Seven Chinese Supercomputer Groups Blacklisted by US
The US has blacklisted three companies and four subsidiaries of China’s National Supercomputing Centre, which the US accuses of building supercomputers to help its military. This is the first step by the Biden administration to make it harder for China to influence US technology. The blacklist prohibits American companies from exporting technology to the corporations […]
Small Retail Stores Worry About Facebook And Apple Clash
Small online retailers are expressing concern about the new iOS updates coming to iPhones, causing problems between tech giants Apple and Facebook. While the issue causing widespread uproar is related to changes to the iPhone and iPad operating systems that have turned the last decade of the online advertising industry upside down, forcing users to […]
Pixel 5a 5G Confirmed by Google for 2021
Following an earlier rumor spread by Android Central that the current global chip shortage means a break for Google’s mid-budget phone to be launched in the coming months, Google has denied such rumors, while also releasing an update on the expected device release. In a comment to TechCrunch, a Google spokesperson revealed: “Pixel 5a 5G […]
Software BugFlaw Led to ‘Serious Incident’ Flight
A software flaw caused by a language barrier led to a serious incident for an early morning Tui flight from Birmingham to Majorca in 2020. All female passengers whose title was “Miss” were categorized as children instead of adults after a faulty software upgrade. This meant that their average weight used for take-off calculations was […]
Clubhouse Teams Up With Stripe so Anybody Can Send Creators Money
Clubhouse, the social audio chat app has partnered with Stripe to launch Clubhouse Payments. This allows all users to send money directly to speakers on the platform. The user just has to go to the corresponding speaker’s profile, tap the Send Money button and then choose the amount that they want to give. A valid […]
Wireless Brain-Computer Interface Successfully Tested on Humans
Scientists have come up with a potential breakthrough for people with paralysis as they recently demonstrated the first human use of a wireless brain-computer interface. While current BCI’s are used with cables, the new system – dubbed as BrainGate – replaces the cords with a minute transmitter atop a user’s head. Then, the unit connects […]
Bezos Supports Biden’s Infrastructure Push, Corporate Tax Rate Increase
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos released a statement last Tuesday in support of President Joe Biden’s push for an infrastructure bill and called on Congress to work with his administration to strike a deal which includes raising corporate taxes to help pay for it. Bezos said he is hoping for a compromise that maintains or enhances […]
No Password Needed to Access Q Link User Data?
Q Link Wireless, the US telecommunications company responsible for providing free wireless services to Lifeline-eligible American consumers, is alleged to have provided user information to anyone who knows a customer’s phone number. It is alleged that the low-cost wireless and data service provider gave sensitive account information to 2 million US customers to anyone who […]
