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Expedia confirms layoffs at Seattle travel giant

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(GeekWire File Photo) Expedia Group confirmed that it laid off more workers as the Seattle-based travel giant looks to cut costs. “To ensure the best traveler experience, we must continually adapt to the evolving needs of our industry and travelers,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to GeekWire.

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Reddit Co-founder Joins Net Neutrality Debate

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Alexis Ohanian, the American Internet entrepreneur most famous for co-founding Reddit, has launched a crowdfund campaign to fight the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed “fast lanes” – superior channels that companies can purchase from ISPs to guarantee that their content travels quickly across the Internet.

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Net Threats: Internet Openness in Danger

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Reflecting the increasing attention paid to information security by many Americans, Pew Research recently conducted a large study, “ Net Threats ”, to identify important trends among technology experts’ opinions and predictions regarding the future of digital security. By Shannon Perry.

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Enhancing customer care through deep machine learning at Travelers

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New York-based insurance provider Travelers, with 30,000 employees and 2021 revenues of about $35 billion, is in the business of risk. On the role of the Chief Data Officer: Due to the nature of our business, Travelers has always used data analytics to assess and price risk. s SVP and chief data & analytics officer, has a crowâ??s

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Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation

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based startup that is developing what it describes as “net-zero carbon fuels” that can be used in transportation. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was investing in Infinium , a Sacramento, Calif.-based

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Airbnb files for IPO with future of travel uncertain; Expedia Group listed as competitor in prospectus

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billion in revenue through the first nine months of 2020, down 32% year-over-year, with a net loss of nearly $700 million, growing from $322 million in the year-ago period. The company did post net income of $219 million in the third quarter. Our platform has proven adaptable to serve these new ways of traveling.”

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IT Vortex: The Effort to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions is Far More Than a Business Goal

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That in itself was a significant step that demonstrated IT’s ability to reduce carbon emissions associated with everything from daily commutes to business travel. “The pandemic caused profound shifts in technology and made the ability to support remote workforces and achieve IT interoperability crucial,” says Corriero.

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