Tag: Mark Zuckerberg
What is Oculus Go and why might it kickstart the VR market in 2018?
While there’s a lot of hype surrounding VR, the reality is that so far it remains a fairly niche interest with limited sales. However, all that could finally be set to change with the announcement of a new affordable, standalone VR product. Unveiled at the Oculus Connect 4 developers conference in San Jose, USA recently…
Which tech entrepreneur are you? Zuckerberg or Sugar
Are you a tech entrepreneur and if so are you more like Mark Zuckerberg or Alan Sugar in style? IT recruiter Randstad Technologies has created an interactive quiz to find out your personality type. And so far it shows that Mark Zuckerberg is winning with more than a third of IT workers across the UK (37%)…
The Digest: Netflix denies VPN crackdown… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Netflix: VPN crackdown claims 'false', says executive | BBC News "Netflix has criticised 'false' reports it has been cracking down on customers using a work-around to watch media blocked in their area. The company denied reports it had stepped up its attempts to block access via virtual private networks (VPNs). Netflix said its…
Could “Books” be the new Facebook?
You know when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorses a technology then it is time to sit up and pay attention. Media reports suggest that Zuck has gone on the record talking about his enthusiasm for "Books". Books are essentially a medium through which ideas can be stored and shared. Each individual book, which is usually…
The Digest: Apple sued… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Apple sued over 'shrinking' gadget storage | BBC News "Apple is facing a lawsuit for not telling users about the amount of memory required by its flagship operating system. The legal complaint revolves around iOS 8 and the amount of memory it reserves for itself on iPods, iPhones and iPads. The complaint alleges…
The Digest: Zuckerberg’s resolutions… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Mark Zuckerberg asks Facebook users to suggest his personal challenge for 2015 | The Guardian "Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg sets himself a personal challenge every year, from wearing a tie every day in 2009 and learning to speak Mandarin in 2010 to only eating meat in 2011 if he killed the animal…
The Digest: Net is ‘less free and more unequal’… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Berners-Lee troubled by 'growing inequality' on web | PC Mag "Sir Tim Berners-Lee believes access to the internet is a basic human right. The World Wide Web creator and founder of the Web Foundation, Berners-Lee suggested that, in an increasingly unequal world, the internet has the power to be a great equaliser. But…
The Digest: Apple on trial… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Apple 'deleted' rivals' music from iPods, court hears | BBC News "Apple has been accused by lawyers in a court case of 'deleting' songs from rival services from some iPods during the past decade. Users with non-iTunes music received a message telling them to restore devices to their factory settings when they tried…
The Digest: Elon Musk’s next mission… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Elon Musk's next mission: internet satellites | The Wall Street Journal "Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shook up the automotive and aerospace industries with electric cars and cheap rockets. Now, he is focused on satellites, looking at ways to make smaller, less-expensive models that can deliver Internet access across the globe, according to people…
WATCH: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg poor a bucket of ice water over his head
Yes, you read that right. It appears that erstwhile "Neknomination" phenomenon is being revived for a good cause. But rather than ask people to down drinks irresponsibly, the ALS Association in the US is raising awareness of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by getting rich celebrities to drench themselves on camera. You can watch Mark Zuckerberg below,…