EEOC vs. Ford Motor In the year prior to the court’s ruling, EEOC asserted that Ford Motor’s denial of Jane Harris’s request to telecommute as an accommodation for her diagnosis was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit claimed that Ford Motor retaliated by firing her after she reported the issue to the EEOC. At the time, Ford Motor did have a telecommuting policy in place. It authorized certain employees to work from a telecommuting site up to four days per week....

Samsung has been making headline news all year for their ambitious innovations. From bendable smartphone screens to cutting edge TV technology, the South Korea-based conglomerate regularly aims to reinvent their industry rather than simply participate, which makes CES 2019 the perfect place to showcase their new products, including: Q900 8K QLED TV While the need for 8K TVs is still firmly in the future, Samsung prides itself on being (way) ahead of the pack, and the Q900 8K QLED TV is proof....

The figures are the latest addition to the global debate about whether workers should be given the freedom and flexibility of being able to work wherever they want – a position that has been bolstered by advances in video conferencing software – and whether offices really are that important for productivity. Some of the world’s biggest companies have given their employees the chance to work from home, and these sorts of reports are likely to persuade more to join them....

Tech Cocktail: What kinds of startups do you invest in? Charlie O’Donnell: Early ones! Everyone always asks for a more detailed answer than that, but I really do feel like most companies need the same basic stuff in the first year: hiring, PR, product/market fit – all things I can help with. If I had to eliminate a few things: early-stage pure content deals and anything that I needed to be a scientist to understand would be difficult for me....

However, there are thousands of smaller questions still, the more mundane, that also walk with these bigger ones. Not long ago, I wrote about Google’s AI program and the conversations they had with it. The problem here is that if we get too caught up with the bigger picture and what AI means for humanity’s future (or destruction), we lose sight of the smaller questions. For example, while Google got some eerie responses from their AI script, they’re also using it for good now....

CapLinked is founded by two successful entrepreneurs: CEO Eric Jackson, former marketing lead at PayPal; and COO Christopher Grey, two time founder including Crestridge Investments. The team also consists of some heavy hitters including the cofounder of StickerMule, Andrew Purdy, and cofounder of Copilot Labs (acquired by OpenTable) Eric Rodriguez. To get a better idea of what CapLinked does, we spoke with Jackson about their motivation to create the company, where they are headed, and how they stand apart from others in the cloud enterprise market....

Getaround has recently become a completely on-demand car sharing experience. They have created a unique hardware technology called Getaround Connect that eliminates the need for drivers and renters to meet in person to hand off keys. Now, each registered car will be installed with the Getaround Connect hardware which combines GPS, Bluetooth LE, and keyless remote technology. The mission that drives Getaround (pun intended), is to ultimately have less cars on the road....

Comée assumes the CEO role at CareCloud following a successful track record of helping cloud-based technology innovators to secure and extend market leadership. As CEO of Cast Iron Systems, he grew the company into the #1 brand in cloud integration, leading to its strategic acquisition by IBM. Most recently, he was CEO of PowerReviews, a leader in product ratings and reviews, and oversaw the scaling of its operations and fast growth in the market....

Image Credit: Charlene Li Leaders are accustomed to having authority without getting close to people. But with the evolution of social media engagement, leaders who have already signed on to the understanding that businesses need an online, “personal” presence are finding that they need to understand how to develop their own relationship with their audience. “It takes a lot more work to be open,” Li told us. There are people who are not only leaders themselves, but people who work with large organizations to answer questions about openness, authenticity, and transparency....

Well, don’t expect an augmented reality-packed app showing different style choices in real time. Instead, there is a catch in the registration process: Cinderly will ask you for your data – such as height and waist size – so it can apply its magic. From that moment on, all you have to do is unleash your self(ies)! You can browse the photography feed that is shown by default, so apply various filters such as styles fit for you, styles nearby, styles from friend, trending now, etc....

The online world has become a veritable wild west of security problems. From ransomware to phishing scams, keeping yourself safe online has gone from peace of mind exercise to necessary precaution, especially during 2020’s pandemic. VPNs are ideally supposed to add a bit of security to your hectic online life, but tragically, as the Cisco VPN has shown us, that’s not always the case. However, it’s not all gloom, as the vulnerability likely isn’t affecting that many people....

Every FaqMe page comes with: Your customers have questions, and now you can give them answers with this free platform. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

Called Creating IL Talent, the program was created in partnership between the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, software development company GeneXus USA, and tech hub Blue 1647. The program is free to all students, and all participating organizations are donating their services toward the initiative. Students of the program will be trained using GeneXus USA’s software and will attend classes and career readiness workshops at Blue 1647....

Yet, four out of five organizations targeted in ransomware attacks wind up paying the ransom, according to a new survey from Kaspersky. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky may currently be dealing with warnings against its ties to the Russian government issued by the likes of Germany’s BSI and the US’s FTC — but that doesn’t mean its surveys can’t highlight a big problem in the business world. This is just the latest report to attempt an answer to a long-running cybersecurity question: Just how many companies forgo the official guidance to never pay ransoms?...

In the video below, Morrill shares that the initial point of Mattermark was to write blog posts similar to one she wrote back in April of 2013, during which she called out VCs on their bullshit: A fan of the ValleyWag of yore and the golden age of TechCrunch under Michael Arrington, Morrill doesn’t hold back when calling out Silicon Valley, especially when there’s data to support or to knock down a claim....

Contactually is a relationship management platform that is quite different than most CRM tools. They may all have “relationship” in the name, but Contactually is really about helping business professionals form and maintain authentic and personal relationships. They believe that this is a key factor in driving the success of a business. For example, their platform gives automatic reminders for following up, which is critical in keeping a relationship from fading out....

Growth is what prompted Year Up NCR to move to a new location so it can continue tackling this crisis head-on. The United States is home to 6.7 million “disconnected” young adults, or 18- to 24-year-olds who have not progressed beyond a high school diploma and are neither employed nor enrolled in postsecondary education. More than 70 percent of low-income, minority youth in the US leave high school and/or GED programs without a path toward either a post-secondary degree or a livable wage job....

DC will celebrate millennials for one week in June at the second annual Millennial Week DC Summit. The mission of Millennial Week is to “promote and present ideas and trends reflecting the impact of Millennials on culture and society.” Events will take place throughout the week at several venues around DC and will focus on three key areas: entrepreneurship, politics, and philanthropy. We’ve mentioned before that millennials, moreso than any previous generation, are looking at entrepreneurship as a viable career path....

This interconnection will be intelligent due to the devices and objects being contextually aware of their environment. All of this will be achieved, provided companies are able to overcome the developmental challenges and streamline the process associated with the Internet of Things. Assembly Problems One of the challenges that development teams are facing across the board is the struggle to assemble their system. The assembly complications arise from the fact that the components have to be procured from a variety of different sources....

Renée Kaplan, head of audience engagement at the Financial Times, has said of 2016: “[This] will be the year that we begin to understand what success really looks like, and realize that it takes as many different forms as there are different audiences on different platforms.” This quote prompted Reuters to call 2016 the “year of audience engagement,” citing their survey to do so: “over three quarters (76%) of respondents said that it would be critical to improve the use and understanding of data in the newsroom this year....