E-commerce has been obtainable for several years for those tech-savvy enough to use it, but in the current times with personal space a constant concern of everyone, other digital payments are becoming increasingly popular as well. While digital payments are ultimately being created to increase payment speed and provide more financial security, in the wake of COVID-19, one additional goal that is being achieved is customer health protection.
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Tensions have been rising between Mark Zuckerberg and Apple in response to the pending release of Apple’s new operating system iOS 14. As the latest chapter in the competition between Facebook and Apple, it can be expected that the issue of data privacy in advertising will not be going away anytime soon.
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It is no secret that businesses across various industries have been badly affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Many companies have lost revenue or been forced to close due to a lack of consumer traffic and others have had to greatly reduce their expenditures to stay afloat.
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Apple has been using Intel’s x86 chips in models of their Mac computers since 2006, when the company transitioned from IBM’s PowerPC microprocessors. This big move generated some skepticism and claims of risky business practice emerged due to Intel’s perceived inferiority to IBM processors.
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“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” ― George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell’s quote has never been more relevant than today. Even though something may feel uncomfortable to talk about, that does not make it untrue. Change can start with a single voice creating a ripple effect. Being the only one, does not mean that what you have to say is any less important even if it feels like the whole world is against you.
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Just as the auto industry demonstrated signs of recovery from the shutdowns last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, an untimely issue regarding a dearth of semiconductor chips has arisen. Because of the global shortage of these silicon chips, nearly every major automaker, including Ford Motor Co, Toyota, and Nissan, have halted some form of car production and furloughed workers. Specifically, Ford and the General Motors Company predict lost earnings due to this unforeseen problem, potentially losing $2.5 billion and $2 billion, respectively.
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TikTok is a fast growing social media platform challenging all the current market leaders but has its fair share of issues when it comes to both external and internal regulation.
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Instagram updates: everyone hates it, but no one leaves it. No matter the amount of drastic changes Instagram has made, the origin platform for influencer culture and social media marketing derives from this Facebook-owned app. The app has set standards and opportunities for small businesses and influencers to utilize their platform as an advertisement and marketing tool over the last few updates. Last week, Instagram came out with another update with an inclusion of a shoppable module for users to buy anything they might desire approved pages.
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Former eBay CEO Meg Whiteman and TV mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg founded Quibi, a streaming platform that sought to revolutionize entertainment using short videos and films designed exclusively for mobile phones.
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Research has found that certain facial-recognition software perpetuates society’s existing inequities based on race, class, and gender. Joy Buolamwini, an M.I.T. Media Lab researcher, discovered that the facial-recognition algorithm she was working on could not detect her face – until she put on a white mask. She soon realized that many artificial-intelligence programs are trained to identify patterns using data sets that skew light-skinned and male results. Buolamwini stated, “When you think of A.I, it’s forward-looking, but A.I. is based on data, and data is a reflection of our history.”
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