Hybrid and remote employees were 17% more likely to not return company-owned equipment than on-site employees.

It’s been a busy month for workforce reductions across major companies and sectors globally.

Tonight, that modem tone goes silent, and we move fully into a world where “connecting” is instant.

There’s one overlooked risk hiding in plain sight: employee equipment.

That’s not just innovation. That’s the original mic drop.

Did you know most of the internet isn’t human?

Did you know the name of the iconic search engine was not always Google?

Did you know digital data actually has physical weight?

In 1999, a 15-year-old hacker known online as “c0mrade” pulled off one of the most audacious cyber infiltrations in history.

Today, we rely on passwords for nearly everything — from logging into email to protecting financial data. But did you know the very first computer password dates back to 1961?

One day, disaster struck: the system went down. Hard drives crashed, files became corrupted, and it looked like months of painstaking animation work might be lost.

Imagine an alarm clock that only wakes you up at 4 a.m.—no matter what. Sounds ridiculous today, right?

It all started with a proud dad, a baby, and some creative engineering in a hospital room.

Big names are slashing traditional roles and redirecting talent and capital into AI, automation, and next-gen infrastructure.

The first commercial barcode scan happened on June 26, 1974 at a Marsh supermarket in Ohio. The product? A pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum.

If you’re leaving a job and realize that company equipment you were issued—like a laptop, phone, or tools—is lost or damaged, you might be wondering: “Can my employer take that out of my final paycheck?”

A comprehensive IT offboarding guide and checklist designed to ensure a smooth and secure transition.

Remote work has made managing company assets more complex—especially when employees leave and don’t return their IT equipment.

Use this checklist to stay compliant with federal and state laws when managing unreturned company property during employee offboarding.

Despite being over 160 years old, this technology is still widely used today.