The tool is under ‘Close this business on Google.’ Roughly a week a go, Google announced that Google Search and Maps will start showing whether a business is temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus crisis. This followed an earlier directive to local businesses to update hours and other relevant content in Google My Business. Queries related to “opening […]

The Department of Defense is reconsidering its decision to award Microsoft the JEDI contract, following legal challenges by Amazon. Microsoft stunned Amazon and industry insiders when it won the Pentagon’s coveted JEDI contract, worth some $10 billion. The win lent a tremendous amount of credibility to Microsoft’s cloud business, proving it could compete with the […]

RSA Conference 2020 is one of the biggest security conferences of the year, but it will have to go on without some major backers due to the coronavirus. According to organizers, Verizon, IBM and AT&T Cybersecurity have pulled out of the conference amid concerns over the virus. In total, that brings the count to 14 […]

There have been many things that have slowed 5G adoption: competing types of 5G, available spectrum, security concerns over Chinese vendors and more. One of the biggest issues, however, may be surprise to some. Evidently, there is a serious shortage of “tower climbers” available, according to VentureBeat. Tower climbers are the term for individuals who climb […]

Apple has announced a replacement program for its Smart Battery Cases due to a malfunction that prevents them from charging. The Smart Battery Case extends an iPhone’s battery life by as much as 50%, according to Apple. Many customers, however, have been experiencing problems charging their cases. Some of the defective cases do not charge, or charge […]

Reuters is reporting that German logistics company DHL is planning on debuting an all-electric delivery van in the United States next year. DHL will debut the Work L delivery van through its electric vehicle subsidiary StreetScooter beginning Spring 2020. The company will initially use the van in two U.S. markets, one on each coast, with full […]

CynergisTek, Inc. has announced its acquisition of Backbone Enterprises, Inc. (DBA Backbone Consultants), a leading provider of IT risk advisory services. CynergisTek is a cybersecurity company specializing in the healthcare industry. Since 2004, the company has helped hundreds of healthcare organizations meet security, privacy and regulatory compliance goals. Backbone Enterprises, on the other hand, has been a […]

Health IT Security is reporting on two separate security reports, one from Kaspersky and the other the Ponemon Institute-Keeper report, showing 66 percent of small to medium-sized businesses suffered cyberattacks last year. The reports also showed that the cost of cyberattacks is on the rise, with a malware incident costing some $2.7 million on average. In […]

“The most important thing that we look at is the underlying health of the marketplace,” says eBay CEO Devin Wenig. “For me, that really comes down to three things. It’s how many people are shopping with us? How many people are selling with us? And how much inventory is in the marketplace? What’s on the shelves if […]

Here’s what analyzing 580,853 images across 15,191 Google My Business listings taught us about how GMB images could be impacting user behavior. In the age of Instagram, TripAdvisor and Yelp, I don’t think I can overstate the importance of photos to local businesses. Even before platforms like these rose up and put the power of […]