Tag: Events

September 14, 2020

If this was a normal year, we would be settling in for an iPhone event right about now. This is, however, very much not a normal year. And while we are, in fact, getting an Apple hardware event tomorrow at […]

December 29, 2017

Surprising things happened this year, both technologically and politically, and the implications for state and local government are vast. We’re skipping bitcoin — here’s a quick recount of a few, but not all, of the most important things that happened […]

June 9, 2017

IBM InterConnect, Code/Media, SXSW, Google Next, Microsoft WPC, Dreamforce ’17, Adobe Summit…international conferences you may have only dreamed of attending! So many technology conferences, so little time (or money). Maybe you’re looking to stay on top of emerging trends in […]

February 20, 2017

Freshly-launched startups don’t often have the funding for a fully formed security team, but a data breach or a privacy overreach can be deadly for a new company. That’s why Facebook security engineer Benjamin Strahs is joining TechCrunch at our […]

October 17, 2016

The Obama administration is set to issue $300 million in funding for new science and technology projects with the goal of spurring emerging markets and investment nationwide. The initiative, which is scheduled to be announced at the White House Frontiers […]

August 8, 2016

One of the most popular models for analyzing cyberattacks doesn’t focus enough on what to do after adversaries break into networks successfully, which they inevitable will do, Black Hat 2016 attendees were told this week in Las Vegas. “Every attacker […]

September 8, 2015

Here’s what we know so far about the company’s upcoming media event, and what it will reveal for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. At a media event in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, Apple is expected […]

August 13, 2015

North Carolina’s Innovation Center and Minnesota’s online permitting system were among the 44 initiatives selected as finalists for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ annual State IT Recognition Awards. Eligible projects and initiatives came from all 50 states, the District […]

August 6, 2015

Second-grade students from Piedmont City School District in Alabama work on computers. (Photo courtesy of Digital Promise) Chicago is going to be turned into an education innovation hub with the arrival of dozens of school district leaders, edtech entrepreneurs, researchers, […]

July 24, 2015

World Trade Organization (WTO) members finalized a deal on Friday to cut tariffs on $1 trillion worth of information technology products in a boost for producers of goods ranging from video games to medical equipment. The agreement to update the […]

July 17, 2015

Even on a “slow” day, NASA is a pretty cool place to work, but the cool factor gets cranked way up when the whole world joins in the adventure. That’s what happened this week when the New Horizons spacecraft arrived […]

July 15, 2015

  Amazon is throwing a big birthday bash for Prime subscribers to celebrate the service’s 20th anniversary, but Walmart’s trying to spoil the party with a super sale of its own. As tipped early in July, Amazon will celebrate its […]

July 15, 2015

Federal Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith said this upcoming Tech Day is just one of the initiatives she and her team are working on to make the government more tech-savvy. Read More

July 13, 2015

Walmart today announced its intentions to take the wind of the sails of Amazon’s upcoming “Prime Day,” a one-day event happening on July 15th which will offer Black Friday-like sales and savings for Prime subscribers in nine countries, including the […]

July 13, 2015

Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.T) Chief Executive Satoru Iwata died after a long illness, the company said on Monday, months after he led the Japanese video-game maker’s belated entry into mobile gaming following years of declining sales. He was 55. The […]

July 13, 2015

As if Uber needed more enemies. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will blast contractor-fueled companies for repressing middle-class wage growth in a speech tomorrow laying out her economic policies, according to an outline of the talk attained by Politico’s Michael Grunwald. […]

July 10, 2015

Virginia is challenging the public to find new ways to use the state’s open data. (Data.Virginia.gov) Virginia is putting its big data in the hands of its citizens. The 2015 Virtual Datathon Challenge, spearheaded by Governor Terry McCauliffe in association […]

July 10, 2015

T-Mobile CEO John Legere on Thursday shared preliminary results showing that 2.1 million customers were added in the second quarter of 2015. As a result, he predicted T-Mobile will displace Sprint as the nation’s third-largest carrier, bumping Sprint to fourth. […]

July 8, 2015

Fiber optic cable (Creative Commons – Bidgee) The FBI is asking Californians for help in catching a mysterious cable guy – or crew – responsible for severing fiber-optic lines 11 times in the last year. The incidents have disrupted Internet, cable […]

July 3, 2015

Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Thinkstock Summer is here, which means it is time for the biggest holiday of the summer—Fourth of July! Independence Day is a happy time of year: BBQs, picnics, pools, sunshine and fireworks. Of course, the foundation of our celebration is […]