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We don’t need Elon Musk for an innovative tech industry

Sep11
by on September 11, 2018 at 8:21 am
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We all know that organizations are made up of many people, so why is it that the leaders get all the credit and most of the cash? In the Iron Man films, Tony Stark, the president of Stark Industries, is presented as a wild innovator and technological genius. He swipes at virtual screens, cuts and welds, and stays up for days. This is what a boy wonder looks like. Apart from a few people in suits, we never see the employees, the people who make the profits that allowed Stark Industries to build its Manhattan skyscraper. From Steve Jobs and…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

We don’t need Elon Musk for an innovative tech industry

Sep11
by on September 11, 2018 at 8:21 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


We all know that organizations are made up of many people, so why is it that the leaders get all the credit and most of the cash? In the Iron Man films, Tony Stark, the president of Stark Industries, is presented as a wild innovator and technological genius. He swipes at virtual screens, cuts and welds, and stays up for days. This is what a boy wonder looks like. Apart from a few people in suits, we never see the employees, the people who make the profits that allowed Stark Industries to build its Manhattan skyscraper. From Steve Jobs and…

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A $35 patch reportedly let anyone in the world generate India’s Aadhaar IDs

Sep11
by on September 11, 2018 at 8:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India


Over the past few years, India’s Aadhaar system – which grants citizens a unique ID and access to government services – has come under fire for overshooting its prescribed applications and lack of data security. It’s not out of the woods yet, as Huffington Post India reports that it’s discovered a software patch that could have compromised the software used to enrol Aadhaar users and allow anyone in the world to register an ID. That’s worrying, because people rely on their Aadhaar IDs to receive services and benefits like subsidized rations, pensions, and scholarships. Fake IDs can allow people to…

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A $35 patch reportedly let anyone in the world generate India’s Aadhaar IDs

Sep11
by on September 11, 2018 at 8:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India


Over the past few years, India’s Aadhaar system – which grants citizens a unique ID and access to government services – has come under fire for overshooting its prescribed applications and lack of data security. It’s not out of the woods yet, as Huffington Post India reports that it’s discovered a software patch that could have compromised the software used to enrol Aadhaar users and allow anyone in the world to register an ID. That’s worrying, because people rely on their Aadhaar IDs to receive services and benefits like subsidized rations, pensions, and scholarships. Fake IDs can allow people to…

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Confirmed: OnePlus 6T to sport in-display fingerprint sensor

Sep11
by on September 11, 2018 at 6:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile, Plugged


OnePlus has confirmed that its next phone, the OnePlus 6T, will have an in-display fingerprint sensor. The company said that the technology reduces the steps required to unlock the phone, when paired with Face Unlock, the whole process is more efficient. The phone will join the small number of handsets such as the Vivo V21, the Vivo Nex, the Huawei Porche Design Mate RS and the Honor 10 are some of the first devices to sport an in-display fingerprint sensor. However, the technology is not super efficient, and often you have to put your finger on the screen at a certain angle and apply…

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