Work has gradually crept into our personal time, and personal life has crept into our work, spurred on by technology. In many jobs, there is an expectation that people work long hours and respond to emails outside of the traditional office hours.
Day: January 23, 2017
Driverless Cars Face a Moral Dilemma
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8 SEO Trends You Need to Pay Attention to in 2017
A new year means new SEO speculation and trends. While there are some components of search engine optimization that have worked for several years and will continue to work, there will always be new trends that you need to shift your focus to.
President Trump signs order to withdraw from TransPacific Partnership
President Trump holds up an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the TransPacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2017. President Trump holds up an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the TransPacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2017.
Search continues for possible drowned child in Rainbow
A submerged car was found near a man’s body in a rain-swollen creek in the North County community of Rainbow Monday morning, and swift-water rescue plan to search inside for a possible child victim. Firefighters and search-and-rescue crews started searching the area about 4:20 p.m. Sunday after nearby residents called 911 worried that a child had been swept away by the fast-moving creek, which flows behind the Rainbow Oaks Restaurant on Fifth Street.
Awesome NASA video: Landing on Pluto
“What would it be like to actually land on Pluto? This movie was made from more than 100 images taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft over six weeks of approach and close flyby in the summer of 2015. “The video offers a trip down onto the surface of Pluto – starting with a distant view of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon – and leading up to an eventual ride in for a “landing” on the shoreline of Pluto’s informally named Sputnik Planitia.
Woman accused of groping employees at Vacaville Wal-Mart detained
Surveillance footage of the suspect accused of grabbing at least three individuals at a Vacaville Wal-Mart this week. Wednesday, Vacaville police confirmed the woman had been detained.
Review: a Waiting for Godota gets manic staging in Oakland Church
The circumstances may be absurd, but the anxiety is all too familiar. Two desperate men stand on a lonely country road, waiting for another man who may or may not have some work for them to do.
Police blotter: Vacuum cleaner stolen from car
3400 block of South Court, 8:51 a.m. Jan. 17 Someone broke into a vehicle and stole paperwork and documents. 90 block of University Avenue, 9:41 p.m. Jan. 16 Police arrested a 26-year-old man for possessing stolen property.
Saturn’s moon Tethys looks like a giant eyeball – CNET
A giant space eyeball might sound like a rejected Star Trek villain, but it’s what imaginative space enthusiasts see when they look at Saturn’s moon Tethys. Jeepers, creepers, where’d you get that peeper? NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took a peek at Saturn’s moon Tethys and it looks like Tethys is capable of staring right back.
I dared to play Resident Evil 7 in VR – CNET
I’m a long-time fan of the Resident Evil video game series, and I’m a big believer in virtual reality . Combining the two sounds like a winning formula, right? But, even I had some trepidation about the new Resident Evil 7 , which allows you to play the entire game in virtual reality on a Sony PlayStation 4 console, via the PSVR headset.
Wal-Mart Raises the Stakes in E-commerce Arms Race With Amazon
To that end, the company is streamlining its management team to align its e-commerce and brick-and-mortar operations. The retailer will now have one technology officer — Jeremy King — for both its online and physical stores.
The $1 Billion Question: Did Apple, Inc. Rat Out Qualcomm to the Feds?
Apple has been paying what it considers inflated royalties for years, which are passed along in full from its contract manufacturers that have inked licensing deals with Qualcomm. Qualcomm is supposed to license its patents at fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory rates.
London’s Mayor Issues First – Very High’ Air Pollution Alert
Sadiq Khan issued the first “very high” air pollution alert of his eight-month tenure as London mayor, advising citizens to reduce physical exertion and avoid running outside. The current air pollution episode, worsened by cold and settled weather, has seen levels of dangerous PM10 particulate pollution rise in parts of London to 101 micrograms per cubic meter, Khan’s office said on Monday in an e-mailed statement.
Theresa May Seeks Clean Energy to Buoy Vision of Global Britain
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to try to turn the nation’s early adoption of clean energy into a global business after Brexit, according to a new industrial-strategy paper. A goal of the new government is to “capitalize on strengths to win a substantial share of global markets,” according to the document published Monday, which listed listing clean energy manufacturing and services as a key area of focus.
