<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[R.C. Woodbridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[R.C. Woodbridge delivers cloak and dagger intrigue with his techno-thriller, Three Black Swans.]]></description><link>https://www.rcwoodbridge.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:27:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rcwoodbridge.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Day of Multiple, Major, Human-Engineered Black Swans is Closer Than You Think.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My book, THREE BLACK SWANS, speculates that the day when human-engineered Black Swans could pile up and create a polycrisis. Well, this week, the ShinyHunters hacker group stole roughly 275 million user records. We understand that a substantial ransom was paid. That’s on top of the stalemate in the Straits of Hormuz, which has 20% of the world’s oil supply bottled up. Imagine if ShinyHunters attacked major banks and the SWIFT settlement system simultaneously? We’re creeping closer to the...]]></description><link>https://www.rcwoodbridge.com/post/the-day-of-multiple-major-human-engineered-black-swans-is-closer-than-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08b9e990efca4297505b4b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:41:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aimrcwoodbridge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s An Idea Banks Should Pay Attention To.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m always amused by how banks tell you they provide great service, but it takes 15 minutes to get a human being on the line – if you’re lucky. For some reason, banks and health-care providers think automated telephone answering chatbots are the bees' knees. On the other hand, a Deloitte banking survey found that 74% of respondents preferred human agents over chatbots. Someday, a smart marketing person at a big national bank will realize that advertising that a human operator will answer your...]]></description><link>https://www.rcwoodbridge.com/post/here-s-an-idea-banks-should-pay-attention-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08b75390efca429750568f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:36:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aimrcwoodbridge</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>