Apple suspends Siri response grading in response to privacy concerns
In response to concerns raised by a Guardian story last week over how recordings of Siri queries are used for quality control, Apple is suspending the program world wide. Apple says it will review the process
Undervalued software engineering skills: writing well
I have been coaching several experienced software engineers to further grow professionally, since transitioning to being an engineering manager. I have noticed a few skills that people often underestimate the importance of developing. Skills that add
Jeff Bezos’ big pitch for establishing a human presence in space
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos laid out his vision for the future of humanity’s presence in space. The richest man on the planet (on paper, at least) spent about an hour talking about how and why he
IT education in Belarus
The quality of IT education in Belarus is known all over the world. There are 52 universities in Belarus and 16 thousand graduates with ICT and related technical skills annually. Cliff Reeves, General Manager, Emerging Business
Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email
Google officially launched AMP for Email, its effort to turn emails from static documents into dynamic, web page-like experiences. AMP for Email is coming to Gmail, but other major email providers like Yahoo Mail (which shares
India beats UK and US on mobile data price
A study into the amount people pay for mobile data has found that the UK has some of the most expensive prices in Europe. The research, from price comparison site Cable.co.uk, found that one gigabyte (GB) of
What will software look like if anyone can create it?
In 2008—back when Netflix was delivering DVDs by mail—I decided to join Google’s latest acquisition, a video platform called YouTube. It’s hard to imagine now, but back then a lot of people were skeptical of YouTube.
Wanna Kicks, a new AR app from Belarusian team
Wannaby, a startup out of Belarus that is building “AR commerce” experiences, has launched a beta of its latest app, which aims to make it easier to find the perfect sneakers. Dubbed “Wanna Kicks,” the iOS app
Instagram egg
The world is full of marvels - sunrises, baby lambs being born, and an egg that has 38 million likes on Instagram. How did this happen? When? What is it - just an egg? Why would someone
Here’s everything Google announced at CES 2019
Google made a flurry of announcements at CES this week, many of them coming rapid fire this morning. Don’t have time to dig through it all? That’s OK. Here’s the condensed version: 1. Google says that Assistant,