Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Mark Zuckerberg over the Cambridge Analytica scandal in an effort to hold the CEO personally liable. Cambridge Analytica improperly acquired the data of tens of millions of Facebook users, resulting in one of the…
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Google Takes Aim at AWS With AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
Google has unveiled AlloyDB for PostgreSQL and taken aim at industry leader AWS and its Aurora PostgreSQL service. PostreSQL is an advanced database that offers many advantages over other options, including object support, security, concurrency, and performance. As such, it…
Michigan to Have the First US-Based Wireless EV Charging Road
Driving an electric vehicle (EV) is on the way to becoming less stressful, with the first wireless EV charging road coming to Michigan. Range anxiety is one of the biggest impediments to widespread EV adoption. One of the most promising…
4 takeaways from Walmart’s Q1 earnings for brands, e-commerce marketers
Walmart is shuttering Jet.com as it embraces an omnichannel strategy and looks to make e-commerce more profitable. Walmart U.S. reported total revenue of $134.6 billion, up 8.6% year-over-year for the first quarter in its fiscal year 2021. The financial report sheds light…
Amazon sellers battle the giant’s algorithm-based policy- and decision-making
At AMZ Innovate, Amazon sellers expressed their frustration with the tech giant, and also their granular obsession with it. “Their algorithms are garbage,” said Lesley Hensell Demond, partner in Riverbend Consulting, a firm that helps Amazon sellers overcome a host…
EU Court Deals Another Blow to Mass Phone Data Collection
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has ruled member states cannot indiscriminately retain mass phone data to prevent crime. Data collection has become a major source of contention between privacy advocates and governments, especially since Edward Snowden blew…
CRM data is messy, but it can clean itself up
Different strategies for data hygiene Lately, there has been a fair number of headlines advocating for cleaner CRM data. It’s true that more flawless CRM data leads to successful personalization marketing. And while most would agree on why you should…
US Space Force Meet Australian Space Command
Australia is forming Space Command, aimed at protecting it and its allies’ interest in space. Once the domain of scientists and dreamers, space is increasingly becoming an important arena for governments and militaries around the world, each taking measures to…
President Biden Executive Order Targets ‘Responsible Development of Digital Assets’
President Joe Biden has issued an executive order calling on agencies to investigate cryptocurrencies and digital assets, paving the way for a US-backed digital currency. Cryptocurrency has been a controversial topic for governments around the world. Some have tried banning…
Lawmakers Want Answers About the FBI’s Use of Pegasus Spyware
Lawmakers want information about Pegasus, the spyware developed by NSO Group, demanding answers from Apple and the FBI about the latter’s use of it. Pegasus is a spyware application NSO markets to law enforcement and government agencies. In mid-2021, however,…