US DoD and Small Business Administration Initiative Pairs Private Capital With Loans to Boost Critical Tech Investment

2024-04-12 04:42 PM by Wanda Parisien

Insider Brief The Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative is designed to increase private capital investment in critical technologies that strengthen our economic and national security. The initiative will pair private capital with federally-guaranteed loans to increase investment in DoD’s critical technology areas. It’s a joint effort between the SBA and the Department …

Cap TV quietly launched an app to allow the public to watch RI General Assembly

2024-04-11 10:47 AM by Alex Mitchell

I don’t know about you, but the entertainment-related apps on my iPhone include NBA League Pass (so I can watch the Knicks), Max (so I can watch reruns of “The West Wing”), and Peacock (because WrestleMania). But a new app has topped them all: Capitol TV of RI. That’s right, you can now get all …

TikTok to launch photo app ‘Notes’ to rival Instagram as social media giant drops hint on possible launch date

2024-04-09 03:54 PM by Alex Mitchell

TikTok is gearing up to launch a photo-sharing app dubbed “Notes” in a move that could rival social media platform Instagram. Users have reported seeing pop up notifications with information on the latest app. TikTok chiefs have not confirmed when it will launch but said it will be “soon”. Some Reddit users have shared screenshots …

Xiaomi’s internet business sees rapid growth in overseas markets with its growing suite of services

2024-03-17 10:39 PM by Tyler Fields

As the number of internet users continues to grow, one smartphone manufacturer is hoping to optimise its core internet business to improve its suite of experiences for users. Globally, there are an estimated 5.3 billion internet users today – two-thirds of the world’s population. Across Europe and North America, online penetration rates exceed 90 per …

China to bring down payment barriers for foreigners to revive tourism

2024-03-03 04:51 PM by Alex Mitchell

Chinese authorities are easing limits on mobile payments for foreigners and encouraging tourist attractions to accept cash and overseas bank cards in a bid to revive international visitor numbers. The central bank said on Friday that foreigners would be able to spend up to US$5,000 on a single mobile payment transaction, up from the previous …

At WTO, India wants to ‘break’ internet? Movies, songs, books… free streaming may end, so might West’s digital power – Firstpost

2024-02-22 01:55 AM by Tyler Fields

You might not be able to watch your favourite spy movie on Netflix or the latest hilarious romcom that you have been waiting for eagerly to hit Amazon videos for free. Free streaming of entertainment and data that crosses so many international borders to come to your device may end soon. So will tariff-free e-commerce. …

Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps face legal reckoning

2024-02-17 10:50 AM by Alex Mitchell

As the rest of us were celebrating love on Valentine’s Day, dating apps were hit with accusations of crimes against it. Match Group — the parent company that owns the majority of the major dating apps, including Tinder, Hinge, The League, Match.com, PlentyOfFish and more — was sued on the 14th in a proposed class …

Amid China activities in Pacific, US military should turn to machine learning: American admiral

2024-02-17 03:34 AM by Eugen Boglaru

US Joint Forces should employ machine learning to better anticipate threats in the Pacific amid China’s activities in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, according to a senior American commander in the region. Addressing Silicon Valley executives on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Defence Innovation Unit, a Pentagon group created to hasten …

Masked Man Steals 50 iPhones From US Apple Store In Broad Daylight

2024-02-09 08:40 PM by Alex Mitchell

The incident took place on Monday at an Apple Store in Emeryville, California. A video showing a thief committing a brazen, daytime robbery at an Apple Store in the US is going viral on social media. In the clip, a masked man wearing all black clothing goes from table to table, ripping phones from their …

As US-China tech war heats up, scientists find new material to cool quantum computers

2024-01-23 09:09 PM by Wanda Parisien

Liquid helium – through cryogenic technology – has been used as a coolant for nearly a century in research and applications that require extreme cold, from medical equipment to deep space exploration. But helium is a scarce resource, and demand is growing for its use in hi-tech industries. That is especially true for helium-3, a …