Centre County, Pa. – Looking to the future, a number of central and northcentral Pa. companies were recognized for embracing solar technology into their business models.
For most Pennsylvanians, recent years have brought an increasingly significant reliance on technology: household projects, cooking and baking, banking and investments, and social media.Â
The website for Parler, a social media app popular among conservatives and members of the far-right, appears to be back online just over a week after the social media site went dark.Â
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Washington, D.C. – Airbnb announced today the company will cancel all reservations for Washington D.C. during Inauguration weekend and will block any new reservations in the area from being booked.Â
By the small hours of Monday morning, the notorious social media app Parler went completely dark after Amazon terminated its hosting services, The Verge reports.
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Menlo Park, Ca. – In a post today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform has suspended President Trump's account indefinitely. "We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," said Zuckerberg.
Englewood, Colo. – After DISH Network Corporation and Nexstar Media Group failed to reach an agreement, television customers across the nation were at risk of losing hundreds of stations. However, the tides have turned. Â
Microsoft has released a security update to fix a dangerous vulnerability that impact Windows 10 operating system. The bug was discovered and reported by the US National Security Agency. A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography certif…
Boeing Co. (BA) said it has delivered the core stage of NASA's first Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket, which is designed to carry people and cargo into deep space. The core stage was moved earlier this week out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and loaded onto the agenc…
The Consumer Technology Association or CTA Foundation is hosting a business pitch contest for the second year in a row at the Consumer Electronics Show or CES in Las Vegas. The contest is scheduled for Thursday, January 9. This year's event features eight startups developing sports and fitne…
CES 2020, the world's largest tech show, begins in Las Vegas this week. It is seen as a global stage for displaying the latest products and technologies in consumer electronics. The CES is organized by the Consumer Technology Association, or CTA, a trade association representing the $401 bil…
Marking a milestone, Tesla Inc. delivered its first set of cars built in China Gigafactory 3, its first plant outside the United States. The luxury electric car maker tweeted that the first 15 customers to get the Model 3s built at its Shanghai plant were its own employees. The first owner i…
Tesla will begin delivery of its first China-built Model 3 cars on Monday, according to reports citing a company representative. The development marks a major milestone for the luxury electric car maker as it seeks to expand its presence in China, the world's biggest market for electric vehi…
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve charges related to its 2010 merger with Ticketmaster. The concert promoter was accused of violating the terms of antitrust deal connected to the merger, by pressuring concert venues to work with…
Facebook, Inc. (FB) acquired Spanish cloud gaming startup PlayGiga, with the social media giant confirming the deal to CNBC as well as on Twitter. The acquisition is part of Facebook's increased focus on the video gaming market in recent years. Last week, Spanish business newspaper Cinco Dia…
Tech giants Google, Apple and Amazon as well as the Zigbee Alliance have joined forces to create a new standard for smart home connectivity in order to increase compatibility among smart home products made by different companies. The technology companies decided to join hands for the project…
Boeing Co. (BA) said that a satellite built by the company and launched earlier this week will provide affordable Internet access and other communications services to underserved regions of Asia as well as the Pacific islands. The satellite, called JCSAT-18/Kacific1, was launched on Monday b…
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Lou and Kathy Kolb have dedicated their careers to public service through media, now look ahead to retirementÂ
YouTube updated its policy on tackling harassment on the video sharing platform by including a ban on "implied" threats and insults based on race, gender identity or sexual orientation. YouTube said it updated the policy after receiving feedback from creators. "We also met with a number of e…
A team consisting of Bucknell professor Craig Beal (mechanical engineering), Penn State professor Sean Brennan (mechanical engineering), and University of Massachussets Lowell professors Cindy Chen (computer science) and Kshitij Jerath (mechanical engineering) have been given a $1.2 million …
The first data received from NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft reveals surprising details about the Sun and sheds light on how other stars may form and behave throughout the universe. The Parker Solar Probe was launched to space in August 2018, becoming the closest-ever spacecraft to the …
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from their executive roles at its parent company Alphabet Inc. Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai will take over as CEO of the parent company in addition to his current role. The co-founders will leave their respective role…
