Verizon Wireless outage blankets Tampa Bay area
Verizon Wireless customers in Tampa Bay experienced a region-wide outage on Thursday night. Several websites that track service outages showed bright red spots all over the bay area. A Verizon spokeswoman confirmed via email that a network issue was affecting the region. Engineers were working … Read More
Snap’s Still Serious About Hardware
But Snap will include a better Wi-Fi chip to make faster connections. Snap also says it will include the required FCC regulatory label in the Snapchat app instead of printing it on the frames, so it could provide a sleeker design. The company is also reportedly planning to make Model …
Volusia Co. police officer fired for sharing racially insensitive Snapchat photo
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) – A Daytona Beach Shores police officer is off the job after a complaint revealed that he created and shared a racially insensitive post on Snapchat. Officer Matthew Moriarty was fired on Monday, about two months after police officials were notified that he shared an … Read …
Fire destroys dairy barn in Pittsfield Township (UPDATED)
Fire destroys dairy barn in Pittsfield Township (UPDATED). Bruce Walton | The Chronicle-Telegram. Published on April 12, 2018 | Updated 5:25 p. m.. Cow-at-fire-Pittsfield-Township. Cows stand near a burning barn on Hawley Road in Pittsfield Township. At least one of the barns was completely … Read More
Bedford firefighter launches national effort to help cancer-stricken first responders
Chris Conner knows the struggles of cancer-stricken firefighters who are often overwhelmed with high medical bills. “I know for a fact that a primary need is for financial help,” Conner said. “There is a misconception that [firefighters] have great insurance these days, and we don't. We all have high … Read …
‘Very athletic’ Rangers first-base prospect gets the call
Triple-A Round Rock first baseman Ronald Guzman will be called up to join the Rangers before Friday's game against the Astros in Houston. Guzman, who is hitting .412 with two doubles in the first five games for Round Rock, has yet to make his major league debut. "He's a very …
Coalition Looks to Amplify Collective Voice While Asking FTC to Investigate YouTube
The Consumer Federation of America linked arms with 22 other organizations in asking the FTC to investigate YouTube for violating children's privacy. According to CFA, joining a group like this sends a stronger message to the federal agency and makes a more efficient use of time and resources. Read More
Ex-YouTube Engineer Builds Site To Figure Out What Content The Video Site’s Algorithm …
YouTube's recommendation algorithm has been one of the most talked-about stories in the online video industry over the past year, and part of its appeal is how difficult it is to understand. As Tom Scott explained in a May 2017 video, it is hard to figure out how the algorithm …
Publicity Exec Michelle Slavich Is Leaving YouTube To Join Warner Bros
A hard-working YouTube employee is moving over to Warner Bros. Michelle Slavich, previously the head of entertainment communications at the Google-owned video site, will become the EVP of Global Publicity and Strategy at the major entertainment studio. During her five-year tenure at YouTube, … Read More
Tesla engineering job openings are up 243% in Q1 2018 compared to 2017
Data gathered by professional networking website LinkedIn recently revealed that Tesla has been ramping up its hiring efforts, especially for its engineering jobs. During the first quarter of 2018, Tesla had 865 engineering-related job openings, a 243% increase from the same period last year. According … Read More