Looking back on the last months of 1940, Claude Shannon was quite open about his desire to avoid the World War II draft: “Things were moving fast there, and I could smell the war coming along. And it seemed to me I would be safer working full-time for the war effort, safer against the…
China is cracking down on virtual private networks, targeting the most popular way to access websites based outside the country and avoid restrictions. The government ordered the nation’s three state-run phone carriers to enforce a ban on VPNs for individuals and require companies operating on the mainland to register
Until two weeks ago, the simple act of calling myself an engineer could have earned me a US $1,000 fine as a repeat offender of Oregon’s unconstitutional professional-engineer licensing law. All that changed on 30 May, when the board consented to a preliminary injunction I filed as part of my First Amendment lawsuit…
It seems self-employment is the latest trend in the business world, with more than seven out of 10 small business owners looking to grow their own business rather return to traditional employment…
Being a small business owner is challenging enough without having to worry about getting paid. As a new study from the online payments specialists at WePay reveals, many entrepreneurs are struggling with maintaining steady cash flow and the effects of payment fraud.
