Sentences with phrase «of major tech companies»

News of major tech companies banning inquiries about your salary history join a chorus of U.S. States like New York and Oregon doing the same on the legislative front.

If it really does, then this will put Google in the list of major tech companies that bid goodbye to the humble audio port.

«Amazon likes to keep a low profile, which is surprising given the size of the company, so this completes the list of major tech companies releasing these kinds of...

We've reached out to a number of the major tech companies about their interest in the amicus brief and will update this list when we learn more.

Leaders of major tech companies say they have good reason to stay the course — even if the federal government won't

Finally, a lot of major tech companies — Apple, Google, etc. — are getting financing for these innovations from a lot of venture capitalists.

Recent diversity reports of major tech companies show that white males make up the vast majority of their workforce and leadership teams.

Recent diversity reports of major tech companies show that white males make up the vast majority of their workforce and leadership...

Reform Government Surveillance is a coalition of major tech companies that looks to guide legislation for how the government can surveil individuals and access their information.

As this makes clear, killing net neutrality will make ISPs rich but kill innovation — and even potentially slow down the growth of the U.S. economy, which is partially driven by the success of its major tech companies.

There have been AI developments from pretty much all of the major tech companies.

The transfer of data to third parties In a recent Recode survey, 56 percent of Americans said they trust Facebook the least out of any major tech company.

Not exact matches

Nelson said he explained to Zuckerberg that because of scandals like the misuse of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica, assurances of privacy from major tech companies alone would not be enough.

The two social networks will have dueling online streams of the broadcast, marking the first time the tech companies face off over live coverage of a major news event.

In the month since Google became the first major tech company to publish its demographics, owning up to diversity issues has become something of a tech trend.

While Slack's work force — around 600 employees — is tiny next to the likes of Google and Facebook, the company is growing so rapidly that its hiring over the next year or two could make it one of the first major tech companies to reach, or approach, gender and ethnic parity.

Whether it's a new product or something as benign as a store layout, you don't have to look hard to find examples of (largely white) men at tech companies siloing themselves off to develop The Next Big Thing, only to discover a major, avoidable flaw after the fact.

That these four major tech companies have chosen to come forward about their demographics all within a month of each other suggests that with controversial topics — i.e., diversity in Silicon Valley — there is safety in numbers.

Wikileaks this week contacted major tech companies including Apple and Google, and required them to assent to a set of conditions before receiving leaked information about security «zero days» and other surveillance methods in the possession of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Also, several major tech companies — including Dell, PayPal, DISH Network and even Microsoft — began accepting the virtual currency as a form of payment this year.

While tech companies often lobby Washington on privacy issues, the major firms have been hesitant to enter a fray over a controversial portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), industry lobbyists, congressional aides and civil liberties advocates said.

A proposed acquisition of tech entrepreneur Justin Miller's company, Nuheara, by Wild Acre Metals has hit a major roadblock after concerns were raised by the corporate watchdog.

As one of the few women in a top job at a major U.S. tech company, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty did not have an easy time getting there.

An epicenter for major tech companies, Austin is home to 96 of the fastest - growing private companies in America.

«You rarely hear a major tech company cite a dearth of available talent when it comes to hiring for a hot new skill set like virtual reality or robotics.

But behind the scenes as CES — touted to be the world's largest tech trade show — was in full swing with major tech announcements from all of Apple's competitors, the company still featured prominently in the news cycle.

Microsoft is among a wave of tech companies including IBM and GE with major ambitions in the health care space, particularly when it comes to using machine learning and artificial intelligence to bolster the medical system.

It's already become a major headwind for big tech companies that earn a boatload of their profits overseas.

Just as major food corporations sell processed foods that are loaded with added sugar and chemicals meant to keep people eating, big tech companies have been repeatedly accused of designing their apps to maximize the time people spend on them.

Big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have invested millions of dollars in their respective digital assistants, which they believe will be a major way that consumers will interact with computers — joining the standard keyboard, mouse, and touchscreen.

On Tuesday, Google announced the launch of its Advanced Protection, making it the first major tech company to directly offer users a way to secure their accounts.

And just as major food corporations sell processed foods that are loaded with added sugar and chemicals meant to keep people eating, Turkle and other addiction experts say big tech companies have been repeatedly accused of designing their apps to maximize the time people spend on them.

On Wednesday, Quartz reporter David Yanofsky spotted paper flyers taped around Palo Alto's University Avenue, a major artery of tech offices in the city, warning Palantir employees» of their worthless company shares.

And instead of using the heavyweight, costly conferencing solutions offered by major tech companies, we just use Google Hangouts.

If Whitman's potential appointment is the result of Ray Lane again acting as puppeteer at HP, the beleaguered tech company has some major issues to address.

Buenos Aires has a strong pool of tech workers that is gaining the attention of major companies around the world, Besserman said.

Chinese companies have actually begun buying major Japanese tech giants (Foxconn bought one of the biggies.

But there he was standing Tuesday before an array of Canadian flags, in front of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario officials, to announce the closest thing anyone has seen to a tech company that takes the reins in a major city.

The tech industry is opening its eyes to the possibilities of raising money using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum through «initial coin offerings,» and it's about to see the first ICO from a major venture - backed company.

The lack of data was out of step with a company that obsessively tracks and analyzes every bit of data it can get its hands on and other major tech companies, most of whom have been making annual reports available to the public since 2014.

Historically, the number of IPOs, M&A deals and investor dollars typically saw an uptick two years after major tech companies, such as Yahoo, Google and Facebook, went public.

On the heels of major exit announcements from our portfolio companies ServiceMax (pending acquisition by GE Digital) and TubeMogul (pending acquisition by Adobe), we have more big news from Trinity Family member and Real Estate tech company VTS as they announce their merger with former competitor Hightower.

Hewlett - Packard's (HPQ) stock plunged more than 20 percent Friday, wiping out $ 12 billion in share value, as investors recoiled from a series of surprise announcements that portend major changes for the world's largest tech company.

In response to albeit leading questions posed to many of the integral players in the company who were on hand for the premiere of General Magic, most focused on climate change and lack of diversity in tech (not of the ideological kind) as major problems.

We plan to keep investing in real estate throughout the Seattle area simply because we believe it will become the next San Francisco (most of the major silicon valley tech companies are opening satellite offices here, and a lot of the larger tech companies are hiring like crazy).

At the Venture Association of New Jersey meeting on July 12, 2012, in Whippany, panelists addressed issues surrounding crowdfunding, a major change to capital formation for small tech companies, authorized by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.

Uber is just one of the major companies who have put their order in for a self - driving tech enhanced fleet, with 24,000 advanced Volvo SUVs on their way to the brand.

All of the major companies there — Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft — have increased lobbying and policy operations in Washington since the 2016 election to deal with a Republican - controlled Congress and the Trump administration, whose policies tend to run counter to the tech industry's stances on immigration and other issues.

Velodyne, which supplies lidar to many of the world's major auto and tech companies, is cooperating with federal investigators to determine what went wrong, Thoma Hall said.

Fortunately, 56 % of the respondents said they trust Facebook the least with their personal information among all major tech companies.