Germany made headlines a few weeks ago when it released its ‘security catalog,’ a set of rules for 5G deployment. Despite the German government stating no telecommunications company was excluded, it now appears Huawei may not qualify after all, according…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to Open NRF 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show
In a press release issued today, the National Retail Federation (NRF) announced that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is scheduled to deliver the opening keynote at the federation’s 109th annual convention. Microsoft has supported the NRF’s annual convention for over 20 years, leveraging…
Intel CEO: I Was Blown Away By Mobileye’s Autonomous Driving Technology
“I went back to Israel a few weeks ago and I was blown away by how fast and how quickly their autonomous driving technology has developed,” says Intel CEO Bob Swan in reference to Mobileye. “We went through the streets of Jerusalem.…
New site Hotspot Law like ZocDoc for lawyers
The startup is entering a mature vertical but one “in need of an upgrade.” Local search is probably more visible than it has ever been since the advent of Google Maps. Yet, paradoxically, there’s almost no consumer-facing innovation taking place.…
Starsky Robotics Launching Fully Autonomous Long-Haul Trucks in Florida
“We are now gearing up to take the person completely out of the cab on public roads in the state of Florida,” says Starsky Robotics CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher. “We’ve been testing on Florida roads with people in the cabs for…
All of Our Customers Will Move to the Cloud, Says Oracle CEO
“We have a big existing on-premise user base and I believe all of them will move (to the cloud),” said Oracle CEO Mark Hurd. “In fact, I was with a large group of our users just last night and they’re all…
Top 5 US Tech Companies to Reach Unicorn Status in 2018
In literature, the unicorn is a mythical creature that’s rarely seen. In the business world, however, a unicorn was originally defined as a software company based in the United States and “valued at over $1 billion by public or private…
Marketers can now use LinkedIn category data for targeting through Bing search
Advertisers can leverage the data across text ads, shopping and most Bing search products available in the U.S. Advertisers are now able to leverage LinkedIn data for search campaigns on the Bing Ads platform. Microsoft made the announcement in a…
Facebook opens up video ad opportunities to more creators as it takes Watch global
Ad Breaks are now available to Pages with 10,000 followers that have generated more than 30,000 one-minute video views during the past two months. Facebook is taking its video hub Watch global, but even bigger news for its video creators:…
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Leaked Facebook User Data Caused by Browser Vulnerability
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox might have inadvertently leaked the Facebook usernames, profile pictures and even the likes of their users because of a side-channel vulnerability. A side-channel vulnerability was discovered in a CSS3 feature dubbed the “mix-blend-mode.” This allowed a…