Month: January 2017

Would-Be Kingmaker Calls Out Iron Giants in Ore Tax Battle

The world’s biggest mining companies producing iron ore from Australia aren’t paying their fair share in taxes, according to a lawmaker who wants a 20-fold raise in a state levy that’s been unchanged since the 1960s and the era of imperial pounds, shillings and pence. The proposal has “overwhelming” support and Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd.’s objections don’t stack up, according to Brendon Grylls, Western Australia’s Nationals party leader.

EDA programme launched to improve IED Detection

A new promising EDA research and technology programme aimed at improving Member States’ capabilities in detecting Improvised Explosive Devices was launched on 23 December 2016 when four EDA Member States as well as Norway signed an agreement for the 3-year ‘IED Detection’ ad hoc R&T programme with a total budget of a 14 million. The main objective of the IEDDET programme is to develop, improve and field-test IED detection capabilities in order to better protect troops and increase Armed Forces’ operational freedom of movement.

People attracted to financial advice from robots

More than two-thirds of UK consumers would use software robots for banking services and a quarter are attracted to the impartiality of advice given by robots. Access this guide to aid you in facing the challenges, opportunities and key actions need to consider in preparing your organisation for GDPR.

UC Irvine Drama Presents a Dystopic Visioning of Shakespeare’s Roman War Tale CORIOLANUS

UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents its first offering of 2017, Shakespeare’s classic military tragedy based on the life of legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. UCI Drama’s current season explores xenophobia in its various forms, and perhaps there is no greater manifestation of pitting “us” against “them” than the intercultural alienation that culminates in war.

Blackstone Said to Vie With Warburg, Chinese Group for GLP

Blackstone Group LP is considering an offer for Global Logistic Properties Ltd., potentially pitting it against Warburg Pincus and a separate Chinese group in the bidding for the $8.6 billion warehouse operator, people with knowledge of the matter said. Warburg Pincus is forming a consortium to bid for the Singapore-based company and has been speaking with banks and potential bidding partners, according to the people.

Asia Pacific Spending on Robotics Will Reach $133 Billion in 2020, according to IDC

According to the newly released IDC Worldwide Commercial Robotics Spending Guide , Asia Pacific spending on robotics and related services will more than double, growing from $60 billion in 2016 to over $133 billion in 2020 – a compounded annual growth rate of 22%. This new robotics spending guide now includes data on commercial and consumer purchases of drones and after-market drone hardware in addition to spending data on robotic systems, system hardware, software, robotics-related services, and after-market robotics hardware.

W3C and OGC put more Spatial (and space-born) Data on the Web

The Standards News Portal is updated on a daily basis to bring you the most important news about standards – how they are created, how they affect you – and who’s doing what to whom. The Standards News Portal was launched in February 2002 and currently contains 8375 categorized, searchable articles, perhaps the largest archive of its type in existence.

Walgreens, FedEx to offer package pickup and drop-off at pharmacies

By the end of next year, most Walgreens customers will be able to pick up prescriptions and packages in a single stop. To accommodate a growing number of e-commerce packages – particularly for customers who can’t easily have orders shipped to their homes – Deerfield-based Walgreens will let customers pick up and drop off packages shipped through FedEx at thousands of pharmacies, the companies said Wednesday.

Edmonds CC students participate in NASA-funded undergraduate research

From left, Edmonds CC students Cali Drake, Stephanie Bernard, Chris Nguyen, and Thinh Pham participated in a NASA-funded undergraduate research project during fall quarter. Edmonds Community College students have partnered with a local technology company to test how well plasma jets can eliminate specific types of bacteria from the surface of spacecraft.

Amazon removes Indian flag doormat link after visa threat

Amazon.com removed doormats resembling the Indian tri-colour flag from its Canadian website, after an Indian government threat to rescind visas of the US company’s employees if they did not stop selling the product. “If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant Indian Visa to any Amazon official,” she added.

7 Discoveries and Observations from the CES 2013 Conference Floor

These big and beautiful TV’s show virtually no pixelation when displaying UHD content . Also present were new curved televisions that enable viewers to have a more balanced viewing experience , and an impressivedual-view 3D TVby Samsung that enables two people to watch different high definition 3D broadcasts in full screen at the same time from the same television.2. It’s more fun to use human interfaces and have physical interaction.While TV’s, phones, computers and cameras steal the headlines at CES, smaller companies tucked away in the corners innovating in ways you can’t imagine are much more fun.

Morgan leads Illinois to 85-69 win over Michigan

After the Houston Texans secured a spot in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs with a wild-card win Saturday over the Oakland Raiders, there was a trend among many Texans fans on social media that I found peculiar – their rooting interest in Sunday’s Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers wild-card game. Friday night, the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual event and meeting at Moody Gardens Convention Center.

Anderson, Dulin lead Navy to 75-62 win over Loyola

After the Houston Texans secured a spot in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs with a wild-card win Saturday over the Oakland Raiders, there was a trend among many Texans fans on social media that I found peculiar – their rooting interest in Sunday’s Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers wild-card game. Southeasterly breezes returned and the water is warming.

