Junior Geek of the Month: Archika Dogra discovers how she can use tech to make a positive impact (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)

Back in middle school, Archika Dogra considered herself a “humanities kid” who didn’t have a lot of interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Wrapping up her first virtual... Read more »

Amazon Web Services outage is affecting major sites and apps (Engadget)

If you’re having trouble with some websites and apps at the minute, you—re far from the only one. Amazon Web Services (AWS), which powers a huge number of internet... Read more »

This new Google mapping tool shows cities where they need to plant more trees (Adele Peters/Fast Company)

Trees improve urban life, but they’re not equitably distributed. As cities try to fix this, they now can quickly get a sense of what neighborhoods and streets need them... Read more »

Developers love the MacBook Pro, but some may stay away from the new model for a while until the sof (Rosalie Chan/Business Insider: Enterprise)

Summary List Placement Apple recently launched a new update to its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops — updates that came with a ton of fanfare and rave reviews... Read more »

PS5 restock roadmap stretches Sony’s biggest console launch (Eric Abent/SlashGear)

By this point, it’s pretty clear that a lot of people want a PlayStation 5 (or an Xbox Series X for that matter) but there aren’t enough consoles to... Read more »

The best Black Friday deals available before Thanksgiving: Save on the Apple Watch, Roku, Fitbit, In (tbufete@businessinsider.com (Tercius Bufete)/Business Insider: Tech)

We’re updating this story with the best Black Friday deals available now. Save on Apple Watch models, Roku devices, Instant Pots, and more today. When you buy through our... Read more »

Google Plans Fiber-Optic Network To Connect Via Saudi Arabia and Israel for First Time (Slashdot)

Google is laying the groundwork for a fiber-optic network that for the first time will connect through historical enemies Saudi Arabia and Israel while opening a new corridor for... Read more »

From Autonomous Cars To Green Hydrogen, Here Are The Top Techs For 2021 (Mike Scott, Contributor/Forbes.com Market News)

Autonomous vehicles, plastic recycling and green hydrogen will be among the key technologies to watch in 2021, says Lux Research.Autonomous vehicles, plastic recycling and green hydrogen will be among... Read more »

Apple security chief indicted for alleged bribery (devz123@gmail.com(Dev Kundaliya)/Computing.co.uk Latest updates)

Thomas Moyer offered 200 free iPads to officers in exchange for special gun permits for Apple employees Thomas Moyer, Apple’s head of global security, and two members of the... Read more »

Is this the laptop bubble? (Aaron Pressman/Fortune)

PC sales are the highest in a whole decade. This is the web version of Data Sheet, a daily newsletter on the business of tech. Sign up to get it... Read more »
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