19th & 22nd

  CompuCom MSP expects over $20M in losses after ransomware attack  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/compucom-msp-expects-over-20m-in-losses-after-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer The Athletic and Axios might merge — here’s what The Athletic co-founder said about Axios last summer https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/the-athletic-co-founder-alex-mather-praised-axios-last-summer.html SOURCE:  Alex Sherman, CNBC 

  FBI warns of BEC attacks increasingly targeting US govt orgs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-bec-attacks-increasingly-targeting-us-govt-orgs/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer  Visa shares fall after report says DOJ is probing possible anticompetitive debit card practices https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/19/visa-doj-probes-possible-anticompetitive-debit-card-business.html SOURCE:  Thomas Franck, CNBC 

  Nokia plans up to 10,000 job cuts, reinvest the savings in 5G, cloud networking products https://www.zdnet.com/article/nokia-plans-up-to-10000-job-cuts-reinvest-the-savings-in-5g-cloud-networking-products/ SOURCE:  Larry Dignan, ZDNet   Wikimedia will launch a paid service for big tech companies https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22334276/wikimedia-enterprise-api-service-big-tech-knowledge-boxes#comments SOURCE:  Adi Robertson, The Verge 

  REvil Group Claims Slew of Ransomware Attacks https://threatpost.com/revil-claims-ransomware-attacks/164739/ SOURCE:  Lindsey O'Donnell, Threat Post  A famous travel site is opening a hotel and you're going to need to lie down https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-famous-travel-site-is-opening-a-hotel-and-youre-going-to-need-to-lie-down/ SOURCE:  Chris Matyszczyk, ZDNet  

  Getaround wants to help you start your own car-sharing business https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/5/22314188/getaround-car-sharing-power-host-enterprise-business SOURCE:  Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge  Here’s what Twitter’s rumored ‘undo send’ feature could look like https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/5/22314973/twitter-undo-send-interface-leak-paid-feature-rumor-app-researcher SOURCE:  Jon Porter, The Verge 

  Freelancer who has billed $432,000 so far this year: Here are my top 3 tips for success https://grow.acorns.com/stefan-georgi-tips-for-freelancers/ SOURCE:  Gili Malinsky - GROW/CNBC  U.S. officials: Chinese collecting our DNA https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-us-biodata-60-minutes-2021-01-28/ SOURCE:  CBN News/60 Minutes Overtime 

  Sephora’s plan to combat racial bias: Fewer security guards, more Black-owned brands and new protocols https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/13/sephora-race-bias-discrimination/ SOURCE:  Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post Google closes its Fitbit acquisition https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/google-closes-its-fitbit-acquisition.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky, CNBC News 

  Ghislaine Maxwell Scripted Series in Works at Sony-Backed Eleventh Hour Films https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-scripted-series-in-works-at-sony-backed-eleventh-hour-films SOURCE:  Alex Ritman, Hollywood Reporter  Visa calls off merger with Plaid following Justice Department antitrust lawsuit https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2021/01/12/visa-plaid-merger-off-following-doj-antitrust-lawsuit/6647638002/ SOURCE:  Ken Sweet, Associated Press  (via USA TODAY)

  Starbucks, Chase and a small pizzeria form a unique business triangle in Washington, DC https://thehill.com/changing-america/video/529891-starbucks-chase-and-a-small-pizzeria-form-a-unique-business-triangle SOURCE:  Richie Hertzberg, The Hill (Changing America Series) ‘I can’t stay here’ — Mick Mulvaney resigns from Trump administration, expects others to follow https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/mick-mulvaney-resigns-from-trump-administration-expects-others-to-follow.html SOURCE:  CNBC

  2020 brought a wave of discrimination and harassment allegations against major companies like Amazon, McDonald's, and Pinterest. These are some of the year's high-profile legal battles. https://www.businessinsider.com/every-company-that-was-sued-discrimination-and-harassment-lawsuits-2020-2021-1 SOURCE:  Tyler Sonnemaker, Business Insider Google employees announce creation of union https://thehill.com/policy/technology/532469-google-employees-announce-creation-of-union SOURCE:  Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill

  Byron Allen announces launch of TheGrio.TV, to premiere MLK weekend https://thegrio.com/2020/12/04/allen-media-group-thegrio/ SOURCE:  Biba Adams, The Grio IKEA to stop publishing its iconic catalog after 70 years https://fortune.com/2020/12/07/ikea-catalog-2021-stops-publishing/ SOURCE:  Phil Wahba, Fortune Magazine 

  Steve Wozniak is starting another company, 45 years after co-founding Apple with Steve Jobs https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-is-starting-a-second-company-efforce.html SOURCE:  Catherine Clifford, CNBC Business  Cheesecake Factory settles with SEC over misleading Covid risk disclosures, a first for a public company https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/cheesecake-factory-settles-with-sec-over-misleading-covid-risk-disclosures.html SOURCE:  Amelia Lucas, CNBC Business 

