Today’s Tech Sightings: Inside Uber’s Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture Ride-hailing app Uber, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful ventures, is in full damage control after engineer Susan Fowler, who left Uber in December, recently described a long-standing culture of gender discrimination and harassment. In an in-depth look, the New York Times says that includes groping, […]
Inside Uber’s Workplace Culture; Google Renews Fight for Racial Justice
Posted February 23rd, 2017 at 12:16 pm (UTC-4)
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The Biggest Online Threats; Robots Help Sick Kids Attend School
Posted February 22nd, 2017 at 12:00 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: The 15 Biggest Threats Online, Ranked A new report from the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security puts hacking for profit at the top of a list of leading online threats. The report says the trend will continue, aided by new tools and malware to boost the criminal business. Malware […]
Tech Goes to Work to Help Europe’s Refugees Assimilate
Posted February 17th, 2017 at 11:29 am (UTC-4)
Technology is finding ways to bridge cultural gaps and help refugees from the Middle East and North Africa assimilate in Europe while giving back to their host countries. When millions of refugees began to wash ashore in Europe in 2015, so did myriads of challenges – meeting basic needs, education, healthcare, jobs, safety, and mitigating cultural […]
Twitter Restricts Abusive Users; IBM, VISA Team Up for IoT
Posted February 16th, 2017 at 12:56 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Twitter Starts Temporarily Restricting Abusive Accounts Twitter will now temporarily restrict users who engage in abuse and sexual harassment online so that only their followers are able to see their tweets. The move also prevents these tweets from being retweeted to non-followers. This is the latest in a series of measures Twitter […]
Suspected Russian Hackers Target Macs; a Visor for the Legally Blind
Posted February 15th, 2017 at 1:04 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Russian Cyberspies Blamed for US Election Hacks Now Targeting Macs Bitdefender cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a Mac OS Trojan that probably was used by the Russian hackers blamed for breaching the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The program, called Sofacy or X-Agent, has been around for other operating systems, but researchers […]
Cameroon Internet Blocked; Hidden Sensors Track Employees
Posted February 14th, 2017 at 12:55 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Cameroon’s Internet Outage Is Draining Its Economy Cameroon is under international pressure to restore internet services. Up to 20 percent of Cameroon’s population has been denied internet access since January, and the problem persists. By all accounts, the internet disruptions are thought to be politically motivated, targeting long-marginalized English-speaking populations in the […]
Google Wi-Fi Goes to India; Stuxnet-like Malware Spreading Worldwide
Posted February 9th, 2017 at 11:51 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Google Wi-Fi Station Project Is Coming to India First Google Station, a project that aims to bring fast Wi-Fi connectivity to railway stations and other public places, will launch for the first time in Pune, a city southeast of Mumbai, India. The project is a collaboration between several local and international tech […]
Feb. 7 Is Safer Internet Day; Some iOS Apps Put User Data at Risk
Posted February 7th, 2017 at 11:48 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: On Safer Internet Day, Here’s How to Get Your Online Life Secured February 7, 2017 is Safer Internet Day, which shines a light on unhealthy online habits and promotes better privacy and safety practices. Your Google searches – and trips to various ad-funded websites – tip off advertising companies to all sorts […]