Fascinating look at Microsoft’s corporate culture evolution
CEO Satya Nadella has made impressive changes to Microsoft's organizational culture. I worked for Microsoft in the 1990s and watched from afar as the company seemed adrift after the year…
Recent cryptocurrency investors lost a lot of money
Many new and naive cryptocurrency investors jumped in and bought digital currency last winter - but since then have suffered huge losses. The digital currency market bubble seemed obvious but…
Google automatically rejects all resumes with any typographical error
Google automatically rejects any resume with a typographical or spelling error. That is, apparently, up to 58% of resumes.
IEEE developing standard to rate the Trustworthiness of News Sites
The IEEE is working a standard to rate the trustworthiness of online news sources that are frequently shared on social media.
Google admits turning off ‘location history’ does nothing
Turning off Location Services in Android has no effect on Google's data collection. They still track you everywhere you go.
San Francisco proposes to ban tech company free lunches
San Francisco has proposed banning company provided cafeterias and meals as a way to force workers to use independent restaurants. The ban would grandfather existing company meal services but new…
Our temporary foreign work visas have turned into “spy visas”?
Silicon valley's widespread use of temporary tech workers imported from other countries could be fostering widespread industrial spying for the benefit of foreign adversaries.
“Open office” floor plans decrease interaction, may lower productivity
Many companies have moved from individual offices or cubicles to open floor spaces, removing doors and presumed barriers to interaction. A study that tracked workers before conversion to open offices,…
Study finds VCs would get better returns investing in startups with age 45-50 year old entreprenuers
A new study found the average founder of the fastest growing tech startups was about 45-years-old — and 50-year-old entrepreneurs were about twice as likely to have a runaway business…
Customers who use restaurant self-order systems buy more items, than if ordering thru store employees
McDonald’s plans to add kiosks to thousands of stores nationwide to supplement in-store employees, transforming a part of America’s most iconic food chain. Customers often buy more from a screen…