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The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

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The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News

The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News

Ethan Hsu

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer

Ethan Hsu is a sophomore at Carlmont High School and it is his first year writing as a journalist. He hopes to spread unseen knowledge about big technology firms and economics as a whole. As a seasoned technology writer, he has written previous works for various developer teams and projects. As a Silicon Valley consultant, he aims to utilize his perspective to give an accurate report of events in business.

Twitter: @ethan627hsu

All content by Ethan Hsu
Zoom's video conferencing tools allow groups of people to interact and see each other with laptops, computers, or smartphones.

Zoom video conferencing is investigated due to privacy concerns

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer April 9, 2020

With a sharp increase in social distancing across the globe, more people are using digital services to replace in-person messages than ever before. However, the top video-chatting service, Zoom Video...

Economy shrinks as recession nears

Economy shrinks as recession nears

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer March 14, 2020

Ever since the Great Recession of U.S. financial markets in 2008, businesses have been looking out for a potential event similar to it. The recent stock decreases due to COVID-19 have been impacting large...

California is taking actions to address and change the current physical fitness testing system.

California officials rethink the physical fitness test

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer February 29, 2020

For decades, California fitness testing has been a standard in P.E. (physical education) programs to determine whether a student is physically fit. However, some lawmakers are concerned about the test's...

The use of technology in classrooms continues to increase.

Technology companies spread both positive and negative influences

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer January 23, 2020

Every day, schools allow students to use services from technology companies during class. Unfortunately, these same services are putting students’ data at risk for being taken, a case currently being...

Google's influence as a tech company could soon come to an end.

Google's influence as a tech company could soon come to an end.

A device running Google's Digital Wellbeing software helps a user measure the time spent on specific apps. Digital Wellbeing helps Android users control how they use their device to curb phone addiction.

New tools by Apple and Google attempt to cure smartphone addiction

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer November 6, 2019

In a study conducted by the Poland Medical University, one in every four children is addicted to the internet, according to PsychGuides, an resource from American Addiction Centers. To help curb this...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella presenting at the company's annual developer conference, Build 2019. Here, he announced several new open software projects with partners. Nadella hopes developers can be involved in Microsoft's open-source efforts.

Tech companies connect with the community through Hacktoberfest

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer October 17, 2019

Large technology companies are seeking to connect to the local community through Hacktoberfest, which aims to involve more company and community programmers in open software practices. This opportunity...

A box of the Pixel 3 smartphone Google released in October 2018. This predecessor to the upcoming Pixel 4 also faced similar information leak issues.

Leaks of Google’s new phone embraced by company

Ethan Hsu, Staff Writer September 28, 2019

Amidst descriptive leaks of Google's new flagship smartphone, the company has been unexpectedly providing confidential information months before the official launch. Advanced features for Google's Pixel...

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