China’s EasyStack Raises $50M for OpenStack

EasyStack, a start-up based in Beijing, announced that it closed US$50 million in Series C funding for its OpenStack cloud enterprise solutions. EasyStack, which claims to be the leading OpenStack cloud platform and service provider in Asia-Pacific, was founded in February 2014 by the core team of IBM China R&D Center.

Aptilo Powers Wi-Fi in the London Underground

Aptilo Networks confirmed that its Wi-Fi service management solutions are being used by 3UK to serve some 500K subscribers with Wi-Fi in the London Underground. 3UK, which had no Wi-Fi capabilities prior to the launch in 2014, built its Wi-Fi service from the ground-up using the Aptilo Managed Service through an existing Wi-Fi access network deployed across the London Underground by Virgin Media.

China turns to robots as workers age

With China’s labour force shrinking under the impact of the now abandoned one-child policy, the world’s second-largest economy is turning to machines to try to fill the gap. Flat, orange robots glide under stationary cars and ferry them to empty Chinese parking bays, using space more efficiently and, their creators say, reducing driver stress.

Data Center Liquid Cooling Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size,…

Zion Market Research published new report on “Data Center Liquid Cooling Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024” in it’s database Global Data Center Liquid Cooling Market: Overview Data center liquid cooling is also known as liquid immersion cooling. The data center liquid cooling works on the key principle of technology based on liquid submersion.

Art in MTR Exhibition Displays Students’ Innovative Design on Hostels for People with Dementia

Jan. 11, 2017 – PRLog — Retreat hostel models for elderly people with dementia and their families are showcased in the latest “Art in MTR” exhibition which runs from today at MTR Sheung Wan Station and Sai Wan Ho Station until 5 April 2017. Organised by the World Green Organisation, the “Social Innovation Inventor – Elderly Retreat Hostel Design Competition Exhibition” features 20 winning hostel designs.

DASO to get 164 new handguns

The DoA a Ana County Sheriff’s Department will get 164 Glock 9 mm handguns in the coming months, The purchase of two more DASO patrol units, a new dash cam system for some vehicles and GPS tracking for the agency’s vehicles also was appro DASO to get 164 new handguns LAS CRUCES – The DoA a Ana County Sheriff’s Department will get 164 Glock 9 mm handguns in the coming months, The purchase of two more DASO patrol units, a new dash cam system for some vehicles and GPS tracking for the agency’s vehicles also was appro Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://lcsun.co/2ilCqyf County Commissioner Benjamin Rawson,left, Isabella Solis, center, is the new chair for the County Commission with John Vasquez, right, as vice chair, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the first DoA a Ana County Commissioners meeting of the new year.

Los Angeles college reportedly pays hackers $28G ransom

A Los Angeles college reportedly paid hackers a $28,000 ransom after a cyberattack kept students and faculty locked out of their accounts. The Valley Star , the Los Angeles Valley College school newspaper, reported Friday that hackers locked students and staff out of files, emails and messaging systems and threatened to delete everything if the ransom wasn’t paid within a week.

How 8×8, Inc. Gained 27% in 2016

The provider of internet-based voice and communications services put together a remarkable financial record last year. 8X8 beat Wall Street’s earnings and sales estimates handily in each one of the year’s quarterly reports,citing strong organic revenue growth among larger customers along the way.

Trump’s has an opportunity to help protect internet freedom – here’s how he can do it.

The rise of cybersovereignty – or, as it might be more accurately called, cyberfascism – has ushered in a global wave of censorship, surveillance, monitoring, and filtering that could directly hamper, or even reverse, the spread of a free and open internet. Couple that with Russian interference into not only the US election but potentially others around the world , and digital warfare puts core freedoms at risk globally.

Kepler’s unusual orbit

A couple more interesting things about the just-launched Kepler telescop e – then we’ll let it get on with the business of searching for distant planets. The spacecraft will be controlled, at times, by college kids working alongside professional operators.

a Of Kites and Kingsa looks at Benjamin Franklina s moving life

Andy Hafer as William Franklin, Addison Turner as William Temple and Christopher Jones as Benjamin Franklin in the Theatre on the Ridge’s “Of Kites and Kings.” Paradise >> A historical two-act drama, brimming with humor and wit, “Of Kites and Kings’ opens the new season at Theatre on the Ridge in Paradise on Jan. 19 and runs through Feb. 11. This little known look into the life of America’s patron saint of common sense, Benjamin Franklin, is directed by Jerry Miller with costuming by Lupe Fischer. Born in 1706, Franklin achieved fame as an author, editor, printer, inventor, philosopher, diplomate and humorist.

Apple’s New MacBook Pros Helped Boost Mac Shipments In Q4 2016

Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pros are expensive, but it seems that despite their hefty price tag, they might have actually helped Apple in terms of shipments in Q4 2016. According to the recent numbers from Gartner , it has been revealed that Apple’s Q4 2016 shipments has actually improved compared to the previous year’s quarter.