For years various industries have been restricted in their ability to process big data sets due to the limited bandwidth available for use in national infrastructure. Yet, the advent of 5G and fibre optic techniques that have expanded capability up to 800G have changed everything. The days of processing at a centralised data centre are […]
Archives for February 2021
Bitcoin Is Hitting All Time Highs – How Are Organizations Accounting For It? – Forbes
The moves by organizations into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, highlighted dramatically by the $1.5 billion investment made by Tesla TSLA , have been heralded by many as paradigm shifting events. While it remains to be seen how this ultimately plays out, there is one area of blockchain and cryptocurrency that continues to lag behind; how […]
Reviewing Social Security Statements And Helping Clients Access And Make Corrections
Executive Summary In 1999, the Social Security Administration began mailing paper copies of Social Security statements to most American workers that summarized their personalized retirement and disability benefits. While these statements were a valuable source of information for workers to understand their future benefits, budget cuts in 2011 ultimately precluded the Administration from continuing to […]
Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder sells £300m stake
Peter Hargreaves, one of the co-founders of fund platform Hargreaves Lansdown, has sold off a £300m stake in the firm he launched with business partner Stephen Lansdown in 1981. In a regulatory statement, HL confirmed Mr Hargreaves had sold 19.5m shares in the business. Both Mr Hargreaves and Mr Lansdown have been steadily reducing their stakes […]
Let’s Encrypt Gears Up to Replace 200M Certificates a Day
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Misconfigured Baby Monitors Allow Unauthorized Viewing
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BET founder Robert Johnson: Black History Month should focus more on future opportunities
BET founder Robert Johnson told CNBC on Tuesday that he believes Black History Month should put more focus on what’s needed to deliver equal economic opportunities in the years ahead. “I’m suggesting that we start calling February … ‘Black history, Black futures,’” Johnson said in an interview on “Squawk Box.” “Let Black Americans talk about […]
Avoiding the SALT cap might actually spark a larger tax bill
For some business owners, sidestepping the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction can trigger more tax bills. Bypasses to the curb in states including Connecticut and New Jersey provide legal ways for business owners to preserve their full deduction, which includes those often-steep property levies. But some shocked taxpayers can wind up […]
Ex-Goldmans’ staffer charged with insider trading
An ex-employee of Goldman Sachs is one of two brothers that face criminal proceedings for insider dealing and fraud. Mohammed Zina was employed by Goldman Sachs International as an analyst in the Conflict Resolutions Group in their London office. His brother Suhail Zina was a solicitor at Clifford Chance. The Financial Conduct authority has commenced criminal […]
Thinking About Accepting Payments Online? Here Are Your Options
Nowadays, everything is online. From reviews to social media to shopping, it’s no secret that the online world is taking over. In fact, U.S. e-commerce grew by 44% in 2020. With the online market growing bigger every day, you may be thinking, It’s time to start accepting payments online for my business. If you’re in […]