Technology News from the World's Most Influential Companies
Tesla Inc. board of directors released a statement today making it clear that Elon Musk’s tweet about taking the company private was not a spur of the moment remark, but more of a planned one. A well timed one to further sweeten the market sentiment on top of news about Saudi’s Public Investment fund building…
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk’s tweet about taking the company private until it “enters a phase of slower, more predictable growth” has the investment world buzzing. And rightly so, because a leveraged buyout of this size (approximately $50 to $60 billion) will be the largest of its kind ever, topping the $45 Energy Future Holdings…
Eight days ago, Tesla welcomed David H. Morton as Tesla’s New Chief Accounting Officer. Tesla’s CAO post was vacant since Eric Branderiz left the company for personal reasons in March this year. So it was natural for them to fill the position. But what makes the new hire extremely different is – Dave Morton has one valuable…
Late last year, Firefox introduced a private browser called Firefox Focus. The browser, by default, is designed to block ads and trackers, and to erase browsing history on exit. Today, Firefox announced the launch of Firefox Focus for Android with added functionality. The browser was launched to iOS in November last year. Firefox Focus is designed more for private browsing, for quick…
It’s great to have a digital assistant sitting in your home waiting to do your bidding, but most users of smart speakers and other connected devices rarely think about the security aspect of smart gadgets. This includes those of us who use Amazon Echo, Google Home or other smart speakers, including the upcoming HomePod from…
Since Friday, public interest in ransomware and other types of malware has been escalating like crazy. The world is still reeling from what is now possibly the most widespread ransomware attack we’ve seen in recent times. And it’s not over yet. In fact, there’s every chance that we could see a new wave of attacks as…
Comcast Business announced yesterday that its customers can receive an up-to 10Gbps private network connection to IBM’s Cloud for public, private, or hybrid cloud deployments. Businesses around the world need to rely on the open Internet to connect to their cloud service providers, which can be highly unreliable. “By working with IBM Cloud, Comcast Business gives…
Azure Stack Technical Preview 3 is the latest edition of Microsoft’s private cloud software, which will be launching later this year to the public. The concept itself is mind-blowing. Microsoft is offering Azure Stack as a solution for enterprise companies to create a private or hybrid cloud using their own infrastructure. That gives them the…
The Mozilla Foundation via The Mozilla Corporation has just released a new mobile browser called Firefox Focus, which makes private browsing on iOS devices a breeze. The iOS app is for anyone that wants to prevent websites from tracking their usage, so if online privacy is what you’re after, then this might be the ideal…
You’re probably familiar with the whole fiasco going on around Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s indiscreet use of her private email server. The issue I’m going to talk about today is not about the appropriateness of using a personal email account for official emails. Of course, if you were Secretary of State and a candidate for…
There is no doubt that we are currently experiencing the golden age of artificial intelligence, although that should not mean that this is as good as it gets for the technology. In fact, it should only be the start before another golden age is produced in the future. According to recent surveys that have been…
Cloud storage is an essential element of a backup business process. As your business grows, so does your need for storing data on the cloud. You might need to scale up your storage requirements because of new orders or due to seasonal changes in business needs. Or perhaps you may be implementing a new software…
Nobody could have imagined that voice assistants like Siri would become such a driving force for technological progress when they were initially launched in 2011. Almost a decade later, it is believed that one in every four Americans has a smart speaker (Amazon Echo, Google Home), and eMarketer forecasts that by the end of 2020,…
Electric automobiles long ago shed their image as flimsy, slow, and possibly slightly humiliating. Priorities of the public have shifted. Many people, particularly members of the younger generation, consider environmental stewardship as more important than speeding down the interstate in a beautiful muscle vehicle. Even if that’s not always true, newer electric vehicles have a…
Over the weekend, an open letter with over 4,000 signatures circulated online, adding to the chorus of voices expressing alarm and dismay about Apple’s latest Child Safety measures. The Apple Privacy Letter urged the iPhone manufacturer to “reconsider its technological rollout” or risk undoing “decades of effort by engineers, researchers, and policy advocates” on privacy…
