If you have paid any attention to the news in the past year, there’s one word you’ve likely heard over and over again: “bitcoin.” Cryptocurrency has been one of the hottest topics of conversation in the tech world for a while now, and it seems like everyone is trying to get in on it at […]
Trump-era FCC Plans to Overturn Obama-era Net Neutrality Rules
This December, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is planning a vote on Obama-era net neutrality rules, with the FCC hoping to overturn the ruling that demands fair treatment of web traffic. President Trump’s FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been in favor of dismantling the rules put in place by the Obama administration except for the […]
Tech Industry Leaders Pledge Over $300 Million to STEM Education Following Trump’s Memorandum
Historically, multiple US administrations, Congress, and tech companies have attempted to push computer science education forward. Currently, however, the relationship between the Trump administration and tech is strained. After Trump moved to dissolve DACA and responded feebly to national violence, hundreds of tech CEOs and leaders voiced their dissent while dozens left his advisory councils. […]
The Top 3 Highest Paid Female CEOs Work in Tech
Earlier this year, a Fortune article came out that shed light on the fact that out of the top 10 highest-paid CEOs on Equilar’s 2016 list of 100, four of them are women, which is double that of 2015. Interestingly enough, three of those four women are CEOs in tech, which is an industry that […]
Interim Equifax CEO Searches for Tech Solutions Following Major Security Breach
From roughly mid-May through July, hackers had access to the sensitive information of 143 million Americans due to a major data breach at Equifax, one of three of the country’ major credit reporting bureaus. According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers’ names, Social Security numbers (SSNs), dates of birth, home addresses, and driver’s license numbers […]
4 Tech Conferences to Attend to Close Out 2017
Artificial intelligence and cloud computing — these industries quite literally never sleep. A great way to stay in the know about what’s coming in the industry is to attend conferences. Conferences are a great way for your company to stay agile. You’ll learn about new and evolving technologies and discover what new tech breakthroughs can […]