Verizon Wireless to pay $1.35 million fine to settle U.S. privacy probe
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) will pay a $1.35 million fine and agreed to a three-year consent decree after the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday…
Ray Tomlinson, the creator of email, has died
Ray Tomlinson, widely credited as the creator of email, has died, his employer, Raytheon, told CNN on Sunday. He was 74. Tomlinson invented direct email…
Senate passes bill to ban sale of online essays
The New York State Senate has passed legislation to specifically ban the sale or purchase of online term papers, which would close a loophole in…
Women sue to block New York’s ‘Tampon Tax’
Five women have filed a lawsuit to try to block New York’ state’s so-called tampon tax. They want the state tax department to stop imposing…
Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! (POEM)
Today’s a day to celebrate The work of someone gone but great. Come on now, don’t be obtuse, Let’s all give thanks to Dr. Seuss….
Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends SanDisk Stockholders Vote FOR the Merger with Western Digital Corporation
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, announced that Institutional Shareholder Services, ISS, an independent proxy advisory research firm, has recommended…
George Kennedy, beefy character actor, dead at 91
George Kennedy, the brawny, Oscar-winning character actor known for playing cops, soldiers and blue-collar authority figures in such films as “Cool Hand Luke,” “Airport” and…
Leap Day & Why We Need It
Time to leap for joy; it’s Leap Day. It’s the extra 24 hours we get every four years on February 29th. The idea of adding…
Cyber hack got access to over 700,000 IRS accounts
A 2015 cyber hack of the IRS potentially gained access to personal data from more than 700,000 taxpayer accounts, more than double the total previously estimated, the tax agency said…
Congresswoman quits Democratic National Committee, endorses Bernie Sanders
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her post on Sunday to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, following months of rising tensions…