Hollywood actors ready to strike join writers in pickets

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Hollywood actors went on strike on Thursday after talks with studios broke down, joining film and TV writers who have been on pickets since May and exacerbating the disruption of dozens of shows and movies. Hollywood studios now face their first double shutdown in 63 years, forcing them to … Read more

Can Artificial Intelligence Stop San Francisco’s Tech Exodus?

Addict turned activist Tom Wolf discusses solutions to San Francisco’s drug and homelessness problems on Varney & Co. San Francisco has struggled in recent years, but there is hope that artificial intelligence can restore it for a third “gold rush”. Much — not all — of the world-renowned tech hub’s problems have been caused by … Read more

6 Highest Paying Tech Roles for 2023

Despite recent layoffs affecting staff at hundreds of tech companies, including industry giants Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta, statistics still show the future remains bright for those working in the industry. Gartner research shows that demand continues to outpace supply for many technology roles, while global IT spending is projected to grow more than 2% before … Read more

The United States will spend $42 billion to make Internet access universal by 2030

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – The White House on Monday split $42 billion among the nation’s 50 U.S. states and territories to make access to high-speed broadband universal by 2030, launching a new ad campaign for economic policies of President Joe Biden. Funding under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program was authorized under the … Read more

PR provocateur Ed Zitron: Big Tech and advertising broke the Internet beyond repair

An interview withEd ZitronFounder and CEO Ed Zitron will speak at the AdExchangers programmatic IO conference on May 16-17 in Las Vegas.Click here to sign up. As a PR consultant for tech companies, Ed Zitron has seen a few things. He knows where the bodies are buried and is happy to point them out. Zitron … Read more