  UPS places shipping limits on some retailers as holiday shopping heats up, report says https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/02/ups-places-shipping-limits-on-some-retailers-as-holiday-shopping-heats-up-report-says-.html SOURCE:  Noah Higgins-Dunn, CNBC Business Musk to Tesla employees: ‘Our stock will immediately get crushed like a souffle under a sledgehammer!’ if we don’t control costs https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/elon-musk-warns-tesla-employees-stock-could-get-crushed-like-a-souffle-if-company-doesnt-ac.html SOURCE:  Lora Kolodny, CNBC Business 

  Ed Asner and Others Sue SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Over Benefit Cuts for Seniors https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ed-asner-sues-sag-aftra-health-plan-1234843100/ SOURCE:  Dave McNary, Variety  Tesla CEO Elon Musk says if rival asked for a merger he’d ‘have that conversation’ but wouldn’t do a hostile takeover https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-says-hed-have-conversation-on-merger-if-asked.html SOURCE:  Todd Haselton, CNBC

 We're back at the drawing board for a new stimulus package. Hopefully, a plan will get passed before the end of the year. Millions of Americans are counting on it. Hewlett Packard is definitely a big tech loss for Silicon Valley. Curious to know why HPE execs chose Houston.  McConnell shoots down bipartisan $900 billion coronavirus stimulus plan as stalemate drags on https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/coronavirus-stimulus-update-senators-to-unveil-relief-bill.html SOURCE:  Jacob Pramuck, CNBC Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the latest tech company to leave Silicon Valley, and is moving to Houston https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/hpe-is-relocating-headquarters-to-houston-from-california.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky, CNBC 

  News update regarding unemployment benefits and acquisition news from Salesforce... Weekly jobless claims counts are inaccurate and the unemployed are being underpaid, watchdog says https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/weekly-jobless-claims-are-inaccurate-and-the-unemployed-are-being-underpaid-watchdog-says.html SOURCE:  Jeff Cox, CNBC  Salesforce deal to buy Slack expected to be announced Tuesday after market close https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/salesforce-deal-to-buy-slack-expected-to-be-announced-tomorrow.html SOURCE:  Lauren Feiner, CNBC 

 More news regarding career changing strategies and Fortune's most powerful businesswomen.  LinkedIn's new tool helps users make a career change through overlapping skills https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/29/linkedin-launches-new-tool-help-users-discover-new-careers/5990592002/ SOURCE:  Coral Murphy, USA Today How Fortune ranks business’s Most Powerful Women in the COVID era https://fortune.com/2020/10/19/mpw-most-powerful-women-in-business-2020-covid/ SOURCE:  Kristen Bellstrom and Beth Kowitt, Fortune Magazine

 More marketing news and the latest on Ghislane Maxwell's sealed testimony... Ghislaine Maxwell loses court battle to keep her Jeffrey Epstein testimony sealed https://news.yahoo.com/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-court-battle-222756305.html SOURCE:  Yahoo News 4 Ways Entrepreneurs and Marketers Can Use Podcasts for Business Growth  https://www.blackenterprise.com/4-ways-entrepreneurs-and-marketers-can-use-podcasts-for-business-growth/ SOURCE:  John Casman, Black Enterprise Magazine

 I hope a stimulus bill gets passed soon. If not, this country will see a level of evictions it has never seen before.  In the second article below, Mark Cuban says this is the right time to start a business. He cites himself as an example of someone who started a business with very little resources. He also mentions that some of today's largest companies were started during troubled economic conditions. Gives you something to think about.  Time’s up: After a reprieve, a wave of evictions expected across U.S. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-housing-eviction-insight/times-up-after-a-reprieve-a-wave-of-evictions-expected-across-u-s-idUSKBN27415U SOURCE:   Michelle Conlin, Christopher Walljasper, Reuters  Mark Cuban on Why You Should Start a Business Now https://www.inc.com/damon-brown/mark-cuban-on-why-you-should-start-a-business-now.html?cid=sf01001 SOURCE:  Damon Brown, Inc. Magazine 

 The pandemic has prompted many people to get their 'hustle' on. The two articles below give some good tips on how to build a brand on YouTube and make money on TikTok.  5 Ways People Can Make Serious Money On TikTok https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizfrazierpeck/2020/08/10/5-ways-people-can-make-serious-money-on-tiktok/#2bb98b2b5afc SOURCE:  Liz Frazier, Forbes How to create a YouTube channel for personal use or for your brand https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-to-create-a-youtube-channel-for-personal-use-or-for-your-brand/ar-BB1a3UKs?ocid=msedgntp Michelle Greenlee, Insider