A permission change with Amazon Web Service prevented customers from accessing most Salesforce services for several hours. Constantine von Hoffman on September 20, 2023 There was a huge outage of Salesforce services today following an internal permission change. As a result, customers were not able to access services for several hours. “This is about … Continue reading Salesforce says an internal action caused service outage
By Emily Price July 30, 2023 If you want to send an email to a work colleague and guarantee it’s going to be opened, your best bet might be to send it on Sunday afternoon, according to new research from Axios HQ, the communications software company that spun off of Axios. It analyzed the … Continue reading Sunday emails are the most likely to get read, says new research
By Anne D’Innocenzio—Associated Press July 23, 2023 Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the famous blue bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In a series of posts on his Twitter … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter is scrapping its bird logo in favor of the ‘X’
Twitter finally begins paying some of its creators Will Shanklin Twitter’s ad-revenue sharing program for creators has officially launched — and it’s reportedly already begun paying eligible Blue subscribers. Elon Musk announced the initiative in February, but with scant details about how it would work, nobody knew quite what to expect. However, some high-profile … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter’s ad revenue has dropped by 50 percent
By Sam Becker July 05, 2023 With companies like Cava Group and Savers Value Village hitting the public markets in recent weeks, it may feel like IPOs are seeing a resurgence after seemingly going dormant for the past year or so. But the most recent Global IPO Trends report from EY, which covers the … Continue reading The IPO market is still down, but EY says an upswing could finally be on the way
The AI In Yahoo: CEO Jim Lanzone Says Firm Is Leaning In by Ray Schultz , Columnist, June 21, 2023 Yahoo has introduced AI into Yahoo Mail, and is looking at integrating it into all aspects of its business, CEO Jim Lanzone, who joined the company almost two years ago, said in a panel at … Continue reading The AI In Yahoo: CEO Jim Lanzone Says Firm Is Leaning In
By Haleluya Hadero—Associated Press June 21, 2023 Amazon was sued Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the … Continue reading Amazon Prime is too damn hard to cancel, says FTC lawsuit
By Michael Grothaus June 09, 2023 A new survey from Glassdoor’s Fishbowl professional network highlights just how contentious Amazon’s recently enacted return-to-office (RTO) policy could be for the company. Back in February, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy penned a blog post detailing the company’s return-to-office plan. In the post, Jassy said Amazon would begin requiring … Continue reading Amazon’s return-to-office policy is hugely unpopular with employees, poll says
By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, and Michael Balsamo—Associated Press June 08, 2023 Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White … Continue reading Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Department yet to confirm
By Wilfred Chan May 05, 2023 AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, a 75-year-old computer scientist known as “the Godfather of AI,” has made waves this week after resigning from Google to warn that AI could soon surpass humans in intelligence and learn how to destroy humanity on its own. But Hinton’s warnings, while dire, … Continue reading Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them
