Happy weekend, Cyber Saturday readers. I’m back stateside after a week-and-a-half stay in China, where I helped host Fortune‘s 2018 Global Tech Forum. I hope you understand the absence of last weekend’s dispatch; following the event, I took an impromptu… Continue Reading
As you have no doubt heard by now, Marriott disclosed a massive data breach that exposed up to 500 million customer records. Hackers accessed information in the company’s Starwood reservation system, which affected brands such as W Hotels, St. Regis,… Continue Reading
As technology advances, so must policing. Last week, when a couple of California Highway Patrol officers spotted a man apparently sleeping in the driver’s seat of a Tesla Model S going 70 mph down Highway 101 in Palo Alto around… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving is over, the first major snow has hit our hometown, and look out, our Cleveland Browns have finally won back-to-back football games! Now that the calendar is set to turn and we enter the most exciting dividend month of… Continue Reading
LONDON (Reuters) – Calastone, an investment funds transaction network, said on Monday it will shift its entire system to blockchain in May, a move that could slash costs for the sector by billions of dollars a year. London-based Calastone provides… Continue Reading
Most outdoor fanatics agree: It’s preferable to be outside than it is to be inside, trolling through deals on your computer. But especially in winter, a well-chosen jacket—or backpack, or fitness tracker—can make your time outside so much more comfortable.… Continue Reading
Looking for a dependable high-yield vehicle? The management at USA Compression Partners LP (USAC) have maintained the company’s $.52 quarterly through previous boom and bust cycles: (Source: USAC site) If you’ve ever researched how natural gas gets pulled out of… Continue Reading
In recent weeks, at least five big tech companies have revised their policies for handling sexual-harassment complaints, saying they will no longer force employees to submit those claims to arbitration, a process that tends to favor employers. But many of… Continue Reading
Workers changing jobs could have their retirement savings automatically transferred to plans at their new jobs under a proposed federal rule. The U.S. Department of Labor is considering allowing Retirement Clearinghouse LLC to run a program that automatically transfers small… Continue Reading
(Source: imgflip) All income investors can agree that safe and rising income is a top priority when choosing dividend stocks. That’s especially true for retirees or those near retirement, who are counting on steady passive income to help pay the… Continue Reading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission have subpoenaed Snap Inc (SNAP.N) for information about its March 2017 initial public offering, the social media app maker told Reuters on Tuesday. A man takes a… Continue Reading
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the most skilled leader among top tech CEOs, according to a new poll. Eighty-three percent of respondents said they had confidence in his abilities to grow his company and innovate, beating Apple CEO Tim Cook… Continue Reading
As I write this, shares of Texas-based telecommunications giant AT&T (T) last traded hands at $30.63. That’s within whispering distance of not just the security’s 52-week low, but even the stock’s 5-year low share price. In turn, you have some… Continue Reading
The Chinese government has made manufacturing computer chips that store data—memory—a major priority of its centralized science and technology strategy. According to the US Department of Justice, China plans to do it not just through research and development, but through… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – First Apple Inc took away the headphone jack on its iPhones. Then it took away the home button. FILE PHOTO: The Apple iPhone 7 and AirPods are displayed during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California, U.S.… Continue Reading
When Shawn Hudson decided to buy a Tesla Model S last year, Autopilot was a key selling point. His commute was brutal—125 miles each way, nearly all of it on the highway—and he figured the semi-autonomous driving system would make… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) forecast holiday season sales and profit that missed Wall Street targets on Thursday, projecting revenue growth that would be the slowest in years, sending shares of the world’s largest online retailer down 8 percent in… Continue Reading
Watching the flames devour the wing of a World War II-era aircraft that crash-landed on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, a few questions come to mind. How did the pilot escape unharmed? How’d he manage not to whack any… Continue Reading
Facebook’s recent hack that affected around 30 million people may have been caused by spammers, rather than entities tied to certain nation states. That’s according to a report on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources familiar with… Continue Reading
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. An airline’s crew were lying on the floor, apparently trying to sleep in a brightly-lit room. It looked a little too perfectly… Continue Reading