information technology
Want to work in IT? Look for a paid apprenticeship
Bronx resident Cartomu Kabba wanted to get hands-on experience in IT. Fortunately, she chose to do a paid apprenticeship program on her way to a full-time job -- no classroom...
Police IT worker arrested for passing 'sensitive' info to a sex trafficker
An IT worker for the Salt Lake City Police was arrested and charged for allegedly passing sensitive restricted information to an accused sex trafficker in exchange for sexual acts.
There's a secret message on the new White House website
A Microsoft employee discovered the surprise job listing.
FBI probing if 5G paranoia was behind Nashville bombing
FBI agents working the Nashville Christmas bombing are asking around about whether Anthony Quinn Warner -- a local computer expert named as a "person of interest" -- was paranoid about...
Faxes and email: Old technology slows coronavirus response
On April 1, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emailed Nevada public health counterparts for lab reports on two travelers who had tested positive for the...
Tech CEO accused of pocketing $400k intended for low-income schools
The head of a Staten Island IT company was busted Monday for allegedly pocketing more than $400,000 that was supposed to pay for internet access at low-income schools, according to...
Google exposes the big mistake of New York's Amazon deal
In yet more proof that tech jobs will come to New York City without massive special subsidies, Google on Monday announced plans to double its presence here, to 14,000 jobs....
You may not have even heard of these IT jobs, but demand for them is soaring
As certain jobs start to decline in availability — think computer operator and postal service worker, as per the Bureau of Labor Statistics — others have started to heat up....
Facebook sets up subsidiary in China despite censorship
Facebook has set up a subsidiary in China with registered capital of $30 million, according to an official business registration, hinting that the firm may be ramping up its presence...
Scientists are using diamonds to send secret messages
The internet was built through a vast network of copper wires. In the future, it could be diamonds. Researchers at Princeton University are creating diamonds that they think will be...
FBI paid Best Buy 'informants' to search customers' computers for kiddie porn
The FBI has been bribing employees of Best Buy’s Geek Squad to hack into computers for the past 10 years, according to a stunning new report that raises concerns over...
Nonprofit CEO wins News Corp.'s Murdoch Community Hero Award
The president and CEO of Per Scholas — a nonprofit that provides free IT job training — has been named the recipient of News Corp.’s Murdoch Community Hero Award. Per...
City help-desk worker won't be fired for talking like a robot
A city Health Department employee who was suspended twice for baffling callers by answering the phone in a robotic voice won’t be fired, officials said Friday. The bigwigs said they...
City help-desk worker faces suspension for using robot voice, again
New York City's very own Mr. Roboto apparently needs another overhaul! Ronald Dillon, who works at the city Health Department's IT help desk, faces suspension yet again for impersonating a...
ObamaCare's real problem--government's IT disasters
I’d been thinking of writing a column about the lying and duplicity of ObamaCare backers who argued that the difference between provisions providing subsidies in states with state-run health exchanges...
Information technology hires on the rise
These days, it’s good to be geek. The tough part is getting there. First, the good news. A recent Robert Half Technology survey of 100 New York businesses showed that...