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Former Cisco VP Stella Low Joins Apple as new VP Worldwide Corporate Communications   Its being reported today that Apple has hired a new vice president of worldwide corporate communications. Stella Low, former communications chief at networking giant Cisco for the past two years, will take on the role, which has been unfilled since late 2019. The news is so hot off the press that Lows LinkedIn Profile, as presented below, is still listing her as SVP and Chief Communications Officer at Cisco. ...

Quarterly reports yesterday from Alphabet and Microsoft underscore how the industry is continuing to benefit from the digital transformation ushered in by widespread stay-at-home policies.

“We all need to [be] vigilant during this time to keep one another and our facilities safe.” Management has warned Amazon data center staff to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity following a comment on Parler that suggested “someone with explosives training” could “pay a visit to some AWS data centers,” Business Insider reported. The comment was under a post about the cloud provider’s decision over the weekend to discontinue providing hosting services to the socia...

The moves reflect Amazon's heightened awareness of the threat facing the company after its decision to sever ties with Parler.

A screenshot included in Amazons letter to Parler Amazon notified Parler that it would be cutting off the social network favored by conservatives and extremists from its cloud hosting service Amazon Web Services, according to an email obtained by BuzzFeed News. The suspension, which will go into effect on Sunday just before midnight, means that Parler will be unable to operate and will go offline unless it can find another hosting service. People on Parler used the social network to stoke fear,...

Parler, the alt-right equivalent of Twitter aimed at Trump supporters, has been suspended form the Apple and Google app stores.

Rolling Stone Apple and Google Ban Social Media Platform Parler From App Store Amazon has also reportedly threatened to boot the platform from their web services By Illustrative photograph of the "Parler" Social Media App, where many supporters of President Trump have turned to express their opinions regarding the election, choosing to move away from Facebook and Twitter where they feel censored due to fact checking rules. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) ...

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Share: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) over recent changes to its policies around user privacy. What Happened: "We believe that this is a simple matter of standing up for our users," the iPhone maker said in response to full-page advertisements put out by Facebook that claimed the iPhone makers actions over privacy “limit businesses’ ability” to run personalized ads, the Verge reported Wednesday. “App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14 does not require Facebook to change its approach to track...

  Apple on Wednesday responded to complaints from Facebook over privacy disclosures and security mechanisms built into iOS 14, saying the new activity tracking options present something never before offered to users: fundamental choice. Facebook on Wednesday took out a series of full-page ads in major U.S. newspapers decrying Apples planned implementation of ad tracking protections. The social media firm is positioning itself as champion of small businesses — seemingly hapless victims caug...