Today’s Tech Sightings: Apple in Talks to Launch Its Own Money-transfer Service Apple has been flirting with the idea of building its own money-transfer service for a while. But recent discussions with partners in the payments industry seem to put it back on this track in a market dominated by traditional players like PayPal. According […]
Apple Eyes Money-transfer Service; Cyber Threats Haunt US Agencies
Posted April 27th, 2017 at 12:56 pm (UTC-4)
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Diversity Contest Looks for Common Ground Amid Discord
Posted March 25th, 2016 at 10:43 am (UTC-4)
Update: The Grand Prize was awarded to Los Angeles-based creative team, Tonia Beglari, Jazmin Garcia, Emilia Yang, and Allison Comrie – all women of color – for Downtown Browns. The second and third prizes went to Samantha Pyra and Rose Glaeser for Mysteries of NYC, and Ram Devineni for Fabulous Hair! The prickly issue of […]
Tech Sightings, September 18, 2014
Posted September 18th, 2014 at 2:35 pm (UTC-4)
Make Peace, Not War The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the United Nations Development Program, and Build Up have teamed up to sponsor PEACEapp, a competition intended to showcase the work of game developers who create games to channel cultural dialogue and conflict management. October 15 is the deadline for entries. China’s Signal Hijacks Have […]
Game Changers: Playing for a Better World
Posted December 27th, 2013 at 2:30 pm (UTC-4)
Gamers have heard it all before: games are a waste of time! They are bad for your health. They promote violence, etc., etc. But the fact is some are also catalysts for positive change. And that’s exactly what Games for Change is about. Games for Change is a non-profit hub that promotes video games as […]