More people are working from home these days, and why not? Better schedule, working environment, and commute (what could be better than rolling out of bed and immediately getting to work?). Oh, and avoiding the Coronavirus epidemic! Now everyone, even…
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The Rise of American Semiconductor Business: Government and Corporations Look to Manufacture Chips Stateside
After years of exporting semiconductor manufacturing overseas, the Trump administration, Intel and TSMC are in talks to open chip factories in the US. For years companies have relied on Asian semiconductor factories for the most critical components powering computers, phones,…
Phishing Is Up – Get Your Company Out Of The Phishing Net
Did you know that in a single day over 380 billion emails are sent, 85% of which is SPAM? Many of those emails may be a phishing scheme, in 2018 more than 80% of people received phishing emails. Phishing attacks are…
Businesses Being Reimagined In A World That Is Now Entirely Digital
“There’s a real recognition that digitization and transformation are not doing what you used to do in the physical world,” says Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz. “Digitizing that and translating that is essentially the journey of going from being a…
Surviving The Sharp Pivot To Remote Work
More people are working from home these days, and why not? Better schedule, working environment, and commute (what could be better than rolling out of bed and immediately getting to work?). Oh, and avoiding the Coronavirus epidemic! Now everyone, even Gary (we…
Coronavirus: Uber Business Taking Hit, Has Enough Funds
In a call to investors, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said the company is losing significant business because of the coronavirus, but has enough funds on hand. According to Business Insider, Khosrowshahi told investors the hardest hit areas have seen…
Coronavirus: All Apple Stores Outside China Closed
Over the weekend, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that all stores outside of Greater China would be closed till March 27. With declining numbers of cases in China, the company has reopened stores there. As the pandemic sweeps the rest…
Slack’s Troubles Mount: SEC Launches Investigation
Slack has not had a good week. On the heels of a CNBC report that Microsoft Teams is maintaining its lead over the messaging service, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is reporting that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened an investigation into…
Senators Express Alarm Over FBI Secretly Demanding Data From Credit Agencies
Documents have come to light exposing the FBI’s practice of secretly demanding information about Americans from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. According to a report by TechCrunch, the FBI has been using “legal powers — known as national security letters — to compel credit…
5 Simple Steps for Using Facebook Groups to Grow Your Business
In January 2018, a lot of marketers expressed frustration with Facebook—some even gave up on the platform altogether—after noticing a sharp decline in the organic reach of their posts. Facebook’s Head of News Feed Adam Mosseri said that the company…