Today’s Tech Sightings: New Report Says Robots, AI Will Make Social Inequality Even Worse A new report from UK charity Sutton warns that developments in automation and artificial intelligence will deepen the divide between rich and poor in the UK unless the government takes action. The report suggests it will be easier for richer people […]
Report: AI Will Deepen Social Divides; India Leads Global Facebook Use
Posted July 13th, 2017 at 12:33 pm (UTC-5)
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‘CrowdGuard’ Fights India’s Sexual Violence, Bystander Apathy
Posted June 2nd, 2017 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
India has witnessed some harrowing acts of sexual and gender-based violence in recent years, some occurring in front of witnesses who watched, but did nothing. To combat this apathy, a social enterprise has come up with a crowdsourced solution that harnesses a trusted community to help people under attack. Philip Sunil Urech has seen it […]
‘Smart Cities’ Are Not Just About Technology
Posted May 12th, 2017 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
‘Smart cities’ or high-tech communities are popping up in parts of the developing world to connect citizens, spur economic development, and provide better services. But some experts caution that these smart hubs are more about sustainability and quality of life than the technology that supports them. ‘Smart cities’ is hardly a term everyone agrees on […]
Hype Aside, Blockchain Could Empower Developing World
Posted April 28th, 2017 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
If you believe all the hype, blockchain is the next revolution that will change the world as mobile technology did in early 2000. It might. But a few hurdles need to be cleared before this digital platform can potentially empower some of the world’s poorest citizens. Simply put, blockchain is a data application or ledger […]
Twitter Eyes India Expansion; Facebook Goes After Fake News – Again
Posted April 6th, 2017 at 1:52 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Twitter Pushes Into Countries With Poor Connectivity Twitter’s latest “Twitter Lite” mobile service, a faster, more data-efficient version of the microblogging service, will target parts of the world where connectivity is spotty in an effort to add new users. Twitter Lite will be rolled out globally, but is primarily aimed at India, […]
India iPhone to Start Production Soon; a Chatbot for India Called ‘Ruuh’
Posted March 30th, 2017 at 11:58 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: ‘Made in India’ Apple iPhones to Start Production in Bengaluru in April Until recently, the Indian government was having some issues with the list of demands Apple wanted fulfilled before it starts manufacturing iPhones in India. But according to Indian officials, assembly will begin in April, in partnership with Taiwanese contract manufacturer […]
Apple Denies iCloud Breach; Facebook Rolls Out Fake News Alerts
Posted March 23rd, 2017 at 12:19 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Why Is Apple Afraid of Forcing Users to Reset Their Passwords? A few days ago, a hacking collective based in Turkey claimed to have access to more than 600 million Apple accounts. The group, Turkish Crime Family, threatened to destroy the iCloud accounts if Apple fails to pay thousands of dollars in […]
Inside Uber’s Workplace Culture; Google Renews Fight for Racial Justice
Posted February 23rd, 2017 at 12:16 pm (UTC-5)
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, […]
The Biggest Online Threats; Robots Help Sick Kids Attend School
Posted February 22nd, 2017 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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 […]