6 tips for pivoting your business
Even if you’ve done your market research and feel you have the best product or service in your category, sometimes you need to make a change. It could be something as simple as a price change – or as...
View ArticleAT&T a closer partner of NSA than previously known, Snowden docs show
A fresh analysis of documents disclosed by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden shows that AT&T has been a much closer and eager partner for the National Security Agency’s Internet...
View ArticleSoftware upgrade could be cause of US airline disruption
A computer glitch that disrupted airline traffic in some parts of the U.S. over the weekend was possibly the result of a software upgrade, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.The agency,...
View ArticleDOJ calls for encryption balance that includes law enforcement needs
It’s possible for companies to design their encryption systems to allow law enforcement agencies to access customer data with court-ordered warrants while still offering solid security, U.S....
View ArticleAnother Uber driver sues, claiming unpaid wages
A California man who drives for Uber has sued the company in federal court, claiming he's owed unpaid wages under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Greg Fisher, a Los Angeles resident, says Uber...
View ArticleHP profit slides 13 percent as split nears
Hewlett-Packard has reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue, with its massive corporate split now less than three months away.Revenue for the quarter ended July 31 dropped 8 percent...
View ArticleAfter three-day shutdown, HP now effectively two companies
Hewlett-Packard doesn't officially become two companies until Nov. 1, but the company has already separated its internal systems and is effectively operating as two businesses."On August 1, we...
View ArticleSlack releases 'Add to Slack' button for other apps
Slack is giving other companies a new way to integrate their content into the startup's business chat app. Outside developers can now incorporate a button into their own apps and sites called "Add to...
View ArticleCIOs boost their careers doing double duty
After stints as a CIO at three different companies, Elizabeth Hackenson was, well, a little bored. As CIO at The AES Corp., a $17 billion global power company, she had surrounded herself with a...
View ArticleDo boards of directors actually care about cybersecurity?
There’s no shortage of arguments that cybersecurity needs to be aligned with the needs of the business, or that security is now a “boardroom issue.” And it seems that a new report or study is issued...
View ArticleHow a ‘Tiger Team’ can make internal audits strategic
I often think the entire U.S. industry is on a death spiral due to stupid decisions. But then I get a call that gives me hope. I’ve been involved in two transformational efforts at ROLM, the Great...
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Google names ex-Hyundai exec head of its self-driving car operations
Google has appointed John Krafcik, a former Hyundai exec and more recently president of auto sales website Truecar, to run its self-driving car operations. Martyn Williams A Google self-driving...
View ArticleMicrosoft renews information-sharing partnership with NATO
Microsoft and NATO have agreed to renew a longstanding partnership that will see the tech giant provide the intergovernmental treaty group's Communications and Information Agency with details of...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: If you’re stuck on “app versus web,” you’ve already...
The Pew Research Center reports that 92 percent of U.S. adults have a cellphone of some kind. Almost all (90 percent) say that their phone is frequently with them, while nearly a third (31 percent)...
View ArticleTim Cook says businesses need to step up where governments don't
Since taking over from Steve Jobs as CEO, one of the things Tim Cook has brought to Apple is a greater push to address social problems. On Tuesday at the Boxworks conference in San Francisco, Cook...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Google bury the hatchet with global patent deal
Microsoft has been pursuing a more collaborative approach under CEO Satya Nadella, working with longtime rivals like Salesforce, VMware and Apple. There hasn't been much love between Microsoft and...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Survival of the fittest: Platforms beat products
If you chose your PC in the 1990s because you wanted specific software applications (and not based on how much you liked the operating system), or if you made the jump to an iPhone from a Blackberry a...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: 3 reasons to get serious about clinical decision...
Clinical decision support (CDS) systems are a long way from mainstream. But they’re coming fast, and health IT has to get ready. On January 1, 2017, healthcare providers who order advanced imaging...
View ArticleHow to do product launches right: Microsoft is back
Microsoft is one of my oldest clients, the launch of Windows 95 was almost like art. Since then, it pains me to say they have aggressively done product launches badly. In sharp contrast, Steve Jobs...
View ArticleTwitter taps ex-Googler Kordestani as executive chairman
Omid Kordestani, who until recently was Google’s chief business officer, is now executive chairman of Twitter, filling the last vacant spot in the company's leadership."Omid is a proven and...
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