19th & 22nd

  After Coca-Cola Backlash, LinkedIn Removes Diversity Lesson Telling Employees to 'Be Less White' https://www.newsweek.com/linkedin-removes-diversity-lesson-less-white-1571205 SOURCE:  Paul Bond, Newsweek Rising healthcare breaches driven by hacking and unsecured servers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rising-healthcare-breaches-driven-by-hacking-and-unsecured-servers/ SOURCE:  Ionut Ilascu, Bleeping Computer 

  Amazon’s Alexa can now act on its own hunches to turn off lights and more https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/25/22249044/amazon-alexa-update-proactive-hunches-guard-plus-subscription SOURCE:  Ian Carlos Campbell, The Verge  Coke with Coffee: Coca-Cola rolls out new drinks, including a zero-sugar version at stores nationwide https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/01/25/coke-coffee-coca-cola-releases-soda-java-hybrid/6699634002/ SOURCE:  Kelly Tyko, USA Today

  IRS says start of tax filing season delayed until Feb. 12 https://thehill.com/policy/finance/534490-irs-says-start-of-tax-filing-season-delayed-until-feb-12 SOURCE:  Niv Elis, The Hill Coca-Cola and Pepsi won’t be advertising their namesake sodas during the Super Bowl https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/15/coca-cola-and-pepsi-wont-be-advertising-namesake-sodas-during-the-super-bowl.html SOURCE:  Amelia Lucas, CNBC

  Coca-Cola Launches Global Creative and Media Agency Reviews The company is evolving its agency model, meaning its $2.5 billion worldwide media spending is up for grabs https://www.adweek.com/agencies/coca-cola-launches-global-creative-and-media-agency-reviews/ SOURCE:  Erik Oster, Adweek Oracle Moves Headquarters to Texas, Joining Valley Exodus https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/oracle-moves-headquarters-to-texas-joining-valley-exodus/ar-BB1bR8T4?ocid=uxbndlbing SOURCE:  Nico Grant and Scott Deveau, Bloomberg (via MSN News)