Tech Tea – Tech Related Stories That Matters: 7/21/22
2022-07-21
Three Charged In First Ever Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Tipping Scheme Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of an IndictmentContinue Reading
Tech Tea – Tech Related Stories That Matters: 7/12/22
2022-07-12
As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge They are far from alone in this view. “There’s no strong leadership at the moment,” says a second current Twitter staffer, also speaking anonymously. “The entire company is running on autopilot.” A third, who is set to leave theContinue Reading
Tech Tea – Tech Related Stories That Matters: 7/05/22
2022-07-05
Baserow challenges Airtable with an open source no-code database platform The burgeoning low-code and no-code movement is showing little sign of waning, with numerous startups continuing to raise sizable sums to help the less-technical workforce develop and deploy software with ease. Arguably one of the most notable examples of this trend is Airtable, a 10-year-old business that recently attainedContinue Reading
Tech Tea – Tech Related Stories That Matters: 6/26/22
2022-06-26
How to Get an Abortion in the Age of Surveillance If you’re a person looking to get an abortion in this country and you’re getting a consultation in a clinician’s office complete with pee cups, stethoscopes, and people in unflattering scrubs, then that clinician is legally bound by HIPAA toContinue Reading
Report: Elon Musk Talking Twitter Job Cuts Not Revenue Growth
2022-04-29
While negotiating a $44 billion arrangement to procure Twitter, Elon Musk let financiers know that he would focus on cutting the organization’s bottom line. As reported by Bloomberg Musk talked about cutting both costs and jobs for the social network. In calls with bankers before the deal was reported, Musk answeredContinue Reading
Microsoft Looking To Bring Ads To Free-To-Play Xbox Games Reports Business Insider
2022-04-19
Reportedly Microsoft is exploring creating an ad program that would allow brands to advertise in free-to-play Xbox games. Sources familiar with the matter told Business Insider that one potential way these ads could display is as digital billboards in car racing games. Something that if true is sort of amazing.Continue Reading
Meta Is Testing Tools For Horizon Horizon Creators Sell Virtual Items
2022-04-12
“As part of our ongoing commitment to support creators, we’re beginning to test several new tools that will enable creators to experiment with different ways to monetize what they’re building in Horizon Worlds. While we’re launching this today as a test with a handful of creators to get their feedback,Continue Reading
Six Things You Didn’t Know About YouTube
2022-04-07
YouTube Started As A Video Dating Site The founders (Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim) registered the domain name on Valentine’s Day. They weren’t sure of the direction they wanted to take the site, but gave it the tagline “Tune In Hook Up.”, because of the date. According to CNET,Continue Reading
What Does The Blue Star Mean On Tinder
2022-04-04
Since people are asking what the blue star on tinder means, we’re answering. Tinder has two features that use a blue star. Super Likes and Verified Profiles. We’re using Tinder’s official press images to illustrate, so we don’t out anyone’s matches. What Is The Tinder Blue Star: Super Like OnContinue Reading