Month: March 2020
Robinhood will offer “case-by-case” compensation for its outage on the day markets gained $1.1 trillion
Robinhood, the popular trading app with a purported 10-million-strong user base and a $7.6 billion valuation, said it will offer compensation for yesterday’s outage on a case-by-case basis, according to a company spokesperson. The company issued a statement early Tuesday documenting that the outage began at around 9:30 AM Eastern…
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Stack Overflow expands its Teams service with new integrations
Most developers think of Stack Overflow as a question and answer site for their programming questions. But over the last few years, the company has also built a successful business in its Stack Overflow for Teams product, which essentially offers companies a private version of its Q&A product. Indeed, the…
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FairShake automates the individual arbitration process
Years ago, Teel Lidow arrived at the airport to take a standard, eight-hour flight from Santiago, Chile to New York City. The journey ended up taking three days, and involved an emergency landing, and passengers entering two countries (Ecuador and Peru) they never planned to enter. When they finally arrived…
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Google Cloud Next, Microsoft MVP and Adobe Summit all go virtual thanks to coronavirus
Three more major technology conferences have been called off and converted to online-only events following the global coronavirus outbreak. Google Cloud Next, which was slated to take place from April 6 to April 8 in San Francisco, Microsoft MVP Summit (scheduled for March 16 to March 20), and Adobe Summit…
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Tesco Mobile’s 5G network is here, but you’ll need a specific contract to get it
Tesco Mobile is the latest UK network to turn on its 5G coverage around the country, but if you’re a current customer it’s unlikely you’ll be able to make the most of the next-gen internet tech right away. To be able to use Tesco Mobile 5G, you’ll need a specific…
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The Verge guide to the 2020 election
The 2020 presidential election is going to kick off a firestorm of change for our country and the networks that connect us all.The internet and information economy is at an inflection point: the disruptors are no longer upstarts, but have become the new giants, in every sense of the word.…
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