Facebook canceled all physical events with more than 5o people through June 2021. They will replace some of them with virtual events, but Mark Zuckerberg didn’t provide further details in his post. This outlook is certainly a bit grim since Facebook could set an example for the IT business. We might see other tech organizers...
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Over 500,000 Zoom accounts sold on hacker forums, the dark web
More than 500.000 Zoom accounts have emerged for sale on the dark web and hacker forums, according to a new report by BleepingComputer. Zoom has become a very popular videoconferencing app in recent weeks when the number of people working from home has grown. With the growing popularity, concerns about the app’s security have also...
Apple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android | TechCrunch
Apple and Google’s engineering teams have teamed up to create a decentralized contact tracing tool for their respective OSs. It’s goal is to give individuals information whether they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19: All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to...
Artificial intelligence, algorithmic pricing, and collusion | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal
Researchers Emilio Calvano, Giacomo Calzolari, Vincenzo Denicolò, Sergio Pastorello of the University of Bologna in Italy conducted an experiment where they let loose two simple reinforcement-learning-based pricing algorithms in a controlled environment. They learned that the these two completely autonomous algorithms actually responded to their mutual behavior. Together, they started quickly to pull up the...
Wie kann man kleine Geschäfte in der Krise unterstützen?
Von der Corona-Krise sind kleine Geschäfte besonders betroffen. Also genau jene, die das besondere Flair eines Viertels ausmachen. Nun ist Kreativität gefragt um in diesen Zeiten zu überleben und deswegen brauchen diese Unternehmen Deine Hilfe. Was tun? Die Antwort ist zunächst einfach. Online bestellen – aber lokal. Das heisst, dass Ihr anstatt bei den Großen...
How can you support small businesses in the corona crisis?
Small businesses are particularly affected by the corona crisis. So exactly those that make up the special flair of your neighborhood. Now creativity and your help is needed to help them surviving in these times. What to do? The answer is simple at first. Order online – but locally. This means that you should order...
Amazon is using coronavirus to expand its power – and not for the greater good | Julia Carrie Wong | Technology | The Guardian
Amazon might transform from “the everything store” to the only store. In the midst of the corona crisis Amazon is showing its power. It acts like a government by mass hireing people and raising wages. Also, it regulates the market: Amazon decided to stop accepting non-essential products from third-party sellers. This hurts smaller businesses who...
Amazon nutzt das Coronavirus, um seine Macht zu erweitern – und nicht zum Wohle der Allgemeinheit | Julia Carrie Wong | Technology | The Guardian
Amazon könnte sich vom “Everything Store” zum einzigen Geschäft verwandeln. Inmitten der Koronakrise zeigt Amazon seine Macht und verhält sich wie eine Regierung, indem es Menschen massenhaft anstellt und Löhne erhöht. Außerdem reguliert es den Markt: Amazon hat beschlossen, nicht mehr notwendige Produkte von Drittanbietern nicht mehr zu akzeptieren. Dies bereitet kleineren Unternehmen Probleme, die...
PWAs are the new responsive
Web technology is constantly evolving and the latest bar for a good online customer experience is a Progressive Web App (PWA). A PWA is a set of web technologies that creates fast, app-like experiences for users. This results in higher conversion rates and also gives a SEO boost. For example, Lancôme saw a 36% boost...
We help with the corona crisis
We are trying to help smaller companies and are now offering our qonnect platform free of charge for SMEs. The qonnect platform gives you a direct digital channel to your customers via the qonnect app. All you have to do is send us an email and we will register your company on our platform. With...
