Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Technology Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByJack Nicas and Paul Mozur June 18, 2018 SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, may be the leader of the world’s most valuable public company, but lately he has had to act a lot like the tech industry’s top diplomat. Last month he visited the Oval Office to warn President Trump that tough talk on China could threaten Apple’s position in the country. In March, at a major summit meeting in Beijing, he called for “calmer heads” to prevail between the world’s two most powerful countries. In a trade and technology showdown between the United States and China, Apple and Mr. Cook have a lot to lose. With 41 stores and hundreds of millions of iPhones sold in the country, there is arguably no American company in China as successful, as high-profile and … [Read more...] about How Apple’s Tim Cook Became Tech’s Top Diplomat
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It’s clear: Tech transparency boosts old-school window washing
More than 1,000 feet up at the top of Salesforce Tower, which rules San Francisco’s skyline, Danny Murtagh is doing a mental calculation. Not how to sell more software, or how to fix a bug — but, rather, how long it will take to clean the 14,550 panes of glass on the exterior of the city’s tallest building. Three months, he says. Three months for a single go-round, with two people inside a basket the length of a van suspended by a crane high above the ground, scrubbing their way vertically from top to bottom so as to clean drips that roll down. And if the wind blows hard, as it is wont to do amid fog and storms, it will take even longer, because window washers in San Francisco can’t work when wind speeds are above 25 mph. “Our tenants who rent the building and keep it occupied enjoy those views, and they pay for those views,” said Murtagh, a vice president of engineering at Boston Properties, the tower’s primary owner. “Having clean glass … [Read more...] about It’s clear: Tech transparency boosts old-school window washing
LiveArea Included in Leading Analyst Firm Now Tech Report on Commerce Service Providers
Joins List of CSPs Enabling Digital Business Transformation /EIN News/ -- ALLEN, Texas, June 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveArea, a leading global commerce services provider and business unit of PFSweb (NASDAQ:PFSW), is included in Forrester’s Now Tech: Commerce Service Providers, Q2 2018 report. LiveArea is one of 29 firms profiled in the 12-page analysis of commerce service providers (“CSP”), defined by Forrester as “firms that help companies design, build, and manage digital commerce experiences in the context of their digital business transformations.” The Now Tech report, according to Forrester, is designed to help digital businesses understand the value they can expect from CSPs and select vendors based on size and functionality. In addition to CSP profiles, content includes insight into: Improving digital business with a CSP; Aligning individual vendor solutions to organizational needs; Choosing a CSP partner based on more than just commerce … [Read more...] about LiveArea Included in Leading Analyst Firm Now Tech Report on Commerce Service Providers
Gazans challenge Israel’s high-tech defenses with flaming kites
Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post Published 2:47 am, Monday, June 18, 2018 Photo: Washington Post Photo By Ruth Eglash. Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Daniel Ben David, regional director of the Israeli Jewish National Fund, and Erez Shtein, the group's northern director, hold up an incendiary kite that was flown over from the Gaza Strip. Daniel Ben David, regional director of the Israeli Jewish National Fund, and Erez Shtein, the group's northern director, hold up an incendiary kite that was flown over from the Gaza Strip. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Ruth Eglash. Gazans challenge Israel's high-tech defenses with flaming kites 1 / 1 Back to Gallery KIBBUTZ NIR AM, Israel - Ofer Liberman zips out the kibbutz gate in his well-used jeep, frantically calling out to people as he drives. There's a fire … [Read more...] about Gazans challenge Israel’s high-tech defenses with flaming kites
Texas Tech stuns Gators 6-3 in CWS opener
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Texas Tech cleared the hurdle of winning a College World Series opener. It was a high one, too. Gabe Holt hit a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning and drove in an insurance run in the ninth, leading the Red Raiders to a stunning 6-3 win over defending national champion Florida on Sunday night. The Red Raiders (45-18) won their CWS opener for the first time in their three appearances, and they did it against the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and a first-round draft pick in starting pitcher Brady Singer. “There are a lot of good teammates on this team, and they’re thankful we’re in the position we’re in. They don’t take it for granted,” Tech coach Tim Tadlock said. “There aren’t too many guys in there after we won tonight saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got this figured out.’ “That’s one game. Really proud of our guys of how we went out and competed. We were going to have to do that … [Read more...] about Texas Tech stuns Gators 6-3 in CWS opener