Tag: Tech

Mozilla Now Accepting Donations in Dogecoin, Users Threaten to Quit Using Firefox in Response

The organization behind the fourth most popular desktop browsers in the world has begun accepting cryptocurrency donations, including Dogecoin. The Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization that oversees the Mozilla Corporation, which coordinates and integrates the development of Internet-related applications such as the Firefox web browser made the announcement on Twitter. By partnering with leading crypto payment processor BitPay, the…


Twitter Permanently Suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Account

Twitter on Sunday suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and claimed she was posting false information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to news outlets, repeating a boilerplate message that it has…


Twitter Permanently Suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account

Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Jan. 2, claiming that she was posting false information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to media outlets, repeating a boilerplate message…


US Airline Group Seeks 5G Wireless Deployment Delay Near Airports

A trade group representing major passenger and cargo airlines asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday to halt deployment of new 5G wireless service around many airports, warning thousands of flights could be disrupted. AT&T and Verizon Communications are set on Jan. 5 to deploy C-Band spectrum 5G wireless service that they won in…


Officials Ask AT&T, Verizon to Delay 5G Wireless Over Aviation Safety Concerns

WASHINGTON—Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday asked AT&T and Verizon Communications to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety concerns. In a letter Friday seen by Reuters, Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson asked AT&T Chief Executive John Stankey…


Germany Shuts Down Half of Its 6 Remaining Nuclear Plants

BERLIN—Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation. The decision to phase out nuclear power and shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy was first taken by the government of Gerhard Schroeder in 2002. His successor, Angela Merkel, reversed her decision to extend the lifetime of Germany’s…


Tesla Recalls Some Model 3 and Model S Vehicles in China

BEIJING—China’s market regulator said on Friday that Tesla Inc. will recall 19,697 imported model S vehicles, 35,836 imported model 3s, and 144,208 China-made model 3 vehicles in China. Tesla is recalling these electric cars produced during a certain period of time due to possible security risks, according to a post on the website of State…


Tech Trends in 2022 That Will Change Our World: Deloitte Report

The year 2021 marked a period when global economies began picking up the pieces following the COVID-19 pandemic that left them crippled and ravaged. Notwithstanding the setbacks, the tech sector extended its gains from 2020 and remains poised to go from strength to strength. Here’s a look at the dominant tech themes that could play…


China Pursues ‘Brain Control’ Weaponry in Bid to Command Future of Warfare

Launching assaults on the battlefield with a mere thought. Enhancing the human brain to create “super warriors.” Disrupting the minds of enemies to make them submit to the controller’s command. Once believed to only exist in sci-fi movies, the weaponization of the brain has been discussed by Chinese military officials for years. And Beijing is…


Tesla Recalls Over 475,000 Electric Vehicles

Tesla announced on Dec. 30, that it had agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles over the safety of its touchscreen displays, which could elevate the risk of a crash after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sought the recall last month. The carmaker said in a separate notice to the auto safety regulator…