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There is a company that is tracking how well we are doing with the stay at home orders across the state and country. The company called Unacast tracks human mobility data. In other words they use GPS location from our smartphones and other devices. The social distancing scorecard grades are A-F. It goes off of […]
Right now this is the time to be playing games. To be honest that’s about all you can do. But what if that was taken away from you too? Microsoft’s Xbox Live service was down over the weekend. This is no time for shut downs, with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Schools have […]
On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Facebook and Twitter both revealed that they had shut down accounts connected to Russian parties that were using the platforms to interfere with elections by targeting black social media users with fake news and divisive messages. Posts, pages, and tweets were typically about civil rights and race topics, but also […]
Among more than 10,000 national nominees, Clayton Turner received the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year award, presented to him in Washington, D.C. This award, representing achievement in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), honors Turner’s accomplishments at NASA. After he graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 1990, Turner started […]
We have to give a shout out to a RIT alum who was named black engineer of the year. Clayton Turner graduated from RIT back in 1990 he’s a NASA Director for the research center. Turner received the honor at BEYA STEM Global Competitive Conference earlier this month. The conference is to connect students, educators, […]
Back in the 80’s Michael Jordan did Sneakers Commercials for his Nike Air Jordan’s with legendary movie director Spike Lee. Lee also starred in the commercial with Jordan, created the famous line Basketball Shoe Line “It’s got to be the shoes!” Well apparently, Nike has done it again. Creating a new runner sneaker that is […]
Full disclosure, I have an iPhone. But I’ve tried other phones only because the iPhone price has gotten out of control. What ends up happening? I go right back to iPhone. I have to say it’s the best phone I’ve ever had. But I do have an wondering eye when it comes to new models […]
New York State is one of the most targeted states when it comes to Internet crimes according to a 2019 report from the FBI. Reports say across the country the FBI has responded to more than 1,300 cases of Internet fraud on a daily basis last year. According to the report the FBI has recovered […]
New York State Police are trying out something new with the lights on top of their police cruisers. In an effort to make police cruisers more visible, New York State Police are testing the use of vertical and horizontal light bars. The idea was inspired by the “Move Over” law. Vertical bars will allow police […]
Written by DJ Sight Well for the first time ever, Rochester City School District students in grades 9-12 received Chromebook laptops. Some students will even receive free internet service if eligible. This is an effort involving the One Million Project Foundation and a great start for the new school year. Students in the Rochester City […]