Tag: Technology
Big tech lays off thousands of employees (includes video story)
Over 150,000 employees have been let go by major tech companies in the past six months. Amazon, Google, Meta, Spotify and others...
Newsbreak January 27, 2023
An unloaded gun was found in the backpack of a six-year-old student in Homestead. Tallahassee lawmakers want to change laws regarding anti-Semitic...
E-waste: A major environmental problem in the making (includes documentary)
E-waste is a growing problem in our world as technology becomes more global. At the beginning of the 21st century, digital technologies...
New iPhones, Apple Watches and more announced (includes video story)
Yesterday Apple announced the launch of the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 pro. They boast new capabilities and life-saving features such...
Does Apple slow down older iPhones to increase sales? A lawsuit...
In middle school, the most popular phones that everyone had were the sidekick and the Motorola flip.
Those phones would last for years, and some...
Delta Airlines partners with TSA for new facial recognition technology in...
A new security system involving facial recognition technology is the result of a partnership between Delta Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration. It aims...
Thanks to benefactor Lee Caplin, FIU launches new Immersive Studio for...
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Immersive Studio for Altered Reality (iStar) facility took place Wednesday on Florida International University's Biscayne Bay campus.
The space...
Experts say making Miami the “Next Silicon Valley” could affect affordability
In early December 2020, Delian Asparouhov, a principal at venture capital company Founders Fund, tweeted: “Ok guys hear me out, what if we move...
Technology helps Alzheimer’s patients through the pandemic
Alzheimer’s disease was discovered in 1906. There are approximately 44 million people worldwide who have it -- or some level of dementia. In the...
Journalism Training Session: Covering Elections
On Friday, Oct. 12, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Google News Initiative will host a training session on covering elections at...