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| | | Amazon’s HQ2 Hunger Games Are Over, and Jeff Bezos Won | | Wired | After a 14-month search, Amazon announced that it will open a pair of regional offices in two major metropolitan areas where it already has a presence: the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, a borough of New York, and Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington DC. Amazon’s search for a second headquarters garnered criticism from research groups, some lawmakers, and concerned citizens who worried that enormous sums of taxpayer money would be handed to one of the wealthiest corporations in the country without much public oversight. | | Google’s G Suite Twitter Account Is the Latest to Get Hacked in Bitcoin Scam | | The Verge | Google’s official G Suite Twitter account is the latest victim of an ongoing bitcoin scam that has been plaguing the social media platform for the last few weeks, joining companies like Target (which saw a similar hack yesterday). G Suite might be the highest-profile target of the scam yet, which saw fake, promoted tweets that appeared to originate from the G Suite account pop up in users’ timelines yesterday, directing them toward a scammy bitcoin address as part of a “giveaway.” | | Nordstrom Quick to Tell Employees of a Data Breach | | Infosecurity Magazine | Nordstrom is the latest victim in a long line of data breaches suffered across the retail sector, according to The Seattle Times. The Seattle-based retailer suffered a data breach in which a wide range of personal information was exposed. In addition to disclosing employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more were also revealed. The culprit? A contract worker who inadvertently exposed data. | | Windows 10 Version 1809 Re-released. Pro Tip: Wait. | | Computerworld | "Microsoft’s stumbling all over itself trying to get Win10 1809 released. Unless you need an updated Notepad, a clipboard that works almost as well as free add-ons, or a screenshooter that can’t even save in JPG format, wait for more shoes to drop," writes Woody Leonhard. |
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| | | The Best Google Search Tips and Tricks | | Pocket-lint | "Beyond chucking a couple of words into the main search box, do you really know how to get the best out of Google? We've done some research and put together a few tips on how to get Google to do even more of the work for you," write Dan Grabham and Libby Plummer. | | The Best Note-Taking Apps for Android | | How-To Geek | You’re out and about, and suddenly you think of something you need to do at home. Or you’re looking at your pantry, and want to make sure you get the right groceries for the week. Out comes your phone and your note-taking app of choice. But which app is the best for you? |
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| | | How CIOs Motivate Their Teams and Foster Productivity | | CIO | Global IT leaders from Clemson University, Bayer Crop Science, American Academy of Family Physicians, PayPal, Marist College, and TIAA share strategies for motivating teams and keeping employees energized. |
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