This time, it’s personal. Campaign managers and staff for politicians watch vigilantly over their business email, monitoring their accounts for phishing attacks from potential hackers. But security experts say their personal accounts pose an even bigger risk. Consider 2016 presidential election cyberattacks. John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, had 50,000 emails stolen from his personal Gmail […]
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Walmart’s e-books store opens for business
Walmart wants to become your new go-to store for digital books. The big-box retailer said Tuesday it’s opening its first-ever e-books storefront, thanks to a partnership with Rakuten Kobo. Kobo’s library of 6 million digital titles will now be available on Walmart’s US website, supplementing Walmart’s existing selection of physical books. Walmart is also offering […]
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Facebook keeps fumbling political ads
Dana Hopkins felt like she was in an “endless loop” with Facebook. The frustration began in September when she purchased an ad on the social network to promote an open mic night she was co-hosting in San Francisco. What happened next was a head-scratcher. Facebook blocked the ad at least six times because the social […]
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Airbnb for Work touts its business cred with nearly 700K companies onboard
Airbnb is serious about business travel. To back that up, the home-rental company on Monday shared updates about how people use its professional community, which was recently rebranded as Airbnb for Work to “better encompass the unique benefits only Airbnb can offer today’s modern workforce.” Airbnb for Work bookings tripled from 2015 to 2016, and then tripled again […]
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China has an actual court dedicated to the internet
With 800 million internet users and counting, China’s got its hands full with online disputes between citizens. So to deal with those raging fires, the country has not one, but two dedicated “internet courts”. On Saturday, the second of those officially opened in Beijing by the name of “Beijing Internet Court”. It deals with business transactions, personal information and […]
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UAFS hires vice chancellor for finance and administration
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has appointed Carey Tucker as the new vice chancellor for finance and administration. He was hired following a national search, and is the vice president for finance and administration at South Arkansas Community College. The position will serve as the institution’s chief financial officer and is responsible for […]
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