Property/casualty insurance companies far and wide are considering whether to develop technology platforms in-house or modernize some other way. Brown & Brown chose an acquisition to get there. The broker announced in November that it bought digital property/casualty insurance marketplace CoverHound, and CyberPolicy, a small business subsidiary. CoverHound’s technology and […]
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Wiskirchen leads Boise tech firms Keynetics, ClickBank, Kount
Kount and Keynetics CEO Brad Wiskirchen in a 2011 portrait. Joe Jaszewski Joe Jaszewski / ©Idaho Statesma This story was first published Feb. 2, 2011 and republished Jan. 8, 2021, upon Equifax’s purchase of Kount Inc. Brad Wiskirchen says he’s a fortunate man. At 42, the Boise native runs Keynetics, […]
Death of Chinese tech worker at Pinduoduo sparks anger over brutal hours
Though the cause of death hasn’t been confirmed, Fei’s fate has reignited scrutiny of brutal work schedules and vast inequalities in the Chinese tech industry, whose power and wealth are attracting growing public criticism and pushback from regulators. Online discussions about Fei’s death racked up hundreds of millions of views […]
Try Our 13 Top New Year’s Resolutions, Complete With the Tech You’ll Need to Succeed
You don’t have to love New Year’s resolutions to take a moment to reset some part of your life on January first. There’s absolutely no reason you have to wait for any particular time to stop smoking or exercise more, but there is undeniably a psychological hook for committing to […]
The best early tech deals from Argos, John Lewis, Very and more
Big-name brands are set to slash prices throughout the sale, so there’s no better time to treat yourself (The Independent) As Christmas and Boxing Day come to an end, there are still the January sales ahead, with plenty of deals to be had. While some of us might spend January […]
Factbox-Europe’s tech companies accelerate IPO plans
(Reuters) – Europe, which has long trailed Silicon Valley in nurturing home-grown tech giants, is building up a pipeline of stock market candidates that are potentially looking to list in 2021. FILE PHOTO: A biker, wearing a Deliveroo food courier backpack, demonstrates during a call on clients to boycott the […]
European tech firms seek to share in U.S. IPO bonanza
By Clara Denina and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Europe’s tech companies are preparing to speed up listing plans early next year to grab some of the billions of dollars of investor cash that has already fuelled a record-breaking run of tech IPOs in the United States this […]
Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon could face multibillion-dollar fines under new EU tech regulations
Big Tech faces landmark new regulation in the European Union that includes the possibility of multibillion-dollar fines and the breaking up of companies if they don’t comply with new rules. Presented on Tuesday, the European Commission’s Digital Services Act and its Digital Markets Act usher in a new era of […]
Instant View: U.S. Tech Firms Face New EU Rules for Business Practices | Top News
BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Big U.S. technology firms ranging from Apple to Facebook may have to change their business practices in Europe or face fines of as much as 10% of their annual turnover under new draft EU rules announced on Tuesday. The European Union is trying to rein in tech […]
E.U. tech rules could force big changes for Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple
If enacted — a process that could take years — the rules would touch every company that conducts business on the Internet within the 27-nation European Union, from the smallest to the gargantuan. But the very biggest companies, almost all of them American, would be focused upon for particularly aggressive […]
Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook and Apple could face severe fines and potential for break up under new EU tech regulations
Big Tech faces landmark new regulation in the European Union that includes the possibility of multibillion-dollar fines and the breaking up of companies if they don’t comply with new rules. Presented on Tuesday, the European Commission’s Digital Services Act and its Digital Markets Act usher in a new era of […]
Analysis-China to crank up anti-trust heat on Big Tech after unprecedented fines
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s unprecedented anti-trust squeeze on its technology giants is only just beginning. Having levied fines and announced a probe on Monday into deals backed by the likes of Alibaba Group and Tencent, China’s market regulator is now gearing up to put more transactions under scrutiny, reversing […]
FTC orders tech giants to provide details of how they collect data, and what effects they have on children
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are ordering Facebook FB, +0.23%, Twitter TWTR, +1.13%, Amazon AMZN, +1.30%, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices affect children and teens. The Federal Trade Commission’s action announced […]
Facebook, Amazon, TikTok, other tech giants ordered by FTC to turn over info on privacy practices
The privacy practices of nine major technology companies, including Amazon (AMZN) Alphabet’s YouTube (GOOG) (GOOGL), and Facebook (FB), are being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC voted 4-1 to issue orders on Monday to those three companies, along with ByteDance’s TikTok, online gaming communication company Discord, Reddit, Snap […]
TECH TALK WITH MIKE: Your website can become ADA compliant | Across Indiana
Mike Gingerich In 2010, the United States Department of Justice released the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design. Under this set of standards, companies must offer and maintain their websites to be accessible to people with disabilities. Resources such as ADA compliance services and web content accessibility guidelines […]
Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms
More than $157 billion has been raised as of Thursday, according to data provider Dealogic—over a third of that in the past 11 weeks—and the number of listings is the largest since the final hurrah of the dot-com boom in 2000. The soaring public offerings are showering returns on some […]
Why Co-Founder of Make-A-Wish Foundation Joined Tech Startup, Cyber Dive
Bill Drury sees strong potential in the new social media monitoring company and shows his support by becoming a Senior Executive Advisor. MESA, Ariz. (PRWEB) December 07, 2020 Cyber Dive brings Bill Drury, Co-Founder of Make-A-Wish Foundation, on as a Senior Executive Advisor. This progressive tech startup has designed proprietary […]
Ashton Kutcher urges EU to allow tech giants to keep tracking online child abuse
The European Electronic Communications Code, which comes into effect on December 21, aims to rein in the broad powers that tech firms have to scan private digital communication. Privacy advocates say the mass screening of emails and messaging apps in search of child pornography violates the rights of Europeans. But […]
TECH TALK WITH MIKE: Digital marketing trends for 2021 | News
Mike Gingerich There are various components that make up digital marketing and various things it can do for a business. For instance, digital marketers can increase organic traffic and visibility through Search Engine Optimization, build brand presence in social media, save time with marketing automation, and more. However, with advancing […]
Incoming Santa Fe County clerk seeks tech overhaul, ballot tracking | Local News
Incoming Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark, who will helm the office starting in January, plans to embrace new technology and the potential for more people voting by mail even after the pandemic ends. Following an unprecedented surge in people casting absentee ballots in lieu of voting in person after COVID-19 […]