Several days ago, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman made a social media post about going bald with the #BotakChallenge. However, that would only happen if he manages to raise RM200,000 for 100 laptops in five days, with a countdown starting from December 26. This effort is part of …
Read More »Unity promises initial OpenXR platform support by the end of 2020
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here When the Khronos Group released OpenXR — a royalty-free standard designed to make cross-platform VR and AR app development easier, supporting multiple platforms — it was backed by many of the mixed reality …
Read More »T-Mobile promises faster 5G for ‘thousands’ of locations by 2020’s end
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Up until now, T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network has had the advantage of breadth without the value of depth, covering more than half of the United States with low band 600MHz signals that are in some cases no faster than 4G. …
Read More »AI Weekly: Workplace surveillance tech promises safety, but not worker rights
All of the issues around the pandemic-driven rash of surveillance and tracking that emerged for society at large are coalescing in the workplace, where people may have little to no choice about whether to show up to work or what sort of surveillance to accept from their employer. Our inboxes …
Read More »Despite Big Promises, U.S. Has Delivered Limited Aid in Global Virus Response
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has lauded itself as leading the world in confronting the coronavirus. But it has so far failed to spend more than 75 percent of the American humanitarian aid that Congress provided three months ago to help overseas victims of the virus. In two spending bills …
Read More »Microsoft promises new Skype features despite Teams for consumers launch
Microsoft has shared few usage numbers since acquiring Skype for $ 8.5 billion in October 2011. Skype’s monthly active users, for example, haven’t been updated since August 2015 — 300 million has been the number for years. But the coronavirus has shaken up the communications space for everyone, even Skype. …
Read More »COVID-19: DBS Promises No Layoffs, Will Hire Over 2,000 New Staff In 2020
DBS is protecting jobs and ramping up hiring despite the economic downturn caused by Covid-19. The bank yesterday (14 May) announced that it will hire more than 2,000 people in Singapore this year. It also assured its 12,000 existing staff that there will be no layoffs. Employees who are unable …
Read More »T-Mobile completes Sprint merger, promises ‘transformative 5G network’
After seemingly endless regulatory hurdles at the federal and state levels, T-Mobile announced today that it has completed its merger with Sprint, a deal it says will result in a “transformative 5G network” for consumers and businesses. As previously reported, the merger’s completion marks the end of John Legere’s tenure …
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