Tag: Tech News Digest
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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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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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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…
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Tech News Digest – June 12
Amazon Bans Use of its Facial Recognition Software by Police for One Year As advanced technologies become more pervasive across society, it’s becoming more difficult for companies to remain neutral on pressing social issues. Facial recognition has been criticized for reinforcing existing prejudices, so it’s not surprising that some tech firms are distancing themselves from…
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Tech News Digest May 15
Biometric ID firm CLEAR Launches Coronavirus Screening Product for Business CLEAR, a biometric ID company, has launched a new product for screening visitors to businesses for the coronavirus, according to reports. The company is widely known to travelers for its airport security kiosks. “CLEAR is introducing a new product that will link personal health data…
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Tech News Digest May 8
Zoom Taps Former General to Ramp Up Security In a bid to augment security, Zoom has recruited a former national security advisor and retired Army general. “Zoom Video Communications Inc. is further bolstering its ranks as the startup deals with security questions around its system, naming President Trump’s former national-security adviser, H.R. McMaster, as an…
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Tech News Digest – May 22
Facebook Dives Back into E-Commerce Competition The world of e-commerce just got more interesting as Facebook jumped back into the competitive arena with a new commitment to online shopping. “Facebook Inc. is making another run at building a shopping empire — and this time it has the direct involvement of the company’s most important executive, Mark…
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Tech News Digest – May 29
Facebook Rejects Fact-Checking Political Posts; Twitter Puts Warning Label The intersection of technology and culture was in the news again this week as the co-founder of the world’s largest social network responded to calls for greater oversight of posts and tweets. “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CNBC he does not think social networks should be fact-checking what politicians…
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Tech News Digest May 1
Home Networks Broaden the Attack Surface, Posing New Threats to Enterprise Cyber Security The extremely rapid surge of telecommuting has widened the attack surface for potential cyber threats, exposing the modern enterprise to a new generation of expanding risks from malicious attacks. “The work-from-home (WFH) paradigm that has become the new normal in the age…
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Tech News Digest April 24
‘Stay at Home’ Stocks Gain Strength as Economy Adjusts to Ongoing Global Crisis The continuing global crisis has dramatically shifted the future direction of the wider economy, and brought several technology companies into the spotlight as tens of millions of people work from home. Jim Cramer of CNBC has identified new buckets of stocks that represent…