Day: December 20, 2016

BP Piles Up Oil Assets as CEO Dudley Says Worst Over for Company

BP Plc is piling up assets with more than $3 billion of deals in three days as Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley sees the company emerging from the doldrums after a two-year price slump. Since Saturday, BP has announced a $2.2 billion expansion of output in Abu Dhabi and a $916 million investment in fields in Mauritania and Senegal.

Linde, Praxair Agree to Merger to Create Industrial Gas Giant

Germany’s Linde AG and Praxair Inc. agreed to a merger of equals to create the world’s largest supplier of industrial gases after the U.S. company made concessions to protect jobs and operations around Munich. A new company, bearing the Linde name, will be formed to launch a public exchange offer to shareholders of the German company, the two industrial gas suppliers said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

App Development Showdown: Why You Should Care About Revisiting The Native Vs. Hybrid Debate In 2016

Back in 2007, the world met the iPhone for the very first time. After Apple’s product debut, it took less than six months for work to begin on PhoneGap, which would become one of the first and most adopted frameworks for hybrid mobile app development – that is, for apps written simultaneously for multiple platforms using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, rather than coded in native languages.

Google open-sources test suite to find crypto bugs

Working with cryptographic libraries is hard, and a single implementation mistake can result in serious security problems . To help developers check their code for implementation errors and find weaknesses in cryptographic software libraries, Google has released a test suite as part of Project Wycheproof .

Load Lock Invented by InventHelp Client

“I was transporting cabinets on a dolly and thought there had to be a better way,” said an inventor, from Houston, Texas, “so I invented the LOAD LOCK.” The patent-pending LOAD LOCK provides a quick and easy way to secure a dolly’s load during transport.

Images leak of Pascal-based NVIDIA Shield TV console

A set of leaked images seems to confirm NVIDIA is getting ready to release a new Shield TV console based on its Pascal architecture. The device looks largely similar to the old Shield, but is believed to feature a new Tegra SoC based on the Parker design, which means Pascal GPU cores and two Denver CPU cores.

Vedic culture growing popular among Indian diaspora

New Delhi, Dec 20 : Vedic culture is still relevant and gradually becoming more popular among Indian diaspora, especially in the youth, said researchers and scholars at a seminar held in the national capital. [NK India] The World Association for Vedic Studies and Wider Association for Vedic Studies organised an event titled “Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge” from December 16 to 18, where the importance of Vedic culture in the contemporary world was discussed.

Vedic culture growing popular among Indian diaspora

New Delhi, Dec 20 : Vedic culture is still relevant and gradually becoming more popular among Indian diaspora, especially in the youth, said researchers and scholars at a seminar held in the national capital. [NK India] The World Association for Vedic Studies and Wider Association for Vedic Studies organised an event titled “Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge” from December 16 to 18, where the importance of Vedic culture in the contemporary world was discussed.

Electricity-from-water scientist seeks commercialisation of invention

New Delhi, Dec 20 : A top scientist at National Physics Laboratory here has said that industry should come forward to commercialise the concept of the hydroelectric cell as it has the potential to be a very cheap source of electricity. [NK Technology] The inventor of the cell that produces electricity from water, R.K. Kotnala, the Chief Scientist at NPL, urged industry leaders to come forward and help improve the workability of the cell, which, he said, can be a great source of green energy.

Electricity-from-water scientist seeks commercialisation of invention

New Delhi, Dec 20 : A top scientist at National Physics Laboratory here has said that industry should come forward to commercialise the concept of the hydroelectric cell as it has the potential to be a very cheap source of electricity. [NK Technology] The inventor of the cell that produces electricity from water, R.K. Kotnala, the Chief Scientist at NPL, urged industry leaders to come forward and help improve the workability of the cell, which, he said, can be a great source of green energy.

Four short links: 20 December 2016

Ingestible Origami Robot — The researchers tested about a dozen different possibilities for the structural material before settling on the type of dried pig intestine used in sausage casings. “We spent a lot of time at Asian markets and the Chinatown market looking for materials.”

Four short links: 20 December 2016

Ingestible Origami Robot — The researchers tested about a dozen different possibilities for the structural material before settling on the type of dried pig intestine used in sausage casings. “We spent a lot of time at Asian markets and the Chinatown market looking for materials.”

