This week, the government revealed it paid at least $1.3m for tool to unlock San Bernardino phone, a transparency report revealed that US government orders for Apple user data quadrupled, the secret FISA court ignored a public advocate’s concerns over FBI access to NSA data for domestic crimes, NSAs were deemed legal (for now).
Day: April 23, 2016
Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Uber settlement with drivers opens the road to IPO
Uber Technologies Inc.’s hefty $100 million settlement late Thursday with a group of drivers left its business model intact, and may serve as a message to grumpy investors that it is tidying house before eventually going public.
Female Scientist’s Metal Foam Can Shatter Armor-Piercing Bullets
First a woman scientist invents Kevlar and now another one is inventing composite metal foam to revolutionize the armor industry.
Tips for Creating an Effective Onboarding Site
When employers consider building an online onboarding portal, they should first think about the core messages the website will impart to new hires and integrate those ideas into the design components.
Yik Yak Settles With Ousted Cofounder
Yik Yak, the anonymous social app popular with the high-school and college set and said to be valued at $400 million, has settled a lawsuit filed about two years ago by its third cofounder Douglas Warstler, who claimed he had been robbed of one-third of the company.
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