Listen to the content of this post: Data breaches grow Data breaches have grown in intensity and frequency in recent months as cybercriminals take advantage of coronavirus confusion. Large-scale data breaches increased 273% in the first quarter, compared to the same time last year, according to a new study from cloud computing company Iomart. More… Source link
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Stock futures higher as investors await GDP report, jobless claims, tech earnings
Stock futures were slightly higher Wednesday evening as market participants continued to digest the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy statement, which was largely viewed as dovish. Investors looked ahead to the first report on US second-quarter GDP Thursday morning, along with more data on weekly jobless claims and a slew of Big Tech earnings. Market participants are bracing for what is likely to be by far the worst quarterly GDP print on record, with second-quarter GDP expected to… Source link
Read More »Donald Trump’s first-pitch announcement ‘surprised’ Yankees: Report
As Dr. Anthony Fauci prepared to throw out the first pitch of MLB’s season, President Donald Trump broke some baseball news of his own. Trump announced in the middle of a COVID-19 press briefing last Thursday that he had been invited to throw out the first pitch at a New York Yankees game. He would do so on Aug. 15, a date that saw the rival Boston Red Sox visiting Yankees Stadium. It turns out that announcement was news to the Yankees, according to a New York Times report published Monday.
Read More »Google employees working from home until summer 2021: Report
Google is asking employees to continue working from home until summer 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Rob Copeland. People familiar with the matter told the Journal that Google would announce as early as Monday that it had pushed its return-to-office date back to July 2021 for nearly all of its 200,000 employees. The Journal reports that Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the decision to push back the reopening after there was debate among a group of top… Source link
Read More »Google Spying On Users’ Data To Make Its Apps Better: Report
Google is reportedly keeping tabs to how its users interact with rival Android apps, selectively monitoring how the users interact with non-Google apps via an internal programme to make its own products better. According to a report in The Information, an internal programme at Google known as “Android Lockbox” gives employees access to data on how Android users interact with popular, non-Google apps like TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. “When YouTube was planning the rollout of its rival to… Source link
Read More »Google report shows park usage up 130 percent in La Crosse County
Local cycling enthusiast says exercise is necessary to achieve better health and a better life July 16, 2020 8:06 PM Jordan Fremstad Posted: July 16, 2020 8:06 PM LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Parks are receiving a lot of attention thanks in part to the pandemic. A new Google community mobility report shows… Source link
Read More »Google in talks to invest $4 billion in Jio Platforms: Report
Mukesh Ambani Barcroft Inida | Getty Images Google is in “advanced talks” to invest $4 billion in Indian telecommunications firm Jio Platforms, according to a report from Bloomberg on Tuesday. The announcement could come in the next few weeks, sources familiar with the matter reportedly told Bloomberg. However, it could be delayed or canceled altogether, and the details are still being ironed out. Google and Reliance Industries did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment. If… Source link
Read More »Google offers not to use Fitbit health data for ads to ease EU concerns: report
Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Getty Images In a bid to ease European Union antitrust concerns, Alphabet Inc.’s Google has offered not to use health data from Fitbit devices… Source link
Read More »Google Reclaims The DSP Crown In Latest Advertiser Perceptions Report
After slipping in the DSP rankings to Amazon over the past year, Google has reasserted its no. 1 status for self-serve, managed service and as advertisers’ preferred platform, according to the Q1 2020 Advertiser Perceptions DSP report released on Monday. The data is based on a survey of 347 brand marketers and agency buyers, split about evenly between the two. The interviews were conducted through the first half of March, so any DSP market fallout since the pandemic doesn’t… Source link
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