Royal Mail faces difficult task to keep ahead of competitionFinancial TimesRoyal Mail, which was losing money in its UK letters and parcels business three years ago, has made great strides since Moya Greene, its Canadian chief executive, arrived in 2010. But it has further to go both in raising efficiency to levels achieved … More:…
Hackers raid eBay in historic breach, access 145M recordsCNBC.comEBay said that hackers raided its network three months ago, accessing some 145 million user records in what is poised to go down as one of the biggest data breaches in history, based on the number of accounts compromised. It advised customers to change … More: continued here
Outdoors Mailbag: Speckled-trout numbers, duck stamps and diving to hellThe Times-PicayuneI have been trying to get The Times-Picayune to address the price increase for the federal duck stamp. This is an important piece of conservation legislation that needs to be adjusted for inflation. Please let me know if you are interested in running a …and…
KPVI News 6 Change of Plea in Tennessee Post Office ShootingsABC NewsProsecutors say Montgomery and his 18-year-old son tried to rob the rural post office, but they became angry and began shooting after they realized it had just $63 to steal. Federal prosecutors said last year they would be seeking the death penalty …Change of…
Tech Five: eBay down after breach, HP to report earningsUSA TODAYHas eBay experienced a fallout on Wall Street after disclosing details of a massive breach? Let's look at the five technology stocks to watch Thursday. eBay. Shares are down 1.2% in pre-market trading, after the online marketplace reported a … More: continued here
Royal Mail has announced a rise in annual profits after revenues growth from parcel deliveries more than offset a further decline in letter volumes. In its first set of results since its controversial £3.3 billion stock market flotation in October, the company said operating profits after transformation costs were £430 million in the year to…
eBay argued against stronger privacy breach penaltiesZDNetAs eBay hastily informs its customers of its massive privacy breach, the company told the Australian Law Reform Commission that stopping reputation damage was enough of an incentive to protect customer data, and that statutory action against privacy … More: continued here
Connecticut attorney general probing eBay data breachReuters(Reuters) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said on Thursday he is investigating the massive data breach at eBay Inc. "My office will be looking into the circumstances surrounding this breach as well as the steps eBay is taking to prevent …and more » More: continued here
The use of food stamps in Windham County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition program. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail warns of 'intense' competition as profits riseTelegraph.co.ukIn a blow for Royal Mail, an Ofcom spokesman said: "We do not believe that there is presently a threat to the financial sustainability of the universal postal service …. We would expect Royal Mail to take appropriate steps to respond to the challenge … More:…