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Day: December 8, 2016
Apple names its picks for best apps of the year
On Tuesday, the App Store editors announced 2016’s best apps and games for iOS platforms, alongside popular music, TV, and movie picks from Apple Music and the iTunes Store. Looks like 2016 was quite the year for Apple entertainment.
Witlingo Launching the Motley Fool on Google Home
Witlingo, a McLean, VA based startup focused on building products and solutions for delivering highly usable far field voice conversations today announced that it is working with the Motley Fool to launch a Google Home stock market information Act. Customers will be able to ask Google Home for quotes on major indexes and individual stocks, as well as create and manage stock watchlists by just speaking to their devices.
Trump Has Already Betrayed The Working Class
They voted for him in droves. In a remarkable political shift, the white working class who have seen their wages decline over decades thanks to shameless pandering to Wall Street and big business by both political parties, finally gave up on the Democrats and threw their lot in with billionaire businessman Donald Trump.
Senate agrees to waive most California Guard bonus repayments
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a defense appropriations bill Thursday that contains a provision intended to help thousands of California National Guard soldiers and veterans facing repayment demands for enlistment bonuses. The final version of the bill, which already has passed the House, was approved 92 to 7 and now moves to President Obama ‘s desk for his signature.
Kia Rewrites Marketers’ Description For Conversational Search Experiences
Kia Motors America is betting big on conversational search to create a better consumer experience. The company recently launched click to text, which uses the Google AdWords ad extension — similar to call ad buttons — for sending SMS or text messages, and the chatbot Nirobot, which the company refers to as the newest member of its marketing team.
Ohio universities receive $8.5 million for high tech research
Public and private universities in Ohio, including Case Western Reserve University, received $8.5 million from the Ohio Federal Research Network to lead high tech research for the defense and aerospace industries. The statewide initiative supports university Centers of Excellence , which highlight strong research areas.
[Working Life] Following my lucky star
About 30 years ago, while lunching with science faculty members during a campus visit, I was asked to what I attributed my success. My spur of the moment reply, “The ability to write and speak easily and well,” surprised them.
Cargo ship readied for launch to space station
This file photo shows an H-II rocket on the pad at Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center. An H-IIB rocket carrying the Japanese HTV-6 cargo ship loaded with nearly four tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station is scheduled for launch Friday morning U.S. time.
Warriors stock report: Andre Iguodalaa s bounce up, Steph Currya s Staples Center sniping down
Up: Andre Iguodala’s lift – From November 3rd to November 13th, Andre Iguodala coasted through a six-game stretch in which he scored 3, 3, 2, 2, 2 and 4 points. As Steve Kerr would continue to tell reporters, Iguodala’s plus/minus remained monstrous, despite minimal output.
Ex-Raiders coach Kiffin set to go back to school with Houston job
Lane Kiffin, the one-time Raiders head coach, is close to being named the boss at the University of Houston. Lane Kiffin didn’t have much of a career with the Raiders, but even in going 5-15 in a year-plus with Oakland in 2007-08, he proved at least once to be an astute judge of college talent.
Why Verint Systems Inc. Shares Are on the Decline Today
Verint Systems, which offers communication analyzing software and other cyber intelligence services, has seen its profit declining at a fairly drastic rate. The $0.13 loss this quarter follows a $0.12-per-share profit in Q3 2015.
U.S. Supreme Court Alters Standard for Design Patent Damages and…
U.S. Supreme Court Alters Standard for Design Patent Damages and Takes Apple’s $400 Million Victory Over Samsung Away On December 6, 2016, the United States Supreme Court handed down an important unanimous decision regarding damages in design patent cases, throwing out a $400 million damages award that Apple had won from Samsung over smartphones. See Samsung Elecs.
Machines Vs. Media-Buying Jobs: Is Your Position On The Line?
” Data-Driven Thinking ” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. The robots have arrived, quipped a very recent Newsweek article, and they are “coming to take your jobs, your homes, your children.”
Leapwing Audio Unveils CenterOne Plugin
For final mixes and mastering, CenterOne is an innovative processor that separates phantom center content from left and right content. With CenterOne, you can zero in on the phantom center and bring out or bring down the vocals without affecting everything else.
Alibaba Targets Thailand With Latest International Expansion Push
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak stopped by Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou during a six-day trip to China and signed an agreement with Alibaba’s Executive Chairman and founder Jack Ma to cooperate on e-commerce initiatives. Alibaba will provide training to 30,000 small and medium-sized Thai enterprises and 10,000 Thai individuals in digital technology while also helping to enhance the supply chain and logistics capabilities in Thailand, the company said in a statement Thursday.
New Audis can now talk to traffic lights
Audi has announced that select 2017 Audi A4, Q7 and allroad models will be able to communicate with Wi-Fi-enabled traffic lights that can inform drivers when red lights will turn green. Traffic Light Information, an Audi connect PRIME feature, was first announced in August; the automaker demonstrated the technology at a Las Vegas launch event this week.
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Can virtual reality games help with phantom limb pain?
Virtual reality games designed for amputees to experience movement in missing limbs might help reduce painful sensations from the absent body part, a small experiment suggests. Most amputees experience some “phantom” pain that seems to come from a lost limb.
Turkish Cybercriminal Turns Hacking Into A Game, Awards Points And Prizes
A Turkish cybercriminal is convincing individuals to hack political institutions and other groups by awarding points and prizes on an online platform. The internet structure, , requests hackers infiltrate and attack certain political websites by using a distributed denial-of-service tool called Balyoz.
AutoComplete: Volkswagen readies another electric Microbus for Detroit video – Roadshow
We take an American icon to the track and compare it with the UK’s latest quick cat. Which of these sports cars is worth your money? Volvo’s latest V60 may still lack a lot of the niceties found on the new XC90 and S90, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth considering.