av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 4, 2017 | Lästips

Surge pricing comes to the supermarket | Technology | The Guardian
In 1861 a shopkeeper in Philadelphia revolutionised the retail industry. John Wanamaker, who opened his department store in a Quaker district of the city, introduced price tags for his goods, along with the high-minded slogan: If everyone was equal before God, then everyone would be equal before price. The practice caught on. Up until then high-street retailers had generally operated a market-stall system of haggling on most products. Their best prices might be reserved for their best customers. Or they would weigh up each shopper and make a guess at what they could afford to pay and eventually come to an agreement
Källa: Surge pricing comes to the supermarket | Technology | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 4, 2017 | Lästips

Exclusive: Apple Music executive Bozoma Saint John plans to leave the company – Axios
Bozoma Saint John, the Apple executive who garnered significant attention for her demo at last year’s worldwide developer conference, plans to leave the company, Axios has learned. Saint John was head of Global Consumer Marketing for Apple Music (and predecessor Beats Music). Prior to that she was head of music and entertainment marketing for Pepsi.An Apple representative declined to comment.Why it matters: While Apple has several women of color in higher-ranking positions, Saint John had a high profile beyond Apple and was widely praised for her on-stage work last year. She was also fairly unique among Apple executives in maintaining a strong personal brand beyond her work identity, with a strong following on Instagram and Twitter. Her exit also comes shortly after Apple shifted former HR head Denise Young Smith to a new role as VP of diversity and inclusion.
Källa: Exclusive: Apple Music executive Bozoma Saint John plans to leave the company – Axios
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 4, 2017 | Lästips

Dataintrång vid försvarets örlogsbas i Berga | Aftonbladet
Örlogsbasen i Berga hanterar ett dataintrång, bekräftar Försvarsmakten.En person misstänks för brott i ett ärende som leds av riksenheten för säkerhetsmål. Ärendet omfattas av förundersökningssekretess, säger Magnus Lindstedt, kommunikationschef vid amfibieregementet.Ett ytstridsfartyg på väg in till BergabasenFoto: TTTipsa | AftonbladetFörsvarsmaktens bas i Berga är en viktig del av försvaret i Östersjöområdet och är hem åt Fjärde sjöstridsflottiljen och amfibieregementet.Aftonbladet kan avslöja att man nu utreder ett dataintrång vid örlogsbasen.En utredning om dataintrång i Berga leds av kammaråklagare Mats Ljungqvist vid riksenheten för säkerhetsmål.En person är misstänkt och ett förhör var planerat att hållas med denne tidigare i veckan.Det misstänkta dataintrånget skulle ha inträffat i oktober 2015.
Källa: Dataintrång vid försvarets örlogsbas i Berga | Aftonbladet
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 4, 2017 | Lästips

Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon’s Alexa | Reuters
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is expected to announce plans next week to make its Siri voice assistant work with a larger variety of apps, as the technology company looks to counter the runaway success of Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) competing Alexa service.But the Cupertino, California company is likely to stick to its tested method of focusing on a small amount of features and trying to perfect them, rather than casting as wide a net as possible, according to engineers and artificial intelligence industry insiders.Currently, Apple’s Siri works with only six types of app: ride-hailing and sharing; messaging and calling; photo search; payments; fitness; and auto infotainment systems. At the company’s annual developer conference next week, it is expected to add to those categories.Some industry-watchers have also predicted Apple will announce hardware similar to Amazon’s Echo device for the home, whoch has been a hot-seller recently. Apple declined comment.
Källa: Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon’s Alexa | Reuters
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 4, 2017 | Lästips

London attack: Six killed in vehicle and stabbing incidents – BBC News
Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in whoch three male attackers were shot dead by police.A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market.Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests.One of those hurt is a police officer who was stabbed after going to help. His injuries are not life-threatening.The Conservatives have suspended national general election campaigning and the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency committee later.Theresa May described Saturday night’s events as ”dreadful”, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called them ”brutal and shocking”.London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was ”a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners”, but it remained the ”safest global city” and Londoners would not be cowed by terrorism.
Källa: London attack: Six killed in vehicle and stabbing incidents – BBC News
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 4, 2017 | Lästips

Suspected militants plow van into London crowd, stab revelers, kill six | Reuters
Suspected militants drove a van into pedestrians at high speed on London Bridge on Saturday night before stabbing revelers on nearby streets, killing at least six people and wounding close to 50.Armed police rushed to the scene and shot dead the three male attackers in the Borough Market area near the bridge, as authorities urged Londoners on Twitter to ”run, hide, tell” if they were caught up in the violence.The attacks came just five days ahead of a national parliamentary election on Thursday. The ruling Conservative Party suspended national campaigning on Sunday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said.”Following updates from police and security officials, I can confirm that the terrible incident in London is being treated as a potential act of terrorism,” May said in a statement as events unfolded.
Källa: Suspected militants plow van into London crowd, stab revelers, kill six | Reuters