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Salesforce to help workers leave states over abortion laws

The CEO of Salesforce said the company will help employees leave Texas, and he did so while retweeting a story linking the offer to concern about Texas’ new anti-abortion law. Salesforce, which sells customer-management software, joins a small number of companies that have reacted against the Texas law. CNBC reported that the San Francisco-based company […]

Global Internet Speed marks a shift in power

Speedtest issued on Wednesday its most recent Global Index report exploring speeds from July 2019 till July 2021, revealing that download speeds have globally escalated in the past year regarding mobile and fixed broadband, and 200 percent faster than 2017. A drastic change has occurred in the world’s internet performance as it witnessed a 59.5 […]

UK watchdog calls out Kardashian West's Instagram crypto ad

A British financial regulator concerned about the lack of rules for online promotion of cryptocurrencies has called out celebrity influencer Kim Kardashian West’s use of her Instagram account to pitch Ethereum Max to her followers. Charles Randell, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority, said Kardashian was recently paid to ask her 250 million Instagram followers […]

Apple fires senior manager for alleged workplace sexism complaints

Apple fired senior engineering program manager Ashley Gjøvik after allegations of leaking confidential information concerning statements of sexual harassment, surveillance, and the company’s hostile workplace environment. The Big Tech giant invited Gjøvik via email for a discussion at the company to address the nature of the allegations expressed by the senior engineer. However, when she […]

UN affirms cyberattack on its network

The United Nations (UN) confirmed on Thursday that earlier this year, its secure computer networks underwent a cyberattack targeting a bundle of critical data to target agencies within the intergovernmental organization, according to Bloomberg.  Hackers managed to secure in their pockets data from the UN’s internal system since April by simply wielding an employee’s login credentials […]

Apple vs. Epic Games: Tech Giants’ battle for Fortnite

Apple revealed earlier today that it won’t allow Epic games to join its App Store until the two companies come to an agreement to “play by the same rules as everyone else,” following a prohibition of re-releasing Fortnite for iOS in South Korea. In August, a South Korean bill was passed forbidding search engine giant […]

Facebook & Ray-Ban’s smart glasses leak prior to announcement

Facebook and Ray-Ban have been teasing their smart glasses collaboration for a while now, but news broke out that the new tech piece will officially launch later today, as pictures got leaked out ahead of the announcement. Leaked by the Evan “Evleaks” Blass, the pictures reveal three different models, under the name of Ray-Ban Stories. […]

India’s Vodafone Idea remains hopeful as stock plummets

As Vodafone Idea descends deeper into its doom, India’s leading telco stock plunged on Wednesday over 5 percent in afternoon trading hours on Bombay Stock Exchange after the operator’s proposals to revive the telecom sector had been snubbed during a recent Cabinet meeting. Last month, the telco’s shares witnessed an 18 percent rise, reaching 31 […]

Tech giant employees are speaking out like never before

Tech giants know this scenario all too well; employee-activists accuse the company of attempting to impose harsh rules in the workplace, and the same employees get booted out. However, things are quickly taking a surprising shift, as this time, the law began taking notice. Google recently came to an agreement with a recently let-go employee […]

Robinhood’s stable feature for crypto investing

Robinhood revealed on Wednesday its latest feature allowing users to invest in the cryptocurrency market customarily and regularly for just one U.S. dollar without any additional fees in a bid to augment the company’s fast-growing parts. The trading company announced that the reason behind releasing this feature is to provide a secure way to minimize […]