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Twitter executives deceived federal regulators and the company’s own board of directors about “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its defenses against hackers, as well as its meager efforts to fight spam, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint from its former security chief, The Washington Post reported. According to The Washington Post, the complaint from former head of security Peiter Zatko, a
Twitter warned staff that the size of bonus payments this year was at risk because of financial difficulties, adding to belt-tightening measures tech companies are implementing during an economic downturn, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, Twitter told its employees that it had “experienced significant challenges” to revenue since January. It linked those to a
Business Insider reported that DoorDash is ending its years-long partnership with Walmart of delivering groceries and other products from stores to customers, people close to the matter said. According to Business Insider, one person close to the situation who requested anonymity because the matter is confidential said DoorDash decided to stop working with the retail giant “as it was not
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued letters demanding five companies and their officers, directors, and employees cease and desist from making false and misleading statements about FDIC deposit insurance and take immediate corrective action to address these false or misleading claims. Here is more information from the FDIC’s post: Based upon evidence collected by the FDIC, each of these
Streaming has surpassed cable viewing for the first time, and in my opinion, the days of cable operators being in control are near the end. Netflix and YouTube made up the majority of the streaming percentages. People are tired of paying ridiculous sums for television services.
TikTok announced its midterms Election Center will go live in the app in the U.S. starting August 17, 2022, where it will be available to users in more than 40 languages, including English and Spanish, TechCrunch reported. According to TechCrunch, the new feature will allow TikTok users to access state-by-state election information, including details on how to register to vote,
Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets this week, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, Microsoft’s weather widget returned to Windows 11 earlier this year, it’s largely been a static experience that displays a sunny icon when the weather is good and an umbrella when its raining and “sucks to be outside”. As