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Tech activists write code to save migrants
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» LONDON - When a migrant rescue non-profit asked Nik Zemke if he could design an app to pinpoint ships in distress in the Mediterranean, the German web developer headed to a hackers' convention to look for like-minded volunteers.
Brave new world
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/10/2017
» You might think having no experience in computer programming and engineering is a barricade to becoming a tech entrepreneur. This is not necessarily true, thanks to new software developed by young talent to help their peers with Internet of Things (IoT) project development.
Is it Internet or internet? Debate rages on downshift
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Are you on the Internet or the internet?
Global warming takes a short break
Published on 26/01/2016
» Snow, sleet and icy winds across Asia caused deaths, flight cancellations and chaos over the weekend as areas used to warmer weather struggled with record-low temperatures.
Uber starts boat services in Bosphorus
AFP, Published on 30/09/2015
» ISTANBUL - First came the cab and then the boat. Only a year after starting operations in Turkey, US ride-sharing giant Uber has launched a boat service across the Bosphorus, transporting people from Europe to Asia with UberBOAT.
Sansaab
Muse, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/06/2015
» Bangkok commuters who use public boat services along Khlong Saen Saep — the city’s main water thoroughfare — now have a mobile application that can help facilitate their journeys.
Google web-browsing toolbar debuts in Cuba
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» LAS VEGAS - A Google toolbar to streamline tasks -- such as searching the Internet or bookmarking online pages with Web browsing programs -- made its debut in Cuba.
Yahoo's new path murky after Alibaba split
AFP, Published on 29/01/2015
» WASHINGTON - It's do-or-die time for Yahoo and Marissa Mayer.
Google aims for 300 mn new Indian local language users
AFP, Published on 03/11/2014
» NEW DELHI - Search giant Google announced Monday the creation of a new Hindi-language website in an ambitious bid to add 300 million Indian Internet users by 2017 and bridge the country's linguistic digital divide.
Google aims for 300 mn new Indian local language users
AFP, Published on 03/11/2014
» NEW DELHI - Google has created a new Hindi-language website to add 300 million Indian Internet users by 2017 and bridge the country's linguistic digital divide, the search giant announced Monday.