July 22, 2024 How small businesses are dealing with CrowdStrike’s global tech outages Many smaller businesses are still struggling since they don’t have the IT departments of big companies. BY Associated Press An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to sign a contract for a new business or … Continue reading How small businesses are dealing with CrowdStrike’s global tech outages
July 03, 2024 What would a Labour victory mean for tech in the U.K.? A Labour government is likely to be elected in the U.K. on Thursday. That might not signal a huge shift in tech policy. BY Chris Stokel-Walker On Thursday, while Americans are heading to backyard barbecues, residents in the U.K. will be heading … Continue reading What would a Labour victory mean for tech in the U.K.?
June 28, 2024 Why Satya Nadella and other tech titans are betting on cricket to become a new American pastime The founders and investors in Major League Cricket are tapping into the sport’s diaspora to create a new world order for T20 cricket. BY Talib Visram Cricket may be the second most-watched sport in the world, … Continue reading Why Satya Nadella and other tech titans are betting on cricket to become a new American pastime
June 27, 2024 This tech startup is putting drones in soldiers’ backpacks For years, China has been beating America in combat drone innovation. Performance Drone Works is trying to bring back the competitive advantage. BY Henry Chandonnet Matt Higgins was at ground zero within hours of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Higgins, who was at the … Continue reading This tech startup is putting drones in soldiers’ backpacks
June 26, 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation CEO talks about tech philanthropy’s role in politics The foundation doesn’t comment on specific donors or donations, but its reported grants reveal its clients include some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in Silicon Valley. BY Associated Press Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from … Continue reading Silicon Valley Community Foundation CEO talks about tech philanthropy’s role in politics
AI is just one technology that’s changing the game of cold email outreach and re-writing the BDR playbook forever. Mike Pastore on June 25, 2024 Armies of business development reps and sales development reps (popularly known as BDRs and SDRs) reach out across the globe every day, trying to drum up business for B2B … Continue reading A new tech stack for cold email outreach is taking shape
Some vendors lose the trust of customers through poor decisions. But some don’t seem to be trying to earn it to begin with. Mike Pastore on June 17, 2024 Trust in business is not quite the same as trust in our personal lives. I think everyone recognizes that. You’ll never trust Salesforce or HubSpot … Continue reading Will you ever trust a B2B tech vendor?
The framework establishes a mechanism for data deletion requests that complies with privacy laws in the US, EU and Canada. Constantine von Hoffman on June 5, 2024 In a move that will simplify life for marketers, the IAB Tech Lab today released its Data Deletion Request Framework. The framework establishes a standardized mechanism … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab releases Data Deletion Request Framework
May 29, 2024 Junior tech workers can’t find jobs. Here’s why one coding boot camp hit the brakes Launch Academy cofounder and CEO Dan Pickett talks about his decision to pause the coding boot camp, and what it means for the tech industry. BY Joe Berkowitz Back in 2012, “learn to code” was an optimistic mantra. … Continue reading Junior tech workers can’t find jobs. Here’s why one coding boot camp hit the brakes
May 28, 2024 Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology firm, in Ashburn, Virginia. BY Associated Press A northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates … Continue reading Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing
