Category: iTechnology

Category: iTechnology

Indian Muslim Women ‘Auction’ App Shows Tech Weaponized for Abuse
01/08/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Six months ago, pilot Hana Khan saw her picture on an app that appeared to be auctioning scores of Muslim women in India. The app was quickly taken down, no one was charged, and the …

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Biden Touts Deal Delaying 5G Rollout by AT&T, Verizon
01/04/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

President Joe Biden touted an agreement Tuesday between wireless carriers and U.S. regulators to allow the deployment of 5G wireless technology in two weeks. AT&T and Verizon said Monday they would delay activating the new …

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Wildlife Rangers Use AI to Predict Poachers’ Next Moves
01/04/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Rangers protecting threatened wildlife in Cambodia are using artificial intelligence to predict poachers’ next moves. Matt Dibble reports. …

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World’s Largest Consumer Electronics Show Goes Hybrid
01/03/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

It’s a chaotic time for the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, the world’s largest technology event. Last-minute COVID-19-related cancellations have wreaked havoc on the organizers’ plans to host exhibitors and welcome visitors in person in Las …

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Twitter Bans US Lawmaker’s Personal Account for COVID-19 Misinformation 
01/02/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, according to a statement from the company.  The Georgia Republican’s account was permanently suspended under …

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Solar Power Projects See the Light on Former Appalachian Coal Land
01/02/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Looking west from Hazel Mountain, Brad Kreps can see forested hills stretching to the Tennessee border and beyond, but it is the flat, denuded area in front of him he finds exciting. Surface coal mining …

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US Seeks New 5G Delay to Study Interference with Planes
01/01/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. authorities have asked telecom operators AT&T and Verizon to delay for up to two weeks their already postponed rollout of 5G networks amid uncertainty about interference with vital flight safety equipment. The U.S. rollout …

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Omicron Surge Prompts CES to Trim a Day from Schedule
01/01/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will end a day earlier than planned, the organizer of the global technology and gadget show said, after companies including Amazon and General Motors dropped out of attending the Las …

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US Officials Ask AT&T, Verizon to Delay 5G Wireless Near Certain Airports
01/01/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday asked AT&T and Verizon Communications to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation …

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Iran Says Rocket Launch Sent 3 ‘Research Payloads’ Into Space 
12/30/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Iran has used a satellite launch rocket to send three research devices into space, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, as indirect U.S.-Iran talks take place in Austria to try to salvage a 2015 …

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A Year After Booting Trump, Social Media Companies Face More Challenges Over Elections
12/27/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

For U.S. social media companies, the violent mob storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year spurred action. They shut down then-President Donald Trump’s accounts. One year later, are Facebook, Twitter and YouTube any …

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Historic Year of Space Travel, Space Movies, and Space Junk
12/26/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

2021 was a historic year for all-things space … from the success of private spaceflight companies to robots exploring Mars in a road trip for the ages. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi beams us through the Year …

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Robots Serve Food to Diners at Iraq Restaurant
12/24/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The White Fox restaurant in Mosul, Iraq, isn’t known for its comfortable atmosphere or its great food and drinks. It’s known for its servers. VOA’s Kawa Omar filed this report, narrated by Rikar Hussein. Producer …

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James Webb Space Telescope Launch Set for Saturday
12/24/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

“White-knuckle” — That’s how Rusty Whitman describes the month ahead, after the launch of the historic James Webb Space Telescope, now tentatively set for Saturday.  From a secure control room in Baltimore, Maryland, Whitman and …

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AP Exclusive: Polish Opposition Senator Hacked With Spyware 
12/24/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Polish Senator Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware nearly three dozen times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s campaign against the right-wing populist government in parliamentary elections, an internet watchdog …

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US Chipmaker’s Apology to China Draws Criticism
12/24/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. chipmaker Intel is facing criticism in China after it apologized Thursday for a letter the firm sent to suppliers asking them “to ensure that its supply chain does not use any labor or source …

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No More Video Games on Tesla Screens While Cars Are Moving 
12/23/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the …

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Apple Must Answer Shareholder Questions on Forced Labor, SEC Says
12/23/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declined an effort by Apple Inc. to skip a shareholder proposal asking the iPhone maker to provide greater transparency in its efforts to keep forced labor out of …

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Above New York, a Giant Green Roof Tries to Reduce Carbon Footprint
12/20/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

New York’s largest convention center hosts about 175 events each year that draw hundreds of thousands of people to the city. To help offset the environmental impact, the owners have installed an urban farm and …

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Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed
12/19/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that …

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After Whistleblower Disclosures, Facebook Faces an Uncertain Future
12/17/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

After internal Facebook documents were shared widely with news organizations, the question remains whether and how Facebook will change. Michelle Quinn reports. …

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China-Russia Collaboration in Space Poses Challenge for West
12/17/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

China and Russia have begun collaborating on technology to rival the United States’ GPS and European Galileo satellite navigation systems, as the two countries pursue closer military and strategic ties. Earlier this year, China agreed …

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