Facebook Gaming Helps Streamers Combat Trolls
VentureBeat is reporting that Facebook Gaming is adding a dashboard and toolkit to help streamers deal with trolls. Facebook Gaming is tied with Microsoft for a distant third placing among game steaming services with 3% market share. The company is working hard to change that, however, and its latest features is sure to win fans, […]
Google Shutting Down China Offices Due to Coronavirus
The Verge is reporting that Google is taking the drastic step of temporarily shutting down all of its China offices in the face of the coronavirus. Google confirmed to The Verge Wednesday that it was shutting down all of its offices in mainland China, as well as its Hong Kong and Taiwan locations. The company […]
Coronavirus Impacting Apple’s China Operations
When discussing Apple’s Q1 2020 results, CEO Tim Cook told CNBC the coronavirus is impacting the company’s operations in China. According to Cook, the company is restricting employee travel in China and has already closed one store. Apple is also cutting back retail store hours as a precaution. “We’re restricting travel to business critical travel,” […]
SMX Overtime: When to use PPC automation (and when not to)
PPC expert Aaron Levy shares his insights about how to structure accounts to use automation effectively during a rountable discussion at SMX East. Account structures, cross channel attribution, smart bidding and automation reporting were among the many questions during SMX East’s roundtable, “How automation really works and when to use it.” I wanted to take […]
FCC Frees Up 3.5GHz Mid-Band For Wireless Use
The Federal Communications Commission has authorized the commercial use of the mid-range 3.5GHz spectrum, according to a press release by the CBRS Alliance. The 3.5GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum is being marketed under the name OnGo. Up until this ruling, the spectrum was reserved exclusively for the Department of Defense (DoD) and used […]
Intel Reaffirms ‘Maniacal’ Focus On Fixing Processor Shortage
Digital Trends is reporting that Intel has reaffirmed its “maniacal” efforts to fix its processor supply shortage. Intel has been struggling for some time to keep up with demand, specifically for its 10nm processors. The ongoing shortage has prompted Dell—historically one of Intel’s staunchest allies—to start looking at AMD to make up for Intel’s shortfall. […]
AI Is More Profound Than Fire or Electricity, Says Google CEO
“AI is one of the most profound things we are working on as humanity,” says Google CEO Sundar Pichai. “It’s more profound than fire or electricity or any of the other bigger things we have worked on. It has tremendous positive sights to it but it has (potential) real negative consequences. When you think about […]
Vodafone Leaves Facebook’s Libra Association
In the latest blow to Facebook’s Libra Association, British telecom conglomerate Vodafone has announced it is withdrawing, according to CoinDesk. Facebook created the association to oversee the Libra cryptocurrency the company is trying to launch. The company’s efforts have been met with significant skepticism and scrutiny by governments around the world. With Facebook’s privacy track […]
FBI Seizes Site With 12 Billion Stolen User Names & Passwords
In an international operation, the FBI has seized a website containing user data from over 10,000 data breaches, according to Engadget. According to the report, the FBI seized WeLeakInfo, a website that contained personal data taken from 10,300 data breaches. Engadget says the “site promoted itself as a legitimate way to perform security research, even though […]
SEO and SMEs: Q&A with Chris Rodgers, Founder and CEO of Colorado SEO Pros
The year is still new and running an SME in 2020 isn’t getting any easier. While there’s so much that founders, CEOs, and fellow C-suite need to juggle and struggle with, SEO is yet another running goal added to this list. We caught up with Chris Rodgers, Founder and CEO of Colorado SEO Pros to talk about […]