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TV viewership climbing with people stuck at home by virus

By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER AP Television Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A fixture on television, actress Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” is doing the same thing as millions of other people during the widespread coronavirus shutdown. She’s sitting at home, watching more television than she normally would. In a world turned upside down […]

U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. internet and wireless providers have announced temporary measures to make getting online less expensive and onerous as enforced social distancing due to the new coronavirus forces more human interaction online. Most notable is Comcast’s free public Wi-Fi for all for 60 days, effective Saturday. Major metropolitan areas are thick with Comcast’s […]

Business fallout: Apple goes online, Delta slashes flights

By The Associated Press undefined Apple said its annual developers conference would take place entirely online this year, joining a growing list of companies that are canceling big, in-person events as the coronavirus spreads. Thousands of engineers and customers attend the Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, which is in its 31st year. Apple said it […]

Telco enables employees to give back to their communities

Last year the Un-carrier reached new heights in its efforts for corporate social responsibility. T-Mobile increasing employee volunteering and alongside with the T-Mobile Foundation, put $15M towards empowering youth, protecting the environment, fighting hunger and much more. T-Mobile’s ‘Un-carrier Revolution’ was always about making people its highest priority. This was a commitment that came through […]

New Mexico sues Google over collection of children's data

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque claims Google is using its education services package that […]

Solar Energy Saving lives in Yemen

As a result of years of conflict within Yemen, public health services have dramatically worsened. UN reports suggest that around half of the health facilities in the country are non-functional or partly functioning. One of the main reasons for this is that long lasting power cuts have become increasingly regular since the outbreak of war. […]

Smart City IoT project to help transform lives of pupils

School children from Edinburgh in Scotland have been challenged to come up with creative ways of using new technologies to combat issues and help change their hometown into a Smart City as part of a unique partnership with local business and organisations. CityFibre, the City of Edinburgh Council, and the University of Edinburgh’s Data Education […]

Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, though it won’t make all such calls disappear. The new law gives authorities more enforcement powers […]

Program uses e-sports to connect girls to science, tech jobs

LAS VEGAS (AP) — several dozen middle schoolers played video games and toured the e-sports arena at the Luxor casino-resort this week as part of a new program working to get girls excited about careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The trip was part of a new program called Battle Born Girls Innovate, […]