Banning or heavily regulating short-term rentals in Kansas City could deter tech companies from building in the metro, tech council members say. It’s more than just the perception that Kansas City is not tech-friendly, according to Chris Brown, attorney and founder of Venture Legal, who advocates for friendlier laws for the sharing economy. It’s going to hurt the tech employers’ ability to recruit highly skilled tech workers, he said. “These employees that are being recruited, they want to stay in a neighborhood because they want to see what it’s like to live here,” Brown said. “They might second-guess, ‘Is Kansas City the right place for me?’ It may not be intentionally, but it’s subliminally. Those individuals will look at other cities that embrace this more than we do, and those other cities will have a leg up.” VentureBeat’s Heartland Tech channel invites you to join us and other senior business leaders … [Read more...] about Kansas City’s struggle with the sharing economy is holding the tech community back
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Indianapolis tech community sees lack of funding and diversity as its biggest challenges
Entrepreneurs can pull up plenty of data about the business conditions in Silicon Valley. But tech companies outside of the coasts often don’t have access to the same level of information about how diverse the local workforce is or how many entrepreneurs are raising funding in their area. That’s a problem Powderkeg, a community-building platform that works with tech workers and leaders in nine cities, is aiming to solve with today’s release of its first Indianapolis Tech Census. Powderkeg surveyed 359 members of the Indiana tech community — 78 founders, 12 investors, and more than 250 tech workers — to find out what kind of challenges the tech community faces and get a better sense of who works in tech in the city. According to Indianapolis organization TechPoint, there are currently 428 tech companies in Indianapolis and its surrounding suburbs. VentureBeat’s Heartland Tech channel invites you to join us and other senior business leaders at … [Read more...] about Indianapolis tech community sees lack of funding and diversity as its biggest challenges
Live from MWC Part 2: Nokia 8 Sirocco, Yoga 730, CAT S61, 5G Tech and more
As a wrap up to our Mobile World Congress 2018 coverage, before we leave Barcelona here's another round of major products that launched at the show. In this video we'll be going through our first impressions of the new Nokia line including the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the Lenovo Yoga 730 and 530, the ZTE Blade V9, the thermal imaging CAT S61, cool Vive technology, and 5G tech from Qualcomm and Intel. Related Reads … [Read more...] about Live from MWC Part 2: Nokia 8 Sirocco, Yoga 730, CAT S61, 5G Tech and more
Ghana ICT teacher instructs students in low-tech style
Many TechSpot readers are experts in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) and its many subdivisions. Some may even be educators in computer science. But I wonder, how many of us (myself included) could teach computer courses to a classroom full of middle school students without having access to a PC? That is exactly what 33-year-old ICT teacher Owura Kwadwo Hottish has been doing at M/A Junior High School in Kumasi, Ghana, for the last six years. He does not just instruct the students about computers (what they are, how they work, etc.), he shows and teaches them how to use a PC without having one himself. Instead, Hottish's low-tech (no-tech) approach involves a blackboard and some colored chalk. Every day, he makes painstakingly accurate drawings of desktops, windows and icons to illustrate how to use various computer programs like Microsoft Word (pictured below). Hottish’s efforts were thrust into the spotlight when one of his Facebook posts featuring … [Read more...] about Ghana ICT teacher instructs students in low-tech style
Comments for : Best and worst tech of MWC 2018
posted on 4 days ago, 09:08 15 1. bucknassty (Posts: 480; Member since: 24 Mar 2017) hold on... yall gave the ASUS... WORST!!!!! are you kidding? look at what they packed in there for a great price... WOW posted on 4 days ago, 09:20 4 2. piyath (Posts: 1747; Member since: 23 Mar 2012) I agree. Giving the worst place just because of that notch is not fair. Some people may actually like the notch. Who knows... posted on 4 days ago, 09:28 1 3. bucknassty (Posts: 480; Member since: 24 Mar 2017) i think it gives the iphone a distinct look, and i understand the copy cat crap... but how many different versions of a front screen can we get without truly messing up the user experience... its basically a window, and i dont see too many triangle windows just to be different from squares posted on 4 days ago, 09:33 9 6. piyath (Posts: 1747; Member since: 23 Mar 2012) Worst must be given to S9/S9+. Same design as last year although the market is moving for full … [Read more...] about Comments for : Best and worst tech of MWC 2018