Category: Technology

Are you a tech professional who wants to move up the ladder and become a manager? Do you feel like you have the skills and experience, but not the recognition or opportunity? If so, you are not alone. Many engineers and tech leads face the same challenge of proving their value and getting noticed by their leaders. In this article, we will share some tips from Katie Delgado, VP of…

Biden’s Visit to Hanoi US President Joe Biden visited Hanoi on September 10, 2023, as part of his Asia tour to bolster strategic partnerships and counter China’s influence in the region. Biden met with Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and discussed a range of issues, including trade, security, human rights, and climate change. One of the highlights of Biden’s visit was the…

Apple has announced that the upcoming iPhone 15 will be the first iPhone to feature a USB-C port instead of the Lightning port that has been used since 2012. This is a major change for the iPhone, which has been reluctant to adopt the universal standard that is widely used by other devices. Here are some of the reasons and benefits of this switch. EU regulation forces Apple to comply…

Schumer hosts a private forum with tech leaders Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer organized a private forum on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, as part of his push to legislate artificial intelligence (AI). He invited almost two dozen tech executives, advocates and skeptics to discuss the priorities and risks surrounding AI and how it should be regulated. Among the attendees were Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, former Microsoft CEO Bill…

NHS Data: A Treasure Trove for Tech Giants The National Health Service (NHS) in England holds one of the richest and most comprehensive sets of health data in the world. Every interaction with a GP is recorded in a standardized and machine-readable code, creating a vast database of patient information that can be used for research, planning and improving care. However, this data also attracts the interest of tech giants,…

A diverse and influential group of AI stakeholders On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, more than 20 tech and civil society leaders gathered for a closed-door meeting with the US Senate to discuss how artificial intelligence should be regulated. The meeting, which was organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, included the CEOs of five of the 10 biggest US companies by market capitalization: Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and IBM.…

Schumer hosts bipartisan forum on AI Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer convened a closed-door gathering of leading tech CEOs and experts on Wednesday to discuss the priorities and risks of artificial intelligence and how it should be regulated. The event, dubbed the “AI Insight Forum”, was attended by more than 60 US senators and some of the biggest names in tech, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta Platforms CEO Mark…

Schumer convenes closed-door forum with tech titans Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been talking for several months about accomplishing a potentially impossible task: Passing bipartisan legislation within the next year that both encourages the rapid development of artificial intelligence and also mitigates its biggest risks. On Wednesday, he took a major step toward that goal by convening a closed-door forum with some of the most influential tech leaders in…

AI safety forum brings together top voices in business, civil rights, defense, research, labor, and the arts On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, a group of top tech leaders and experts convened in Washington for the first of nine meetings with US senators to discuss the rise of artificial intelligence and how it should be regulated. The closed-door meeting was organized by the Democratic senator Chuck Schumer who called it “one…

The technology industry is one of the most dynamic and innovative sectors in the world, but it is also one of the most male-dominated. According to a recent report, only 36.7% of positions sent interview requests to female candidates in 2021. However, there are some women who are breaking the barriers and inspiring others with their success and impact in tech. In this article, we will introduce three of them…