LensLinks: Issue 262

Our Very, Scary Halloween Issue, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
October 31, 2023

Boo!

Today in LensLinks:

  • Apple's 'Scary Fast' Teaser: A Trick, Treat, Or Just Some Tech Heat For Halloween?

  • Meta Announces New Avatar Updates, Including Halloween-Themed Customizations

  • Can Shiba Inu Delete a Zero by Halloween 2023?

  • Remembering Fintech Ghosts: Four Companies That Haunt Our Memories - Finovate

  • Japanese mayor hopes virtual Halloween celebration will keep drunken revelers away

  • Spooky Cyber Statistics And Trends You Need To Know

  • Mozilla Launches Annual Digital Privacy 'Creep-o-Meter'. This Year's Status: 'Very Creepy' - Slashdot

  • First Images from THE SIMPSONS' 'Treehouse of Horror XXXIV' Tease SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Parody

  • Top 32 Halloween-Inspired Online Slots to Check Out!

  • Educational Byte: The Halloween Effect in Crypto and Stocks | HackerNoon

  • Scary: Non-Audited Crypto Projects Are Often Obvious Rug Pulls: Hacken Study

  • Singularity: The Spooky Behaviour of Subatomic Particles: Time to get serious about the dangers of quantum computing

  • And Much, Much, More…

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Apple's 'Scary Fast' Teaser: A Trick, Treat, Or Just Some Tech Heat For Halloween?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has revealed an upcoming “Scary Fast” event scheduled for the day before Halloween, with a possible focus on new Mac products. However, popular analyst Mark Gurman speculated that the online-only nature of the event may not showcase any major visual innovations.

www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/apple-s-scary-fast-teaser-a-trick-treat-or-just-some-tech-heat-for-halloween/ar-AA1iNHMO

Metaverse & Gaming

Meta Announces New Avatar Updates, Including Halloween-Themed Customizations

Meta continues to develop new, expressive avatar options.

www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-announces-new-avatar-updates-including-halloween-themed-customization/697713

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Can Shiba Inu Delete a Zero by Halloween 2023?

Shiba Inu's performance in 2023 has been somewhat lackluster. Can Shiba Inu delete a zero by the end of October?

watcher.guru/news/can-shiba-inu-delete-a-zero-by-halloween-2023

Crypto Trading

AI predicts XRP price for Halloween 2023

One standout performer this past year has been XRP. As Halloween approaches, AI analysis predicts a sweet treat for XRP investors.

finbold.com/ai-predicts-xrp-price-for-halloween-2023

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Remembering Fintech Ghosts: Four Companies That Haunt Our Memories - Finovate

Here's a look at four fintech ghosts that have come and gone, but still haunt our memories: Coin, BillGuard, iQuantifi, and Zelf.

finovate.com/remembering-fintech-ghosts-four-companies-that-haunt-our-memories

Japanese mayor hopes virtual Halloween celebration will keep drunken revelers away

The mayor of a city ward that attracts throngs of drunken, costumed revelers for unofficial street parties each Halloween hopes a virtual celebration will help keep the peace.

www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-10-26/virtual-halloween-shibuya-tokyo-japan-11835103.html

Spooky Cyber Statistics And Trends You Need To Know

In 2023, there have been numerous high-profile data breaches. All things considered, Halloween (and 2024) will bring with it a potent mixture of cyber-threats and trends.

www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2023/10/20/spooky-cyber-statistics-and-trends-you-need-to-know/?sh=38725caa576c

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Mozilla Launches Annual Digital Privacy 'Creep-o-Meter'. This Year's Status: 'Very Creepy' - Slashdot

"In 2023, the state of our digital privacy is: Very Creepy." That's the verdict from Mozilla's first-ever "Annual Consumer Creep-o-Meter," which attempts to set benchmarks for digital privacy and identify trends

yro.slashdot.org/story/23/10/22/1748212/mozilla-launches-annual-digital-privacy-creep-o-meter-this-years-status-very-creepy

First Images from THE SIMPSONS' 'Treehouse of Horror XXXIV' Tease SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Parody

The first images from The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" tease an NFT showdown, a Silence of the Lambs parody, and a fun plague.

nerdist.com/article/simpsons-treehouse-of-horror-xxxiv-halloween-special-first-look-images-tease-silence-of-the-lambs-parody-and-more

Top 32 Halloween-Inspired Online Slots to Check Out!

LCB.org invites players to explore 32 Halloween-themed online slots! ➤ Feature-filled slots inspired by Halloween by RTG, Yggdrasil, BGaming, Habanero & more!

lcb.org/news/editorials/dare-you-explore-32-halloween-themed-slots

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Educational Byte: The Halloween Effect in Crypto and Stocks | HackerNoon

Have you ever heard of the bullish "Halloween effect" in stocks and cryptocurrencies? Well, let's dive a bit into this phenomenon.

hackernoon.com/educational-byte-the-halloween-effect-in-crypto-and-stocks

Scary: Non-Audited Crypto Projects Are Often Obvious Rug Pulls: Hacken Study

Cryptocurrency rug pulls continue to menace the digital investment arena. They always leave a trail of troubled investors in their wake. A recent ex

menafn.com/1107305931/Non-Audited-Crypto-Projects-Are-Often-Obvious-Rug-Pulls-Hacken-Study

Opinion: ChatGPT picks 5 cryptocurrencies to buy for Halloween

ChatGPT has demonstrated its capabilities across industries, including in providing useful insights into assets in the cryptocurrency sector.

finbold.com/chatgpt-picks-5-cryptocurrencies-to-buy-for-halloween

The Singularity:
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

The Spooky Behaviour of Subatomic Particles: Time to get serious about the dangers of quantum computing

‘Q-day’, when the world’s data encryption codes fail, is already on its way

www.ft.com/content/9ac38cf4-874e-4842-8be9-8fac2a3e898d

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Halloween Government Resources

LibGuides: Government Resources: Halloween Government Resources

library.csustan.edu/government-resources/halloween

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