Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Invention Spotlight: Verone Mankou Creates Africa’s First Smart Phone

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School District Hires An Ex-FBI Agent To Cyber-Spy On Students

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Jaylen Bledsoe: Genius Teenage IT CEO

This young genius is currently employing 150 people. His empire is still growing! Tweet

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Teen Computer Hacker Turned Millionaire Computer Entrepreneur

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Facebook & Google To Be Powered By Drones?

According to The Verge, Facebook wants to use “solar-powered, laser-equipped drones” the size or a commercial airliner to beam wireless internet and Facebook to countries that are not connected to the network. The internet connectivity drones are said to be capable of flying uninterrupted for years at a time. Although the flying drones are purported […]

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Invention Spotlight: Kelvin Doe, Teenage Inventor

Teenage Inventor, Kelvin Doe aka DJ Focus, from the Sierra Leone is already a prolific inventor at 15 years old. He has created sources of electricity, a radio station, and a windmill for his community. Tweet

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Black History Fact Of The Day: Closed Circuit Television Security

Marie Van Brittan Brown is the inventor of closed circuit television security. She received a patent for her invention in 1969. Her invention is the blueprint for the closed circuit television system that is used for surveillance and traffic monitoring. Tweet

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The Adverse Effects Of Electronic Smog

The modern technological byproduct of “electronic smog” is said to be detrimental to certain forms of nature. Man-made electrical fields, that are created via wi-fi, cellphones, and power lines, are increasingly becoming denser as more people become converts to mobile technology. According to The Independent, “Dr Ulrich Warnke, who has been researching the effects of […]

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NYPD & Microsoft Team Up To Make A $40 Million “Super-Computer”

The New York City Police Department has entered into a joint venture with Microsoft to create a data-collecting “super-computer.” The computer system will allow law enforcement to access live-video feeds from an extensive network of cameras. The “super-computer” will also reportedly be linked to crime-reports, radiation detectors, and license-plate readers. It will be able to […]

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Elsie Law’s Dose Of The Law: Your Facebook “Friends” Can Grant The FBI Access To Your Profile

A New York City racketeering case garnered an interesting ruling that concerns facebook users. The defendant in the trial attempted to suppress evidence that was gathered from facebook to hand down his indictment. The defendant used the legal defense that the information, which was obtained via an informant giving law-enforcement investigators access to the defendant’s […]

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