Watch out for tax scams popping up in your email inbox. They can often be rigged to secretly install malware onto your computer. As the April 15th filing deadline approaches, IBM says it’s recently detected a wave of tax-themed phishing messages targeting both businesses and personal email addresses. The emails […]
Walmart battles online retail by adding more robots to its stores
Brick and mortar stores have been hit hard by online retailers like Amazon. Walmart (which has its own online presence) believes it has an answer to dwindling sales. Its solution, robots that take care of mundane jobs (like cleaning up spills) while its staff spends their time helping customers. The retailer announced […]
Challenges Stack Up For Big Banks Ahead Of JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup
Lower trading volume. Falling mortgage rates. An inverted Treasury yield curve. A slowing U.S. and global economy. The odds seem pretty stacked against big banks on multiple fronts as earnings season starts tomorrow. Making things even more challenging, many U.S. big banks enter Q1 reporting time facing tough comparisons to […]
Free Reese’s chocolate eggs are not-so-hidden in some Uber cars
Now, Uber is getting in on the action. Cargo, the exclusive in-car vendor for Uber, will offer free samples of chocolate Easter egg candies starting Monday during rides in select cities – Reese’s Peanut Butter eggs and Cadbury Creme eggs, specifically. Here’s the full list of cities that will offer free chocolate […]
Police license plate readers are still exposed on the internet
You might have heard of automatic license plate recognition — known as ALPR (or ANPR in the U.K. for number plates). These cameras are dotted across the U.S., and are controlled mostly by police departments and government agencies to track license plates — and people — from place to place. In doing […]
Human brains could be connected to the internet in ‘next few decades,’ scientists predict
A new research study suggests that human brains could be merged with technology significantly sooner than many expect, perhaps “within decades.” Known as the “Human Brain/Cloud Interface” (B/CI), researchers at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing in California have suggested that nanorobots could be implanted into the human body and connect […]