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Big Tech Firms Pledge Training For Workers In Southeast Asia
Microsoft, Google and other major technology companies have promised to help provide training in digital skills for around 20 million people in Southeast Asia by 2020 to make sure the region’s burgeoning working-age population is a fit for the future job market.
Ivanka Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook Visit Idaho School
Ivanka Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook visited a heavily Hispanic Idaho school district on Tuesday to trumpet her workforce development initiative promoting science, technology, engineering and math.
Supreme Court Could Allow Suit Over Apple iPhone Apps' Sales
The Supreme Court seemed ready to allow an antitrust lawsuit to go forward that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps.
Review: ‘Arctic' Is A Solid, And Solitary, Survival Tale
The premise for ”Arctic ” is so simple it’s almost silly to describe: Stranded man tries to survive. It’s also been done more than a few times in movies, so it’s understandable if hearing that invokes a yawn. And yet with barely any dialogue, traditional storytelling methods or even a cute pet or inanimate object to help, director Joe Penna and star Mads Mikkelsen have made a riveting and precisely plotted film worthy of other greats in the genre.
Everything Is Pretty Good In ‘The Lego Movie 2'
“The LEGO Movie” is a hard act to follow. Its world was so fresh and vibrant and unexpected, it’s no wonder that it spawned a number of spinoffs of varying quality. But the big test was always going to be the sequel and whether or not it could recreate the magic of the first. And I’m pleased to report that ”The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part ” is pretty darn good, but also you can’t help shake the feeling that it’s just never going to live up to the exciting newness of the first.
Toshiba Unveils Robot To Probe Melted Fukushima Nuclear Fuel
Toshiba Corp. unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant and grip chunks of highly radioactive melted fuel.
Researchers Say Amazon Face-Detection Technology Shows Bias
Facial-detection technology that Amazon is marketing to law enforcement often misidentifies women, particularly those with darker skin, according to researchers from MIT and the University of Toronto.
Facebook Merging Instagram and Whatsapp
With Facebook announcing plans to merge its Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram messaging services, we take a closer look at the giant’s stronghold on the ways in which we communicate, and explore whether the new changes will bring us closer together, or give Facebook access to more data to sell advertising and increase its dominance in the market.
Q1 2019 - Services Vs Devices - Apple Opens New Chapter
Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday shopping season.
Watching Tv Is Free And Easy With Under-The- Radar Locast
You canceled cable long ago. Your TV antenna has trash reception for ABC. But you want to host an Oscars viewing party. What to do?
Eu Urges Internet Giants To Work Harder Fighting Fake News
European Union authorities warned leading tech companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter this week that they need to work harder to combat fake news ahead of upcoming blocwide parliamentary elections.
A Deluge Of Drones Fly Over Super Bowl Stadium, Despite Ban
The sky above the stadium that will host Sunday’s Super Bowl is being “inundated” with an alarming number of drones, raising the specter of injuries to tourists or others — or a possible collision with aircraft, the FBI said.
How Apple May - Or May Not - Be A Leader On Privacy And Data Use
There has been big news on the battle for privacy and data recently, as Apple took action against some of the other biggest names in the business.
What Comes Next In Facebook's Major Data Breach
For users, Facebooks revelation of a data breach that gave attackers access to 50 million accounts raises an important question: What happens next?
Science Fiction Into Reality: Nobel Prize Honors Laser Work
Scientists from the United States, Canada and France won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for revolutionizing the use of lasers in research, finding ways to make them deliver more powerful flashes of light and even to act like tiny tweezers.
Scrawny Dwarf Planet, Named Goblin, Found Well Beyond Pluto
A scrawny dwarf planet nicknamed the Goblin has been discovered well beyond Pluto.
Google's First Urban Development Raises Data Concerns
Heated streets will melt ice and snow on contact. Sensors will monitor traffic and protect pedestrians. Driverless shuttles will carry people to their doors.
Foxconn Giving $100 Million To UW-Madison For Partnership
Foxconn Giving $100 Million To UW-Madison For Partnership
University Of New Mexico Adds $3b In Economic Output
University Of New Mexico Adds $3b In Economic Output
Nasa Anxious To Hear From Mars Rover As Dust Storm Clears
NASA is anxious to hear from its dust-silenced Mars rover, Opportunity, as the planet’s red skies clear.
One More Thing...looking Back At Apples iPhone Events
THE NEXT SPECIAL EVENT IS COMING.
Fans Rejoice: Subscription Free Streaming For NFL Games
The good news for football fans: It’s going to be much easier to watch NFL games online this year.
Phone Ban At School: French Children Forced To Hang Up
French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones.
‘Small Fry' More Than A Steve Jobs Story
“Small Fry: A Memoir” (Grove Press), by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Poll: Teens Say Social Media Makes Them Feel Better
Today’s teens are always on their smartphones, many check social media “constantly” and prefer texting over face-to-face communication.
New iPhones And Apple Watches Headline 2018 Keynote
The event started with a short movie showing an Apple employee running around the Cupertino complex, performing various feats of parkour, with an urgent package to deliver to Tim Cook. Is this the new iPhone or Apple Watch to be unveiled in the presentation?
iPhone XS: Every Detail Of The New Life
It would be hard to imagine a September without an iPhone event, and this month did not disappoint.
iPhone XR: All Of The Best Features At A Lower Price
The idea of a low-cost iPhone has been rumored for a number of years. Indeed, Apple has experimented with more affordable models in the past, with the firm launching the iPhone 5C back in 2013 and then iPhone SE in March 2016 to appease ‘customers who enjoy smaller screen sizes’.
Trump: Apple Can Avoid Tariffs By Shifting Production To US
President Donald Trump concedes that some Apple Inc. products may become more expensive if his administration imposes “massive” additional tariffs on Chinese-made goods, but he says the tech company can fix the problem by moving production to the U.S.
A Year After Equifax Breach, No Enforcement Actions
A new report by congressional investigators details how hackers broke into Equifax last year in a breach that exposed the financial information of more than 145 million Americans.