Join Us Now Increased Levels of Volatility: Markets Churn as Online Investing Grows in Strength and Scope It is no longer possible to ignore or downplay the impact of Robinhood, an online brokerage app that caters to younger investors. This week’s headlines demonstrated the rapidly increasing power and reach of tech-enabled investment strategies From my…

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Join Us Now Tracking the Long Tail of the SolarWinds Breach As the fallout from the SolarWinds breach continues to unravel, two of the longer-term implications from the attack are coming more clearly into focus. CISOs and their security teams will need to double down on their organization’s supply-chain controls and place greater focus on…

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Join Us Now Pat Gelsinger to Replace Bob Swan as Intel CEO VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger has been tapped to replace Intel CEO Bob Swan. Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, has been wrestling with a variety of business challenges in recent years. From my perspective, Gelsinger unquestionably possesses the experience and credibility required to help…

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Join Us Now Musk Tops Bezos as World’s Wealthiest Individual In yet another sign of the global ascendancy of tech, Elon Musk is now the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $185 billion, according to a CNBC report. “Thursday’s increase in Tesla’s share price pushed Musk past Jeff Bezos, who had been the richest…

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Join Us Now Report: Expect Ransomware Attackers to Become Bolder and More Aggressive Most of us are still digesting the news about the SolarWinds hack, which comprised data security at hundreds of major firms and government agencies. From a cybersecurity perspective, the outlook for the new year is not a cause for celebration. Wired published…

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Join Us Now Major Tech Firms Also Infected in SolarWinds Hack The list of companies infected by malware from the SolarWinds hack apparently includes some of the world’s leading tech firms, according to news reports. “Last week, news broke that IT management company SolarWinds had been hacked, possibly by the Russian government, and the US Treasury,…

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Join Us Now Facebook Feuds with Apple Over Privacy Tool as EU Ramps Up New Regulations Two of the world’s largest tech companies are feuding over a privacy tool that might make it more difficult for developers. The latest spat arrives as the European Union announces new regulations for governing the tech titans. “Facebook accused Apple of using…

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Join Us Now Facebook Hit with Antitrust Lawsuits The world’s most famous social network is facing what might be its most difficult battle so far. “The  Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of attorneys general from 48 states and territories filed two separate antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday. The suits target two of Facebook’s major acquisitions: Instagram and WhatsApp,” write Lauren…

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Join Us Now Salesforce Acquisition of Slack Demonstrates Value of Strong Visionary Leadership and Steady Teambuilding Salesforce has steadily evolved into a truly dominating force in the global software industry. Its latest acquisition is the newest data point in the company’s continuing ascension. “Salesforce said Tuesday that it’s buying chat app Slack for more than $27 billion, marking…

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Join Us Now A Time for Gratitude and Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a good time to reflect on the blessings of life, especially in difficult and uncertain times. In the technology industry, we have many reasons to give thanks, even as we remain aware of the challenges and hardships around us. I firmly believe that now…

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