Farmers Group New CEO Reneged on Remote Work, Employees Revolted
Insurance company Farmers Group is facing an employee revolt after its new CEO reneged on the company’s remote work promises.
TSA Is Expanding Facial Recognition in Airports
TSA is expanding a controversial facial recognition program in airports around the US, raising concerns among travelers and lawmakers alike.
‘Very Strange’ Corporate Structure Rules Out OpenAI IPO
Investors looking to cash in on an OpenAI IPO are in for a disappointment, with CEO Sam Altman saying the company’s structure rules it out for now.
US Has No National Cyber Director and the White House Is Silent About It
The US has yet to fill the role of National Cyber Director in the four months since Chris Inglis resigned, and it’s worrying some lawmakers.
DivX Rolls Out Online TV Platform At CES
Digital media company, DivX, said today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it is introducing an embedded Internet TV platform called DivX TV, which offers access to online media content streamed directly to any connected device.
DivX TV does not require a PC or a set-top box to access online content. The platform can be supported on almost any kind of Internet connected device, including digital televisions, blu-ray players and gaming consoles.
Use Your BlackBerry to Give Presentations
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas, Research in Motion (RIM) unveiled a new device called the BlackBerry Presenter, which is a way for users to wirelessly present Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and other image files right from their BlackBerry smartphone. Pretty cool.
Opera Releases New SDKs and New Browser
Opera is unveiling three new releases at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This includes two new software development kits (SDKs), the Opera Devices 10.15 SDK for Linux and Windows CE (WinCE) platforms, and the company’s new standalone browser, Opera Devices 10 for WinCE (beta).
Global Consumers Willing To Pay For Some Online Content
Many global consumers are willing to pay for some online content or are open to increased advertising, but attitudes vary greatly by geography, demographics and content type, according to a new survey by Nielsen.
Nielsen polled more than 27,000 consumers in 54 countries to determine attitudes about paying for online content and to gauge what types of content consumers were most likely to support financially.