Today’s Tech Sightings: Facebook CEO Defends Effort to Expand Internet Access During his second visit to India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg said his company’s effort to bring free Internet access to the developing world could help alleviate poverty in India. Zuckerberg’s program to provide basic Internet access on Android devices is now available in 24 […]
Zuckerberg Defends Internet Project; 2016 Cybersecurity Threats
Posted October 28th, 2015 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Harassment Scrubs SXSW Panels; the Texting Generation
Posted October 27th, 2015 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: SXSW Cancels Panels on Gaming Harassment, Citing Threats After receiving threats of violence, the South By Southwest Festival Monday canceled two panel discussions focusing on video games and harassment in the gaming community. The festival, scheduled for March 2016, was set to feature panelists who have been publicly vocal about the #Gamergate controversy, […]
#BlackLivesMatter; Palmyra; Twitter Polls; Back to October 21, 2015
Posted October 21st, 2015 at 12:01 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: How #BlackLivesMatter Uses Social Media to Fight the Power #BlackLivesMatter is a Twitter hashtag created in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed young African American Trayvon Martin in Florida. The hashtag has since become a rallying cry for millions of people looking for change. Jailed […]
Margaret Hamilton; Apple News; Google Drones; Pepsi Smartphone?
Posted October 13th, 2015 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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-5)
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-5)
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 […]
The Pope & Tech; Internet Broadband; Tetris; Kaspersky; Firefox Chat
Posted September 24th, 2015 at 3:31 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: What Does the Pope Think About Technology? #It’sComplicated He poses for selfies. He thinks the Internet is a “gift from God” and has 7.2 million followers on Twitter. Yet Pope Francis believes digital media “can stop people from learning how to live wisely” and warns that too much digital data can cause […]
E-Learning; Thailand’s Firewall; Apple’s Ghost; Killer Selfies
Posted September 22nd, 2015 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Khan Academy Brings Free Learning to Android The non-profit educational group, Khan Academy, is planning to release a dedicated Android app and a redesigned iPhone app for its online courses. The new apps include improved search and an offline learning mode, among other features that allow students to keep track of their […]
US, Asia Innovation; LI-FI; Android Hack; Facebook Dislike Option
Posted September 16th, 2015 at 3:58 pm (UTC-5)
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 […]
Data Access Fight; 3-D Printing the Bronze Age; Mobile Dominance
Posted September 3rd, 2015 at 4:16 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: How Microsoft’s Data Case Could Unravel the US Tech Industry Backed by a host of tech giants, Microsoft again heads to court next week to fight a U.S. Department of Justice search warrant seeking to access data stored in Ireland in a case related to international drugs. The case will determine if […]