‘Technology’ Archives
Black cell phone users may bear brunt of new police data capture technology
The latest high-tech gadgets bring promises of convenience and efficiency, with the hopes of enhancing our lives and making our jobs easier. But sometimes they create new challenges. For example, technological advances have helped law enforcement in their [Read More]
MALKIA CYRIL: AT&T/T-Mobile merger hurts poor via POLITICO.com
Like in Monopoly, AT&T is trying to buy the best real estate on the block. If the FCC and Justice allow this merger of telecom giants to happen, it will be consumers – particularly lower income and minority wireless users – who won’t be able to pass “Go” or [Read More]
Centers Tap Into Personal Databases
Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver’s license photographs and credit reports, according to a document obtained by The [Read More]
Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be editor in chief of the online magazine, called The Root. read more | digg story [Read More]
Saul Williams talks about his new album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust
In an interview on Wednesday with News.com, Williams revealed he is grateful for the opportunity to promote his music using groundbreaking techniques and also to technology for setting him free from the “constraints of race.” read more | digg story [Read More]
MC Hammer Launches Silicon Valley Web Video Firm
Hammer, whose real name is Stanley Burrell, is choreographing a new career as co-founder and chief strategy officer of Menlo Park-based DanceJam.com. The Web site, scheduled to debut in mid-January, will try to upstage YouTube and become the Internet’s hub for sharing [Read More]
