Google launched an apprenticeship program in August for San Jose City College students who are pursuing careers in information technology. Google, one of the South Bay’s biggest employers, chose SJCC as its first partner college for the program in California, which began mid-August and will last a full year. Eight […]
Month: August 2020
3 Chat Automation Tools That Accelerate Sales Growth
August 30, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Companies in most industries are struggling. According to LinkedIn’s June 2020 U.S. Recovery Tracker, key factors in the labor market haven’t improved, such as hiring rate, job postings and employer confidence. It’s important for businesses to find […]
HOW TO SPOT A GOOD COMPUTER ONLINE STORE?
Buying a computer is no simple feat; so, with the prices of all of the computers available on the market now, you want to make sure you make the right choice, so you don’t blow up your savings on anything that starts fulfilling your demands within a year. These guide […]
Only 2 companies should buy TikTok, and Oracle isn’t one of them
As if Microsoft’s interest in buying TikTok wasn’t strange enough, reports this week suggested enterprise-focused database and cloud giant Oracle was planning to enter the fray. A broad view of the situation, however, reveals only two logical candidates: Facebook and Google. Microsoft emerged as a surprise TikTok suitor earlier this […]
Astronaut spots California wildfires from space, sends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to victims
California is on fire, with more than 360 individual blazes scorching across the state. © Provided by Space In an image NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy shared on Aug. 21, 2020, smoke billows above California, which is fighting more than 360 fires. Unsurprisingly, the effects are visible from space, as NASA […]
Walmart, Target, and innovative retail startups soar as pandemic-era bankruptcies plague smaller chains and restaurants
Happy Friday! © Mario Tama/Getty Images Dunkin’ is rolling out oat milk at locations across America Mario Tama/Getty Images This is Shoshy Ciment, welcoming you back to another edition of Insider Retail, formerly known as The Drive Thru! If you’re confused, here’s the TLDR: New name, same gist. That is, […]
FreeFortnite Cup: Epic trash-talks Apple with its tournament
Top scorers in the #FreeFortnite Cup can win this Apple-mocking hat as well as a Nintendo Switch, PS4 Pro, Alienware laptop and more. Epic Games Epic Games levels up again in its battle against Apple and Google with the announcement of the #FreeFortnite Cup tournament on Aug. 23, just ahead of its […]
Tech Tent: Can we trust algorithms?
Three students sit on a street kerb with a protest placard reading: “students not statistics” When school students took to the streets in London and other cities this week it was a protest unlike any other. Its target: an algorithm they said had threatened their futures. On Tech Tent this […]
Adobe Lightroom Update Is Permanently Deleting Users’ Photos
On Tuesday, Adobe apologized to users of its iOS Lightroom software after a recent update resulted in the permanent deletion of some presets and photos. The company says it’s issued a fix for the problem. The bug was first flagged by PetaPixel on Thursday after it received complaints from readers […]
Apple Shares Could Surge Another 27%, Says Wedbush Analyst
After reaching a market value of two-trillion dollars earlier this week, Apple may yet surge by another 27 percent, according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives (via BusinessInsider). Ives believes that Apple has the potential to make further significant gains over the next year, even though the company has already hit […]
Rapper surprises 2 teachers after viral music video about the online school year
“I grew up with teachers that had a huge influence on me my whole life and it stuck with me so what y’all provide to society is invaluable,” he told Williams and Evans. “I can’t thank you enough for doing the job you guys do, so just as a small […]
Tracy Anderson Reimagines the At-Home Workout With New Online Studio
There’s the virtual workout, and then there’s Tracy Anderson’s new online studio which, after launching today, aims to give Anderson’s diehard fitness fanatics that much more of a real studio visit feel, all from their homes. “I think that my whole career has been about being the future of things, […]
How Far-Right Personalities And Conspiracy Theorists Are Cashing In On The Pandemic Online
Credit – On the evening of Feb. 6, as U.S. news networks reported the death of a doctor in Wuhan, China, who had warned of a deadly new virus, thousands of Americans were tuning in to a different kind of show. “The good news is I heard actually that you […]
There’s More to the US than Tech Stocks
Tech stocks The tech success story is an all-consuming one for investors, which reached further dizzying heights when Apple became the first listed company to reach a staggering valuation of $2 trillion. The sector as a whole has been given a new lease of life by lockdown shopping, headlines about […]
‘Three quarters of UK does grocery shopping online’
Online shopping More than three quarters of people in the UK now do at least some online grocery shopping, according to supermarket chain Waitrose. It said the growth in online supermarket shopping due to coronavirus was “reminiscent of scaling Everest”. Separate research suggests almost half of consumers feel their shopping […]
Like spring, Broward’s first day of school held online marred by some technical glitches
The virtual school door had problems opening Wednesday morning in Broward County. Students were met with log-in errors, slow connectivity and crashing dashboards during the first day of the new school year, held virtually at public schools across Broward County. The issues frustrated parents who were hoping their children would […]
Teachers drop viral music video set to trendy TikTok song ahead of online school year
“I knew that it was going to get a lot of attention in the community and where we are locally — but I didn’t know it would get this big on a national level,” he said. PHOTO: Audrianna Williams, a teacher at Monroe Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia, performs […]
Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Advanced Energy Industries, Micron Technology and Analog Devices
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 19, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Intel Corporation INTC, […]
Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, International Game Technology, Monarch Casino & Resort and Red Rock Resorts
Zacks Industry Rank Indicates Bright Prospects The Zacks Gaming industry is grouped within the broader Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #119, which places it in the top 47% of more than 250 Zacks industries. The group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank […]
Aspen Technology, Blackbaud, Cadence Design Systems, Rosetta Stone and Avid Technology
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 19, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Aspen Technology, Inc. […]