Amex adds new perks to its Delta, Hilton and Marriott cards

Amex adds new perks to its Delta, Hilton and Marriott cards

(CNN) – CNN Underscored reviews financial products like credit cards and bank accounts based on their total value, but does not review all financial companies or all available financial offerings. We may receive compensation for sending traffic to partner sites like CreditCards.com. This compensation may affect how and where links are displayed on this website. … Read more

Nike’s latest FlyEase shoe slips on without zippers, laces or straps

Nike FlyEase Go

Since 2015, Nike has released accessible performance shoes under its FlyEase line, and the new FlyEase Go goes one step further. This not only replaces the laces with a zipper and a strap, but in contrast to the shoe developed for Seattle LB Shaquem Griffin, it doesn’t even need a hand to put on. Nike … Read more

Vaccine sites in Northeast closed by snow; 441K US deaths

Vaccine sites in Northeast closed by snow; 441K US deaths

COVID-19 has killed more than 441,000 Americans, and infections have continued to mount despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020. USA TODAY is tracking the news. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox, join our Facebook group or … Read more

Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020

Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020

Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy. (Photo of the state examiner) The Washington State Auditor’s office is investigating a security incident that compromised the personal information of more than 1.6 million people who filed for unemployment in the state in 2020. Auditor’s office, Pat McCarthy, accused a third party software provider called Accellion, whose services are … Read more

Myanmar Coup: What We Know About the Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar Coup: What We Know About the Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi

The Myanmar military overthrew the country’s fragile democratic government in a coup on Monday, arrested civilian leaders, shut down the internet and cut flights. The coup is bringing the country back to full military rule after a brief period of quasi-democracy that began in 2011 when the military, in power since 1962, conducted parliamentary elections … Read more

Amazon says government demands for user data spiked by 800% in 2020 – TechCrunch

Amazon says government demands for user data spiked by 800% in 2020 – TechCrunch

New transparency figures from Amazon show that the company has responded to a record number of government data requests in the last six months of 2020. The new numbers land in the company’s semi-annual transparency report, which was posted on the Amazon website over the weekend. Amazon said it processed 27,664 government requests for user … Read more

Biden Cabinet confirmations 2021

Biden Cabinet confirmations 2021

President Joe Biden took office on January 20 without key cabinet members in place after the Senate moved more slowly to plan ratification negotiations for its candidates than for previous presidents. The Chamber, now run by Democrats after six years of Republican control, can now approve cabinet nominations without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris, … Read more

Apple’s iCloud Passwords extension is now available for Chrome on Windows

Apple's iCloud Passwords extension is now available for Chrome on Windows

Apple If you use Safari to automatically generate strong passwords for websites, you can use those with the extension in Chrome too. In addition, passwords created in Chrome for Windows are synced with iCloud so you can use them on Apple Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Alongside Apple TV + for Xbox, iCloud Passwords is one … Read more

Book Excerpt: Why trust, not data, has become the most important asset in the modern economy

Book Excerpt: Why trust, not data, has become the most important asset in the modern economy

[Editor’s Note: Stein Broeder, a marketing executive at Microsoft, explores the components and value of trust in the new book, “The Business of Trust: How Experiences Build Trust and Drive Business Impact” Excerpt published with permission.] “Do you trust me?” This was a question a surgeon asked me once before an operation. I thought that was a fun question. … Read more