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Mesh! Most journalists in our industry have at least one favorite technology that never caught on as expected. Hypersonic passenger aircraft, deep-sea thermal energy plants, chord-playing keyboards—they all have their enthusiasts who jump at the chance to cover their passionate interest. For me, it was mesh wireless systems. I first became fascinated with them while driving around downtown Las Vegas in 2004. In the days before smartphones and practically before 3G, I was testing a mesh network deployed by a local startup, downloading files from my moving car at a then-incredible 1.5 megabits per second. Clearly, mesh and its ad-hoc,…
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Sweeney “will save the world from technology runaway,” says Joan Donovan, research director at the Shorenstein Center and adjunct professor at Tech Lab. “She’s not just teaching ethics and values of technology, she’s teaching students how to build technology that has social meaning beyond monetization.” Donovan, an expert on media manipulation and disinformation campaigns, explains, “I’ve sat in on a few of her classes, and students have been discussing not only the critical perspective, but the true importance of technology design. They have to prototype how to make things work without ignoring inconvenient truths. Technology is both a process and…
This article analyzes 10 emerging space tech companies and their innovative solutions that include smart energy, water management, and advanced waste management in space operations. These companies employ technologies such as satellite-based solar power systems and efficient water recycling mechanisms, thereby contributing to the development of infrastructure essential for human habitation beyond Earth and laying the foundation for sustainable space exploration and colonization.Read on to get the latest data-driven insights into:Key TakeawaysExplore the evolving landscape of the space tech industry with insights from our big data and AI-powered StartUs Insights Discovery platform, which provides data on over 4.7 million startups…
Curious about gaming tech in 2024? We uncover the key trends that will shape the gaming scene of the future. With advancements in VR, AR, AI, and cloud gaming on the horizon, this article explores the key technologies that will transform the way games are played. Improving Virtual and Augmented Reality Gaming will undergo a major transformation in 2024 with the integration of VR and AR technologies. These innovations, along with the introduction of live dealer features, will push game development to new creative heights as the virtual and real worlds blend together. Gaming devices offer more immersive and accessible…
April 18, 2024: Sundar Pichai is CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. New York. ShutterstockOn May 14, Google announced the rollout of a new AI-powered search tool, AI Overviews, a Gemini model customized for Google Search. This new search experience promises to generate dynamic content tailored to individual queries and provide more diverse and inclusive results. Google says it will be rolled out to more than 1 billion people by the end of the year. As an early experimental user of the technology and an information professional with a background in information literacy, I have been eagerly awaiting…
Romanian telecoms group Digi Communications announced on May 27 that it has agreed to indirectly acquire a majority stake in local mobile phone operator Telekom Romania Mobile. Telecom Romania Mobile is the last remaining asset of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE), the Greek group that acquired the country’s incumbent telecoms group, Romtelecom, in a process that began in 1998. Under the new agreement announced by Digi, investment company West Network Invest, which is majority owned by Digi Romania (DIGI’s domestic subsidiary) and minority owned by Clever Media Group (owned by local businessman Adrian Tomsa), will take over 99.99% of Telekom…
Romania’s leading telecommunications group Digi Communications (BVB: DIGI, Digi), the last asset of Greek group OTE, which bought the country’s existing telecommunications group Romtelecom in a process that began in 1998, has agreed to indirectly acquire a majority stake in local mobile operator Telekom Romania Mobile. “In terms of competition, the situation is more complicated, as Digi is the leading company on the market,” commented Bogdan Chiritoiu, head of national competition body Consiliul Concurentei, as quoted by Hotnews.ro. Under the new agreement announced by Digi on May 27, 2024, investment company West Network Invest, majority owned by Digi Romania (DIGI’s…
As media diversity declines and government control in Turkey increases, ordinary citizens increasingly turn to online platforms, especially online news outlets and social media platforms, to get a sense of the economic, social, and political realities in the country. Naturally, this growing reliance and dependency on online platforms has attracted the attention of regimes that seek to rise to power by silencing dissent, suppressing the truth, and censoring independent media. Against this backdrop, over the past decade, the Turkish government has adopted a variety of tactics to censor critical media and stifle criticism of the government, including blocking and removing…