Day: February 2, 2017

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Could Engineers be Accused of Killing Jobs? | EE Times

Will robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, and self-driving cars make us more productive, put us out of work, or create jobs that require new skills? Every so often, an article comes along that discusses technology replacing people. Usually, these articles are doomsday stories about how we’ll all lose our jobs to robots and apps.

Sony Jumps Most in Three Months as Chips, Games Top Movies Loss an hour ago

Investors cheered a quick rebound at Sony Corp.’s semiconductor business and robust PlayStation sales, even as the Japanese electronics giant lowered its annual profit forecast because of a writedown at its movie division. The shares jumped as much as 5.6 percent in early trading in Tokyo on Friday, the biggest intraday gain since Nov. 10. That followed similar gains in European and U.S. trading.

Setting up a network with two routers HG659 and RT-AC66U

What I want to do is set up the RT-AC66U as my wifi network and use the HG659 as a modem to connect the RT to the internet. The reasons for doing this is that I want to connect to a VPN using Openvpn on the RT, which the HG cant do… not to mention how the RT gets much better wifi speeds and range.

dotenv 0.6.3

It is great of managing app settings during development and in production using `12-factor `__ principles. Do one thing, do it well! – `Usages `__ – `Installation `__ – `Command-line interface `__ – `iPython Support `__ – `Setting config on remote servers `__ – `Related Projects `__ – `Contributing `__ – `Changelog `__ Usages ====== Assuming you have created the “.env“ file along-side your settings module.

Evernote vs Apple Notes

Mac Stories has a nice rundown of the new Evernote 8 and how it compares to Apple’s Notes: Mac Stories: Evernote’s features have remained largely the same, but the implementation and organization of those features is greatly improved in version 8. The app doesn’t feel bogged down by extra tools; rather than getting in the way of creating or viewing notes, Evernote’s tools enhance those tasks. I recently tried getting into One Note without much success.

First Take: As GoPro drowns, is it begging for Apple to save it?

After a pretty rotten holiday quarter, action camera maker GoPro Inc. is now staking its hopes for survival on making its cameras work better with phones, positioning itself for a potential bailout from a smartphone maker like Apple Inc. executives outlined five priorities for 2017. One of those priorities was a major embrace of the smartphone, the device that has served as a competitor to its dedicated action cameras, which shoot better video but don’t all have the same ability to quickly share videos or live stream directly to social networks.

Uber CEO quits Trump’s economic advisory council

Uber CEO quits Trump’s economic advisory council Travis Kalanick had faced growing criticism inside and outside Uber after Trump’s immigration ban. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2k5RRvo It all started with accusations that Uber was trying to break a strike, and it ended with people deleting their accounts.

AT&T to launch its proposed version of 5G wireless this year

AT&T will launch its first 5G wireless service in Indianapolis and Austin later this year, offering theoretical top speeds of 400Mbps or higher, the company said. The service is based on AT&T’s vision for 5G; there are no standards yet for the successor to today’s 4G LTE service, and any 5G standards are more than a year away at best.

Super Bowl serves at peacemaker between Uber and Houston

Up until a couple of months ago, it was unclear if the popular ride-hailing service would be helping shuttle many of the more than 1 million people expected to take part in Super Bowl-related activities in the host city. Uber had threatened to leave Houston ahead of the festivities, insisting various city regulations, including fingerprint background checks of drivers, were too burdensome and prevented drivers from working.

$700 million startup Wealthfront is doubling down on robots…

That’s the mantra that Wealthfront, the five-year-old online financial advisory service is touting in the increasingly crowded market for finance apps. $700 million Wealthfront is the only “robo-advisor” pioneer that is still totally human-free, and it’s doubling down by releasing an automated financial planning feature, called “Path,” which helps you understand when you’ll be able to retire, and how your current spending and saving impacts that.

Oil Industry’s Struggles Start to Ease as Shell Reduces Debt

The oil industry’s struggle through the worst slump in a generation showed signs of easing, with Royal Dutch Shell Plc managing to reduce its record debt for the first time since the downturn began. Rising oil prices and billions in cost cuts allowed Europe’s largest energy company and fellow giant Exxon Mobil Corp. to generate enough cash to pay dividends without borrowing last quarter, while Chevron Corp. will do so this year.

Astronaut Twins Give Clues to Health Hazards of Spaceflight

Long-term space flight appears to trigger a number of genetic and biological changes in astronauts, according to preliminary results from a NASA study. Researchers compared astronaut Scott Kelly, who returned home last March after nearly a year aboard the International Space Station, and his identical twin Mark, a retired astronaut.

Jury issues $500M verdict in Facebook virtual reality lawsuit

A U.S. jury in Texas on Wednesday ordered Facebook Inc., its virtual reality unit Oculus, and other defendants to pay a combined $500 million to ZeniMax Media Inc., a video game publisher that says Oculus stole its technology. The jury in federal court in Dallas found Oculus, which Facebook acquired for about $2 billion in 2014, used ZeniMax’s computer code to launch the Rift virtual-reality headset.

BT readies a global dynamic WAN

Global WAN powerhouse BT is out to turn its sprawling network into dynamic beast that can accommodate today’s rapidly evolving needs. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix talked about the plans with Keith Langridge, Vice President of Network Services at BT Global Services, and Sunil Khandekar, Founder and CEO of Nuage Networks from Nokia, a critical new supplier that will enable some of the change.