Here s what s going on in tech.
Symantec report: Software flaws used in hacking more than doubled in 2015, setting record. More than 500 million digital identities were stolen or exposed last year.
Electronic Arts attracts new investors even amid stock downturn.
Google says it will give digital training to 1 million Africans in effort to boost jobs.
EU calls on the world s largest companies to disclose how much they pay in taxes in Europe, and to disclose their tax affairs in offshore havens. Proposal was reportedly in the works before the Panama Papers leak. (NYT)
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is freezing his salary this year after complaints about his compensation last year.
Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers are planning to go on strike Wednesday if they don t reach an agreement with company. They ve gone without a contract since August.
Accel raises new $500 million fund for European and Israeli startups.
More than 13,000 Amazon customers have signed a petition calling for the company to cut ties with Donald Trump. Items from Trump s menswear collection are available on Amazon.
Meanwhile, Box CEO Aaron Levie opened an event in London — the launch of Box Zones that allow customers to store their data outside the United States — by apologizing for Donald Trump.
Chinese tech firms including Alibaba and Baidu sign pledge to fight online terror activities.
ICYMI because of that pesky Model X recall: Tesla Model S owners now have a psychedelic cowbell road option on their dash.
And another Elon Musk company in the news: SpaceX stuck that rocket landing at sea on Friday, now the Falcon 9 rocket has arrived at Port Canaveral.
Photo: SpaceX s Falcon 9 booster returns to Port Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday, April 12, 2016. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP)
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