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AWS Launches Data Management Service Focused on Good Governance 
Amazon // November 29, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a data management service that balances access and control.  The new Amazon DataZone helps customers catalog, discover, share and govern data across their organization — including data stored by AWS, on premises or by third-party sources — Amazon said...

Collaborative ‘Help Main Street’ Database Will Give Financial Aid To Local Businesses
Coronavirus // March 18, 2020

A collaborative effort by startup Lunchbox and activist investors Eniac Ventures will aim to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic by providing a way to support them, according to a report by TechCrunch. Called Help Main Street, the idea is to compile a database of...

Salesforce Launches Sustainable Products For Eco-Friendly Businesses
Innovation // January 07, 2020

With the newly-available Salesforce Sustainability Cloud, businesses will now have a way to track their environmental impact. The service intends to provide data-driven insights that will accelerate the world’s efforts toward carbon neutrality. Patrick Flynn, VP of sustainability at Salesforce, said the service was vital...

Hackers Access Unsecured Facebook Database With 267M Users’ Info 
Security & Fraud // December 20, 2019

Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered that a Facebook database with 267 million user IDs, phone numbers and names was left unsecured and accessed by hackers, who uploaded it to a downloadable format, according to a report.  Diachenko said he thinks the breach is...

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AWS Launches Data Management Service Focused on Good Governance 

November 29, 2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a data management service that balances access and control.  The new Amazon DataZone helps customers catalog, discover, share and govern data across their organization — including data stored by AWS, on premises or by third-party sources — Amazon said Tuesday (Nov. 29) in a press release.  With this new […]

Collaborative ‘Help Main Street’ Database Will Give Financial Aid To Local Businesses

March 18, 2020
A collaborative effort by startup Lunchbox and activist investors Eniac Ventures will aim to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic by providing a way to support them, according to a...

Salesforce Launches Sustainable Products For Eco-Friendly Businesses

January 07, 2020
With the newly-available Salesforce Sustainability Cloud, businesses will now have a way to track their environmental impact. The service intends to provide data-driven insights that will accelerate the world’s efforts...

Hackers Access Unsecured Facebook Database With 267M Users’ Info 

December 20, 2019
Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered that a Facebook database with 267 million user IDs, phone numbers and names was left unsecured and accessed by hackers, who uploaded it...