By Emma Nitzsche Now that pandemic restrictions and mask mandates are slowly disappearing, Americans are ready to return to their favorite activities—dining, traveling, and shopping. However, business are struggling to attract new talent and get the millions of workers furloughed and laid off in 2020 back to work to meet demand. Carolyn Lee, an executor for [...]
By Emma Nitzsche After a year of quarantine, lockdowns, and canceled plans, masks are starting to come off, and Americans are spending big in celebration, taking on debt to do so. Thought of as a 'survival reward,' Americans plan to spend millions of dollars at restaurants, movies, gyms, concerts, and boutiques in what has been dubbed revenge [...]
By Emma Nitzsche In its hunt to advance smart homes, Amazon has been at the center of many technological and moral dilemmas, leading consumers to question whether convenience is worth the trouble of devices constantly listening and gathering information. That question of trading privacy for convenience has now reached a new level with Amazon Sidewalk. [...]
By Emma Nitzsche In a Sunday interview on ABC News’ "This Week," United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said businesses should brace themselves for cyberattacks. Raimondo warned American business owners to back up their data, enable two-factor authentication, and stay vigilant against attacks. Raimondo noted that businesses should “assume that cyberattacks are here to [...]
By Emma Nitzsche On Thursday, The Supreme Court narrowed the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in a 6-3 ruling. CFAA was created in 1986 as a legal remedy against computer hacking and has since been modified and reviewed. The law attempts to prevent individuals from accessing computer systems or individual files they were not previously permitted [...]
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