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Rogers Outage: Internet and cellular service have been interrupted across Canada due to a massive outage at Rogers communications. Early Friday morning, the outage began, and as of 5 p.m. ET, it had not been resolved. According to Kye Prigg, Rogers’ senior vice-president of access networks and operations, the company does not know when the problem will be fixed. “We are working very hard to ensure that everything is up and running as soon as possible,” he said. “We’re getting closer to understanding the root cause of the failure, and we’re working together with our network vendors to resolve it.” The different levels of redundancy we build across the network coast to coast haven’t worked, he said. Kye Prigg, senior vice-president at Rogers, says the company is investigating the root cause of a problem that left millions of Canadians without cellular service on Friday, but cannot say when the networks will be fully operational again. About nine million people use the … [Read more...] about Rogers Outage Effects 13 Million Internet and Cellular Users in Canada

(CNN) On July 1, a cable emerged from the Atlantic Ocean in Swakopmund, a small coastal city in western Namibia. Mostly known as a seaside resort, Swakopmund is used to visitors. But the giant ship out at sea, the string of buoys, and a fleet of smaller vessels manned by workers in hard hats and fluorescent bibs was an arrival of a different kind. Running for thousands of miles along the bottom of the sea, the cable's landing had been delayed for months by rough conditions and Covid-19 . But now here it was, a couple of inches wide and already covered in sand. A welcome party stood on the beach and posed for photos before the cable continued inland. Equiano had finally arrived. Equiano is the latest subsea internet cable financed by Google. Starting in Portugal and eventually ending in South Africa, with branches to Nigeria , Togo, the islands of St Helena, and Namibia, the 15,000-kilometer (9,320-mile) cable is designed to deliver high-speed broadband along the west coast of … [Read more...] about Google Equiano: Internet giant bets big on Africa with latest megaproject

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Metronic Global Bhd said its venture into the Internet of Things (IOT), logistics technology and e-commerce does “not tantamount to (a) diversification in operations” with regard to Main Market listing requirements but only a “diversification into a new business channel”. The group said “the amount of investment was less than 35%” as it replied to queries by the stock market regulator. “In addition to that, the revenue to be generated from the platform that is in the form of merchant’s fee and commission is also expected to be less than 25% of the group’s revenue,” it added in the stock exchange filing. Metronic expects to generate a total gross software merchandise turnover of RM100 million in the next five years, following its unit Metronic Integrated System Sdn Bhd's venture into IOT, logistics technology and e-commerce. “We would like to highlight that most of the merchandises are related to its engineering services and products … [Read more...] about Metronic says venture into IOT, e-commerce ‘not tantamount to diversification in operations’

As the likelihood of a recession grows stronger, businesses are figuring out how to survive economic uncertainty . One thing most folks are doing is reevaluating expenses. advertisement advertisement Software subscriptions that once felt necessary might seem like nice-to-haves now. But how do you determine which apps to keep and which you can press pause on? To help businesses determine the value of different tech solutions, we at Terkel asked CEOs and business leaders: What are the technologies and software that are indispensable for your business, even during a recession? Here are their answers. 1. Competency-based assessment technology “Using competency-based, job-specific assessment technology is an absolute must for anyone looking to uplevel their hiring. Getting beyond the interview and into the heart and soul of your candidates can give you a truer gauge of can they do the job and thrive as a member of your team. advertisement … [Read more...] about CEOs and business leaders sound off on the most indispensable tech tools

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A production of the musical Hamilton mounted by a church in Texas—which changed the show to add religious themes—was unauthorized and performed illegally, a spokesperson for Hamilton said on Monday after the show garnered widespread attention, though producers did allow the church to hold a second performance of the show even after issuing a cease and desist. Key Facts A spokesperson for Hamilton on Broadway said the production “did not grant” a license to perform the musical to the Door McAllen Church and RGV Productions, which mounted performances on Friday and Saturday. According to social media accounts of the church’s production—which was livestreamed on YouTube on Friday—it changed some of the show’s original lyrics and added in religious themes and messaging, such as adding a scene in which Alexander Hamilton accepts Jesus Christ. It also ended with a post-show sermon that … [Read more...] about ‘Hamilton’ Says It Didn’t Give Texas Church Permission To Perform Musical—And Change It To Be About Jesus

