Wi-Fi and Your Home (Security Edition)
Home networks are quite like business networks in that they both need to perform a function while being secure. Just like business/enterprise level infrastructures, there are levels to the amount of security you can have at any given point. These
Netflix’s Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin to donate $120M to Black education
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, on Wednesday announced that they are committing $120 million to the United Negro College Fund and two historically Black colleges as part of the fight for racial justice spurred by the
Amazon Won’t Let Police Use Its Facial-Recognition Tech for One Year
AMAZON ANNOUNCED ON Wednesday it was implementing a “one-year moratorium” on police use of Rekognition, its facial-recognition technology. Lawmakers and civil liberties groups have expressed growing alarm over the tool’s potential for misuse by law enforcement for years, particularly against communities of color.
Google Maps adds COVID-19 updates to inform travelers, commuters about their trip
Google Maps on Monday rolled out several new features for Android and iOS to keep travelers and commuters up to date on how COVID-19 might impact their trip. That includes information like travel restrictions and how crowded public transportation might be. TechCrunch earlier reported the news. Transit alerts from
Spotify to let employees work from home for the rest of the year
As coronavirus lockdowns begin to wind down, many large tech companies are grappling with the new realities of office life. Spotify will reportedly take a similar route to Facebook and Google by letting staff work from home until 2021. Spotify will let employees in all territories continue
Get Better Speeds From Your Internet Connection
If you've noticed your internet connection speed slow down to a crawl often, then there are things you can do to diagnose and fix the problem: Confirm that you are having speed issuesA good way to test your connection speed is
MICROSOFT: Power Platform is for real developers, too
The Microsoft Power Platform might be best known as a set of cloud services for business analysts and so-called “citizen developers,” but Microsoft believes that professional developers can take advantage of it, too. To this end, the company has introduced a
IBM helps bring supercomputers into the global fight against COVID-19
At IBM, I have the privilege of working with colleagues who have dedicated their lives and careers to advancing science and creating innovative technology that can be a force for progress in the world. Since the start of the COVID-19
NASA’s giant James Webb Telescope folded to fit Into a rocket payload fairing
NASA’s largest and most complex space telescope has to fit into a 17.8-foot payload fairing for its upcoming launch into space, and it's a tight fit. See the video Source: USA Today
Apple, Google will warn you if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19. Here’s how.
Apple and Google, which control the world’s most popular smartphone operating systems, gave a first look Monday at how public health apps will alert you if you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus. The two tech giants have been working on new