Zuckerberg drops personal challenges in favor of big-picture plans for the decade
By: The Guardian Jan 09 2020 It had almost become a tradition. For the past decade, Facebook employees and tech journalists closely monitored Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook profile at the start of January for signs of the CEO’s annual personal challenge. Zuckerberg’s goals have ranged from traditional new year’s resolutions like running, learning a new language […]
The humble office id badge is about to be unrecognizable
By: wsj Jan 06, 2020 For many employees, the workday starts by swiping a plastic ID card to enter the office. But employers can’t always be sure who’s holding the card. That humble ID badge is starting to be replaced by biometric identification systems, microchip implants and tools that monitor workers’ gaits or typing habits—technologies that […]
UK high streets shed 140k jobs this year with more to come – study
By: The Guardian Dec 30, 2019 UK high streets have shed more than 140,000 jobs this year as store closures and retail failures made 2019 one of the most challenging years in a generation. More than 2,750 jobs were lost every week, according to a detailed analysis by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) published today. It […]
China Quietly Confirms Birth Of Third Gene-edited Baby
By: Futurism December 30, 2019 On Monday, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported that He Jiankui, the researcher responsible for creating the world’s first gene-edited babies, had been sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of illegally practicing medicine. Given that China condemned He’s research almost immediately after he announced the births of the twin babies, it’s not particularly surprising […]
We’ve spent the decade letting our tech define us. It’s out of control
By: The Guardian Dec 29, 2019 We may come to remember this decade as the one when human beings finally realized we are up against something. We’re just not quite sure what it is. More of us have come to understand that our digital technologies are not always bringing out our best natures. People woke […]
Pentagon urges military members to skip at-home dna tests
By: Futurism Dec 27, 2019 High-ranking Pentagon officials have asked members of the military to stop using consumer DNA tests, such as 23andMe or Ancestry, as they are a potential threat to national security. On Monday, Yahoo News reported that it had obtained a copy of a memo signed by two top military officials — Joseph Kernan, undersecretary […]
New Russian weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
By: A P News December 27, 2019 A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country’s nuclear strike capability. Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch […]
Report: Popular messaging app ToTok is a spying tool used by the United Arab Emirates
By: Fox News December 23, 2019 The app was recently removed by Google and Apple from their respective app stores. Watch Full Video
Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity.
By: vox Dec 18, 2019 In 2015, Page’s foundation dug deep and directed $94 million in new Christmastime giving. The next year around the same time, it sent $129 million out the door. By 2017, the group was donating twice as much during the holidays as it was just two years before, giving $180 million […]