Other number of the day
$120 million
That’s the record amount that the Federal Communications
Commission wants to fine a Miami man over a robocall scheme that appeared to trick consumers into buying vacation packages. The agency said Adrian Abramovich’s companies made made nearly 97 million robocalls from October-December 2016, and were spewing out “mass-robocalling” operations in 2015 and 2016.
Tech is the name of the game
Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala of the Warriors are among those backing a Players Technology Summit, which will bring together leaders in technology, venture capital and sports at a forum Aug. 14-16 in San Francisco. Bloomberg, which is presenting the summit, said there will be panels and networking to help athletes also become business professionals.