Monthly Archives: September 2022

This former Uber engineer used TikTok to give California truckers a voice during the AB5 protests. Now he’s ready to help the industry further.

Kevin Huang. Kevin Huang Kevin Huang runs the trucking-focused TikTok account “Trucking Newbie.” He launched it right before truckers protested at the Port of Oakland over California’s AB5 law. He wants to give a voice to truckers while providing them with the tools to succeed. Kevin Huang, 29, is the man behind Trucking Newbie, a…

Taiwan’s air force wants record-setting budget boost to keep its jets flying amid heightened pressure by China

Taiwan airmen run to a US-made F-16V fighter for an emergency takeoff during an exercise in January 2020. AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying The proposal budget is nearly double the budget in 2016, when President Tsai Ing-wen took office. Observers say the boost is a response to China’s attempts to intimidate Taiwan with fly-bys and warships. Taiwan’s…

Twitter slams Elon Musk’s third attempt to get out of the deal as ‘illegal.’ Next up, more Musk texts could be made public and the whistleblower will testify.

Britta Pedersen/Getty Images; Twitter; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Twitter said Elon Musk’s third attempt to pull out of the deal is “invalid and wrongful.” Musk’s team argued an alleged $7.75 million severance to the Twitter whistleblower breached the deal. The whistleblower is expected to testify on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Twitter said on Monday in…

Meta is spinning off the Pytorch framework into its own AI research foundation

In 2016, Meta (then but a simple country Facebook) launched its open-source AI research library, the Pytorch framework. Six years and 150,000 projects from 2,400 contributors later, Meta announced on Monday that the Pytorch project will soon spin out from the company’s direct control to become its own entity, the Pytorch Foundation, a subsidiary within…

Is antivirus protection necessary? What are the threats in 2022?

Windows, Android, Mac, iOS, and most other operating systems come with pre-installed antivirus systems, so you may wonder if you even need to purchase external antivirus software. Well, the short answer is YES; you definitely need additional antivirus protection. In this article, we discuss the importance of third-party antivirus protection and the threats to your…