Nigerian Girls to Get Tech Training; Indian Students Take on WhatsApp

Posted September 20th, 2016 at 12:05 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings:

FILE - A child rescued by Nigerian soldiers waits to receive treatment at a refugee camp in Yola; Nigeria; May 3; 2015; after being rescued from captivity by Boko Haram fighters. (AP)

FILE – A child rescued by Nigerian soldiers waits to receive treatment at a refugee camp in Yola; Nigeria, May 3; 2015, after being rescued from captivity by Boko Haram fighters. (AP)

Youth for Technology Foundation to Train 6,000 Nigerian Girls in Technology

The Youth for Technology Foundation announced it will train 6,000 Nigerian girls unable to attend school or risk the dangers of human trafficking to use 3-D printing. The training, which was made public during the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting and Commitment to Action, will teach the girls trades that will allow them to use their newly-found skills in their own part of the world.

Microsoft Develops AI to Help Cancer Doctors Find the Right Treatments

Hanover is a Microsoft machine-learning project geared toward ingesting all sorts of literature about new cancer drugs in order to help doctors identify the combination that best works for each individual patient. Microsoft is collaborating with Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute to find effective combinations to fight acute myeloid leukemia, which is often fatal and has not seen much improvement in treatment options for decades.

Two India Students Challenge Facebook on WhatsApp Privacy Policy

WhatsApp messaging service, previously claiming to be a privacy champion, recently reneged on that commitment in favor of sharing user information with its parent company, Facebook. Now, two Indian students have filed a class action suit in the Delhi High Court, asking Facebook to reverse the recent changes and demanding the government implement guidelines to protect the privacy of users of messaging apps.

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Aida Akl
Aida Akl is a journalist working on VOA's English Webdesk. She has written on a wide range of topics, although her more recent contributions have focused on technology. She has covered both domestic and international events since the mid-1980s as a VOA reporter and international broadcaster.

2 responses to “Nigerian Girls to Get Tech Training; Indian Students Take on WhatsApp”

  1. henry says:

    woo this a wonderful news I really appreciate the idea and most especially the love .my name is Adedeji Henry and I have a younger sister her name Sandra …I know that she will like it too ‘
    sir ,how can we apply please
    henry.

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