On Thursday, Seattle news station KIRO 7 published a disconcerting story. A Portland family discovered that a snippet of private conversation had been recorded by an Amazon Echo and sent to a random person in their contact list. The report… Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google sought to ease online publisher concerns on Thursday about the effects European data privacy rules going into effect in just a few hours will have on their ad business. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of… Continue Reading
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Foxconn Industrial Internet (601138.SS), a subsidiary of the world’s largest contract manufacturer Foxconn (2317.TW), said it plans to raise 27.1 billion yuan ($4.26 billion) in what will be the biggest Chinese initial public offering in about three… Continue Reading
We’re returning to a very different theme for us – unlike most of our other articles, this is an article about a stock with no common dividends. “Historically, we’ve chosen to use our cash to de-lever and to grow the… Continue Reading
A new study has found that Tinder and other picture-based dating apps don’t increase users’ success in pursuing casual romantic connections. That’s not because the app doesn’t work, but because people inclined to have casual sex do so at similar… Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is bringing his technology charm offensive to an attempt at digging a tunnel beneath part of Los Angeles to test designs for a high-speed subterranean transportation network he envisions for the city.… Continue Reading
A little over a month ago, the White House forced out Tom Bossert, its cybersecurity czar. A week later, cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce said he would depart as well. And now, rather than replace either, the Trump administration will do… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI are investigating Cambridge Analytica, a now-defunct political data firm embroiled in a scandal over its handling of Facebook Inc user information, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. A person… Continue Reading
Early last week, news that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was dating the musician Grimes took the internet by storm—and just hours later, they showed up together at the Met Gala. Some onlookers more focused on the business world might have… Continue Reading
This research report was produced by The REIT Forum with assistance from Big Dog Investments. Investors hunting for a high dividend yield and a solid company need to be capable of buying after a decline. The technical for these stocks… Continue Reading
Everyone loves insider tips. In the case of cloud computing, the tips that matter are mostly about cloud security approaches and technology. Here are three cloud security tips that your cloud provider won’t want to tell you. But I will.… Continue Reading
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, children everywhere are trying to figure out what to buy mom. And this year, tech products might sit towards the top of the list. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) this week released the… Continue Reading
Picture this: It’s tax season, and your HR director receives an email from someone who’s pretending to be you–the CEO. The HR director thinks that the email is legit and complies with the request to send over copies of all… Continue Reading
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Billionaire Warren Buffett has been buying a boatload of Apple Inc shares and on Saturday suggested he would buy even more shares at the right price. At Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual shareholder meeting, Buffett credited Apple… Continue Reading
During the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting Saturday, CEO Warren Buffett offered some advice to Tesla’s Elon Musk: Stay away from See’s Candies. What the renowned investor probably didn’t anticipate was that Musk, a fellow multi-billionaire, would interpret his message as… Continue Reading
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia, like other emerging markets, has historically struggled to keep accurate records due to a lack of expertise and resources, but the public and private sectors are now looking at blockchain technology to overcome some of these… Continue Reading
SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) dipped slightly on Friday but trading activity surged after a 50:1 stock split aimed at making it easier for retail investors to buy into the South Korean technology giant. The… Continue Reading
We are in the midst of an AI arms race. Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft have all have made significant investments in artificial intelligence. The world of marketing has also changed rapidly–with AI and machine learning now offering brands… Continue Reading
“Cord cutting” has been a kind of ghost story for cable providers for much of the past decade—a tale that, while foreboding, didn’t seem entirely real. But consumers are abandoning traditional cable for streaming services faster than ever, turning what… Continue Reading
Successful people know that the week starts the moment their alarm sounds on Monday – and they’re ready to get after it. It’s not hard to realize that elite performers, and the people who live full lives, maximize all the… Continue Reading