Day: January 26, 2017

Deals: The Multi-Faceted Microsoft Office Professional Bundle

The Multi-Faceted Microsoft Office Professional Bundle is a comprehensive eLearning course that teaches you how to use Microsoft Outlook on Mac and PC, Microsoft Office Suite on Android and iOS, and Office 365 on the Web. The course concentrates on the four prime Office applications Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Middle schoolers over the moon about space worms

The team at Vista Magnet Middle School that designed a science experiment to go up to the Space Station, LtoR: Isabel Camacho, Evie Currington, Isabella Ansell, Sydney Wagner, Charlotte Currington Jaunary 26, 2017 The team at Vista Magnet Middle School that designed a science experiment to go up to the Space Station, LtoR: Isabel Camacho, Evie Currington, Isabella Ansell, Sydney Wagner, and Charlotte Currington . Jaunary 26, 2017 The team at Vista Magnet Middle School that designed a science experiment to go up to the Space Station, LtoR: Isabel Camacho, Evie Currington, Isabella Ansell, Sydney Wagner, and Charlotte Currington .

Facebook Ropes in Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra To Head VR Division

Facebook recently appointed Hugo Barra, the former Google executive who left Xiaomi Corp, to lead all of its virtual reality efforts including Oculus. In a surprise Facebook post on Wednesday night, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed to the media, “Hugo shares my belief that virtual and augmented reality will be the next major computing platform.

AoIP and the Shape of Consoles to Come

With the widespread adoption of AoIP networking transports by broadcast audio mixing console manufacturers, their products no longer necessarily conform to the stereotype of a desk-sized piece of equipment covered in knobs, switches, and faders. Instead, mixing, routing, and processing resources may now be distributed across a network, locally within a venue or over far greater geographical distances, heralding an evolution of broadcast audio workflows and a potential seachange in remote production methods.

New Spacesuit Unveiled for Starliner Astronauts

Astronauts heading into orbit aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will wear lighter and more comfortable spacesuits than earlier suits astronauts wore. The suit capitalizes on historical designs, meets NASA requirements for safety and functionality, and introduces cutting-edge innovations.

Development of A Hydraulic-Driven, High-Power Artificial Muscle

An artificial muscle using rubber tubing is extremely powerful but lightweight, with strong resistance to impact and vibration, allowing for the most compact and energy efficient tough robots ever created. Researchers expect that this will lead to the smallest, lightest, and most powerful consumer robots ever created in the near future.

Similar-Looking Ridges on Mars Have Diverse Origins

Thin, blade-like walls, some as tall as a 16-story building, dominate a previously undocumented network of intersecting ridges on Mars, found in images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The simplest explanation for these impressive ridges is that lava flowed into pre-existing fractures in the ground and later resisted erosion better than material around them.

Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System announce $180 million, long-term strategic partnership to support transformation of patient care and build healthier communities )–Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System , a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network –Die GSMA gab heute die Kandidaten fur die Global Glomo Awards 2017 bekannt.

Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System announce $180 million, long-term strategic partnership to support transformation of patient care and build healthier communities )–Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System , a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network –Die GSMA gab heute die Kandidaten fur die Global Glomo Awards 2017 bekannt.

Scientists create mature heart muscle cells from stem cells

The mature heart muscle cells were created by implanting stem cells from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts. The host hearts then give biological signals and chemistry necessary for the implanted immature heart muscle cells to overcome a developmental blockage that usually stops growth.

Scientists create mature heart muscle cells from stem cells

The mature heart muscle cells were created by implanting stem cells from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts. The host hearts then give biological signals and chemistry necessary for the implanted immature heart muscle cells to overcome a developmental blockage that usually stops growth.

Pepper The Robot To Greet Travele…

More specifically, the 4-foot high humanoid robot is joining a global restaurateur to engage with customers as they walk by one of the eateries at the Oakland International Airport. The restaurateur, HMSHost, has teamed with Softbank Robotics America to launch a new pilot program with the humanoid robot starting this week.

Pepper The Robot To Greet Travele…

More specifically, the 4-foot high humanoid robot is joining a global restaurateur to engage with customers as they walk by one of the eateries at the Oakland International Airport. The restaurateur, HMSHost, has teamed with Softbank Robotics America to launch a new pilot program with the humanoid robot starting this week.

Select AllApple, Breaking Years of Secrecy, Jumps Into AI…

Apple, long a company that takes pains to maintain secrecy on several key initiatives – including AI – is now ready to join the Partnership on AI, an artificial-intelligence group with members like Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and Microsoft, per a Bloomberg report . The move is not surprising for the Partnership on AI, which has been an effort to get the large players in the tech space to – if not play nicely together – at least establish best practices and look closely at major findings during a time when machine learning and AI are making the kinds of leaps and bounds we used to associate with microprocessors.

