Tech Sightings: Udacity Now has 1,000 Graduates and is Valued at $1 billion Launched only 13 months ago, for-profit online educational organization Udacity has seen its 1,000th student graduate from a current total enrollment of 10,000 across 168 countries. It has also accepted a $105 million investment, giving it a $1 billion valuation. Udacity offers […]
Education Tuition Reimbursement; Facebook Blocking Rival
Posted November 11th, 2015 at 2:07 pm (UTC-4)
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Dinotrux 5-Minute Favorites; TV Networks Reading Minds
Posted November 4th, 2015 at 2:08 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Netflix, DreamWorks Have Videos to Help Parents Get Kids in Bed Sooner Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have teamed up to give Mom and Dad an upper hand when kids often want to watch ”one more show,” before retiring, Netflix now has three new 5 Minute Favorites based on the animated series Dinotrux — each one […]
Margaret Hamilton; Apple News; Google Drones; Pepsi Smartphone?
Posted October 13th, 2015 at 12:00 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Her Code Got Humans on the Moon — and Invented Software You might never have heard of Margaret Hamilton. In the 1960s, she landed a job as a programmer at MIT. But when the Apollo space program came along, she led an engineering feat that would land a man on the moon […]
Thailand’s Firewall; the Next Big Thing; Android; Steve Jobs
Posted October 8th, 2015 at 3:38 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Thai Military’s Plan for ‘Great Firewall’ Risks Internet Competition Free speech advocates and former officials say the proposal by Thailand’s military government to create a single, controlled Internet gateway would kill competition and be seen as the latest effort to smother freedom of expression and dissent. Android Creator Thinks the Next Big […]
Thailands’ Internet; Freevolt; Skype; Android Blues
Posted October 1st, 2015 at 2:12 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Thai Government Faces Opposition in Bid to Build Single Internet Gateway Thailand’s plan to route all Internet traffic through one gateway is under fire. Former minister of information and communication technology, Anudith Nakornthap, a member of Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party, said the plan would slow down online services and could bring down […]
Snowden on Twitter; Nexus Phones; Security Flaws
Posted September 30th, 2015 at 3:22 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Edward Snowden Hits 1 million Twitter Followers The former government contractor who leaked thousands of classified NSA documents, has officially joined Twitter. His opening tweet was: “Can you hear me now?” The profile bears the blue check mark, meaning Twitter has verified that Snowden is the true owner of the account. He […]
Microsoft; China Tech Rules; VR; iOS 9; YouTube Gaming
Posted September 17th, 2015 at 3:59 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Microsoft to Spend $75 Million to Boost Computer Science in US Schools Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that his company will spend $75 million over the next three years on initiatives to boost youth access to computer science education. The initiative is part of Microsoft’s YouthSpark program, an effort to get young […]
US, Asia Innovation; LI-FI; Android Hack; Facebook Dislike Option
Posted September 16th, 2015 at 3:58 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: US Universities Lead in Innovation, Asia a Rising Power A Reuters Top 100 survey found U.S. universities leading the world in scientific innovation while facing stiff competition from Asia. Stanford University came on top; and the next nine spots all went to U.S. schools. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard […]
Intel Wireless Charging; Wikipedia; Android Malware; D&D
Posted September 2nd, 2015 at 3:56 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Intel Readying Charging Without Wires for Laptops Intel is looking to kill cabled charging with a new system to recharge laptops without a single wire in sight. The product is expected to launch sometime next year. The Case That Has Microsoft, Apple and Amazon Agreeing for Once Microsoft has lost two bouts […]