Month: April 2021

Month: April 2021

A Recycling Machine Sells the Idea of Consumers Doing More for the Environment
04/20/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

An innovative home recycling unit aims to revolutionize the world of recycling as we know it. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.Camera: Adam Greenbaum  Producers: Julie Taboh/Adam Greenbaum   …

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Apple Restores Parler Social Media to App Store
04/19/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Apple will allow the self-proclaimed free speech social media app Parler back in the App Store.The news came from a letter from Apple to Colorado Republican Congressman Ken Buck and Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee, …

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Final Ruling on Trump Facebook Ban Delayed
04/17/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A final ruling on whether to overturn Facebook’s ban on former U.S. president Donald Trump will take a bit longer than anticipated, an independent oversight board said Friday.Critics of the social media company and even …

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Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram
04/16/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared toward preteens.Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center …

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South African Telecom App Helps Gender-Based Violence Survivors
04/14/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

South African mobile communications company Vodacom South Africa, with British parent company Vodafone and charity Hestia, has launched a free mobile phone application to support targets of gender-based violence, which has soared during the coronavirus pandemic.  The …

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Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak
04/14/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that shows the coming hotspots for the disease, if accurate data is available.  VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the …

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A Computerized Map Can Predict the Next COVID-19 Outbreak
04/13/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that shows the coming hotspots for the disease, if accurate data is available.  VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the …

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Texas Teens Win Top Honors in International Competition    
04/13/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The international Future City Competition recently announced its 2021 winners in the first ever all-virtual event. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …

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Texas School’s Lunar City Wins Top Honors in International Competition    
04/13/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The international Future City Competition recently announced its 2021 winners in the first ever all-virtual event. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …

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New App Helps Disaster Responders Deal with Religious Communities
04/11/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Religious organizations in the U.S. are a key part of a community’s response to a disaster.  As Mike O’Sullivan reports, a new smartphone app is helping coordinate that response between relief workers and faith groups while making it more effective. …

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Expansion Plan by World’s Largest Contract Chipmaker Won’t Ease Global Shortage: Experts
04/09/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Plans by the world’s largest contract chipmaker for a record $100 billion capacity expansion will just mildly dent a growing worldwide shortage of semiconductors for gear such as high-speed notebook computers, 5G smartphones and newer …

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High Court Sides with Google in Copyright Fight with Oracle
04/05/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Supreme Court sided Monday with Google in an $8 billion copyright dispute with Oracle over the internet company’s creation of the Android operating system used on most smartphones worldwide.To create Android, which was released …

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Facing Pressure at Home, Chinese Tech Giants Expand in Singapore
04/05/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese tech giants are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key markets — but they may struggle to find talent in the city-state. Messaging-and-gaming behemoth Tencent is opening a …

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LinkedIn Gives Staff Week Off for Well-being
04/03/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Professional social network LinkedIn is giving nearly all of its 15,900 full-time workers next week off as it seeks to avoid burnout and allow its employees to recharge, the company told AFP Friday.The Microsoft-owned firm …

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US Supreme Court Rules in Facebook’s Favor in Case About Unwanted Texting
04/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc. of violating a federal anti-robocall law.The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, sided with Facebook in its argument …

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NFTs: A Cryptocurrency Craze Creates Market for Digital Art, Even Tweets
04/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The record-breaking sale of a digital artwork in March is part of a rush to invest in previously unmarketable things like basketball highlights, video game art, and even tweets. Making it possible are NFTs or …

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