VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — To see Russia’s ambitions for its own version of Silicon Valley, head about 5,600 miles east of Moscow, snake through Vladivostok’s hills and then cross a bridge from the mainland to Russky Island. It’s here — a beachhead on the Pacific Rim — that the Kremlin hopes […]
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Hokies prepare for start of preseason football camp
Football 8/3/2021 10:44:00 AM Virginia Tech returns 23 starters from a season ago Story Links BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech football returns to the field for the start of fall camp with practice getting underway […]
China Denounces Online Videogames. It Could Boost Big Tech Stocks.
Text size Roblox’s avatar lineup. Courtesy Roblox Videogame stocks’ pain could be Big Tech’s gain. Another potential crackdown on Chinese tech companies may push investors back to the relative safety of large U.S. technology stocks such as Alphabet (ticker: GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT), according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. Worry […]
Why Don’t Tech Companies Pay Their Engineers to Stay? | by Matthew Dean | Jul, 2021
Staying in a role builds valuable, company-specific domain knowledge. Leaving often results in a pay day. When news broke that breakout star Regé-Jean Page was leaving Bridgerton after only one season, my initial reaction was that of shock and heartbreak. I couldn’t fathom why Netflix and The Duke of Hastings […]
Flex Your Power. Own Your Tech.
Before advanced computer graphics, a collection of clumsy pixels would represent ideas far more complex than technology could capture on its own. With a little imagination, crude blocks on a screen could transform into steel titans and unknown worlds. It’s that spirit of creativity and vision that we celebrate each […]
iPhone 13 rumors: New ‘Sunset Gold’ color and a virtual September Apple event
Apple could add a new “Sunset Gold” color to iPhone 13 lineup. RendersbyIan/Twitter Apple’s new iPhone, said to be named the iPhone 13, could be getting a new color option. The latest buzz from leaker Ranzuk on Naver, a Korean blogging platform, says that the iPhone 13 could be offered […]
Apple could signal new coronavirus, chip shortage troubles before iPhone 13 release
The coronavirus could be making a comeback despite vaccination efforts. Image by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET Many people throughout the US opted not to get a life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, despite its widespread availability throughout the spring and summer. Now coronavirus cases and deaths are ticking up across the US as we head […]
Biden, FTC: You have the right to repair your tech. Why that’s good news for people who break their phones
Right to repair just might change the way we all look at products we break. Here’s what you need to know. Josh Miller/CNET We’ve all been there: That moment where you drop your smartphone, your stomach starts turning as you watch it cartwheel towards the floor. It bounces a couple […]
Dubai uses technology to cool the city
Dubai is known for its innovative mindset. Not only is the tallest building in the world located in the city, but Oktoberfest is also scheduled to take place there this fall. Artificial rain due to high temperatures In temperatures that can climb to 50 degrees today, Dubai is taking action […]
Kaseya, the tech firm hit by ransomware, gets the key to unlock its customers’ data.
Daily Business Briefing July 22, 2021Updated July 23, 2021, 7:04 p.m. ET July 23, 2021, 7:04 p.m. ET The headquarters of the information technology firm Kaseya in Miami.Credit…Kaseya, via Reuters Kaseya, the Miami-based company at the center of a ransomware attack on hundreds of businesses over the Fourth of July […]
Navy Surface Fleet Testing High-Tech Systems
JUST IN: Navy’s Newest Ships Finding Work as Testbeds USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) (Navy photo) Facing advanced adversaries such as China, the Navy is looking to utilize some of its newest ships to test high-tech weapon systems, including hypersonic missiles, a top official said July 22. The Navy is planning to […]
Employee experience top HR tech priority
Pandemic stressors plus a tight labor market mean employee experience remains a top priority for HR leaders and their tech partners. If you can, and I understand if this is difficult, think about what your primary work-related goals and HR technology strategies and plans were prior to March 2020. Seems […]
Biden: ‘Killing People’ Remark Was Call for Big Tech to Act | Business News
By ZEKE MILLER and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying Monday that he hoped they would not take it “personally” and instead would act to […]
Google employees angered by search giant’s ‘hypocritical’ remote work policies
Senior executive Urs Hölzle told employees last week he’ll be working from New Zealand. Stephen Shankland/CNET As Google employees around the world make plans for post-pandemic work at the tech giant, Laura de Vesine won’t be among them. For months, de Vesine, a senior site reliability engineer, went back and […]