Technology

Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop: WH announces the US Digital Corps, a two-year fellowship aiming to recruit early-career software engineers and other technologists to work at federal agencies  —  The White House launched a two-year fellowship Monday designed to place early-career software engineers, data scientists and other technologists at federal agencies.

Undersea cables would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection.

Urbanbase, a Seoul-based company that develops a 3D spatial data platform for interior planning and design, announced today it has raised $11.1 million (13 billion won) in a Series B+ round as it scales up. This round of funding was led by Hanwha Hotel & Resort, which is a subsidiary […]

Bloomberg: S. Korea is expected to be the first country to pass a law to prevent app stores from mandating first-party IAP payment systems; assembly vote on 8/30 is likely  —  – New law will mandate free choice of app payment providers  — Silicon Valley giants argue privacy, security under […]

FutureLearn is a good platform for those looking to earn certificates online but the lack of smartphone apps is a major downside.

It’s becoming increasingly well documented that knowledge workers across the country are leaving their jobs. For some, it’s a case of plain old burnout, while for others, it’s a matter of re-prioritizing. In March 2021, Microsoft’s Work Trend Index report found 41% of workers globally thought about quitting their jobs. […]

30% of Cosmos DB customers were notified—more are likely impacted.

As covid-19 continues to evolve in the US, researchers are now developing the next generation of therapeutics, including a new approach that could help reduce the time it takes to recover from the disease. While existing treatments include antivirals, antibodies, and steroids, scientists in the US and Europe are now […]

When Salesforce announced its streaming platform Salesforce+, the CRM Playaz’ Paul Greenberg and Brent Leary interviewed Colin Fleming, SVP of Global Brand Experiences at the CRM company (disclosure: I work at Salesforce). Later, I asked Brent about his show on this episode of the Gang. Brent: With all the things […]

Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: Tel Aviv-based startup Hour One is paying people to use their likenesses to create AI-voiced characters for marketing and educational videos for its clients  —  AI-powered characters based on real people can star in thousands of videos and say anything, in any language.