Tag: Blog
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Rising Markets Are Positive Sign of Global Resurgence
The connection between Wall Street and Main Street has been rightfully questioned. Many believe that loose monetary policies, rather than real economic gains, have driven Wall Street’s phenomenal rise for most of the past two decades. Even if that were true, the simple fact is that Wall Street is the world’s single most potent indicator…
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How to Interpret COVID Trends
If you are tired of bad COVID data interpretations by reporters and your annoying uncle, then this article is for you. While your humble author chases hackers for a living, the discipline of cyber is sufficiently adjacent to data science as to warrant some insight Now – if the number of COVID cases is growing, then…
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Tech News Digest – July 3
Amazon to Pay Special Bonus to Frontline Workers Online retail giant Amazon will pay frontline employees a special bonus for their efforts during the pandemic. “In a memo to employees, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of retail operations, said the company will pay full-time warehouse, Whole Foods and delivery workers a $500 bonus. Part-time workers…
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Standing Up for Women in the Workplace
Being a woman in business is challenging. Many women are concerned about being labeled if they speak up and share their opinions or if they’re too aggressive with their leadership style. Then there’s the`Boy’s Club’ culture that exists within many organizations where women often feel excluded. Add to this the struggles of achieving a work-life…
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Legislation to Delist Chinese Stocks Gaining Momentum – How Will It Impact Technology Leaders Globally?
Congress is moving rapidly to pass a bill aimed at delisting Chinese stocks on U.S. markets. “The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act cleared the Senate via unanimous consent,” writes Thomas Franck of CNBC, signaling “both the widespread mistrust of China on Capitol Hill as well as the likelihood of its becoming law before long.” As Franck…
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Personalized Threat Intel from a Secret Service Point of View
Imagine this: You’re hired to work as a senior-level software programmer for a networking company. Your responsibilities include building a security framework and ensuring the secure delivery of new products and services. Out of (seemingly) nowhere, Code Red hits and your company, along with many others around the world, experience outages. The communications and PR…
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Tech News Digest – June 26
5 Top Tech Stocks Surge to New Highs Despite the continuing uncertainty and turmoil, the technology sector demonstrates strength and resiliency in difficult times. The world’s financial markets apparently agree. “Money is continuing to roll into megacaps today, with the Big 5 technology companies benefiting further,” according to a post Tuesday in Seeking Alpha. “Apple (AAPL +3%),…
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Maria Latushkin, CTO, Omada Health: Foretelling the Future of Work
As regional economies have started opening, many technology and business leaders have speculated on what the future of work will look like. This includes how and where work is done, whether it is conducted in a hybrid office/remote environment, along with how the work itself is sourced. According to a recent poll of more than 150 technology…
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Despite Shocks, the Technology Sector Remains Strong and Resilient
When I look at the technology sector and the broader markets, the word that comes to mind is “resiliency.” In its most basic sense, resiliency refers to your ability to bound back and recover quickly from unexpected shocks or setbacks. On a deeper level, resiliency depends on a complex network of feedback loops that kick…
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Tech News Digest – June 19
Europe’s Plan to Tax Tech Giants Falters as U.S. Withdraws from Talks European plans to levy stiff taxes on large tech firms has hit a roadblock as the U.S. withdrew from talks on the proposals. “The United States has shocked Europe by pulling out of negotiations over an international digital tax and threatened to retaliate…