Month: December 2021

Month: December 2021

What Caused Amazon’s Outage?
12/08/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Robotic vacuum cleaners halted in their tracks. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were canceled anyway. Netflix and Disney movies were interrupted, and The Associated Press had trouble publishing …

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Google Releases 2021’s ‘Most Searched’ Items
12/08/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

While the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, one might not know it by looking at 2021’s most searched items on Google.  According to the list released by Google Wednesday, “NBA” was the most searched term in …

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Amazon Cloud Outage Hits Major Websites, Streaming Apps
12/08/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A major outage disrupted Amazon’s cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide range of apps, and Amazon.com Inc.’s e-commerce website as consumers shopped ahead of Christmas.  “Many …

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Artificial Intelligence Works to Outsmart Governments’ Internet Censorship
12/07/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Two computer scientists at the University of Maryland have developed a new artificial intelligence system that evolves to detect and evade internet censorship in repressive countries. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …

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Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for $150 Billion Over Myanmar Violence
12/07/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate speech that contributed to violence.  A U.S. class-action …

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South African Tech Firm Creates App to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
12/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has been on the rise around the world, including in South Africa, where half of the country’s women report at least one incident of violence …

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India Tests Drone Deliveries for COVID-19 Vaccines in Remote Jammu
12/04/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

As the world races to vaccinate billions more people against COVID-19 while the virus’ new omicron variant spreads, India is testing using drones to deliver vaccines to people in mountainous Jammu and Kashmir, where more …

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US State Department Phones Hacked With Israeli Company Spyware, Sources Say
12/04/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Apple Inc. iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter. The …

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