Today’s Tech Sightings: Facebook Denies Selling Ad-targeting Based on Users’ Emotions Facebook has denied a report from The Australian that claimed the social media giant gives advertisers tools to target users whenever they are in emotionally-vulnerable moods. The newspaper claimed that includes insecure teenagers as young as 14. A Facebook spokesman called the claims “misleading” […]
Facebook Denies Mood-based Ad Tools; ‘Minecraft’ to Teach Coding
Posted May 2nd, 2017 at 1:09 pm (UTC-5)
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US to Cede Internet DNS Control; Window’s 10’s Data Mining Dilemma
Posted August 18th, 2016 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: US: We’re Now Ready to Give Up Governing the Internet The U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration says it is now ready to pass internet domain name (DNS) control to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-based nonprofit organization. The move marks the end of a 20-year U.S. […]
Best Mobile Connectivity Is in Korea; Web Tracking Is on the Rise
Posted August 17th, 2016 at 12:11 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: OpenSignal: Koreans Enjoy Best Mobile Internet, Dutch Spend Most Time on Wi-Fi A new report from wireless signal mapping company OpenSignal places South Korea at the top of the list of countries enjoying 3G mobile connectivity 93 percent of the time, followed by Japan and Israel. The U.S. took 17th place with […]
Spy Hacking Group Targets Asia; Elderly Find Refuge in Technology
Posted May 5th, 2016 at 11:08 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Spy Hacking Group Targeting Asian Governments Spotted Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report says hackers have been spying on Asian governments since 2009. Dubbed PLATINUM, this particular hacking group has carried out a number of cyber espionage campaigns against government and private targets in Asia, according to Tim Rains, security editor of the […]
Autism Groups Look to Tech for Help; China Unveils Zapping Robocop
Posted April 27th, 2016 at 11:16 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Autism Advocates Look to Tech but Cash Is Tight Technology could hold the key to help individuals with the autism spectrum disorder, but autism advocates lack the funds to pursue this avenue. Parents and advocates hope apps, robots and wearable devices can open up the world to autistic children and help them […]
US Tech Firms Fight Encryption-limits Bill; Free Wi-Fi Networks Unsafe
Posted April 20th, 2016 at 12:48 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Groups Representing Google, Netflix, Microsoft, Apple Slam Latest Bill Aiming to Curb Tech Security Both houses of the U.S. Congress are looking at bills that could seriously limit building strong privacy measures into tech devices and social media messaging services. But this week, a host of groups representing major tech companies published […]
Americans Choose Privacy Over Savings; Here Comes Your New AI Doctor
Posted January 14th, 2016 at 11:19 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: When Is It Worth Giving Up Your Data? Americans Aren’t Quite Sure A new report from the Pew Research Center found more than half of the 461 Americans surveyed would rather give up discounts than be tracked by gadgets wherever they go. Forty-five percent of respondents rejected energy savings and car insurance […]
Intel Wireless Charging; Wikipedia; Android Malware; D&D
Posted September 2nd, 2015 at 3:56 pm (UTC-5)
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 […]
Internet.org in Kenya; Intel; GitHub; YouTube Takes on Twitch
Posted August 26th, 2015 at 3:02 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Internet.org Seeks Ties With Kenyan Telcos Facebook’s Internet.org has been in touch with several of Kenya’s telecommunications companies for partnerships that could benefit the country, as part of its efforts to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet. How Intel’s Future Goes Way Beyond the PC As the PC market […]
Hawking’s Voice; Google in Africa; Bitcoin Split?
Posted August 18th, 2015 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Stephen Hawking’s Voice Now Available as Open Source Software Intel is making astrophysicist Stephen Hawking’s distinctive voice available to the public for free. The technology developed for Hawking, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is called the Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT). Intel will now make the source code open for people to […]