Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. The Trump administration is asking a court to dismiss the tech industry’s legal challenge his executive order taking aim at social media companies. The lawsuit was brought in June by […]
The CEO of the largest iPhone manufacturer reportedly predicted that China will no longer be the ‘world’s factory’ due to Trump’s trade war (FB, TWTR, GOOG, GOOGL)
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said Trump’s trade war against China means its “days as the world’s factory are done,” Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Foxconn, the largest iPhone maker globally, said it plans to diversify production lines to avoid tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on Chinese-made goods, according to Bloomberg. Liu told Bloomberg that the company […]
THE IN-STORE CHECKOUT REVOLUTION: How payments companies can take advantage of a $21 billion opportunity
This is a preview of The In-Store Checkout Report from Business Insider Intelligence. 14-Day Risk Free Trial: Get full access to this and all E-Commerce industry research reports. Although there are only a handful of autonomous checkout stores today, the technology has seismic repercussions for in-store retail. These stores, which allow consumers to walk in, […]
Here’s an exclusive look at the pitch deck enterprise automation startup JIFFY.ai used to raise a $18 million and compete with $10 billion UiPath
Enterprise automation startup JIFFY.ai raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Nexus Venture Partners in June. In the first half of 2020, its customer base has doubled as the pandemic forced companies to streamline their operations via automation. JIFFY.ai competes with giants UiPath and Blue Prism in the growing market for robotic process […]
Nuggets coach Michael Malone on injured starters Will Barton, Gary Harris: “We hope we can get them back”
Almost five weeks since the Nuggets arrived in Orlando, the team still has no definitive timeframe for the returns of regular starters Gary Harris and Will Barton. And with just one seeding game left before the start of next week’s playoffs, Nuggets coach Michael Malone hasn’t projected much optimism about an imminent return for either […]
Trump leans into off-the-wall race-baiting in remarks about American suburbs as Biden’s electoral fortunes rise
In an effort to bolster his campaign less than 100 days before Election Day, President Donald Trump is leaning into off-the-wall race-baiting — a tactic that seems out-of-touch in the 21st century. The president once again attacked an Obama-era fair-housing regulation during a press conference on Wednesday, and he made an off-hand remark pointing to […]
Why Latter-day Saints and a Jewish congregation joined forces in a major landscaping project
David Tashnek and Rabbi Samuel Spector, of Congregation Kol Ami’s, walk through corn at Esther’s Garden in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Highland South Stake has partnered with Congregation Kol Ami to xeriscape the property around the synagogue. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News […]
This Utah high school is at the center of the country’s return of high school football
Herriman’s Kingi Fissipeau runs for a touchdown against Bingham during a high school football game in Herriman on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Herriman opens the 2020 season on Thursday, Aug, 13, hosting Davis, the first game in the state. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Seating capacity will be limited to 25%, but Herriman anticipates having […]
Substitute teachers weigh risks of going back to school during COVID-19 pandemic
Third grade teacher Tiffany Rudelich puts magnetic smiley face strips on the white board in her classroom at the newly constructed Midvalley Elementary School, 217 E. 7800 South, in Midvale on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News Demand for substitutes expected to be higher than usual as subs ‘hedge their bets’ LEHI […]
Nuggets fall to Clippers, lock in Jazz as first-round playoff opponent
Clarity, as the playoffs approach, is almost always in short supply. The Nuggets, though, got it Wednesday night as a result of their 124-111 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. By virtue of the loss, the Nuggets locked themselves into the No. 3 seed and will face the No. 6 Utah Jazz in the first […]
Kiszla: Avs’ down-and-dirty victory in NHL playoff opener reveals they have right stuff to hoist Stanley Cup
Ten seconds changed everything, transforming the Avalanche from a just another fancy-skating team with championship dreams into something far more dangerous. Nathan MacKinnon and his Colorado teammates got down and dirty, committing to the heavy lifting necessary to hoist the Stanley Cup. “Sometimes, it’s not pretty,” veteran defenseman Erik Johnson said Wednesday. The Avs won […]
55. The Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement
When two employees at Polaroid discovered their company’s technology was being used by the South African government to help enforce apartheid, they protested and called for an international boycott of their employer until it withdrew from that country. It was one of the first anti-apartheid protests against a major U.S. corporation and the beginning of […]