Lawmakers’ family connections to tech spur scrutiny- POLITICO
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TECH BYTE: Apps to Help You Save on Gas
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — We’re all feeling this pain at the pump right now. There are some smartphone apps that can help you navigate these high gas prices, and save some money. The GetUpside Cashback: Gas & Food app helps you save money, and earn…
The best Presidents’ Day 2022 tech sales at Walmart
We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Walmart’s latest tech deals include one of my favorite soundbars. (Photo: Walmart) Although Walmart has yet to officially announce…
China strives to flex its tech innovations to worldwide audience at Olympics
A robot sprays disinfectant in a hallway of the Crowne Plaza Sun Palace hotel in Beijing. China is using robots to cut down on human contact and slow the spread of the coronavirus during the Olympics. (Gary Ambrose / For The Times) An automated basket…
China strives to flex its tech dominance at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING — An automated basket tips frozen wonton into boiling water. Within minutes, the dough-wrapped bits of pork are cooked, deposited into a black plastic bowl and transported onto a conveyer belt, untouched by human hands. Pink lights flash as your…
The best Presidents’ Day tech sales on Apple, Sony, Nintendo, Samsung and more
We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Tablets, headphones and game controllers are all on sale this weekend. (Photo: Amazon/Beats/Microsoft) It’s Presidents’ Day: The…
Two U.S. Big Tech antitrust bills backed by publisher trade group By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing publishers such as News Corp…
Partners team up to offer free tech training to low-income residents | Education
A group of community partners have joined forces to offer a free technology training program to help those below the poverty line attain better jobs. Called the CB Tech Career Acceleration program, it will include instruction in business English as a…
Tech Companies Face a Fresh Crisis: Hiring
Jana Rich, founder and chief executive of Rich Talent Group, a firm that primarily recruits executives to companies in the tech and consumer industries, says that even at the highest levels of hiring, she has never seen a market like this in 30 years. It…
Tech Stocks Roundup: What If Zuckerberg Is Wrong About the Metaverse?
Predicting the next big thing has been notoriously hard. Nobody doubts that the Metaverse has its uses, but Mark Zuckerberg believes in it so much he has bet Facebook’s future on it to the point of renaming his company Meta (MVRS) – Get Meta…