Analysis Cites Prioritizing K-12 Education Funding As Leading Factor ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Women’s Equality Day, Governor Larry Hogan announced that U.S. News and World Report has named Maryland as the number one state for gender equality. The first-ever analysis of its kind cites K-12 education as a leading factor in achieving […]
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Steve Jobs’ Apple-1 computer prototype auctioned for nearly $700K
BOSTON — An authenticated Apple-1 computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000. The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976 to demonstrate the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California, one of the first personal computer […]
A new vision for tech in Chicago
Break Through Tech Chicago Sprintern Jessica Alba. This photo essay documents the Sprinternship experience of five UIC students in the spring of 2022 at Morningstar, Inc. Photos are by Jim Young at the UIC College of Engineering. Break Through Tech Chicago at the University of Illinois Chicago is changing the […]
Wildfire experts provide guidance for new research directions
Major study highlights five critical challenges Aug 18, 2022 – by David Hosansky The Calwood Fire in 2020 burned more than 10,000 acres outside Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Malachi Brooks.) As wildfires cause increasing devastation worldwide, dozens of fire experts across the nation are joining together in calling for a […]
Crypto skeptics have been debating online for years. Now they’re organizing.
Every other Tuesday, a half-dozen people hop onto a Zoom call and talk about how to expose what they see as a global fraud phenomenon: cryptocurrency. The conversation is informal and they talk for only about an hour or so each time, said John Reed Stark, a former government lawyer […]
Instagram and Facebook are stalking you on websites accessed through their apps. What can you do about it?
Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent of their data collection. Now Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has upped the ante. Not content with following every move you make on its apps, Meta has reportedly devised a […]
12 Oldest Websites From The 80s, 90s Still Online Today
There are some funny faqs and some other amusing links on the page. It’s definitely worth a visit if you’ve got an hour or so to kill. 9. acme.com is an old website years, years ahead of its time Source: acme.com acme.com was registered in 1994, is one of the […]
Sidney Computer Solutions services all things tech
Erin Winfree, left, and his wife, Ellen. Courtesy photo SIDNEY – Looking for a local technology repair and servicing business with reasonable prices? Sidney Computer Solutions is a one-stop shop for all technology matters, with some services including PC, laptop and phone repair, smart home setups and the digitization of […]
Virtual Assistants and Digital Humans on Pace to Ace Turing Test With New NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine
Omniverse ACE Offers Developers of Games, Chatbots, Digital Twins, Virtual Worlds a Suite of Cloud-Native AI Models to Build and Deploy Interactive Avatars NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a suite of cloud-native AI models and services that make it easier to build and customize lifelike virtual […]
How to install any website as an app on your computer with Edge, Chrome, and Brave
I don’t know about you, but I really like web apps due to their lightweight nature. While good, they can be a bit difficult to get installed on your computer. You may have seen a little icon in the URL bar in Chrome offering the ability to install a website […]
DMV reports mainframe computer outage, services temporarily offline
The Technology Behind Apple’s Ridiculously Thin New Laptop Could Change Everything
“Oooooooooooooooh,” the audience gasped at the image of a manila envelope splayed across the screen before them. It was 2008, and Steve Jobs, the digital messiah himself, was holding court at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, dressed in his signature presentation attire of turtleneck, jeans, and New Balance sneakers. […]
Why computers in the classroom need a reboot
Do you remember how temperamental computers used to be? When they would crash for no reason, and you had to click “Save” every five minutes for fear they would wipe all your work? I felt that old frustration recently on a visit to a London secondary school, where I was […]
City donates 500 decommissioned computers to be refurbished and provided to Detroit families
City donates 500 decommissioned computers to be refurbished and provided to Detroit families Part of Partnership with human-I-T to provide free technology to lower-income Detroit residents to bridge city’s digital divide DETROIT – Hundreds of City government computers recently replaced for newer models will be completely refurbished and distributed for free […]
$600K gift puts business college’s computer lab on cutting-edge
A blessing was held at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business on August 11 to celebrate the completed renovation of the Tom W.S. Hee Undergraduate Computer Room into a state-of-the-art facility. The $600,000 lab renovation was funded from the estate of Clifford and Blanche Hee and […]
These Canadian startups are taking quantum computing mainstream
It’s not what you’d expect to find on the 29th floor of a Toronto office building. Instead of cubicles, a complex arrangement of lasers, mirrors and optical fibres run from floor to ceiling, making up the quantum computer called Borealis. And Borealis recently hit a milestone by solving a colossal […]
Has Pegasystems (PEGA) Outpaced Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
For those looking to find strong Computer and Technology stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Pegasystems (PEGA) been one of those stocks this year? Let’s take a closer look at the stock’s year-to-date performance to find out. Pegasystems is […]
Has QUALCOMM (QCOM) Outpaced Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
Investors focused on the Computer and Technology space have likely heard of QUALCOMM (QCOM), but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? One simple way to answer this question is to take a look at the year-to-date performance of QCOM and the rest […]
Is Pinterest (PINS) Stock Outpacing Its Computer and Technology Peers This Year?
The Computer and Technology group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Pinterest (PINS) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company’s year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Computer and […]
Is Qorvo (QRVO) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
InvestorPlace 7 Internet Of Things Stocks To Buy For 2021 And Beyond Internet of Things stocks continue to see strong growth when it comes to market size. But from my observation, neither investors nor consumers have grasped just how large this market will become. Year by year, more and more […]