Month: April 2022

Month: April 2022

Google Adds Ways to Keep Personal Info Private in Searches
04/29/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will let people request that more types of content such as personal contact information like phone numbers, email …

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New Kenyan Fish Marketing App Aims to Reduce Sexual Exploitation of Women Fishmongers
04/28/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

An application developed in Kenya to improve the marketing of fish caught in Lake Victoria is helping women fishmongers fend off sex-for-fish exploitation by fishermen. The Aquarech app allows traders to buy fish without having …

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Musk’s Twitter Ambitions Likely to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules 
04/27/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.  Musk, who describes himself as …

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Elon Musk Quest to Scrap Deal Over 2018 Tweets is Rejected
04/27/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk’s request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private was denied by a federal judge in New York. Judge Lewis Liman on …

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Google Investment to Help Solve Africa’s Tech Problems
04/27/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

California-based Google wants to get a bigger share of Africa’s growing online population, which is expected to top 800 million by 2030.    The internet search giant announced this month it is setting up its …

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US Laboratory Innovating Electronic Vehicle Technology 
04/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Many of the technological advances in lithium ion batteries that now power many electric vehicles began in a laboratory just outside Chicago’s city limits decades ago.  VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports on new innovations at Argonne …

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Robotics Company Makes Sensor-Packed Filmmaking Equipment  
04/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Sensor-packed robots are changing how movies and commercials are made. Deana Mitchell has the story. …

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More Free Speech or More Misinformation? Reactions Mixed to Twitter Sale 
04/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Monday met mixed reactions as observers speculated how digital speech on the service might change under his leadership.  Musk, a prolific Twitter user who has …

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 Twitter CEO Says Company Direction Uncertain After Musk Deal 
04/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees Monday that he is uncertain of the direction the company will go after Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes over.     Musk reached an agreement Monday to buy Twitter for …

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All-Private Astronaut Team Returns Safely From Landmark Space Station Visit
04/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The first all-private astronaut team ever flown aboard the International Space Station (ISS) safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Monday, concluding a two-week science mission hailed as a landmark in commercialized …

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Twitter’s Board Negotiates with Elon Musk Over Bid to Buy Platform
04/25/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The board of Twitter is negotiating with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media giant.  Media reports Monday said the two sides are close to reaching a deal.   Musk …

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Elon Musk Appears to Have Secured Financing for Twitter Tender Offer
04/21/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

According to papers filed with U.S. securities regulators, billionaire Elon Musk appears ready to continue his bid to take over Twitter, this time via a tender offer that would bypass the company’s board and offer …

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Autonomous Tractors May Signal Changes in Farming
04/19/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Farmers across the country and around the world might one day leave the confines of their tractor cabs and operate autonomous tractors remotely through an app. But will farmers, big and small, be willing to …

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Tesla Stockholders Ask Judge to Silence Musk in Fraud Case 
04/18/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A group of Tesla shareholders suing CEO Elon Musk over some 2018 tweets about taking the company private is asking a federal judge to order Musk to stop commenting on the case.  Lawyers for stockholders …

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US Intelligence Satellite Launched From California
04/18/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Sunday.  The NROL-85 satellite lifted off at 6:13 a.m. local time from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a two-stage …

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How Audiences in Authoritarian Countries Can Bypass Censorship
04/16/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Russia is clamping down on news and the internet. Overseas media organizations and activists are finding new ways in. …

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Ransomware Attacks: Hackers Endanger Critical US Infrastructure    
04/16/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. officials warned about cyberattacks originating in Russia against critical American infrastructure. Now, U.S. security agencies are increasingly cracking down on the networks used by cybercriminals, including for ransomware …

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Twitter Opts for ‘Poison Pill’ to Repel Elon Musk Takeover 
04/16/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter’s board of directors on Friday voted unanimously to use a tactic called a “poison pill” to fend off Elon Musk’s attempt to take over the company. In such a defensive tactic, all Twitter shareholders …

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Musk Spells Out How He Would Change Twitter
04/15/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Hours after announcing his $43 billion hostile takeover bid for Twitter, business magnate Elon Musk laid out some of his goals for the social media giant, including an edit button that would let users amend …

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Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter 
04/14/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Businessman Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying the social media giant “needs to be transformed as a private company.” “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform …

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Russian Netflix Users Sue Streaming Giant for Leaving Market – RIA
04/13/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Russian users of Netflix NFLX.O have launched a class action lawsuit against the streaming giant for leaving the Russian market, demanding 60 million roubles ($726,000) in compensation, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.  Netflix …

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Former California Executive Gets Prison for $1 Billion Solar Fraud
04/13/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A former energy executive in California who took part in $1 billion solar power fraud that bilked Warren Buffett’s company and many others was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison and ordered to …

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