Posts Tagged ‘technology’
Oakland’s Nigerian community uses technology to mobilize during #EndSARS protests
At least 100 Bay Area residents from the Nigerian community met at Lake Merritt on Saturday, October 24, 2020 to raise awareness for #EndSARS, a campaign led by youth in Nigeria to demand the end to police brutality. For decades, Nigerian citizens have accused the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit that was founded…
Read MoreFollow the money: Updated website makes Oakland election data accessible
OpenOakland’s latest version of OpenDisclosure.io, a website that provides data visualizations for campaign finance information related to this year’s elections in Oakland.
Read MoreBART officials face pushback due to newly proposed security measures
BART officials face pushback by privacy and civil rights group after proposing new security measures in response to crime at stations, including the death of Nia Wilson this past summer.
Read MoreTechies race (and crash) self-driving DIY Robocars in Oakland
Every month, a group of technology enthusiasts meet in an Oakland warehouse to build tiny self-driving cars. “DIY Robocars” was organized by Chris Anderson, who also runs drone company 3DR. While these cheap, disposable cars aren’t as sophisticated as the ones being developed by Tesla or Google, Anderson says that the advantage of using these “Robocars” is that there is lots of room to fail.
Read MoreOakland school board approves contract to finish rebuilding Glenview Elementary
Approving the construction contract for Glenview Elementary School, adopting an electronic enrollment system and updates on programs for district English learners dominated the school board meeting on Wednesday night.
Read MoreThe future of tech in Oakland, as seen in 11 new spaces
Oakland’s technology scene is in flux. Like other cities, its government, its residents, and its businesses are trying to evolve with new technologies. Schools are trying to incorporate them into their curriculums, the owners of parking lots are figuring out how best to accommodate the fast growing numbers of electric cars. Longtime residents and businesses…
Read MoreHow “the hoodie” became a symbol to teach Young African American boys how to code
How Kelley Nayo Jahi, the operations chief of Oakland-based hackathon incubator Qeyno Labs, is trying to close the opportunity gap in Oakland.
Read MoreCell-site simulator policy approved by Oakland Privacy Commission
Oakland is set to become a model city after passing one of the nation’s first cell-site simulator policies.
Read MoreKapor Capital hosts hackathon to promote diversity
Kapor Capital hosted a hackathon competition this weekend to “hack bias” out of the workplace. Dozens of coders, designers, recruiters and advocates—the vast majority of whom were women and minorities—competed in teams to build tech products that prevent bias and increase diversity and inclusion at work.
Read MoreGoogle to open learning center in Oakland
Internet company Google is opening a new technology education center in Oakland for minority students amid criticism that Silicon Valley is not diverse enough. Claire Shorall, the manager of computer science for the Oakland Unified School District, said that the company had been working with local groups for over a year to pilot the project,…
Read MoreMars Experience Bus brings virtual reality to Oakland youth
On September 9, the Mars Experience Bus made its first California stop on its long national tour at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland to share with children a virtual reality experience of the red planet. The Mars bus stayed on the premises for the weekend, and the Lockheed Martin Center invited the…
Read MoreOakland educators team up with Silicon Valley to bring technology to the classroom
Oakland’s educators met with Silicon Valley technology companies this weekend at a conference to discuss how they can work together to improve science and technology education in the classroom.
Read MoreHow Oakland’s startup scene is trying to do tech right
For years, Oakland has been the subject of startup-centric speculation: Is it about to blow up into the Bay Area’s next tech hub? Will San Francisco’s astronomical rents drive companies out of SoMa and across the bridge? There’s plenty of reason to bet “yes” on both. While the tech sector accounts for only about three…
Read MoreEvercharge: Smarter solutions for smarter cars
Electric vehicle charging gets easier in apartment garages.
Read MoreTurnitin: An ed tech original
Education software company Turnitin is arguably one of Oakland’s biggest technology companies that few people know about. Turnitin, which makes anti-plagiarism software, was founded in 1998 by John Barrie and Christian Storm. Both were doctoral candidates in neuroscience at UC Berkeley when they came up with the idea after seeing a high level of plagiarism…
Read MoreOakland’s IT Department: In-house innovation
With rising demands for more accountability, Oakland’s IT Department is building tools to make police investigations run more efficiently with the help of citizens.
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