As HP approaches its Nov. 1 split into HP Inc. (HPI) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), it unveiled further headcount reductions as part of its corporatewide restructuring plan that was put forth in 2012, designed to increase the market fitness of HPE. At its Securities Analyst Meeting on Sept....
Read MoreWASHINGTON — More than 100,000 taxpayers have had their personal tax information stolen from an IRS website as part of an elaborate scheme to claim fraudulent tax refunds. The information was stolen from an online system called “Get Transcript,” where taxpayers can get tax returns and other tax filings from previous years. In order to access the information, the thieves cleared a security screen that required knowledge about the taxpayer, including Social Security number, date of birth, tax filing status and street address, the IRS said Tuesday. “We’re confident that these are not amateurs,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen....
Read MoreHARTFORD, Conn. — Nick Jaensch and Keith Bessette know that 500 million online friends and $1.5 billion raised from investors are for that other online social network. The two University of Connecticut MBAs have instead received $350,000 in private and state money to develop shizzlr.com, a corner of the Internet dedicated to college students and 20-somethings. “Facebook is for every person you’ve met or have come across,” Jaensch said. “Shizzlr is for your actual 20 friends and the people you hang out with.” Jaensch, who is 24, and Bessette, 31, raised $200,000 from friends and family and $150,000 from...
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