Intelligence Expert: How Twitter and Facebook Are Being Co-Opted by Governments for Control
Sophisticated automated bots are being increasingly used on Twitter and Facebook by foreign governments as a method to silence dissent and to target journalist, according to Sam Wooley, Digital Intelligence Lab director.
Kara Swisher on Tech: A Lot of Their Inventions Are Very Damaging to Society
Should tech companies be hiring Chief Ethics Officers in order to get better at self-examination? That’s the question posed by Kara Swisher, internet pioneer and Recode editor at large, in a New York Times column today.
Vivek Wadhwa: Facebook is a Defective Product and Should be Held Liable
Should social media companies be held liable for creating products that make people hate each other? Harvard Law School Distinguished Fellow Vivek Wadhwa says yes they should.
Oracle CEO: Three Big Things in the Gen 2 Cloud… Security, Security, Security
Oracle’s Larry Ellison introduced the Generation 2 Cloud at Oracle OpenWorld 2018 yesterday with a primary emphasis on security. “Other clouds have been around for a long time, and they were not designed for the enterprise,” Ellison said.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and His Story of Hope
The Inventor and CEO of MyPillow, Mike Lindell, was at a Trump rally in Houston tonight where he talked passionately and from his heart about his past drug addiction and how he feels that MyPillow is a platform for hope.
Apple Search Advertising: Their Next Multi-Billion Dollar Business?
Senior Analyst at Berstein, Toni Sacconaghi, released a note today predicting that Apple’s advertising business will be worth billions 2020. Similar to Amazon, Apple is incrementally focusing on expanding adverting opportunities, especially within the App Store.
Heathrow Airport: How We Achieved a 20% Email Open Rate and 25% Click Through via Adobe
Analytics and Optimization Lead at Heathrow Airport, Stuart Irvine, says that email is still the key driver for them in marketing and personalizing the customer experience.
Hilton CEO: We’re Not Gonna Have Robots Cleaning Rooms Anytime Soon
Christopher Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton & Chairman, recently discusses Hilton’s technological innovation and it’s innovating and pioneering spirit at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum.
The Muse Founder Kathryn Minshew on the Importance of Trusting Your Instincts
Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO of The Muse recently talked about the importance of making the important ‘irreversable’ decisions that led to the success of her startup company.
Uber is Planning to Start an On-Demand Staffing Agency for Businesses
Uber is preparing to launch a new on-demand staffing business ahead of its first initial public offering. Called Uber Works, the new business could show prospective investors that the company can be a strong and lucrative platform for on-demand services.…