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Hired in 1955 as a human computer, mathematician Annie Easley led a 34-year NASA career developing software code for numerous programs. Her work on the Centaur rocket booster project framed the technical foundation for launching future satellites: https://go.nasa.gov/3uySNwW

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Katherine Johnson, mathematician and real-life subject of 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101

From Wikipedia page: From 1953 to 1958, Johnson worked as a "computer", analyzing topics such as gust alleviation for aircraft.

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

abcnews.go.com NASA mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth, died Monday morning at the age of 101.

Facebook, Sony pull out of Game Developers Conference due to coronavirus concerns

More tech conferences impacted by the .
The Game Developers Conference - GDC is to be held in mid-March in San Francisco.

cnbc.com Facebook and Sony on Thursday announced they will pull out of next month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco due to ongoing concerns with the coronavirus outbreak.

Samsung explains mystery alert sent overnight

Did you receive the 'Find My Mobile" with two 1's weird alert yesterday on your Samsung phone? I did. Here's why:

bbc.com The company says it sent the strange "1" alert to Samsung devices by mistake.

Amazon: How Bezos built his data machine

Why Amazon knows so much about you!

bbc.co.uk Leo Kelion investigates the rise of Amazon and its huge data-gathering operation

Google plans to move UK users' accounts outside EU jurisdiction

EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE: The shift, prompted by Britain’s exit from the EU, will leave the sensitive personal information of tens of millions with less protection and within easier reach of British law enforcement.

reuters.com Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control o...

'Cut, copy and paste' inventor dies

Larry Tesler: Computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste dies aged 74

bbc.com Larry Tesler was responsible for many of the innovations that made personal computing accessible.

Coronavirus threatens Apple supply chain, sales; shares drop

EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the primary iPhone manufacturing facilities in China is operating at a 25% factory utilization rate as many workers remain absent.

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reuters.com Shares of Apple Inc fell 2 % on Tuesday and dragged the stocks of its suppliers ...

Facebook cancels conference while IBM pulls out of one due to coronavirus fears

These are the second and third tech conferences to be impacted amid fears. Earlier this week, Mobile World Congress was canceled in Barcelona due to the same concers.

fortune.com Facebook cancelled a marketing conference in San Francisco while IBM pulled out of the RSA security conference in the same city.

Phone showcase cancelled over coronavirus fears

Last week, many top companies pulled out of Mobile World Congress that was to be held on Feb. 24-27 in Barcelona, Spain. Now the show has been canceled altogether.

bbc.com The world's largest mobile industry showcase will not go ahead, organisers confirm.

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That's a whopping 1.44 Megabytes! 🙈

White House proposes big increase in A.I. and quantum spending while cutting other sciences

The plan is to double the spending on Computer Science fields.

fortune.com Computer science trumps basic science.

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China launches coronavirus 'close contact' app

Excerpt from the article: "The Chinese government defines 'close contact' as coming near to, with no effective protection, confirmed, suspected or mild cases of the coronavirus while the person was ill, even if they were showing no symptoms at the time."

bbc.com The announcement highlights the high level of Chinese government surveillance of its citizens.

Samsung showed an ad during the last night for the Galaxy Z Flip phone that will be formally announced during Samsung Unpacked event tomorrow 2/11/20.

The Galaxy S20 flagship phone is also expected to be announced during that event.

Photo credit: Samsung
https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/events/unpacked/

Facebook's Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked

"Even Facebook is hackable" 😲

bbc.com The social media giant restores its account after a Dubai-based hacking group temporarily took over.

Coronavirus: Amazon pulls out of major tech show

Sony, LG, Ericsson, Intel, and Nvidia also pulled out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 24-27 due to the concern of spreading.

bbc.com The company is the latest firm to withdraw from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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Watch this year’s tech-themed Super Bowl ads from Amazon, Google and more – TechCrunch

5G technology has been at the forefront of this year's Super Bowl. It will revolutionize the way we watch sports in the future.

social.techcrunch.com Many of the companies spending big bucks on today’s big game have already released their ads (or teasers for those ads) on YouTube. So if you’re curious about what how tech companies will be promoting themselves tonight, this is the roundup for you. Some of these ads come from tech gian…

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