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The tech sector can — and must — disrupt social inequity

As scores of headlines expose systemic racial injustice and COVID-19 thrusts organizations even deeper into digital transformation, it’s clear that we’ve arrived at the corner where technology and social equity meet. But it’s a far cry from a friendly encounter – more like a bad collision. Recently, we’ve seen news of Facebook’s unacceptably imbalanced workforce and some organizations are even rolling back longstanding […]

Epic Games acquires kid tech platform SuperAwesome

Epic Games has announced the acquisition of SuperAwesome, a pioneer in the “kid tech” market that provides children with what it says are safe digital experiences and age-appropriate advertising. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move comes a day after Epic announced its $15 million investment in Manticore, which has created a […]

Key Tech Details to Know When Relocating Business

Business relocation is a vital boost that your business needs. The right time to relocate a business can be different to every business depending upon its position in the growth cycle. However, every business needs to move to a better or more appropriate digs, sooner or later. Conventionally, office relocation was all about hiring professional […]

Nvidia’s Latest Marbles Tech Demo Showcases The Power Of Ampere GPU

Nvidia hosted their GeForce Special Event livestream today where the next generation of graphics cards was introduced. The new cards, powered by Nvidia’s “Ampere” technology, are the next step in bringing computer graphics as close to real-life as possible. Using technologies pioneered in the RTX 20-series of graphics processors, the RTX 30-series are proving to […]

For tech to serve the public good, we need standards

When I first started as a technology investor, I became interested in Neil Postman’s work at NYU. He stated — in a time of the rising proliferation and expansion of television programming — that mediums of mass persuasion and influence needed extremely careful consideration and society needed to understand the unintended consequences of these mass mediums. […]

How the tech industry will have to step up to fight online toxicity and child abuse

When it comes to fighting online toxicity and sexual abuse of children, most companies say they are supportive. But complying with the laws can become tricky. The proposed federal legislation, dubbed the EARN IT Act (short for Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies), creates incentives for companies to “earn” their liability protection for […]

Tech industry shifts dollars and manufacturing to fight coronavirus

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the “great American industry” to help the country deal with the coronavirus. Tech companies are among those that are responding, both by wrangling donations and by shifting manufacturing to produce medical gear. In some ways, it feels like a war mobilization that is just beginning. The Defense Production Act […]

PlayStation 5 Tech Specs Revealed

Tech investigators Digital Foundry have gotten an advanced look at Sony’s PlayStation 5 presentation by Mark Cerny that is happening now, and have posted the specs for the holiday console. Here they are straight from Digital Foundry: CPU8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency) GPU10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHZ (variable frequency) GPU ArchitectureCustom […]