In the wake of COVID-19, job openings in tech are up and down, with the internet and tech jobs category up a whopping 41%, Glassdoor found. As the coronavirus has many “sheltering in place” and applying the new-but-everywhere phrase “social distancing,” it was inevitable that the state of US tech jobs would be impacted. Positions in tech […]
Archives for March 2020
Investor Bill Ackman advises Trump to shut down the country, saying stock market ‘will soar’
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Longtime hedge fund manager Bill Ackman on Wednesday advised President Donald Trump to shut down the U.S. for one month in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus and said financial markets would rally in response to such decisive action. Ackman, […]
Coronavirus pandemic hands Big Tech a chance to burnish its image
Google, Facebook and Amazon are using their size, reach and technology prowess to help Americans cope with the coronavirus crisis, an opportunity for Big Tech to counter a drumbeat of criticism in Washington. The three companies have a chance to burnish their images amid intense U.S. regulatory scrutiny by the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, […]
ILA Berlin air show cancelled due to coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) – The ILA Berlin Air Show, a major international gathering for the aerospace, air and defence industries scheduled to take place in the German capital from May 13-17 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, Berlin Messe said on Wednesday. “We are looking with a heavy heart at ILA Berlin 2020 which it […]
Fox acquires streaming service Tubi for $440 million
Fox Corporation has agreed to acquire ad-supported streaming service Tubi for $440 million in cash. The acquisition of Tubi is in line with the company’s long-term strategic initiatives to broaden and enhance its direct-to-consumer digital reach and engagement, Fox said on Tuesday. After the sale of 21st Century Fox to Disney for $73 billion in […]
Maximize Your Customer Experience ROI
Customer experience leaders may struggle to show how their efforts will generate positive business results. They need a solid business model that can reliably predict quantifiable benefits. Image: Worawut – stock.adobe.com In today’s cutthroat marketing environment, optimizing customer experience (CX) is a key element in building sustained business success. By tapping into advanced analytics, CX […]
Why Isn’t Machine Learning Living up to the Hype?
An obsession with tasks is leading to marginal returns on tech investments. Now is the time to rethink our approaches to machine learning. When chief information officers think about their organizations and where machine learning might be deployed, the process often begins with an inventory of tasks. The CIOs and department leaders identify routine, repeatable […]
New Deploy to Azure extension for Visual Studio Code
Organizations and teams that adopt DevOps methodologies are consistently seeing improvements in their ability to deliver high-quality code, with faster release cycles, and ultimately achieve higher level of satisfaction for their own customers, whether they’re internal or external. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is one of the pillars of DevOps, consisting in automatically building, […]
Unified network monitoring with Connection Monitor now in preview
Azure Network Watcher’s new and improved Connection Monitor now provides unified end-to-end connection monitoring capabilities for hybrid and Azure deployments. Users can now use the same solution to monitor connectivity for on-premises, Azure, and multi-cloud setups. In this preview phase, the solution brings together the best of two key capabilities—Network Watcher’s Connection Monitor and Network […]
RBI introduces new guidelines for non-bank payment aggregators
All non-bank payment aggregators will have to apply for fresh licences. The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a new set of application criteria and operational guidelines to strengthen the governance and functioning of these entities and bring them under its direct supervision. These entities, including fintech startups such as PayU, Instamojo, Paytm, CCAvenue, Razorpay […]