Afternoon coffee: Amazon opens its largest building in the world; Attacks in the open source supply chain worsen August 21, 2019 11:23 PM by admin [ad_1] Imposing to face competitors such as Walmart in India, Amazon's e-commerce giant has opened its largest campus building in the world in Hyderabad, reports Bloomberg. The campus is located on a 10 acre parcel of land and can accommodate up to 9,000 people. Attacks in the open source supply chain worsen Over the past year, there has been a series of online attacks against supply chains using open source software, and this shows no sign of stopping. This week, two backdoor attacks were introduced in a dozen libraries downloaded by hundreds of thousands of server administrators. These are just the latest attacks in the supply chain for open source software. Solar will bypass wind power by 2021 in renewable corporate purchases A new report announced that solar power would take up wind energy from renewable energy buyers in 2021. Wood Mackenzie and the American Wind Energy Association today released a new report titled Analysis demand for commercial and industrial wind energy in the United States. Investments in the supply chain can boost consumer confidence A study by professors from MIT Sloan and the University of Pittsburgh revealed that companies that were striving to find out more about their supply chain were ready to gain trust consumers, or even increase sales. Investments on this front are worth it, according to the new study. Target Announces Quarterly Results Exceeding Expectations Reuters reports that Target Corp. has increased its annual earnings guidance after posting quarterly earnings above expectations. Increased investment in redevelopment of stores and additions to its digital businesses eventually attracted more customers. Target has added initiatives such as Shipt and Drive-up to face the competition. [ad_2] Source link