The Department of Justice has announced it is charing Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan for obstruction of justice. The charges stem from a data breach Uber suffered in 2016, just days after Sullivan testified before the FTC about a 2014 data breach. In the 2016 data breach, hackers “accessed and downloaded an […]

“Whatever Microsoft does we’re still going to do the same thing that we would do for customers,” says Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. “If the performance of our applications, like the number of milliseconds it takes to startup, is an important thing for customers, we will do that. If shared channels are an important feature we will develop […]

According to a report on CNBC, startups may not get government money from the coronavirus relief bill if they have already taken venture capital or private equity money. “So-called affiliation rules from the Small Business Administration could prevent startups from getting loans as part of that stimulus package,” says CNBC report Kate Rooney. “According to […]

To navigate the complex new era of marketing, Sirich said brands need to put people first, focus on responsibility, and embrace inclusion. At SMX Next last month, Steve Sirich, Microsoft’s general manager of the Global Advertising Business joined Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Ginny Marvin for a one-on-one discussion on the future of digital marketing set against a backdrop of […]

Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated coverage of Zoom and Slack, giving both an Overweight rating. Zoom and Slack have been the darlings of the work from home era. Zoom is widely considered to have one of, if not the, best videoconferencing platforms that works equally well for large and small groups. Similarly, Slack […]

“One trend that is going to happen is that travel as we knew it is over,” says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “It doesn’t mean travel is over, just the travel we knew is over… and it’s never coming back. It’s just not. Not surprising, we’ve spent twelve years building Airbnb’s business and lost almost all […]

Google has announced that it is making its premium video conferencing product, Google Meet, available for free to everyone. Video conferencing platforms have experienced record growth amid the coronavirus pandemic, as organizations, schools and individuals have turned to them to stay connected and productive. Zoom went from 10 million to 200 million daily users, and 300 million […]

Bad news for flying car fans, as Kitty Hawk has announced it is shutting down its Flyer project. First launched in 2015, the Flyer project was Kitty Hawk’s attempt to build a flying car. The company made quite a bit of headway, building and flying some 111 individual craft. Over 75 people flew the Flyer […]

“For businesses, the communication channels of email and phone are just becoming less and less effective,” says Scott Heimes, Chief Marketing Officer at Zipwhip. “Text is a great way to increase your engagement and responsiveness with consumers. They’ll actually respond to a text.” Scott Heimes, Chief Marketing Officer at Zipwhip, discusses how two-way text messaging can […]

Some things in the new world will change forever. Customer meetings will change forever. In the past, I never thought that I could do a Zoom call or a Teams call with the CEO of a company I’m trying to sell to. In the future, I don’t think my customers will want me to come […]