Here’s what’s on my mind.
Coming from a background as an academician, here’s where I provide insight into my career, my passions and my life.There’s a simple solution to tech’s gender imbalance… hire more damn women
On International Women’s Day, start a conversation with your colleagues about what it would take to simply interview more women. Insist on absolutely hiring the best AND get more diverse talent in your interview pool. Just as you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take, you miss 100 percent of the opportunities to address inequality by not insisting on getting women into… Read More
Tech reacts to ‘A Day Without a Woman’
International Women’s Day dates back to a protest staged in New York City in 1908. But this year the annual event is the subject of renewed attention. The holiday that was born out of a call for better working conditions and the right to vote has taken on a new sense of urgency for many in the wake of November’s election. A number of women’s rights organizations that have… Read More
Final ‘Destiny’ add-on revives old raids on March 28th
At the end of this month, Bungie will release the last extra content for its shooter MMO Destiny before it moves on to the game's sequel. In a livestream today, the studio's developers and community manager Deej outlined what's coming for players in…
Tesla’s new solar energy station will power Hawaii at night
Renewable energy supplies are great because they produce power without filling the air with pollution. Yet, once the sun goes down solar panels become pretty useless. But Tesla and Hawaii have a solution that'll use the sun's rays both day and night…
Tesla’s Kauai solar facility will offset 1.6M gallons of fuel use per year
Tesla’s Kauai solar power facility is officially open for business as of Friday, with a 13 MW SolarCity solar farm installation providing power to a Powerpack storage facility with 52 MWh of total capacity. The beauty of the new facility, in terms of the specific needs of the sun-soaked island in the Pacific, is that it can capture energy from the sun during peak daytime productiondf… Read More
Pinterest acquires Jelly, the startup from Twitter’s Biz Stone
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's startup Jelly has seen plenty of twists and turns since its 2013 introduction: it launched as a crowdsourced question-and-answer service, pivoted, and then pivoted back to its original concept in 2016. Now, however, it'…
Soon’s event finding app is a social calendar for the mobile generation
Facebook’s Events feature is fairly good at recommending the sort of real-world meetups and activities you may be interested in, but there’s a whole host of other “events” you could be missing out on – like TV show premieres, live broadcasts, pre-orders for a hotly anticipated device, Twitch streams, and more. A new app called Soon, from Lowercase Capital… Read More
Switch owners will wait longer (and pay more) for ‘Rime’
If The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has piqued your interest in whimsical open-world adventure games featuring young men solving puzzles, Rime has you covered. It's coming out on May 26th for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, developer Teq…
General : MACC Sets Three Years To Clean Civil Service Of Corruption
PUTRAJAYA, March 8 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has set three years from now to eliminate corruption in the civil service, especially among enforcement agencies