Gladys West: the hidden figure who helped invent GPS

by Sam | Nov 20, 2020 | Did You Know?, GPS, New Technology, Women in Tech

Gladys West: the hidden figure who helped invent GPS Growing up on a farm in Virginia during segregation, West knew education would be her means of escape. But she didn’t know her quiet work on a naval base would change lives around the world   Gladys West knew...

New AI Model Assesses Alzheimer’s Risk

by Sam | Oct 26, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Data, Did You Know?, Healthcare

AI Assesses Alzheimer’s Risk by Analyzing Word Usage Artificial intelligence could soon help screen for Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing writing. A team from IBM and Pfizer says it has trained AI models to spot early signs of the notoriously stealthy illness by...

AWS is creating its very own space force for cloud computing

by Sam | Jul 10, 2020 | AWS, Cloud Computing, Did You Know?, Government

Amazon Web Services is creating its very own space force for cloud computing Amazon Web Services today unveiled a new business unit devoted to developing data infrastructure and cloud services for the aerospace and satellite industry — and headed by someone who helped...

Microsoft unveils job training initiative for 25M impacted by pandemic

by Sam | Jul 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, Did You Know?, Microsoft, Remote Working

Microsoft unveils sweeping job training initiative to teach digital skills to 25M impacted by pandemic Microsoft plans to provide digital skills training for 25 million people this year under a new, multi-million dollar initiative that will bring together multiple...

Microsoft launches Lists, a new Airtable-like app for M365

by Sam | May 26, 2020 | Applications, Did You Know?, Microsoft, New Technology, Office 365

Microsoft launches Lists, a new Airtable-like app for Microsoft 365 Microsoft  today launched Lists, a new “smart tracking app” for Microsoft 365 users. That may sound a lot like a to-do list app and, as Microsoft already offers Microsoft To Do, you may wonder why it...

Are Women Better At Cybersecurity Than Men?

by Sam | May 12, 2020 | Cyber Security, Did You Know?, Women in Tech

Are Women Better At Cybersecurity Than Men? KEY POINTS Cybercrime cost corporations $5.2 trillion in 2019 and is expected to rise to $6 trillion by next year Women are more likely to use unique passwords on personal accounts than men, making it less likely they will...