Citigroup Says This Time It’s Different for Europe Profit Growth
This time, it’s Citigroup Inc.’s Jonathan Stubbs forecasting the region’s earnings will jump at least 10 percent to end a three-year dry spell. His bullishness on Europe is reminiscent of early 2015 and 2016, when strategists and investors doubled down on the region’s stocks, drawn by the promise that monetary stimulus and a weak currency would be sufficient to prop up corporate profits.
European Stocks Slide to 3-Week Low as Trump Spurs Trade Angst
European stocks declined, while volatility surged, as Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index lost 0.4 percent at the close, after retreating as much as 0.7 percent.
‘s Interview With Swift Creator Chris Lattner
You asked, he answered! The creator of Apple’s Swift programming language stopped by on his way to a new job at Tesla just to field questions from Slashdot readers. Read on for Chris’s answers … Questions, and my best wishes.
200,000 websites still vulnerable to ‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL security flaw
Almost 200,000 websites and connected systems remain vulnerable to the ‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL bug, more than two-and-a-half years after the security flaw was discovered. That’s according to the Shodan Report 2017 , based on scans conducted by the search engine that enables used to scour the internet for specific types of computers.
How to Come up With More Than Enough (Great) Ideas for Your Blog
Coming up with enough ideas for your blog can be daunting, whatever stage you’re at. If you’ve just started blogging, you might be struggling to decide on your topics and what to blog about.
Made In Eastern Iowa: Kryton Metals and spinning success
To hear Kevin Harberts tell the story, a dispute over a potato throw in the back of a grocery store led to the company that he has run for 37 years. Kryton Engineered Metals in Cedar Falls creates parts from metal spinning that are seen all over the region and, possibly, your kitchen.
Egyptian film “Mawlana” provokes outcry over view of religion and state
Jan 23 An Egyptian box office hit that highlights the religious establishment’s cosy relations with the state has provoked a backlash from Sunni Muslim clerics, with some calling for the film to be banned. Adapted from a novel by prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa, “Mawlana” tells the story of a popular television preacher who struggles to reconcile his religious principles with demands and pressures from politicians and security agencies as well as ordinary human temptations.
Aaron Puzey on his exercise bike at home in Monifieth, near Dundee
A games programmer is believed to be the first person to cycle the entire length of Britain in virtual reality . Using the technology, he recently completed the 900-mile journey from Land’s End to John o’ Groats on an exercise bike without leaving his living room.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 open sale on Flipkart from today, starts at Rs 999913 min ago
Xiaomi launched the budget smartphone Redmi Note 4 on January 19 and as announced by Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra at the launch event, the device is now exclusively available in India for sale on Flipkart website. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 starts from a price of Rs 9999 for the base variant and goes up to Rs 12999 for the top variant.
Samsung blames battery flaws for Galaxy Note 7 smartphone fires
Samsung has identified two battery faults that caused its Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones to catch fire . Reports of the devices exploding led to a global recall of 2.5 million devices in 2016.
Atos secures Cloud application including Microsoft Office 365 with Evidian Web Access Manager
Atos, leader in digital transformation, announces support – t hrough its technological brand Bull – for the Microsoft Office 365 suite on any device with Evidian Web Access Manager , its Web Single Sign-On & Identity Federation solution. Evidian WAM helps organizations move seamlessly to the Cloud and increases the security of access to internal company messages and applications over the internet as well as to external web applications outside the company’s premises.
FIT Biotech Oy: Conversion of FIT Biotech Oy’s Convertible Notes into shares
Related to Convertible Note and Warrant Programmes established on September 26, 2016 between the Fit Biotech Oy and Bracknor Investment the Company’s board of directors has January 20, 2017 resolved to approve Bracknor’s request relating to the funding programme to convert EUR 50,000 worth of Convertible Notes into the Company’s K shares. Due to the conversion of the Convertible Notes, the Company issues 741,784 new K shares in the Company to Bracknor with the conversion price of EUR 0.067405 per share.
