Your Control of Your Personal Info is All but Dead, Pew Respondents Fear A new survey reveals more than 90 percent of Americans feel they’ve lost control over how their personal information is collected and used by companies, particularly for advertising purposes. The majority of respondents expressed concern about whether the government is listening in […]
Q&A: Robotics Workshop Scours Tech Scene for Ebola Tools
Posted November 7th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
As global efforts to contain Ebola accelerate, U.S. researchers and robotics experts are meeting (November 7) to identify tech solutions to protect health workers tackling Ebola, which has claimed more than 4,900 lives. The Workshop on Safety Robotics for Ebola Workers is a multi-location collaboration between Texas A&M University, the University of California at Berkley, […]
Q&A: UN Arms Peacekeepers With Latest Technologies
Posted October 31st, 2014 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations’ peacekeepers are deployed in some of the world’s most dangerous spots and are often at a disadvantage as they get caught in the crossfire of shifting battlefields. To enhance their effectiveness and safety, the United Nations tasked an Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping with seeking out technological solutions to level the peacekeeping […]
Tech Sightings, October 30, 2014
Posted October 30th, 2014 at 2:23 pm (UTC-5)
Tim Cook Speaks Up In an article in Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly declared that he is gay. “Let me be clear,” he wrote. “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” Having a Heart Attack? This Drone Could Help Alec Momont, whose […]
Tech Sightings, October 29, 2014
Posted October 29th, 2014 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Google Working on Nanoparticles to Detect Cancer Google X research lab’s Life Sciences Team wants to create tiny, magnetic particles that can target different parts of the body to detect cancer and other health issues. The particles will come in the form of a pill; and a wearable device applied to the skin keeps count […]
Tech Sightings, October 28, 2014
Posted October 28th, 2014 at 2:19 pm (UTC-5)
App Annie: Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, India Power Next Wave of App Growth Mobile app analytics firm App Annie and mobile content and commerce association MEF project that the next growth market for app downloads will take place in Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and India in the next quarter. Ebola Research Gets a Boost From Crowdfunding […]