Walmart and Google, two household names that are well-known for… well, almost everything, are partnering to challenge Amazon Echo’s artificial intelligence voice assistant Alexa. To do so, Walmart is bringing its products to Google Express, Google’s online shopping hub that delivers products quickly from recognizable stores like Costco, Walgreens, Kohl’s, and more. Many are stating […]
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Damore’s Google Memo Reignites a Divided Truth in Tech
It’s no secret that women in the tech industry, or any one of the STEM fields, walks on a much thinner tightrope than her male counterparts. It can be very difficult to get to the other side when you’ve got people wiggling an already slim string under your feet. But that doesn’t stop women from […]
Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods in a Deal Worth $13.7 Billion
In June, Amazon announced it’s buying Whole Foods, the grocery store of choice for upscale, urban dwellers, for $13.7 billion. The move to invest in brick and mortar locations may seem like a confusing choice for the Internet giant who is squeezing profits from the retail industry, but this deal will allow Amazon to have […]
Cybercrime Spike Expected To Create 3.5 Million Jobs in Cybersecurity by 2021
Cybersecurity Ventures just released a report estimating that by 2021, there will be 3.5 million available cybersecurity jobs that will remain unfilled, three times as many as those that were unfilled in 2016, highlighting a major and growing labor crisis in the global cybersecurity industry. In the U.S. specifically: The cybersecurity industry employs approximately 780,000 […]
Trump Finally Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Soon after his January inauguration, Trump held a press conference on cybersecurity and U.S. infrastructure. He claimed Democrats were hacked during the 2016 presidential election, and was set to sign an executive order demanding a thorough evaluation of the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities. But it wasn’t until yesterday, May 11, that Trump signed the order. As […]
5 CEOs Changing the Food Industry Through Tech
With the never-ending technology boom comes more informed consumers and increased pressure for CEOs in every industry, including food, to innovate. Below are 5 of those CEOs responding very well to that pressure and propelling the food industry forward. Ronald M. Shaich, Panera Bread Over the last three years, Shaich has invested more than $120 […]