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Recent tech news has evidenced how women are facing increased opportunities in the tech sector which had traditionally been allotted to males. Where bias in the workforce has systematically marginalized women, however, the evidence that women actually have increased opportunities in tech is not hard-fast since automation is also showing that women in blue-collar jobs are being hit hardest by automation and other forms of new ... Read More »

Researchers in the US have developed a new wireless protocol that can extend the reach of Wi-Fi devices by more than 60 metres – without the need for hardware modifications. On-Off Noise Power Communication (ONPC) is programmed on top of the existing Wii-Fi protocol. But whereas Wi-Fi requires at least 1Mbps to maintain a signal, ONPC can maintain the signal ... Read More »

The Supreme Court will now decide whether social media companies such as Facebook and WhatsApp should allow law enforcement to access encrypted and private social media conversations of citizens. It transferred the various petitions in the matter in different high courts to itself, after a plea filed by Facebook. A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said the ... Read More »

businessman in office pushing touchscreen button mutual funds GETTY My sector ratings show that the Technology sector receives a premium valuation compared to the market. Due to the high risk that comes with this elevated valuation, some investors might believe that diversifying their exposure through a Technology mutual fund is the best option. However, if the mutual fund chooses poor stocks and ... Read More »

Two very significant pitches for indigenously developed arms came from the highest levels of the Indian Army in the past week. Addressing a DRDO conference on October 15, army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said the forces would fight and win the next war with homegrown solutions. Addressing the annual Defence Attaches’ conclave four days later, Vice-Chief of Army Staff Gen. ... Read More »

Market Moves As stocks broke higher to kick off earnings season, investors shrugged off a mixed bag of earnings reports from the financial sector and focused on big tech companies. With the Nasdaq 100 index (NDX) closing 1.28% higher, many tech stocks broke out to all-time high prices.   Among the stocks that broke through previous price levels to close at new ... Read More »

Jet8 is taking a new approach to social media and data ownership using blockchain. Chief strategy officer Joshua Thomson sat down with CoinDesk to discuss how his firm is putting users “back in the center of the value chain.” First, the platform enables anyone to create “instagram-like” applications centered on their own interests, hobbies or career. Secondly, members and content creators ... Read More »

Industry leader Josh Bersin delivered the opening keynote address Wednesday morning at HR Tech at the Venetian in Las Vegas. If HR Tech attendees felt a bit overwhelmed going into the Expo hall with more than 500 exhibitors, Josh Bersin wanted them to know he feels their pain. “I’ve been an analyst in this space for over 20 years, and ... Read More »

We’re sharing too much of our personal data online, even when we think we’re playing it safe. Case in point: this week, Japanese police charged a man with assault after he used his victim’s Instagram selfies–and in particular the reflection in her eyes–to pinpoint her local train station. This is an incredible and alarming story, yet possibly its most incredible feature is ... Read More »

Do you remember how quickly you filled with irrational rage the last time you had to dig through your toolbox to find the proper socket size to tighten a nut? It might be irrational, but it’s also inevitable… even when you clean and organize your toolbox, things end up shifting around and getting messed up again. Here’s something you might ... Read More »