Solstice sun to reach southernmost point

The December solstice takes place when the sun reaches its southernmost point for the year. In 2016, it happens at 10:44 UTC on December 21. That means that, here in North America, the solstice falls in the early morning hours on December 21 .

Solstice sun to reach southernmost point

The December solstice takes place when the sun reaches its southernmost point for the year. In 2016, it happens at 10:44 UTC on December 21. That means that, here in North America, the solstice falls in the early morning hours on December 21 .

LG Electronics to unveil service aid robot and new OLED at CES

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. will unveil its self-developed guide robot at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase its prowess in converging artificially intelligence and Internet of Things. LG which has been grooming and applying computer deep learning technologies on home appliances will deploy guide and cleaning robots at the Incheon International Airport from next year, a company official said.

NASA’s far-flung space robots keep findings signs of water

Robotic explorers have found signs of long-lost water on Mars and extensive ice still present on the dwarf planet Ceres – evidence that water truly is almost everywhere we look. The results were announced last week at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union – the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists.

Tempe company VirTra awarded $2.1 million Arizona contract for police simulators

The local company has been awarded a $2.1 million state contract to provide virtual-reality simulators for use-of-force training to police officers throughout Arizona. Tempe company VirTra awarded $2.1 million Arizona contract for police simulators The local company has been awarded a $2.1 million state contract to provide virtual-reality simulators for use-of-force training to police officers throughout Arizona.

Suresh Prabhu calls on IRCTC, other agencies to expand e-marketing reach

New Delhi, Dec.20 : Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has emphasised on the need for effective utilisation of IRCTC e-catering platform for marketing of handicrafts, ethnic foods, tourism destinations, housekeeping services being offered by various self help groups across the country. [NK Business] Addressing a Railway Board meeting earlier this week, Prabhu asserted that NABARD should become a nodal agency for channelising the association of various SHGs providing such services and that other departments and ministries should also come up with action plan for similar projects.

Deskera Partners With Visa on SaaS

Deskera Holdings Ltd. – a global leader in Software as a Service , today announced its partnership with Visa, the world’s largest digital payments network, to provide SaaS to Small and Medium Businesses through the Visa Business Hub in . The Deskera and Visa collaboration is part of Visa’s commitment to empower businesses to leverage on innovative technologies through cost effective SaaS platforms.

Gen-next toys may be controlled by your thoughts

Some of the most popular toys on the children’s list to Santa on Christmas eve like remote-operated cars, helicopters and toy robots may soon be controlled via a headset using the power of thoughts, scientists say. Researchers from the University of Warwick in the UK have developed a technology which allows electronic devices to be activated using electrical impulses from brain waves, by connecting our thoughts to computerised systems.

What is Microsoft Azure and Who Is It For?

The informative article explains the breadth, depth and power of Microsoft Azure, the technology giant’s signature cloud services offering. Considering the confusion they have encountered among business leaders and IT professionals alike, eMazzanti’s cloud experts have assembled material from a variety of sources to paint a clearer picture of the broad collection cloud services known as Microsoft Azure.

Nintendo Switch CPU and GPU Leaks Reveal Console’s Power

And boy, do they spill the beans on a lot of stuff, including Project Scorpio, VR, HoloLens and even Nintendo! Joaby has taken Arkane’s stealth sequel, Dishonored 2, to the whaling review shores and back, read his full verdict! We explore more than just space in this year’s Call of Duty entry from Infinity Ward in our Infinite Warfare review! A lot of the times it’s hard to gauge the power of a console based of the hardware specifications. Taking a look under the hood of either the PS4 or Xbox One and you’ll find graphics hardware that many would see as ancient in the PC gaming space.

Trend Micro Provides IoT Buyers Guide for Holiday Shopping Security Concerns,

Infographics and an interactive quiz are also available, highlighting product features that threat actors can use for accessing personal information and monetary exploitation. “Our goal with these resources is to help parents and guardians keep their families safe from online privacy and security risks,” said Lynette Owens, founder and global director of Internet Safety for Kids & Families at Trend Micro.