Category Archives: Business
Here’s Why Waymo Was Always Going To Win Its Legal Battle Against Uber
Uber and Waymo have settled their lawsuit over intellectual property, but it’s not an even deal.
Uber and Waymo have settled a high-profile lawsuit claiming that Uber may have stolen important information relating to its Lidar technology, which is used in self-driving cars. While the agreement might seem like a neat tie for both companies, Waymo has arguably come out on top.
Source:: Fast Company
3 Reasons For Which You’ll Probably Regret Leaving Your Job
If you find yourself wanting to flee because of these three reasons, think twice.
Quitting a job in a moment of passion feels great. You get to tell the boss off or just free yourself from a situation that no longer works for you. It’s a powerful catharsis that liberates you from a bad situation.
Source:: Fast Company
These Are Two Mantras I Tell Myself To Do Tasks I Hate
Sometimes, we have no choice but to do things that we don’t like.
Have you ever had something on your to-do list that you just really didn’t want to do? If your answer is “yes,” it’s OK. Because I’ve definitely had those moments. In fact, for the past three months, I’ve been actively avoiding two items on my list (for example– balancing the budget for the grant I manage).
Source:: Fast Company
Despite Trump’s attempts to kill it, Obamacare is still pretty popular
If you’ve followed the headlines since President Trump took office, you would think the Affordable Care Act (often referred to as Obamacare) is not only terrible, but also about to die. Yet numbers don’t back that up. According to a new tally from the Associated Press, about 11.8 million have signed up for coverage this …
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If you’ve followed the headlines since President Trump took office, you would think the Affordable Care Act (often referred to as Obamacare) is not only terrible, but also about to die. Yet Read More
Source:: Fast Company
The Clever Ways Your Phone Can Spy On You Even When You Tell It Not To
Despite protections, your devices are vulnerable to side-channel attacks that can threaten your privacy, as our recent research demonstrates.
U.S. military officials were recently caught off guard by revelations that service members’ digital fitness trackers were storing the locations of their workouts–including at or near military bases and clandestine sites around the world. But this threat is not limited to Fitbits and similar devices. My group’s recent research has shown how mobile phones can also track their users through stores and cities and around the world–even when users turn off their phones’ location-tracking services.
Source:: Fast Company
