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Tech Talk: 7 times a design change made things better
Whether it took going back to the drawing board or simply streamlining a process with the click of a mouse, design changes are frequently helping companies serve their users better. As part of our an inquiry on topics, designers from companies both large and small shared their stories on how a design alteration made their…
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Tech Talk: Making homes smarter with the ‘internet of things’
Internet of things (IoT) devices are everywhere, and if it’s connected to the internet, chances are an IoT device can connect to it and allow you to control it. In response to a query, members of the Forbes Technology Council discussed which devices they thought were the best for the savvy smart-home fan, according to a post at forbes.com.…
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Tech Talk: How to beat ‘back porch pirates’
It’s easy for so-called porch pirates to snatch packages from your front door or apartment building stoop, and amid the rise of online retail giants, such as Amazon, package theft is in the spotlight. But just as online shopping brought porch pirates to the forefront, tech companies and shippers have been coming up with solutions…
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Tech Talk: Supreme Court rules warrants are required to collect cellphone data
In a major statement on privacy in the digital age, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government generally needs a warrant to collect troves of location data about the customers of cellphone companies. The 5-4 decision has implications for all kinds of personal information held by third parties, including email and text messages, internet…
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Tech Talk: Car enthusiasts worry automation will take the joy out of driving
For many motorists, car memories come crowded with kids, trips, dogs and relatives. At a panel titled “Why Driving Matters,” held in Scottsdale, Arizona, in January, speakers shared their enthusiasm for cars, and asked what will happen to that enthusiasm when cars become self-driving, write Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson at bizjournals.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Cars have long…
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Tech Talk: CuriPow platform offers a look at historical figures of many backgrounds
With CuriPow, Brian Galvin is looking to spread the stories and accomplishments of people of color. Each day, the platform offers a quick look at one story, writes Stephen Babcock at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″] CuriPow provides some lesser-known facts about the country, chronicling stories from the first Chinese-American movie star, Anna May Wong, and the first African…
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The history of the day named in honor of the Stars and Stripes
The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official…
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Tech Talk: What government can do when the robots come for our jobs
Robotics and other technologies could make a large portion of today’s jobs obsolete, but a paper published Tuesday by the Roosevelt Institute, a liberal think tank, suggests that a series of policy steps that are, in isolation, not all that radical would go a long way toward ensuring that the benefits of technological advancement would…
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Tech Talk: FCC chairman predicts no changes for consumers with end of net neutrality
In an interview Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said consumers would be just fine following the repeal of the government”s net neutrality regulations. Pai also signaled potential legal action to come against states enacting their own net neutrality laws, writes Tony Romm at philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “In the short term, I don’t think consumers are…
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Tech Talk: Internet use could change as ‘net neutrality’ ends
The repeal of “net neutrality” took effect Monday, six months after the Federal Communications Commission voted to undo the rules, which had barred broadband and cellphone companies from favoring their own services and discriminating against rivals such as Netflix. AT&T and Verizon can now give priority to their own movies and TV shows, while hurting…
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Tech Talk: The digital financial advisor is coming
Although their current toehold is relatively small, digital wealth and financial planning services are poised to explode. Rather than treating technology as a threat, the successful financial advisor of the future will leverage technology as a catalyst to add efficiencies to their business, to provide an innovative client experience and ultimately to expand their practice,…
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Tech Talk: Geneva summit aims at equitable AI development
The annual AI for Good Global Summit was held May 15-17 in Geneva Switzerland, as policymakers, artificial-intelligence practitioners, researchers, industry representatives and domain experts from over 60 countries gathered to formulate strategies and projects to ensure inclusive development of AI technologies and equitable access to their benefits around the world. Underlying all of the projects…
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Tech Talk: UK gives Comcast, Fox, green light to buy Sky
Comcast and 21st Century Fox have been cleared to purchase U.K. satellite giant Sky, leaving the fate of the rival offers in the hands of Sky shareholders. Matt Hancock, the British culture secretary, told Parliament Tuesday he has approved Fox’s bid to acquire the 61 percent of Sky it doesn’t already own, on the condition it divests…
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Tech Talk: Facebook gave device makers ‘vast amounts’ of data on users and friends
Over the years, as Facebook sought to establish itself as the world’s dominant social media site, it struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information. The partnerships raise concerns about the company’s privacy protections and compliance with a 2011 consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission,…
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Tech Talk: Toyota sheds some manufacturing to focus on new car technology
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Friday it plans to transfer some its parts manufacturing operations to its main supplier, Denso Corp., to compete more effectively inn new vehicle technologies. The company is shedding some of its in-house parts production as it looks to develop new technologies including electric cars, self-driving vehicles, ride-sharing and other mobility services, writes…
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Tech Talk: Investors divided on iPhone’s profitability
Apple has ridden the iPhone’s success to record-breaking profits and now it stands on the brink of becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar company. But investors are split on whether the iPhone has enough momentum to push it over the threshold — or if the device is the very thing holding it back. Apple investors get…
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Starbucks closes stores for anti-bias training
More than 8,000 company-owned Starbucks stores closed May 28 to give 175,000 employees anti-discrimination training. Closing that many stores for an afternoon cost a lot of money… up to $12 million in lost profit, writes Neal Freyman at morningbrew.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] In April, two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia cafe. The crime? Asking to use the…
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Tech Talk: Scientists look for monster’s DNA to spur interest in Loch Ness biodiversity
An international team of scientists plans to dredge Scotland’s Loch Ness next month — seeking not the mythical monster, as so many have done before, but rather its DNA footprint. The project’s leader, evolutionary genetics professor Neil Gemmell of New Zealand’s Otago University, doubts that the Loch Ness monster actually exists. He been quite candid…
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