U.S. workers aged 20 to 64 across 2025, found that younger generations of bosses, Millennials and Gen Z, are more likely to allow staff to work remotely than their older counterparts. "Employees at younger firms, and under younger CEOs, spend significantly more time" working remotely, the report stated, suggesting a shift in workplace norms as older generations retire.

Meanwhile, on Hacker News, several postings highlighted developments in the tech industry. One post announced the availability of Shaper, an open-source, SQL-driven data dashboard powered by DuckDB. The quickstart guide for Shaper involves running it via Docker, and the developers offer managed hosting and support. Another post advertised a Customer Success Engineer position at Stardex, an AI-native ATS and CRM for executive search firms backed by Y Combinator. The role, which is remote and offers a salary between $45,000 and $75,000, requires experience with TypeScript and SQL scripts.

A separate post on Hacker News discussed a diagram created in 2010 by Vincent Driessen, which was later incorporated into Microsoft's Learn portal. Driessen, who designed the diagram in Apple Keynote, noted that he had published the source file for others to use. He expressed surprise that Microsoft, a large company, had incorporated his work.

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