Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. Suffers From Security Breach, Some Payment Cards Confirmed To Be At Risk
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. suffered from a security breach earlier this year. They have recently confirmed that some payment cards under their system are at risk due to the breach.
May 29, 2015 1:49 AM EDT
China cyber security plan aims to protect state secrets vs. cyberspying; foreign tech business may weaken in said country
China’s new cyber security plan aims to protect state secrets against cyber spying. The said move may affect foreign technology companies as China shows stroong preference for local brands..
Twitter continues to ask Chinese companies to buy advertising space on their service, despite being blocked in China
Twitter woos Chinese companies in the hope that they will buy advertising space on their service, even though it is blocked within China.
Nebraska Is First Ever Conservative State To Vote Against Death Penalty, Lawmakers Abolish Governor's Veto Power
Nebraska is the first ever Republican state to vote against capital punishment on Wednesday after four decades. Legislators from Nebraska were able to override the veto power of Nebraska's governor.
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Cost of data breaches rises to an estimated $3.8 million on average according to a recently concluded study
The cost of data breaches now escalate to an estimated $3.8 million on average according to the findings of a recent study.
May 28, 2015 10:30 AM EDT
Walmart Shipping Pass will compete with Amazon Prime; Unlimited Shipping Program aims to get more loyal customer
Walmart free-shipping will compete with Amazon Prime's $99 a year membership fee while Target cuts back its minimum purchase to $25. Which one of these three will customers go for?
May 28, 2015 10:17 AM EDT
Obama won't plead to Supreme Court over executive immigration action; Admin counting on 5th circuit appeal
The Obama’s administration chooses not to bring to the Supreme Court a judge’s recent decision to halt the government’s immigration policies. It will instead wait for the result of its appeal on the 5th circuit.
May 28, 2015 9:39 AM EDT
Supreme Court orders Big Pharma to pay damages for prescription drug disposal in Alameda County
The Supreme Court has ruled that Big Pharma should pay damages for disposing prescription drugs in Alameda County. The top court declined the pharmaceutical industry’s proposal to the County that entails drug makers to cover the cost of discarding unused medicines of consumers.
May 28, 2015 9:23 AM EDT
Novartis robotic pills will transfrom injected medicines into ingestible micro needles
Rani Therapeutics is studying Novartis drugs adminstered through injection and its viability as a robotic pill. This breakthrough offers ingestion of micro needles.
May 28, 2015 9:18 AM EDT
Skype refuses to give customer records for crime probe; Belgian court wants to know if Skype is a telecom company
A Belgian court wants to know if Skype is a telecom company to be able to oblige the latter into helping them in a criminal investigation. Skype refuses to release customer messages & calls used by suspects in a crime.
May 28, 2015 3:21 AM EDT
US Supreme Court ruling in Cisco Systems patent infringement case favored Commil USA
Supreme Court voted 6-2 in favor of Commill USA in a case of patent infringement against Cisco Systems. Judge acknowledge the existence of patent troll issues.
May 27, 2015 1:39 PM EDT
Worldwide smartphone growth to slow down this year, Android to lead market share
The global smartphone growth is expected to slow down this year. Android meanwhile is predicted to lead in terms of market share.
May 27, 2015 1:02 PM EDT
TiVo revenue rises to 7.2% and aims international expansion through Cubiware acquisition
TiVo increased its quarterly revenue to 7.2% due to subscription growth. Cubiware acquisition is expected to bring more positive results for the company.
May 27, 2015 12:28 PM EDT
Samsung announced merger in affiliate companies to strengthen immediate heir’s future control in the organization
Samsung Group is putting a speedy effort to consilidate its key assets to strenghten the future leadership of the company. Cheil and Samsung C&T is the latest merger announcement within the group.
May 27, 2015 11:44 AM EDT
Snapchat IPO plans revealed by CEO and founder during the Recode Code Event; Future Plans involves $15 Billion worth of Mobile Apps
Snapchat has gained over 200 million active users according to recent reports. The company has grown from a mobile app to a media affiliate currently having an estimated value of $15 billion.
May 27, 2015 11:21 AM EDT
Amazon pays $16M tax in Germany despite $11.9B profit; company starts tax honesty in 4 European countries
Amazon has paid $16 million of tax in Germany. This is in reference to the electronic retail company’s profit of $11.9 billion in the said country which they say is low. Amazon has also declared its sales in 4 European countries which would mean they would have to pay more taxes.
May 27, 2015 5:08 AM EDT