It beat even the Covid-19-induced lockdown worldwide with places far apart as Hong Kong and Australia letting it stay on track, albeit without the ‘human’ element milling around. For once it seemed that horses were luckier than humans and could run amuck without a virus pulling them down. That in parts can be attributed to a history as old as…

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Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Jane Fraser makes her mark on Citigroup, the House impeaches President Trump, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells us what it was like to be in the Capitol as the pro-Trump mob broke down the doors. Have a great Thursday. – Inside the attack on the Capitol. History was made last night when the House of Representatives…

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It has truly become important for businesses to first acknowledge the risk of threats before embarking on any technological development. This is true even more for smaller business than larger established enterprise that will do it for compliance and regulatory requirements without a choice. It is not only about risk, but also building trust with their customers to show that they are taking security and security…

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Last fall, the United Kingdom rolled out a national program that provides subsidized, personalized tutoring to elementary, middle, and high school students who fell behind when schools shut down as a result of the COVID outbreak. The U.K.’s National Tutoring Program, which will last two years, is specifically designed to bring disadvantaged students back up to speed. The entire £350 million…

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Have you recently taken an interest in online learning due to a hesitancy to attend conventional school related to the coronavirus pandemic? If so, you are not alone. Maybe you have always preferred online learning, and this has given you the perfect opportunity to thrive? Perhaps you have never taken an online course before, and are looking forward to beginning…

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Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after a long illness, his wife said Tuesday. Miriam Adelson and the Las Vegas Sands Corp. both released statements confirming Adelson’s death. He was 87 years old. He was…

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While TikTok and newer video platforms get all of the attention, YouTube remains the dominant streaming content site. The site has two billion users worldwide, according to Statista. Furthermore, Google owns YouTube and privileges YouTube content in internet searches just as they do Google Books. This means you want to have a YouTube presence even if you’re mostly operating off…

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This is the web version of Data Sheet, a daily newsletter on the business of tech. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.  It’s pretty dead along the strip in Las Vegas right now, though to be fair it’s also about 3 a.m. Pop in anytime via the great WorldCams site and take a peek. Internet video is…

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When you think of digital marketing you think of a strong social media presence, Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns and SEO driven traffic to a top-tier website, and effective email campaigns to lists of 10,000+ subscribers generating orders for a new, dynamic, e-commerce business. What doesn’t spring to mind is a more traditional business, essentially local rather than digital, established…

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Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are removing Parler from their services, part of a growing backlash after the social media network was among those used to organize Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol. Apple dropped Parler from its App Store, while Amazon’s cloud unit decided to stop hosting the social media company starting Sunday night. They joined Alphabet Inc.’s Google, which…

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