Numerous top companies announced that they would be joining the U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (USWTA) on March 3, 2016. The goal of this coalition is to crack down on the illegal trade of wildlife in the U.S., and to educate consumers about the concept. The USWTA is a voluntary group of non-profit organizations, companies, foundations, and media outlets that work alongside the government to decrease the sale and purchase of illegal wildlife products in the United States.

In Google’s first diversity report, reluctantly released in May 2014, it was confirmed that the company’s workforce is 70 percent male and 62 percent white. Reports from other tech giants showed similar statistics. The complete report revealed that 30 percent of Google’s employees are Asian, four percent are of mixed race, three percent are of Latin descent, two percent are black, and one percent identified as “other.” Google recently announced its plans to expand opportuniti

by JASMINE ELSHAMY Editor-in-Chief MTHS hosted a Tech Expo for different technology companies to showcase what educational technology they can bring to our school. The lease with Apple is up, so we will either stay with Apple, or move to a different company. “I really like the iPads. I feel like we have spent so much time adjusting to them, and the teachers are finally getting the hang of using the iPads in their lessons that it would just be a setback to move to another plat

by HIMANSHU TANDON Staff Writer Google Glass, Google’s revolutionary augmented reality glasses, are gaining attention from major application developers and state legislators alike. Google’s Glass is a heads up display for the everyday person. Glass features an adjustable headband that will fit most people and a tiny OLED screen that simulates a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away. Seven major developers have begun to develop apps for Google Glass called Glassw

by RAKSHA DONDAPATI Staff Writer The types of cars we have only heard about in science fiction are slowly becoming a reality as manufacturers are creating innovations society has dreamed about. There are many new and unique vehicles, but perhaps the most recognizably futuristic is the flying car. A Manhattan aerospace firm, Terrafugia, is planning on putting the their new vehicle, the Transition, on sale in 2015. The Transition is half-sedan and half-jet. It has two seats, fo

by MATT GORDON Editor-in-chief New studies show that napping at work has become a common trend in the workplace and is now being accepted by many companies as a way to increase productivity, instead of the taboo that many managers label it as while on the job. It is proven that Americans spend more time at the workplace than ever before, many working eight to ten hour shifts. Ryan Hodson, managing partner of Kodiak Capital Group, says, “Some guys get to work at 8 [a.m.], work

by EMILY BEZERRA Staff Writer Google’s latest project is entitled “Project Glass,” a research and development project. Their first creation is Google Glass, a wearable computer in the form of glasses. Google revealed Project Glass in 2012 and originally planned for a consumer release of Google Glass in 2014. However, now Google Glass is expected to be available for purchase by the 2013 holiday season for about $1,500. Many developers looking to use Google Glass for creative u

by CHRISTINE ABRAHAM Staff Writer Google Drive is a new online storage service for personal documents, photos, and other media that lets users store files on its servers, sync them to other PCs or Macs, open them on Android devices, and very shortly, iPhones and iPads.    This online storage service automatically saves old versions of files. Users can access and download files from Google Drive on the web if a mistake has been made. The service deletes previous versions only

by MIRANDA ROUTE Staff Writer Microsoft has been falling in the dust lately, leaving it trailing behind Google and Apple, but Microsoft revealed it has a secret weapon waiting to emerge. Microsoft’s DNA is changing, it seems, and it plans to make a comeback for the vanishing PC. Many more people are using tablets or smartphones, which are dominated by Apple, and many people use Google as their main search engine, leaving Microsoft’s Bing in the dirt. However, Microsoft is p

by HUMZA ALVI Staff Writer Protestors against the Stop Online Privacy Act and Protect IP Act blacked out their websites on January 24. Due to public pressure, both bills have been postponed until a compromise is found. Four major sites blacked out on January 17, including Google, Wikipedia, Mozilla and Reddit. Wikipedia made its intentions public to protest against the bills by shutting down the database for 24 hours on January 18. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said, “Whil

by JULIA DEMARCO Staff Writer Google has finally shown progress in its new social network, Google+, increasing to 90 million users at the start of the new year. CEO of Google, Larry Page, and Computer Engineer Vic Gandutra came up with the idea of Google+ in August 2010. The main idea was to challenge the “King of the Social Networks,” Facebook. It launched June 29, 2011. During late December, Google+ gained 49 million new users, which improved its humble beginnings in June

by DANIELLE OSTRAGER Graphics Editor The latest in social networking sites, Google+, opened to the public in September of 2011. Google+ originated as an invitation-only alternative to Facebook in July of 2011.  Google+ took the same approach as Facebook did as an exclusive social networking site.  However, due to popular demand, Google ultimately decided to allow Google+ to go public. Although the site is open to the general public, it is not open to just anyone.  Users must

Google releasing new brand of laptops featuring Google Chrome OS by ANTHONY PARADISO Staff Writer Millions of people have heard of the famed company Google, mostly through its huge search engine and web browser, Google Chrome. Now Google is taking the next step by releasing a new brand of laptop running Google’s own brand new operating system called Chrome OS. The new “Chromebooks” boot up in just eight seconds.  They will not use a hard drive but rather a cloud system, so th