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MapQuest rose to #1 in the Apple Store following its decision to retain the name “Lake Ontario.” According to the Apple App Store, MapQuest was listed as the #1 Navigation App and the top eighth overall free app. It was also listed as #2 in the Canada Apple App Store. This surge happened after MapQuest […]
As AI is adopted across industries, it’s also being taken up by scammers. Around 6% of U.S. adults, or about 15 million people, were scammed out of money last year, a new Gallup and Stop Scams Alliance survey finds, and victims reported that 12% of those scams involved AI or deepfakes. “These guys aren’t called organized […]
Apple is expected to unveil new artificial intelligence features at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), including a more conversational Siri with improved memory and task-handling abilities. The event is also notable as the last WWDC led by Tim Cook before he hands the CEO role to John Ternus in September. As Apple works to catch up with competitors in […]
More layoffs are happening in the tech world. Spotify will be cutting costs through laying off staff. The company is joining Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet Inc. (a Google company) in thousands of job cuts. The number of job layoff is not clear according to Reuters.com however there have been reports that say 6% of jobs […]
Another big Tech company is getting ready to lay off a lot of workers. Alphabet, the parent company to Google said it will be laying off 12,000 employees. This comes days after Microsoft made the announcement that they were laying off 10,000 employees. All of these American big Tech companies are laying off tens of […]
Monroe Community College is expanding its Applied Technology Center to help fill the demand for tech jobs. The Applied Technology Center is where hands on training is provided for high demand technology jobs. Congressman Joe Morelle and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello made the announcement that MCC will receive $3.5 million in federal funding for […]
Giant tech company Microsoft plans to lay off around 10,000 employees after revenue growth slows down and has been the slowest since 2016. One of the issues Microsoft is facing is the slow sales of their PC’s Compared to the height of a Coronavirus pandemic when companies and schools bought everything from laptops and desktop […]
There was a report that a computer outage at the FAA was the reason flights were grounded Wednesday morning. So if you were wondering why your flight was delayed you weren’t alone; over 3,700 were delayed. That computer problem wasn’t just with the Federal Aviation Administration there were other places That experienced computer problems around […]
HBO TV Show “Insecure” is now a Mobile Game. Black-owned game studio Glow Up have to create a new mobile game for Insecure fans. Glow Up Games and HBO have debuted free-to-play mobile game Insecure: The Come Up. The game puts players in the world of Issa Dee, Molly, and their friends, with all of […]
A bitcoin mining company called Founder is planning on investing $100 million into a new operation in Rochester as it expands from New York. CEO Mike Colyer says that bitcoin is here to stay and the company wants to take advantage of the bright minds that gather in Rochester. “So Bitcoin mining is basically the […]
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