Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

Doorbell Cameras: Deterring Criminals, as Residents Become ‘Cops on the Beat’
10/18/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

More and more, people are installing video doorbells and surveillance cameras in and around their homes to protect against unwanted intruders. But while many consumers feel the devices provide some peace of mind, some observers …

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Something New Under the Sun: Floating Solar Panels 
10/18/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Who said there is nothing new under the sun?  One of the hottest innovations for the non-polluting generation of electricity is floating photo-voltaics, or FPV, which involves anchoring solar panels in bodies of water, especially …

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Secretary Blinken Promotes Tech Diplomacy in Silicon Valley
10/18/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Silicon Valley this week comes as the Biden administration is promoting more investment in technology but also enacting more restrictions on selling technology to businesses in China. Michelle …

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Musk Says SpaceX Will Keep Funding Starlink for Ukraine
10/16/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Elon Musk said Saturday his rocket company, SpaceX, would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for “good deeds,” a day after he said it could no longer afford to …

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Indian Village Disconnects With ‘Daily Digital Detox’ Initiative
10/15/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In a remote village in India, a siren can be heard from the local temple every night at 7 p.m. — signaling the commencement of a daily “digital detox.” For the next 90 minutes, the …

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Experts: Cyberattacks on US Airport Websites Highlight Ongoing Threats
10/14/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Cybersecurity experts say that the October 10 attack on at least 14 U.S. airport websites, including those in Los Angeles and Chicago, appears to be the work of the Russian hacking group Killnet. As Mike …

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Some Airport Websites Go Offline; Cause Being Investigated
10/10/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The websites for some major U.S. airports went down early Monday in an apparent coordinated denial-of-service attack, although officials said flights were not affected.  The attacks followed a call by a shadowy group of pro-Russian …

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China Lashes Out at Latest US Export Controls on Chips
10/09/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

China Saturday criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules …

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Biden Order Promises EU Citizens Better Data Privacy 
10/08/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally spying on them. It promises strengthened safeguards against data collection abuses and creates a forum …

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US Aims to Hobble China’s Chip Industry With Sweeping New Export Rules
10/07/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Biden administration on Friday published a sweeping set of export controls, including a measure to cut China off from certain semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world with U.S. tools, vastly expanding its reach …

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Google Discontinues Translate Service in Mainland China
10/04/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Google has ended its Google Translate service in mainland China, citing “low usage” of one of its flagship products by mainland China users. The move surprised users, who said they first noticed not being able …

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A Musk Retweet: Tesla CEO Says He’ll Pay $44 Billion to Buy Twitter
10/04/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again, off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 …

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US Supreme Court Will Hear Social Media Terrorism Lawsuits
10/03/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks.  Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks in France and Turkey had sued …

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FBI Joins Australian Hunt for Data Hackers
09/30/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Australia has asked the American FBI to help catch computer hackers responsible for one of Australia’s biggest data breaches. Personal details, including home addresses, driver license and passport numbers, of more than 10 million customers …

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Rohingya Seek Reparations from Facebook for Role in Massacre
09/29/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting …

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Nations Must Work Together to Fight Online Fraud, UN Official Says
09/29/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A top U.N. official last week said the syndicates running Asia’s massive online fraud industry will rotate operations among lawless areas of Southeast Asia unless governments cooperate to bring them down, after Cambodia said it …

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Oregon Town Hosts 1st Wind-Solar-Battery ‘Hybrid’ Plant
09/28/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A renewable energy plant being commissioned in Oregon on Wednesday that combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there is the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North …

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Counter-drone Technology Stopping Malicious Drones from Doing Harm
09/27/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

As military and civilian drones become increasingly popular, there are growing concerns about the threats some of them may pose over places like airports, prisons, and electrical grids. VOA’s Julie Taboh reports on a company …

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Meta Disables Russian Propaganda Network Targeting Europe
09/27/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. …

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Musk Faces Deposition With Twitter Ahead of October Trial
09/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to spend the next few days with lawyers for Twitter, answering questions ahead of an October trial that will determine whether he must carry through with his $44 billion …

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VOA Interview: Anne Neuberger
09/23/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

With Russian President Vladimir Putin accelerating war efforts and threatening to use nuclear weapons, White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara spoke with Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the …

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Experts Warn US Is Falling Behind China in Key Technologies
09/17/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

At a gathering of current and former U.S. officials and private-sector executives Friday in Washington, concern was rampant that the United States has fallen behind China in the development of several key technologies, and that …

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