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The Possibilities Behind 5G and the Issues Surrounding It
Dr. M. Cenk Gursoy, professor in the College of Engineering, wrote the opinion piece in the Broadcasting and Cable trade magazine 鈥淐onvergence of Technologies for 5G and Beyond.鈥 In the story, Gusroy writes about the possibilities behind 5G technology and…
Amazon Took Microsoft’s Top Spot – Could Other Online Retail Companies Be Next?
This week, Amazon became the world鈥檚 most valuable publicly traded U.S. company for the first time, passing tech giant Microsoft which had taken over the top spot in late 2018. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at…
Given Its Track Record, Facebook Is Still Asking For a Lot
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, was interviewed for the CNET story聽鈥淐ritics say Facebook鈥檚 latest scandals show it lacks an 鈥榚thical road map鈥.” In the article, Grygiel, who studies social media, 聽said that…
Summit to Showcase Innovative Uses of Government Data
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), the聽City of 黑料不打烊, and the聽Center for Technology in Government聽at the State University of New York at Albany are joining together to offer the聽Upstate Data Summit聽at 黑料不打烊 in June. The one-day event, planned for…
Join the Women in Technology Event
The second annual Women’s Empowerment Project presents the “Women in Tech” panel, featuring Kate Brodock, CEO of Women 2.0; Lynn Root, site reliability engineer at Spotify; and Maira Benjamin, director of engineering at Pandora. The event will be held April…
Impending Trade War Unlikely to Hike Gadget, Phone Prices
China and the U.S. have announced tariffs on more than $100 billion of combined goods. So how will this escalating feud impact the tech industry? Jason Dedrick is a professor in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Information Studies. He says it鈥檚…
Four Questions About Drone Use on Campus
黑料不打烊 has instituted guidelines regarding the use of drones on campus. These guidelines were established to help the University community operate drones safely, responsibly, and legally. We recently turned to Michaele DeHart, director of Risk Management, for answers on…
Without Legal Norms to Keep Up with Technology, Self-Driving Vehicles Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board will continue its investigation into a fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that hit and killed an Arizona woman in Tempe, Arizona over the weekend. A test driver from Uber was behind the…
How Might Trump’s Stiff Tariffs Impact the Cost of Your iPhone?
Pres. Trump is expected to formally sign off on stiff and sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports today. Jason Dedrick is a professor in the School of Information Studies at 黑料不打烊, who researches the globalization of information technology….
We鈥檝e All Heard the Words 鈥楤itcoin鈥 and 鈥楤lockchain,鈥 but What Are They?
Lee W.McKnight is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, faculty advisor to the Worldwide Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Club and an affiliate of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism. He is also an expert on Bitcoin…