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If we’re judging by social media feeds, Prey was last weekend’s most popular movie. The picture, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and penned by Patrick Aison, stars Amber Midthunder as a young Comanche who must defend her village when a Predator shows up for a few days to kill. It is pretty damn good, and much of the buzz has over displeasure that it debuted as a Hulu original. While it arguably deserved a theatrical release, it likely wouldn’t have been a box office hit. Since Prey was a holdover before Disney bought Fox in 2019, the potential for post-theatrical streaming boosts was contractually limited. Had it been released in theaters, its post-theatrical afterlife would have begun not on Disney+ or Hulu but on HBO Max. However, if Disney wanted the film in theaters badly enough, they likely could have worked out a post-theatrical deal akin to Death on the Nile which premiered at home after theatrical on both Hulu … [Read more...] about Box Office: Why ‘Prey’ Likely Would Have Struggled In Theaters

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Mentor & board director for market-leading technology companies, including Workspot— the Cloud PC Company When we look back at traditional, on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), we can understand why IT organizations adopted it. VDI centralized the delivery and management of Windows desktops and apps from data center servers, providing anywhere access over a LAN or internet connection. It improved security while supporting a workforce that worked largely within reasonable proximity of an enterprise-operated data center. However, VDI was time-consuming, capital-intensive, complex and hard to scale. With the introduction of Cloud PCs—an enterprise desktop experience delivered from the cloud—it's now possible to modernize legacy VDI. VDI Has Run Its Course Over the last few years, increased security threats, the mainstreaming of hybrid work and a more globally distributed workforce have driven a … [Read more...] about The Cloud PC Is The New Road To Virtual Desktops

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Co-Founder & CEO of PlanOmatic. Single-family rental (SFR) properties continue to attract investors as a shortage of rental properties on the market continues to put pressure on prices. According to Corelogic, U.S. single-family rent growth rose by 14% year over year, the 13th consecutive month of record-breaking annual gains . As the SFR industry continues to heat up, more investors are jumping into the mix and acquiring properties in markets a significant distance from their home base. This is because the entire process of buying a single-family rental property can now be done from afar. But what is the best way for individuals to purchase SFR properties remotely? As a remote single-family rental investor myself, I have learned firsthand the best ways to identify properties and markets ripe with opportunity. I started an SFR Fund along with 13 other investors, and we have acquired 28 properties in … [Read more...] about How To Successfully Invest In Single-Family Rental Properties Remotely

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, has come under fire for his views on the controversial practice known as "996." This number refers to Ma’s belief that everyone in his company should happily work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. From his earliest days in the late '90s, Ma preached to a small scrappy group of employees that they must emulate the “hard-working spirit of Silicon Valley” to compete against them. “If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company.” His message is the same today: "I personally think that 996 is a huge blessing," he said. "How do you achieve the success you want without paying extra effort and time?" Ma added that the real 996 is not overtime work. He declared that everyone does have the right to choose. However, that option may be frowned upon in the eyes of management. He chastises those who … [Read more...] about Jack Ma Is Criticized For Endorsing 12-Hour Days, Six Days A Week — But He’s Right About One Thing

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin You cannot tell the strength of a company’s future by looking at its current financials. Comcast CMCSA ’s Q2 is a case in point. It suffered a pandemic-fueled decline in revenue of 11.7% over its 2019 Q2 results, and a resultant decline in adjusted net income by 12.2%. The revenue decline was felt across the board in varying degrees for Cable Communications (down 0.2%), NBCUniversal (down 25.4%), and Sky which is a telecommunications conglomerate in Europe (down 12.9% on a constant currency basis). As noted, NBCUniversal was hit particularly hard with cable networks revenue down by 14.7%, broadcast television revenue down by 1.6%, filmed entertainment revenue down by 18.1%, and theme park revenue down by a whopping 94.1%. In aggregate, this resulted in a decline for the unit in Adjusted EBITDA by 29.5% quarter-over-quarter. Despite the damage, Comcast was able to achieve an adjusted earnings per share of 69 cents versus … [Read more...] about Comcast’s Q2 – Sound Strategy Gives NBCUniversal And Peacock A Bright Future