For a long time in at least North American offices, the only people who got breaks outside of the lunch hour were those who smoked. Today, workers are wanting more. Companies are beginning to experiment with various ways to give their employees more flexibility and the chance to breathe during their workday. This company apparently...
The Internet citizens in the isolated country of North Korea did see quite a bit of connectivity problems the last few days. On several days, almost every single website intermittently went offline en masse. This took place on every site- which also included the booking site for its Air Koryo. Incidentally, this site also served...
In the last week of January, Jack Sweeney gained internet fame when his Twitter bot story was published on the website Protocol. Jack Sweeney, aged 19, is a college student who works part-time at UberJets. Sweeney created a bot that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet. Musk’s private jet’s whereabouts can be accessed by anyone via...
Bill Gates, the philanthropic multi-billionaire, has things worrying him as the New Year arrives. However, as alarming as that sounds, he is much more optimistic than he is worried. He listed both of his opinions in his latest blog post for the year’s end. The title of the post is “Reasons for optimism after a...
There were been some very ambitious announcements by Elon Musk at the AI Event by Tesla back in August[1]. Among them were humanoid robots made by Tesla. To add to that, Musk had promised that a prototype would be fully functional next year. As 2022 is just around the corner, let’s look at what Musk’s...
The company Facebook has recently rebranded itself as Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained the reason for the change. “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future. Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse...
At this point, it is only par for the course for Elon Musk. This time the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has made a bold promise regarding brain chips. He claims that Neuralink, Musk’s neuro-technology company, will hopefully be ready to test the technology in human subjects by 2022. In case you didn’t know, that’s just...
Some farmers harvest energy in addition to their crops. Take Fabian Karthaus, for example. His father built a photovoltaic system (solar panels) on the roof of their barn when Karthaus was a child. At the age of 33, the farmer keeps two large solar power systems in his field. Berry crops grow underneath one of...
The world we live in today is so different from what I remember as a child. Everything technological advances, to laws and rights changes. Gender, in particular, has been a hot topic this past year or two. Along with that, many voices have arrived, letting us all know how they wish to be identified. More...
In September 2020 Apple released the iOS 14 [1]. This new phone comes with several new upgrades, including new privacy features. This new function comes in the form of the iPhone green dot at the top of your screen. When that light comes on, it means the app you’re using is accessing your camera. The...
Our planet has experienced many solar storms throughout its history. These storms have an even greater impact on our world now, with the power to shut down entire cities, regions, and potentially even more. We experienced a minor solar storm this past weekend, but scientists warn that future events could be much more devastating. (1)...
By now, Facebook is no stranger to massive privacy breaches. Over half a billion users’ data was posted online in a low-level hacking forum. The company originally dismissed this hack, claiming this breach happened in 2019. Although the phone numbers, full names, locations, bios, birthdays, and email addresses of their users are still public. [1]...
