[responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] SAP plans Qualtrics IPO, two years after $8 billion acquisition. SAP has announced that Qualtrics, the subsidiary it purchased for $8 billion in 2018, will be going public. The company said that SAP’s board has already approved the deal, and that it plans to … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line MOSCOW — To understand the complexity of policing online disinformation, consider the small Ukrainian fact-checking group StopFake. Earlier this year, Facebook hired StopFake to help curb the flow of Russian propaganda and … Read more

  [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Get a Peloton-style indoor studio bike free with your monthly iFit membership   Assuming you’re going to pay a monthly fee for bike classes anyway, why not get the bike for free?  ProForm Here’s the thing about a Peloton bike, Echelon bike or the … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The Constant Risk of a Consolidated Internet Like many “verified” Twitter users who compose its obsessive elite, I was briefly unable to tweet as the hack played out, Twitter having taken extreme measures to try to quell the chaos. I updated my password, a … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Everlane’s Promise of ‘Radical Transparency’ Unravels Michael Preysman, a founder and the chief executive of Everlane, a fashion brand that targets the ethically minded with minimalist basics, stood onstage in May 2019 at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit and preached the gospel of his company. … Read more

[responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Top Google exec quit after lockdown spent in meditation   Fred Kofman recently stepped down from his role as vice president of leadership development at Google – citing the months he spent meditating under lockdown as influencing his decision. A world leader in exec coaching, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google tech antitrust hearing: What to expect The tech CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook will appear before Congress in a first-of-its-kind hearing on Wednesday. They’ll be testifying as part of an antitrust investigation into the dominance of digital platforms … Read more

[responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The Great Au Pair Rush   Au pairs have reported working far more than 45 hours per week, and being berated by host parents; some have seen their food restricted, or their activities monitored by surveillance cameras. Afraid of being sent home early, many suffer … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Apple giving employees paid time off to vote, volunteer on Election Day Apple announced it would give US retail employees and hourly workers paid time off on Election Day to vote or volunteer at a polling place, Bloomberg News reported Friday. “If they choose, … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Amazon Sells Customer 16TB External HDD With an 8TB Drive Installed This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When you purchase a pre-owned or refurbished item from a company, you’re essentially trading on trust. Because these … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] ET Deals: Dell 2020 XPS 15 9500 Intel Core i7 & Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti Laptop $1,439, $90 Off 16TB Seagate Expansion HDD, Arlo Pro 2 2-Camera Kit $199 This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] US, UK Accuse Russia of Testing Space-Based Anti-Satellite Weapon This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Both the US and the UK claim to have evidence that Russia has tested an anti-satellite weapon on July 15. … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The Star of This $70 Million Sci-Fi Film Is a Robot “She’d ask questions like, ‘Why am I saying this line more loudly or more softly?’” Helderman said. “Or, ‘Why am I doing this thing when the camera is there, but not when it … Read more

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Inside TikTok star Dixie D’Amelio’s music business, making ‘Be Happy’ TikTok star Dixie D’Amelio recently released her first single, “Be Happy.”  The song was released under a new family-owned label, DAM FAM Recordings, and reached over 1 million Spotify streams within its first weekend. … Read more