US President Donald Trump’s work permit suspension could potentially reshape the global tech and startup industry, and likely see the decline of America’s influence on the digital economy. The growing acceptance for remote working due to the Covid-19 pandemic could accelerate this trend. In the digital economy, you hire where the talent is. When you […]
Archives for June 2020
Liquidware: What’s New in ProfileUnity, FlexApp & Stratusphere – Episode 327
In episode 327, Douglas Brown interviews J.Tyler “T. Rex” Rohrer, Co-Founder / Strategic Alliances and Jason E. Smith, VP, Product Marketing at Liquidware. Tyler. Jason and Douglas discuss what’s new in the latest ProfileUnity, FlexApp, and Stratusphere releases, how the world has changed since Covid-19, their IGEL integration, and so much more! This is a […]
Streamline connectivity and improve efficiency for remote work using Azure Virtual WAN
Today, we see a huge shift to remote work due to the global pandemic. Organizations around the world need to enable more of their employees to work remotely. We are working to address common infrastructure challenges businesses face when helping remote employees stay connected at scale. A common operational challenge is to seamlessly connect remote […]
Government makes ‘country of origin’ mandatory for its e-procurement portal
The government is leading the charge to get e-commerce platforms to introduce a ‘Make in India’ filter, by doing so on its own e-procurement portal Government e-marketplace (GeM), a move that it said will boost its Atmanirbhar Bharat and ‘Make in India’ initiatives. On Tuesday, the government’s e-procurement site GeM made it mandatory for sellers […]
Travel service providers Thomas Cook, Yatra lay off more employees
Travel service providers continue to lay off employees despite a gradual resumption of domestic flights and a phased reopening in some states in the absence of any clear signs of a recovery, particularly in segments like international travel. Thomas Cook has laid off about 1,000 people so far while travel portal Yatra, post the termination […]
Apple says it will provide a way for app makers to ‘challenge’ App Store rules
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Apple said on Monday that it’s making two changes to its app approval policies, after developers erupted in anger last week over the App Store’s rules. All […]
Your peer review has been extended — now what?
The AICPA Peer Review Board (PRB) has granted CPA firms with original due dates between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30 a six-month peer review deadline delay option to provide them with relief during the coronavirus pandemic. If your firm was the beneficiary of this extension, you should have received an email from the peer review […]
18 companies now hiring remote workers
Big brands from a wide swath of industries are looking to fill long-term posts, according to Flexjobs.com. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Unemployment remains high as Americans emerge from the pandemic-driven lockdown, but 18 well-known companies that made the switch to telecommuting are currently hiring for long-term remote work, according to Flexjobs.com. This is welcome news: Working […]
Proposed regs. explain disallowed transportation fringe benefits
The IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-119307-19) implementing changes to Sec. 274 that disallow a deduction for the expense of any Sec. 132(f) qualified transportation fringe (QTF) provided to an employee, effective for amounts paid or incurred after Dec. 31, 2017. The changes were enacted in the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act […]
Managed smart metering to thrive as utilities max the value of smart grid investments
Berg Insight has found that the installed base of smart electricity and gas meters in Europe was 168.3 million in 2019. The installed base is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9% to reach 280.4 million units in 2025. The majority of new installations will take place in France, Italy […]