Having access to the internet is one of the keys to leveling the playing field for students. Sprint is working to bring internet access to a million low-income high school students.
The 1Million Project is only a year old, and has already connected 85,000 students to the internet through free devices and services. Doug Michelman, President of The 1Million Project, says that they are on track to reach a million students within 5 years.
The organization is currently active in 30 states. The 1Million Project has connected with over 1,300 high schools across 120 school districts.
Sandra Makarem and Emily Khasidy were friends for 15 years before they went into business together. The two are co-founders of The Collective Child, a membership-based subscription box for kid's clothing.
South Korea taking steps to ban Bitcoin. The news shining a light on regulation of cryptocurrency, and ways government can and would step in. InfoTech's President and CEO Matti Kon explains potential dangers of the cryptocurrency space.
A closer look at the Crypto news of the week. A big glitch in cryptocurrency is impacting some shoppers on Overstock.com. South Korea taking steps to ban Bitcoin. MoneyGram announces a partnership with Ripple.
Facebook is changing up its News Feed, a new twist in the "All the Money in the World" wage gap controversy, and Lindsay Lohan might design a manmade island in Dubai. Plus, wrapping up the biggest headlines from CES with Wired, celebrity fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, and the star of Amazon's "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams."
During CES 2018, HP announced its third annual Megatrends list. Shane Wall, Chief Technology Officer at HP, joined us to discuss how new technology innovations and converging trends will reshape our future.
A big glitch in cryptocurrency is impacting some shoppers online. Last week, a bank security firm uncovered Overstock.com unknowingly accepted Bitcoin Cash instead of Bitcoin as payment for a product. The glitch has since been fixed. Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byne responds to this mix-up.
With companies such as Facebook and Twitter finding themselves in the crosshairs of politicians, overlap of law and business has become more and more of an issue. Raj Goyle, Founder of Bodhala, an A.I. tool working to improve business efficiencies in the legal industry, was with us to discuss how machine learning is revolutionizing law.
Get ready for major changes coming to your Facebook Newsfeed. The social media giant said it will favor posts shared by friends over what's published by businesses or news organizations.
Dropbox is going public. The file-sharing company confidentially filed for an IPO, with Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan reportedly leading the offering.
Andrew Bennett, SVP of I.O.T. Ecostruxure at Schneider Electric, joins us to speak about the company's mission to help customers optimize their energy use, regardless of whether the source is coal, wind or solar.
The way people buy and sell homes hasn't changed in decades, but new tech-focused firms like REX Real Estate are looking to shake things up.
