California passes bill to move toward consumer privacy protection in a GDPR world

Facebook, Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon collectively contributed to a $1 million fund to oppose the bill when it was proposed.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 29, 2018

The marriage of culture and tech: How Whirlpool Corp. is getting future-ready

Many incumbent companies are collaborating with tech providers to answer the question: What does the future of work look like — and how do we prepare for it?

By Naomi Eide • June 28, 2018

Google IT support course offered at 25 community colleges

Fourteen companies that can't fill IT support positions will consider hiring students who complete the program, Google said. 

By Samantha Schwartz , James Paterson • June 28, 2018

GitHub to expand free use of its educational products

The company said teachers have used its GitHub Education product in over 10,000 courses.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 27, 2018

Intel CEO steps down — but not because of Spectre or Meltdown

Krzanich violated Intel's non-fraternization policy for managers by having a "past consensual relationship" with an employee. 

By Alex Hickey • June 21, 2018

Dropbox after more industry verticals, this time targeting media, entertainment

Media and entertainment as a vertical has unique challenges because of the vast array of content types, file sizes and the increasingly global nature of work.

By Naomi Eide • June 20, 2018

Zara stocks up on AI, big data, analytics partnerships and investments

The push to incorporate technology is working. Last week, the fashion retailer's parent company, Inditex, posted record Q1 sales. 

By Alex Hickey • June 18, 2018

Employers short on IT talent as growth 'hits a wall'

A new report from TechServe Alliance says strict immigration policies are at least partially to blame.

By Riia O'Donnell • June 15, 2018

IBM's Bryson Koehler becomes Equifax CTO

Koehler will examine the use of AI, especially in cloud-based technologies, as the company looks to improve security, reliability and data use.

By Alex Hickey • June 15, 2018

HP called on suppliers to diversify or lose its business — and it's working

Vendors have "stepped up" to meet the demand, but the ones that did not improve "aren't getting work from us anymore," said CEO Dion Weisler.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 15, 2018

Incoming GitHub CEO: 'Fear' stopped Microsoft from embracing open source earlier

There's a lot riding on the GitHub acquisition "because if Microsoft screws this up, we will lose the trust of developers for a generation," Nat Friedman said.

By Naomi Eide • June 12, 2018

A win for tech leaders, Verizon's CTO becomes CEO

Incoming CEO Hans Vestberg has experience across the C-suite, with roles as the CFO then CEO of Ericcson.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 11, 2018

With GitHub buy, Microsoft accesses — and matures — software development community

Looking to scale and move further into the enterprise, GitHub had the choice to go public and scale through acquisitions or search for buyers.

By Naomi Eide • Updated Oct. 26, 2018

Microsoft to buy GitHub for $7.5B

The company is taking its "developers-first" standing to another level with its most recent acquisition, highlighting Microsoft's plan to house the largest group of developers in the world.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 4, 2018

Bezos doesn't want AWS customers to feel 'trapped'

The company was a founding name in cloud vendors, leading many organizations that adopted the cloud early to rely heavily on AWS's ecosystem. But the rise of the multi-cloud era could change that. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 4, 2018

EEOC investigating Intel layoffs for age discrimination

The agency's Seattle office is looking into whether the 10,000 global job cuts the company made violated the ADEA, The Wall Street Journal reported.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • June 1, 2018

Disconnect persists between tech recruiters, hiring managers

At the same time, the two groups seemed to agree on one important point: skills-based hiring is here to stay.

By Riia O'Donnell • May 29, 2018

Dell EMC to pay $2.9M to settle gender, race pay discrimination charges

High-profile companies — especially those in the tech sector — continue to make headlines when it comes to pay equity.

By Lisa Burden • May 25, 2018

Microsoft pledges to make GDPR data subject rights global

Companies extending GDPR protections globally are ahead of a changing data paradigm, embracing an understanding of data privacy as a human right.

By Alex Hickey • May 23, 2018

Seattle repeals head tax amid heavy opposition

The 7-2 vote to overturn the tax came as the city council faced significant opposition from businesses and voters.

By Kristin Musulin • Updated June 13, 2018

Apple ranks fourth on Fortune 500, down a spot from last year

Though Apple's revenue fell behind Walmart, Exxon Mobil and Berkshire Hathaway, its $850 billion market cap outperformed other companies. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 22, 2018

Microsoft boosts conversational AI with Semantic Machines acquisition

Conversational AI isn't just for customers. The enterprise is heading to a place where workers can have a conversation with a machine.

By Alex Hickey • May 21, 2018

Enterprise software sees another strong IPO with Utah unicorn PluralSight

Healthy trading multiples and a large appetite from public equity investors for technology IPOs have led a strong wave of tech activity in the market in the last few months.

By Alex Hickey • May 18, 2018

Report: Amazon wraps up visits to 20 HQ2 finalists

If a location is attractive to Amazon, it is attractive to other companies. Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Austin, Texas had an increase in inquiries from other companies looking for a base. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 17, 2018

Facing international pressure and lost business, Kaspersky moves critical infrastructure to Switzerland

The move is an attempt to distance the company from its Russian roots following backlash from the U.S. government and other customers last fall.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 15, 2018