A teen life coach shares her insights into how teachers and parents can protect kids without cutting them off from their friends. By Sheri Gazitt The issue of student safety is top-of-mind for schools across the country right now, and keeping kids safe online should definitely be a part of that conversation. Cyber-bullying affects more […]
South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 9-18, 2018) will include a diverse selection of individuals, including Keynote Melinda Gates and the newest round of featured speakers to the programming lineup. The new featured speakers include writer and director Olivier Assayas; founder and CEO of Dell Technologies Michael Dell; Elvis Presley: The Searcher documentary executive producer Priscilla Presley […]
Buffer Zone in TV Airwaves for Super Wi-Fi Rural Internet Microsoft has grandiose plans to leverage TV airwaves for the transmittal of high-speed internet for 2 million Americans living in rural areas. For some time now, Microsoft’s research team has experimented with the science of harnessing the unused spectrum between individual TV channels to extend […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attended the 2017 bipartisan National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting in Rhode Island. According to their mission statement, “Through NGA, governors share best practices, speak with a collective voice on national policy and develop innovative solutions that improve state government and support the principles of federalism.” Musk attended this […]
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 17 took place this Summer from June 5-9 in beautiful San Jose, CA. This annual conference is globally anticipated by both fan boys and investors whom have an interest in the company. The conference kicked off with a keynote from Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, and other presentations from selected members […]
Technology can have a large impact on users’ mental and physical health. However, it is vital that we leverage it appropriately. Therefore, we as technocrats welcome advancements in technology developed to improve any aspect of our health. Recently, on the show “Technocrats”, guest host Aaron Dabney, Alpha Fitness Coach and Medical Sales Representative joined the […]
T-Mobile Digits Going Live T-Mobile announced that its new Digits service becomes available to all its customers starting next Wednesday the 31st of May. T-Mobile anticipates creating a major disruption with this new service in the telecommunications industry. Although Digits is somewhat similar to how Google’s Voice service works, T-Mobile boasts its long list of […]
Photo credit: The American Black Film Festival Empower Magazine was thrilled to be invited for a return visit to the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) held in Miami Beach, Fla. from June 14-18, 2017. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has been held in locations across the globe, including Acapulco, Mexico, New York, and […]
Techies and developers took full advantage of this year’s annual Google I/O festival at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California from May 17-19, 2017. Google I/O is an annual developer’s conference held in California near Google headquarters. Their A-list executive team annually organizes Google I/O, which began in 2008. “I/O” stands for input/output, as […]
T-Mobile Digits Going Live T-Mobile recently announced that its new Digits service becomes available to all its customers starting May 31st. This major wireless network anticipates creating a major disruption with this new service in the telecommunications industry. Although Digits is somewhat similar to how Google’s Voice service works, T-Mobile boasts its long list of […]
