DNA Computer Could Curb Virus Spread A research team at the University of the Sunshine Coasthas developed a computer that can diagnose and distinguish between various types of viruses using molecular circuitry. Microsoft Faces China Antitrust Probe A Chinese government statement says State Administration of Industry and Commerce officials who visited Microsoft’s offices in Beijing, […]
Tech Sightings, June 24, 2014
Posted June 24th, 2014 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nineteen Year-Old Dies After Abuse in Chinese ‘Internet Rehab’ In China, where Internet addiction is now categorized as a mental illness, a 19-year-old student recently died at a so-called Internet-addiction recovery camp in Henan province. The girl was allegedly struck and kicked repeatedly. An autopsy showed she died from skull injuries and brain damage. ‘Bionic […]
Tech Sightings, June 19, 2014
Posted June 19th, 2014 at 2:09 pm (UTC-5)
Five World Cup Innovations You Might Have Missed You think you know everything about World Cup technologies? Think again! $50 million Google Coding Initiative Targets Girls Made with Code is a $50 million Google initiative that aims to attract more girls to coding and show that coding in today’s high-tech world is vital. China Cuts […]
Tech Sightings, March 13, 2014
Posted March 13th, 2014 at 2:52 pm (UTC-5)
Intel Lead on Conflict Minerals Helps, Challenges Other Firms After spending more than five years figuring out how to rid its supply chain of minerals that finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Intel Corp is now offering to “open source” its methods so that other companies can follow suit. Singapore Backtracks, Unveils New […]
Tech Sightings, February 26, 2014
Posted February 26th, 2014 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Japan Authorities Probing Closure of Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange A Japanese government spokesman said authorities are investigating the abrupt closure of Mt. Gox, which was the world’s biggest exchange for bitcoin virtual currency. GPS Tracking Shoes May Reduce Costs of Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients A George Mason University professor hopes a shoe with GPS tracking that […]
Tech Sightings, February 12, 2014
Posted February 12th, 2014 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Microsoft Denies Accusations of Censorship on Bing Outside China According to a China-based freedom of speech advocacy blog, Bing has been filtering out English and Chinese search results for politically-sensitive terms – a charge Microsoft denies. Japan Sees Record 12.8 Billion Cyberattacks Japan’s state-run National Institute of Information and Communications Technology reports that cyberattacks originating […]
Robots Test Healthcare Waters in Japan, US
Posted January 10th, 2014 at 2:26 pm (UTC-5)
Decades ago, the notion of robots assisting people was mostly the stuff of science fiction stories – harbingers of things to come. Well, that day is here. Robots have been in use in auto manufacturing, rescue and demining operations for some time. But they are now beginning to be utilized the healthcare sector in the […]