2016 saw the book, and shortly after, the film release of “Hidden Figures”, a non-fiction piece examining the lives of African American female experts – including Katherine Johnson, the late Mary Jackson and the late Dorothy Vaughan – during the 20th century. Professionals who worked at NASA and helped achieve the organization’s success in the […]
Read moreThe web hosting company GoDaddy said on Sunday it had given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider after the extremist website posted an article denigrating the woman who was killed at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. “We informed The Daily Stormer that they have 24 hours to move […]
Read moreUber’s board has voted to move forward on proposals by two investment groups to buy shares in the ride-hailing service and is considering a third offer, with any final decision set to affect who gains the upper hand at the company. Over the last week, the privately held company’s board voted to take the next […]
Read moreElon Musk has sounded the alarm over the risks of machine learning and artificial intelligence for some time now. The billionaire said in July that developments in robotics would “certainly” result in disruption in the job market. Musk warned that transport-related jobs would be the first to go as a result of vehicles going autonomous. […]
Read moreHackers have released more unaired episodes of popular HBO shows but the latest leak did notinclude anything on the hit series “Game of Thrones,” the Associated Press reported on Sunday. The hackers, who broke into HBO’s computer network and have released stolen information for several weeks, provided more unaired episodes, including the popular show “Curb […]
Read moreYou can use Apple‘s Siri voice assistant to send money using your iPhone. This morning, for example, I needed to send my friend money for the upcoming fantasy football season. I was getting out of the car and, instead of fumbling with Venmo to enter in his name and the amount I owed him, I […]
Read moreAfter pioneering the technology behind marijuana delivery service Eaze, Roie Edery and Aleksey Klempner began looking for other industries that were “ripe for a technological disruption” — and they kept coming back to food trucks. The food truck industry is a lucrative niche, with revenue growing at an annual rate of 7.9 percent from 2011-2016, […]
Read moreFleas have been found to carry the plague in at least two Arizona counties, a publication reported. Fleas carrying the disease were detected most recently in Navajo county, according to a report by ABC News. The first case was first reported a week ago when officials in Coconino County found infected fleas on local prairie […]
Read moreThe venture capital industry has been careening from crisis to crisis spurred by a series of sexual harassment allegations. Firms are now looking inward, and so is the lead trade group. Bobby Franklin, the head of the National Venture Capital Association, the lobby and official voice of the spread-out industry, said his Washington-based organization is […]
Read moreA Wisconsin company is offering its workers the chance to toss their employee ID card and chuck all their passwords. If that sounds appealing—especially for people who frequently lose or forget those staples of modern-day office life—it comes with a catch. In exchange, each employee will insert a tiny microchip: Under their skin. As it […]
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