Technology/Science
AOL CEO Apologizes For Public Firing Of Executive
AOL Inc. Chief Executive Tim Armstrong said in a staff memo on Tuesday that he made a mistake in publicly firing an employee last Friday in front of a thousand workers. A recording had been leaked to ...
Next Week Could Be Key for Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season is about to enter its most active phase as conditions for the powerful storms improve across the basin. Wind shear that can tear budding storms apart has been ...
LinkedIn, Twitter Lead in Slow Race for CEOs’ Social Media Attention
CEOs at Fortune 500 companies have been slow to embrace social media, but their participation on two social media platforms in particular, Twitter and LinkedIn, is growing. A study sponsored by Domo ...
Progressive ‘Body Punching’ Way to Greater Acceptance of Snapshot Product
Progressive Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. auto insurer, is searching for the right message to attract customers to a product that tracks a person's driving to set rates, Chief Executive Officer ...
Officials Worry NSA Leaks Could Skew U.S. Cyber Policy
Weeks of revelations about secret U.S. surveillance programs could stymie progress on negotiations over new laws and regulations meant to beef up the country's defenses against the growing threat of ...
Cyber Risk Is Biggest Threat to Global Markets, Governments: DTCC
Cyber security is the greatest threat to markets and governments around the world, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., which processes U.S. stock trades. The New York-based ...
Ebix Says Money Laundering Allegations Are False
Ebix Inc. said allegations that it was involved in money laundering were false, after its shares tumbled on a Bloomberg report that federal investigators were reviewing the insurance software maker's ...
Insurance Tech Firm Ebix Is Subject of Money Laundering Allegations
Federal investigators are reviewing Ebix Inc.'s cross-border financial transactions to see whether the Atlanta-based software company engaged in money laundering, according to three people with ...