Your social media posts can get you fired. They can also get you hired. But can they send you to the slammer?
Continue readingYour social media posts can get you fired. They can also get you hired. But can they send you to the slammer?
Continue readingCarjacking – the often-violent scenario where an automobile is stolen – is among the most prevalent crimes on the planet. But car-hacking?
Continue readingWhen do sports and tech intersect? When Microsoft’s former CEO, Steve Ballmer, ponies up $2 billion to buy the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.
Continue readingMusician and actress Beyoncé Knowles – a star so bright she is mentioned by first name only – is among the world’s most powerful celebrities. She ranked fourth overall in Forbes’ top 100 of 2013, ahead of such notables as Madonna, Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Cowell, David Beckham and husband Jay-Z.
Continue readingWhat’s next for Hector Xavier Monsegur? Monsegur, a.k.a. “Sabu,” won leniency Tuesday and exited a New York court a free man. Busted in 2011, the hacker-turned-FBI informant faced up to 317 months behind bars under US sentencing guidelines. That’s more than 26 years. The government’s sentencing submission is a must-read. It said Monsegur, 30, “was […]
Continue readingCar maintenance, electrical repairs and, as Bruce Springsteen once famously sang, “Working on the highway” are important jobs that require manual effort. Invoicing customers? That’s one job that no longer needs to be manual – though this labor-intensive task remains quite common in small to mid-sized businesses.
Continue readingThese days, “do it yourself” is commonly associated with home improvement projects. Well, why not Internet service?
Continue readingIn the ongoing fight to protect privacy, Europe’s highest court delivered a landmark ruling. But did the ruling hit the mark? Rewind to Tuesday. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) determined people have the power to request that Google removes search results containing their private or sensitive information.
Continue readingChanneling Fred Wilson and making a prediction: On May 5, 2020, at least one website will post the comments Wilson made on Monday. The prominent tech investor will be recognized for boldly predicting the future – or mocked for a forecast that flopped.
Continue readingDays before the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII was revealed, a White House review ordered by President Barack Obama determined there may be a dark side to collecting large amounts of data.
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