8 teenage inventions that could save the world
Sometimes the brightest ideas come in young packages. Teenagers from around the world demonstrate you don’t need a high school diploma to come up with a life-changing invention .
The first images from the new weather satellite just arrived, and they’re absolutely incredible
As with earlier GOES spacecraft, GOES-16 will use the moon for calibration. The satellite formerly known as GOES-R has transmitted its first images back to Earth, and they are flooring.
bscearth.utils 0.1.0
Get involved or contact us: GitLab: Mailing List: ces@bsc.es HOW TO DEPLOY/SETUP =================== – bscearth.utils has been tested: with the following Operating Systems: * Linux Debian * Linux OpenSUSE – Install bscearth.utils > pip install bscearth.utils or download, unpack and “python setup.py install” Check the Autosubmit documentation provided in the docs/ folder of the package, in PDF format.
The Life Sciences Report Asks If It Is Time to Go Long on BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing adult stem cell-based therapies for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease . The company’s NurOwnA technology is based on the use of mesenchymal stem cells , engineered ex vivo, to express increased amount of neurotrophic factors .
Research and Markets – World Airborne Telemetry Market 2016-2021 with …
Research and Markets – World Airborne Telemetry Market 2016-2021 with Rockwell Collins, L-3 Communications Holdings, Honeywell International & Leonardo-Finmeccanica Dominating the $8.52 Billion Market Research and Markets – World Airborne Telemetry Market 2016-2021 with Rockwell Collins, L-3 Communications Holdings, Honeywell International & Leonardo-Finmeccanica Dominating the $8.52 Billion Market Various factors, such as growing use of software defined radio technology, emergence of modern electronic warfare and network-centric warfare systems, and the increased use of wireless and cloud computing technologies are expected to fuel the growth of this market.
Matinas BioPharma to Present at Noble Capital Markets’ Thirteenth Annual Investor Conference
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative anti-infectives for orphan indications, announced today that Jerome D. Jabbour , Co-founder and President will present at NobleCon13, the Noble Capital Markets’ Thirteenth Annual Investor Conference, on January 30, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. ET in Boca Raton, FL. During his presentation, Mr. Jabbour will provide a corporate and clinical update, and will discuss Matinas’ Phase 2 clinical program of its lead antifungal product candidate, MAT2203 , an orally administered, lipid-crystal nano-particle formulation of broad spectrum fungicidal agent amphotericin B, and its plans to advance into a pivotal, registration program.
8 SEO Trends You Need to Pay Attention to in 2017
A new year means new SEO speculation and trends. While there are some components of search engine optimization that have worked for several years and will continue to work, there will always be new trends that you need to shift your focus to.
Tech startups, space take off on hopeful year
New leadership for a local tech group, new space facilities and growth in virtual reality are what’s in store this year for the tech, defense and space industries in Central Florida, meaning the potential for big changes by year’s end. New leadership for a local tech group, new space facilities and growth in virtual reality are what’s in store this year for the tech, defense and space industries in Central Florida, meaning the potential for big changes by year’s end.
Firefox 51 delivers a mix of security, performance and reliability…
Mozilla has released Firefox 51.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux, with Firefox for Android 51.0 due imminently. There are no standout features in this release — the closest thing to a headline addition is the inclusion of FLAC support.
ASUS takes on Raspberry Pi with its 4K-capable, Kodi-ready Tinker Board
If you love Raspberry Pi, but require a little more power for your projects, then ASUS’s Tinker Board could be just what you’re looking for. Although there’s no shortage of Raspberry Pi alternatives , the low-cost Tinker Board is better than most because its quad-core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 processor has the oomph to handle 4K video and 24-bit audio, and it comes with twice as much RAM as the latest Pi.
Travel the Solar System with New PBS Programs This Year
PBS plans to air at least three new space-related programs this year, the network announced yesterday . The shows spotlight August’s solar eclipse that will sweep across the United States, the American astronaut who spent nearly a year in space and our species’ furthest-traveling spacecraft.
Kids who code are candidates for some of the most lucrative
Keeping taking those math and science classes. Glassdoor employee survey finds 14 of the top 50 jobs are reserved for tech-skilled workers.