The CEO of a startup that’s raised $20 million deleted email from his phone and sometimes goes 2 weeks without checking on his team

Van Sarki Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod doesn’t have email on his smartphone. He said it makes him a better leader because he has time and space to think, and doesn’t get wrapped up in the minutia of running a business. McLeod sometimes disconnects from his team for weeks at a time for the […]

Amazon employee shared email addresses with third-party seller

In September, Amazon started investigating reports that some of its employees in the US and China have been leaking data to third-party sellers in exchange for money. Now, the e-commerce giant has notified affected customers that an employee shared their email addresses with a third-party seller. Amazon told The Wall Street Journal that it already […]

Elon Musk tells employees to ‘ignore all distractions’ as the quarter ends and pressure from the SEC mounts, leaked email reveals (TSLA)

Aaron Bernstein / Reuters On Friday Elon Musk emailed Tesla employees and told them to “ignore all distractions” as the third quarter comes to a close. Tesla’s stock started crashing after hours on Thursday when the SEC filed a lawsuit against Musk for making false statements about the company, including his claim that he would […]

State Department email breach leaks employees’ personal data

The latest government data breach affected State Department employee emails. On September 7th, workers were notified that their personally identifiable information was obtained by an unnamed actor, according to a recent report from Politico. It apparently impacted “less than one percent” of employees and direct victims of the breach were alerted at the time. Apparently, […]

Google’s secret weapon for protecting its employees email accounts is now available for everyone — and it only costs $50 (GOOG, GOOGL)

Google A new Google product, launched on Wednesday, is worth considering for anyone who thinks they needs better protection for their personal data and files.  You can now buy the Titan Security Key from Google. It’s a little dongle that you plug into your computer or pair with your phone to help keep your accounts […]

FBI refutes Trump claim that Clinton’s private email server was hacked by China

The meme that launched a veritable fleet of investigations. (credit: Kevin Lamarque / Getty Images) The Federal Bureau of Investigations issued a terse statement today regarding President Donald J. Trump’s allegation via Twitter that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private mail server had been compromised by the Chinese government. The official statement, issued by […]

Employee email explains Elon Musk’s plan to take Tesla private

Enlarge / Elon Musk in 2015. (credit: Lee Hutchinson) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sent out an email to employees explaining his plan—first disclosed in a cryptic tweet—to turn Tesla into a privately held company. “As a public company, we are subject to wild swings in our stock price that can be a major distraction […]

“Inventor of email” appeals ruling that tossed his libel suit against Techdirt

Enlarge / A booth in support of Shiva Ayyadurai, who is running against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), displays an ‘Photoshopped’ image of Warren wearing a Native American headdress inside the Conservative Political Action Conference Hub at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Lawyers […]

Martin Lewis: Money Saving Expert scam email warning – look out for these four words

Martin Lewis, 46, issued an email scam warning to viewers on This Morning to explain what to look out for and how to know if you’re being scammed. The Money Saving Expert, or MSE for short, advised people to be wary of the wording of certain emails to tell if they are a scam. “Look […]

Martin Lewis: Money Saving Expert scam email warning – look out for these four words

Martin Lewis, 46, issued an email scam warning to viewers on This Morning to explain what to look out for and how to know if you’re being scammed. The Money Saving Expert, or MSE for short, advised people to be wary of the wording of certain emails to tell if they are a scam. “Look […]