Tag: tech

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How Africa’s fastest solar power project is lighting up Rwanda

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East African plant is completed in less than a year

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Beirut’s first hackathon for women breaks stereotypes

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LINK: Only 20 percent of all programmers in the world are women

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When Azerbaijan’s Internet Burned Down

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LINK: Fire most of Azerbaijan offline on November 16

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State Supreme Court Suspends Hawaii Telescope Permit

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LINK: Work has been stalled since April amid protests

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Dubai Is Buying Jetpacks For Its Firefighters

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LINK: Sky-high prices are no obstacle to sky-high rescue

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Kenya: Transforming Africa’s Digital Spaces

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LINK: Tech and the Future of Africa

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THX Appoints Entertainment Technology Veteran Ty Ahmad-Taylor As CEO

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Read at PRNewswire.com.

(In the interest of full disclosure, Erica of Dark Matters went to college with Ty and thinks he’s great.)

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THX was founded by George Lucas 30 years ago and is synonymous with the certification of world-class cinemas and recording studios, premium audio systems for home and automotive applications along with high definition and 4K displays. The company develops and licenses new technologies and specifications for audio and video applications.

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The Internet of Things: The Next Digital Divide for Latin America?

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LINK: The growth of the Internet in Latin America has been swift in the past few years

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More About @Twitter’s Lack of Workforce Diversity

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LINK: Twitter’s sole black engineering manager resigns after lay-off notice

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Amazon Tribes Want to Remain Isolated–So They’re Getting the Internet

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LINK: For the Waura, getting internet has been a years-long process

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