Popcorn: “Hidden Figures”

Watching director Theodore Melfi’s “Hidden Figures,” about the African-American women working for NASA who were instrumental if not indispensable to getting our first man in space, we scratch our heads and can’t help but ask ourselves, “How come I didn’t know this?” But figuring the truth here isn’t rocket science. So many years after the fact, it’s the same depth of prejudice that hampered Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and their sister colleagues from convincing the space agency of their genius that has squirreled away their story.

Digital disrupts traditional outsourcing market in 2016

The traditional IT and business process outsourcing market declined 25 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year, producing a total of $9.6 billion in total contract value, according to data from Information Services Group . The value of traditional infrastructure, applications, and business process deals in the fourth quarter was down eight percent over the previous quarter, according to ISG.

Digital disrupts traditional outsourcing market in 2016

The traditional IT and business process outsourcing market declined 25 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year, producing a total of $9.6 billion in total contract value, according to data from Information Services Group . The value of traditional infrastructure, applications, and business process deals in the fourth quarter was down eight percent over the previous quarter, according to ISG.

How to use your vacuum attachments like a pro

If you’re not using your extra vacuum attachments, then you’re not using your vacuum to its full potential. How to use your vacuum attachments like a pro If you’re not using your extra vacuum attachments, then you’re not using your vacuum to its full potential.

Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head1 hour ago

Social media giant Facebook has announced it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, as its new head of virtual reality. “I’m excited that Hugo Barra is joining Facebook to lead all of our virtual reality efforts, including our Oculus team,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his personal Facebook page yesterday.

Robotics Rage: Area students build success, 1 ata

ROBOTICS RAGE: Area students build success, 1 at a time School robotics teams teach students STEM skills, teamwork and confidence Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://stargaz.tt/2k7pqxY Two days before the competition, Horseheads Intermediate School’s two teams squeezed in a final practice at the high school pool, fine-tuning their robots in the 45 minutes between a gym class and a swim team practice. The objective of their underwater ROV – remotely operated vehicle – was to drive to the bottom of the pool, pick up rings and T-shaped pipes, and surface with them.

Has Cisco broken out of the network hardware box?

Cisco has for a few years now touted software over its hardware powers but with this week’s AppDynamics buy it may have broken out of its traditional bailiwick for good. That’s because AppDynamics gives Cisco customers a unique, intelligent comprehension of what ‘s going on in their business networks from the infrastructure to applications.

Has Cisco broken out of the network hardware box?

Cisco has for a few years now touted software over its hardware powers but with this week’s AppDynamics buy it may have broken out of its traditional bailiwick for good. That’s because AppDynamics gives Cisco customers a unique, intelligent comprehension of what ‘s going on in their business networks from the infrastructure to applications.

Tillamook UAS Test Range Utilizes New High Altitude COA

As part of an unmanned flight test for NASA and the FAA, Near Space Corporation successfully flew a drone from the edge of space to operate as a surrogate test bed for technologies supporting new Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles currently under development. The September 26th test, conducted for NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, was the first of many flights that will be taking advantage of a unique FAA High Altitude Certificate Of Authorization .

Boeing Unveils New NASA Spacesuits For Starliner Austronaut Taxi

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: The NASA astronauts who fly aboard Boeing’s new spaceship will wear sleek, blue suits that are lighter, simpler and more comfortable than the bulky orange gear of the space shuttle era , company representatives said. Unveiled today , the new “Boeing Blue” spacesuits for the Starliner capsule weigh about 20 lbs.

Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head

Social media giant Facebook announced late Wednesday it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, as its new head of virtual reality. “I’m excited that Hugo Barra is joining Facebook to lead all of our virtual reality efforts, including our Oculus team,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his personal Facebook page.

US-based Fidelity marks down value of India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart

Jan 26 U.S.-based mutual fund Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II has marked down the value of its holding in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart Online Services Pvt Ltd by around 36 percent. Fidelity, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dated Jan. 24, logged the price of its holding as $52.13 per share as of Nov. 30, from $81.55 at the end of August.

French 2017 online retail sales seen up 11 pct – industry body

Jan 26 Online retail sales in France could rise by 11 percent this year to 80 billion euros as the number of online vendors increases and people turn to the Internet to shop more often, the French E-Commerce Federation said on Thursday. This would compare with a 14.6 percent year-on-year rise in 2016, when the French spent 72 billion euros buying online, Fevad said.