And in terms of salary, that’s a huge amount. According to the most recently available U.S. Census statistics, the median household income in the United States is a little over $50,000. Considering that these numbers don’t reflect individual incomes but rather combined household incomes of one or more persons, an Apple intern fares pretty well on the economic scale – they even earn more than the much larger mean income of nearly $70,000....
UPDATE – Read our full iPhone XS review to learn if this really is Apple’s best phone yet The 5.8-inch iPhone XS starts at $999 and the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max starts at $1099, and they’ll be available to ship in most countries by Sep 21. The cheaper iPhone XR starts at $749 and ships Oct 26. The phones were announced at Apple’s annual September event, alongside the new Apple Watch Series 4....
Although Apple could be benefiting from the early buzz that surrounded the Apple Watch, IDC has said that it sees some really strong potential for the Apple Watch to keep accelerating its market share within the approaching months. Their company has mentioned that Apple is just getting started with their Watch, having only reached out to 18 markets and now even starting to sign agreements with some third-party dealers as well....
According to psychologists, there are three ways to approach your work – as a job, career, or career calling – and careers callings bring us more happiness than the other two. Find out which category you fit into below. Job (Money) In the scientific literature, Amy Wrzesniewski and her colleagues describe a job like this: Are you Mr. (or Ms. ) A? People who have a job are in it for the money, and they tend not to like work....
Waygo is an augmented reality startup that focuses on visual, real-time translation for Asian countries. You don’t need internet, you don’t need data, and you don’t need to be a scholar. All you need to do is point your smartphone’s camera at the words in question and the app will translate into English in seconds. Yes, it’s that simple! Unfortunately, when ordering food in these countries, knowing the words hardly prepares you for what’s coming....
Brian Forde is a former Senior Advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and recently became MIT Media Lab’s new director of digital currency. He sat down with the Ferenstein Wire at the Atlantic Aspen Ideas Festival and revealed how bitcoin technology could eventually become a cornerstone of modern governance. Just to give this conversation some contextual significance, over the last few years, Bitcoin has slowly gained mainstream acceptance, expanding from the hobby of libertarian digital activists to the portfolios of billionaire silicon valley investors....
The startup life is glamorized not only in the media with the multimillion dollar venture capital raises and billion dollar exits, but also through TV shows like Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, back on the ground, startup founders are grinding it out, lacking sleep, stressing their health, messing up personal relationships, and dealing with the constant new struggles and challenges every day with the ultimate goal and unyielding passion to build their business....
Founded by former staffing manager Tamar Lucien, and tech developer Kwame Ampem, CanUStart works with job seekers by alerting them of any errors on their resume, and by offering them advice to improve their employment opportunities. As for restaurant owners, they offer an easy to use system that matches their needs with the candidate, eliminating the need for manual searching by all. “People are more than words in a paper....
But if your business is more locally based, offering services like house cleaning, fitness, or a retail location, you may find that using local social networks is what your business needs in order to succeed. Why focus locally? When the internet has connected us to customers all around the globe, why should we focus our customer profile on those in our towns and our neighborhoods? Some businesses offer services that don’t transfer across the Internet....
Metro Trains Dumb Ways to Die Video This safety campaign really came to life with the video showing dumb ways to die. More than 108 million people have seen the video on YouTube, and accidents and deaths have been reduced by 21%. This is a campaign that works, and a million young people have pledged to behave safely around trains. Intelligentsia Coffee’s Brew Guides This content is loaded with great photography and step-by-step instructions for using all kinds of different coffee-making tools....
Granted, that’s still climate change’s highest ever ranking, and a sign that it’s moving up in importance as the effects of humanity’s impact on Earth’s climate become increasingly extreme. The findings, along with further insights into top business risks, come from the Allianz Risk Barometer 2020. The research draws upon a survey of more than 2,700 experts, spanning 100 countries. Here’s the relevant information to know, as well as all the other top cyber risks that businesses will face in the very near future....
Clearly, retailers aren’t immune from the cybersecurity hacks, attacks and alerts that have swept the globe in the past few years. But with consumers putting their personal financial details in the hands of retailers that are clearly vulnerable, there’s added cause for concern. It’s not all bad news: according to the Thales Security report, U.S. retailers are retaliating, with 84 percent aiming to increase their IT security budget in 2018 — up from 77 percent past year, and solidly ahead of the global retail average of 67 percent....
The round included $2.7 million in previously raised convertible notes and additional investments from Middleland Capital, CNF Investments, 500 Startups, Michael Chasen (cofounder of Blackboard and founder of SocialRadar), and Timothy Chi (cofounder of Blackboard and WeddingWire) – all of whom contributed to Speek’s prior angel round. As part of the round, Middleland Capital’s Alexander Pessala will be joining Speek’s board. The Series A also included new investments from Edward Norton (the best actor ever), Jeffrey and Robert Wolfe (cofounders of CrowdRise), Haroon and Zeki Mokhtarzada (cofounders of Webs), and Paul Singh’s new Crystal Tech Fund....
Meet the Office Bud-E The Office Bud-e is an advanced, fully-stocked premium office refrigerator that arrives at your office ready to work, filled with a wide variety of beers (up to 180 beers to be exact). Attempting to be seen as the best advancement in corporate culture since the invention of the water cooler, the Office Bud-e is giving the fridge away to companies in the tech savvy cities of New York City and Chicago for free (we’re assuming the beer is the primary cost) and it may soon be available in Los Angeles for $181....
Founder Spencer Jones started the company on his own in 2014. As a single founder he’s had to overcome some unique challenges. One of the biggest lessons he’s had to learn was to accept help from others. He was lucky to find an investor he trusted and who had the same goals for the company, and ended up partnering with them. However, he cautions, “learning to rely on others is a lesson that not every startup learns; only the successful ones....
The truth is, the cloud is all around us and more than anything, it’s just the way data is now delivered in the world of the internet today. The cloud allows for a less frustrating world of wires, software, restrictions, and headache. At the same time, the cloud is quickly changing the world of business and connectivity all around us. To help us learn more about the cloud and how it’s changed the way business is done on the internet, let’s take a look at some of the key facts provided through the cloud computing infographic below....
A contender to compete with established social media management platforms like Hootsuite and Buffer, the Miami-based startup has had an average user growth of 10% per week. The company’s key feature is customization — the ability to not only post on all social media networks but also to customize the post-per-network quickly and easily. Led by CEO and co-founder Fernando Cuscuela, Everypost plans to use the funding for product development, including a web version of its social media publishing tool that it plans to launch in October and tablet versions for both iPad and Android....
Phone companies including Samsung, LG and Sony have traditionally used the annual expo in Barcelona to launch new and exciting smartphone models. Last year’s MWC, for example, saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, five new Nokia phones, and the release of Android Go. MWC isn’t open to the public, however, with entry reserved for industry insiders and the press. We’ll be keeping a close watch on all the big announcements from this year’s event, starting with our roundup of what we’re expecting from this year’s event....
However, the office of 2021 is likely to look much different to the ones that were left behind at the start of last year, with many companies not returning at full capacity, and others allowing a more flexible working from home policy going forward. For some though, the aim seems to be a return to the 5 days a week, 9 to 5 approach as soon as possible. So, what will the tech industry workplace look like in the coming months?...
More Data Results in More Opportunities Today we are living in an interconnected world. Billions of devices supported by hundreds of millions of wired data connections. Remarkably, ever smaller, faster, and more affordable devices have reinvented not just how we do what we do, but where and when we do what we do. Individuals and businesses increasingly depend upon them. Here rises another issue – the capacity to manage and support the new smart environments, IoT powerhouses, and multiple data streams....
