Walmart and Litecoin are both debunking news of a partnership, saying nothing is in the works. Early Monday, September 13, a notice went out on Global NewsWire claiming that Walmart was partnering with cryptocurrency Litecoin. Not surprisingly, Litecoin’s price surged…
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Deja Vu: Another Bezos Company Sues Government Over Losing a Bid
Blue Origins is suing NASA over a failed bid to participate in the agency’s lunar contract, continuing a proud tradition of litigation when losing. Bezos other company, Amazon, made headlines when it sued over losing out to Microsoft in a…
Keystrokes and Mouse Clicks: Amazon’s Plan to Monitor Customer Service Staff
Amazon is rolling out a sweeping monitoring program, with the goal of tracking the keystrokes and mouse clicks of its customer service staff. In the era of Big Data, few companies have access to as much customer data as Amazon.…
The Secondary Phone Repair Economy
The phone repair revolution is happening around us. The lifecycle of our phones is steadily increasing. With the rise in phone prices, less tempting new features, and revamped carrier contracts, Americans are keeping their phones for longer. Compared to 2016, the average…
Backblaze Computer Backup 8.0 Offers Greatly Increased Performance
Backblaze has announced version 8.0 of its Backblaze Computer Backup app, significantly increasing the performance over previous versions. Backblaze is a popular backup option for both Mac and PC computers. The latest version brings major speed boosts across the board,…
Canonical and Blender Partner to Provide Support Options
Blender has partnered with Canonical to provide enterprise-grade support to Blender users. Blender is an open source 3D animation tool that has been used in the film, TV, tech and science community for years. As an open source platform, however,…
IBM Introduces Project CodeNet to Aid AI Code Translation
IBM is using its 2021 Think Conference to tout its advances in artificial intelligence (AI), including Project CodeNet. One of the biggest challenges many companies face is translating existing codebases into another language. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to help alleviate…
Ford, BMW and Honda’s Production Impacted by Semiconductor Crisis
Ford, BMW and Honda are all experiencing major production issues as a result of the global semiconductor shortage. The global pandemic sparked a semiconductor shortage as a result of production issues resulting from lockdowns. In addition, the move toward remote…
Discord Ends Buyout Talks With Microsoft, Will Go Public Instead
Discord has ended talks with Microsoft — over the latter attempting to buy the chat platform — and will focus on going public instead, according to reports. Discord got its start as a place for gamers to chat and communicate.…
Finding the best social media platform for your audience and business
Target your customers and increase your sales with social media marketing. You’ve probably seen the Ocean Spray guy by now — he’s skateboarding down the road while “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac plays when suddenly he lifts into frame a large…