Technology
Anything to do with Technology
Eleanora @Eleanora - over 3 years ago
Merlyn Mind emerges from stealth with $29M and a hardware and software solution to help teachers ...
We’ve chronicled, in great detail, the many layers of technology, services and solutions, that have been wrapped around the world of education in recent years — and especially in the last year, which became a high watermark for digital learning tools because …
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Erik @Erik - over 5 years ago
Maricopa County trying to prevent another voting disaster
Maricopa County trying to prevent another voting disasterPHOENIX (AP) — In the past few big election years, Arizona’s most populous county encountered major voting issues.The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is looking to get ahead of potential problems in 2020 by res...continued
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Immanuel @Immanuel - over 5 years ago
Fintech platform Synapse raises $33M to build ‘the AWS of banking’ – TechCrunch
Synapse, a San Francisco-based startup that operates a platform enabling banks and fintech companies to easily develop financial services, has closed a $33 million Series B to develop new products and go after international expansion. The investment was led by Andreessen ...continued
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Adelia @Adelia - over 1 year ago
The average employee goes into the office less than twice a week. Here's what your business can d...
Pay attention to what your remote workers want from their technology.
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Erik @Erik - over 5 years ago
Do you know how Peer to Peer Bitcoin works?
Do you know how Peer to Peer Bitcoin works?Bitcoin—this term caused a huge buzz in the finance and technology industry back in 2009 when an unknown Satoshi Nakamoto brought it to the table. Many people got more curious about what it is and how it works, especially those f...continued
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Hannah @Hannah - over 5 years ago
Amazon Prime’s Deals Of The Day Is What Every Shopaholic’s Cheap Thrills Are Made Of!
Amazon Prime’s Deals Of The Day Is What Every Shopaholic’s Cheap Thrills Are Made Of!Yep, you read it right! This year, it's bigger and better! And since you've opened this article, I bet that you're like me - a compulsive shopper - the kind of person who enjoys shopping ...continued
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Arvid @Arvid - over 2 years ago
Data technology comes to the construction industry
The AEC industry has been behind others in using data and technology to improve business processes and revenue by reducing waste and risk.
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Leda @Leda - over 3 years ago
SambaNova raises $676M at a $5.1B valuation to double down on cloud-based AI software for enterpr...
Artificial intelligence technology holds a huge amount of promise for enterprises — as a tool to process and understand their data more efficiently; as a way to leapfrog into new kinds of services and products; and as a critical stepping stone into whatever t…
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Leda @Leda - over 5 years ago
UK Develops Warplane to Fly at Speed of 5,000km per Hour to Tackle ‘Adversaries’
UK Develops Warplane to Fly at Speed of 5,000km per Hour to Tackle ‘Adversaries’The “potential adversaries’” hypersonic weapons, mentioned by RAF head Stephen Hillier, are currently being developed by Russia, China and the US. These include the state-of-the-art Russian Av...continued
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 5 years ago
Congress faces ‘hard questions’ on facial recognition as activists push for ban
Congress faces ‘hard questions’ on facial recognition as activists push for banLawmakers pressed officials on the federal government’s use of facial recognition today, as activists push for an outright ban on the technology.The issue came under renewed scrutiny this week ...continued
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Elody @Elody - over 4 years ago
Facebook’s Workplace, now with 5M paying users, adds drop-in video Rooms and more
One of the biggest technology takeaways of the last couple of months has been that organizations need confident, wide-ranging digital strategies to stay afloat, and Facebook — in its wider bid to build products to serve businesses — is taking note. In the same week that t...continued
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Dayton @Dayton - over 2 years ago
Gas prices are rising, so it's a good thing some vehicles are secretly hybrids
With gas prices gas prices passing $5 a gallon in many places, drivers may wish they had a hybrid vehicle. In fact, many owners of newer vehicle could already be driving hybrids and not even know it. Hybrid technology is finding its way into all sorts of vehi…
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Marjory @Marjory - over 5 years ago
We are leaving older adults out of the digital world – TechCrunch
Jessica Fields Contributor May is national Older Americans Month, and this year’s theme is Connect, Create, Contribute. One area in particular threatens to prevent older adults from making those connections: the digital divide. Nati...continued
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Kari @Kari - over 5 years ago
China fails to buy agricultural goods as promised: Trump
China fails to buy agricultural goods as promisedUS President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of backsliding on promises to increase purchases of American farm exports.The president’s latest salvo on Twitter comes the same week that US and Chinese trade officials h...continued
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Kari @Kari - about 5 years ago
The man behind Tesla’s Powerwall is now pitching an all-in-one power management system for homes
The man behind Tesla’s Powerwall is now pitching an all-in-one power management system for homes – TechCrunchArch Rao, the former head of product atTesla who was behind the company’s Powerwall home energy storage is system, is back with a new company pitching energy manag...continued
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Teagan @Teagan - 7 months ago
Peter Thiel was trapped inside a student debating hall by pro-Palestine protesters accusing him o...
Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel faced backlash from protestors over his company's war technology deal with Israel.
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Alvah @Alvah - 11 months ago
The rise of AI is fueling a seamless technology evolution called ambient computing. Here's what t...
The rapid rise of AI is fueling a seamless technology evolution called ambient computing. It has the ability to act as our digital sixth sense.
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Torey @Torey - over 5 years ago
Zoom’s video conferencing security flaw also applies to RingCentral and Zhumu
Apple is silently updating Macs again to remove insecure software from Zoom’s partnersAs Buzzfeed reports, security researcher Karan Lyons published evidence of yet more video conferencing apps that could be maliciously opened with their cameras turned on due to a securit...continued
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Meggie @Meggie - 7 months ago
Scientists solved the 70-year-old mystery of an insect's invisibility coat that can manipulate light
A team of researchers created the world's first synthetic brochosomes in a huge step towards invisibility cloaking technology.
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Torey @Torey - about 3 years ago
How wearable technology could promote trust and wellness at work
A PwC pilot showed that issuing employees with wearable tech could help businesses understand employee needs and stress without sacrificing trust.
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Joe @Joe - over 5 years ago
I walked on the moon at Comic-Con, 50 years after Apollo 11 - CNET
50 years after Apollo 11, I walked on the moon at Comic-ConOn July 20, 1969, the United States went to the moon. Fifty years later, to the day, I did this moon landing virtual reality thing at San Diego Comic-Con. Which feat is more impressive? I don't know, I'm not a sci...continued
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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago
50 years after Apollo 11, I walked on the moon at Comic-Con - CNET
50 years after Apollo 11, I walked on the moon at Comic-ConOn July 20, 1969, the United States went to the moon. Fifty years later, to the day, I did this moon landing virtual reality thing at San Diego Comic-Con. Which feat is more impressive? I don't know, I'm not a sci...continued
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Wilmer @Wilmer - about 5 years ago
California Law Officially Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body Cams
California Law Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body CamerasCalifornia will block police officers from including facial recognition technology in their body cameras, joining two other states that have created similar laws—Oregon and New Hampshire.On Tuesday Gov. Gavin Ne...continued
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Manley @Manley - almost 5 years ago
Dfinity launches an open source platform aimed at the social networking giants
When Dfinity raised $102 million in funding in 2018 at a $2 billion valuation in a round jointly led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital, it was thought of as a step-change in the world of blockchain technology. In an area that was synonymous with generating a lo...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 1 year ago
GM’s big bet on driverless cars turns sour
GM’s bet on driverless cars is looking more shaky after Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigned. The company has been more bullish on autonomous cars than many of its rivals.
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