Topic: computers

Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children

Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children

Danni Zhu, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 10 01:37 PM

A growing number of children in China are learning coding even before they enter primary school, a trend fueled by parents' belief that coding skills will be essential for Chinese teenagers given the government's technological drive.  Read more »

Firings spark dissent in Google ranks

Firings spark dissent in Google ranks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 07:50 AM

Google on Monday fired 4 employees on the grounds they violated data security policies, prompting ire among colleagues concerned it was retaliation for worker organizing. Read more »

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 06:21 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Read more »

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 23 07:01 AM

A growing body of research has shown that persistently high levels of social and emotional stress — the kind brought on by a high-pressure job, a divorce, financial worries or strained relationships, for example — can dampen the immune system and promote inflammation, heart disease and premature aging. Read more »

Huawei eyes computer market as US squeezes telecom business

Huawei eyes computer market as US squeezes telecom business

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:22 PM

Deputy chairman Ken Hu said the strategy is based on expectations that "incredible computing power" is going to be needed as the world turns to complicated and resource-hogging future technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Read more »

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