Executives from Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Charter Communications, Google, and Twitter are heading to Washington Wednesday to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on the topic of privacy. As ever, the main question will be: Are these companies doing enough to… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will hold a “listening session” with officials from more than a dozen states on Tuesday to discuss consumer protection and the technology industry, an agency official said. FILE PHOTO:… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will hold a “listening session” with officials from more than a dozen states on Tuesday to discuss consumer protection and the technology industry, an agency official said. FILE PHOTO:… Continue Reading
And now, Walmart has made a new announcement that seems to build on that strategy. At least, it did at first glance. According to Bloomberg, the nation’s largest private employer asked hourly workers to rate potential incentives from a scale of 1 to… Continue Reading
In 2015, Jesse Rieser became interested in e-commerce warehouses. Following their story backwards, he began shooting the abandoned retail infrastructure they replaced. He captures both in this new series. Though shoppers still make most purchases in stores, many brick-and-mortar staples… Continue Reading
Google and Facebook may have a big challenge ahead. Reports from Bloomberg and Business Intelligence today say a new draft executive order, yet to be signed by Trump, call for antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google. Not for commercial domination… Continue Reading
Google employees cannot read your Gmail content–but some app developers can. Google’s parent company Alphabet sent a letter to lawmakers on Capitol Hill admitting that app developers can gather data from Gmail accounts and share it with third parties, the Wall… Continue Reading
Baseball coaches often tell young players to stop trying so hard, stop thinking so much. Just go out there and have fun. It’s good advice, because often we’re only able to perform our best when we give our minds a… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – The UK government is working on plans to set up an internet regulator, Buzzfeed News reported on Thursday. People look at data on their mobiles as background with internet wire cables on switch hub is projected in this… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google defended how it polices third-party add-ons for Gmail in a letter to U.S. senators made public on Thursday, saying that upfront review catches the “majority” of bad actors. A Google sign is seen… Continue Reading
If you’ve been planning to hire high-skilled immigrants through the U.S.’s H-1B visa program, October 1 is a significant date. That’s the earliest newly approved visa holders can start working. Chances are, however, that this year, that day will simply come and go like… Continue Reading
The NFL might be struggling with attracting fans, but when it comes to video game football, excitement is at a six-year high. Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 19 was the bestselling game in August and posted its highest launch month sales… Continue Reading
Salesforce is taking aim at Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides by introducing its own online software for creating and sharing presentations. Quip, which is owned by Salesforce, said Tuesday that its new Quip Slides would be added to a bundle… Continue Reading
Vision of the future. They handed out the Emmy awards on Monday night and streaming video services were among the big winners. Amazon‘s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became the first streaming show to win the Emmy for an outstanding comedy… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Monday it was investigating suspected internal leaks of confidential information by its employees for bribes to remove fake reviews and other seller scams from its website. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the web… Continue Reading
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian Looking at the most recent print in US nonfarm payrolls in conjunction with stronger-than-expected 2.9% wage growth (AHE) in… Continue Reading
Billions of text posts, photos, and videos are uploaded to social media every day, a firehose of information that’s impossible for human moderators to sift through comprehensively. And so companies like Facebook and YouTube have long relied on artificial intelligence… Continue Reading
Of the many challenges facing the nascent flying car industry, few turn more hairs gray than power. A heavier aircraft needs more power, which requires a bigger battery, which weighs more, thus making a heavier aircraft. You see the dilemma.… Continue Reading
Verizon said it will start installations of its 5G home-broadband service on Oct. 1, in what the company says will be the world’s first 5G commercial service. “Verizon 5G Home customers should expect typical network speeds around 300 Mbps and,… Continue Reading
You’re not Google. Neither are you Apple. A-players aren’t fighting tooth and nail for a chance to work on your company. So it’s up to you to attract them with a kickass job description and a great company culture. But here’s the… Continue Reading
In 2001, my husband Bill and I had been married just under a year when we watched on TV as the Twin Towers fell. Next month we will celebrate our 18th anniversary. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 17… Continue Reading
It’s long been conventional wisdom that the retail industry is dying. We’ve seen unprecedented store closings and bankruptcies at major chains such as Toys R US, Sears and Rite Aid and even successful chains are trimming locations. It seems that in… Continue Reading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Sunday it was immediately suspending trading in two investment products that track cryptocurrencies, citing confusion in the markets over whether the products are exchange-traded funds (ETFs). FILE PHOTO… Continue Reading
Antarctica might not be the hottest tourist destination, but for anyone who does visit, scientists now have an incredibly high-resolution map of the white tundra. According to the scientists at Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota who created… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – U.S. President Trump tweeted on Saturday that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) should make products inside the United States if it wants to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports. FILE PHOTO: An attendee uses a new iPhone X during a presentation… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk was filmed smoking marijuana and wielding a sword on a webcast, just hours before the automaker said its recently-appointed accounting chief would leave, the latest in a string of unusual behavior and… Continue Reading
One of Thursday’s biggest losers so far is semiconductor company Micron (MU). As seen in the chart below, shares are down more than 10% so far today to their lowest point in months, after research firm Baird removed the name… Continue Reading
It only took about a month after Apple became the first U.S. stock to have a $1 trillion valuation for Amazon to achieve the same feat. Amazon was founded in 1994, about 18 years after Apple, but the e-commerce giant… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Tuesday briefly joined Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to become the second $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company after its stock price more than doubled in a year as it grew rapidly in retail and cloud… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, Arizona’s governor appointed former Republican senator Jon Kyl to fill the US Senate seat vacated by the late John McCain. The appointment could spell even more government scrutiny for tech giants like Facebook and Google—even though Kyl has… Continue Reading