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Day: February 3, 2017
Uber chief steps away from Trump board, as tech leaders dial up political pushback
Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of global ride-hailing company Uber, has said he will step down from a council of business advisors to the White House, as major tech companies continue to protest President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugee programs. The announcement is the latest in a series of critical responses to Mr. Trump’s executive orders, highlighting the tech industry’s difficult position as it tries to engage with Trump, while still advocating for immigration laws that support their employees.
NASA, Armstrong great places to work
The NASA Armstrong staff works at one of the best places to work in the federal government according to the results of a recent survey. NASA was selected as the best place to work for the fifth straight year in a survey of federal government employees.
Sierra Nevada Corp. to expand Louisville site, plans 400 new jobs
Aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp. has leased 101,000 square feet of additional space within Louisville’s Colorado Technology Center, a move that could net the company roughly 400 new hires over the next year and a half.
Zircore, LLC v. Straumann Manufacturing, Inc.
Zircore sued Straumann Manufacturing for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas of three patents including U.S. Patent No. 7,967,606 .
Smarter than the average burg
Hot off the stinging defeat in the Smart Cities Challenge Portland is keen to keep up the momentum of the “gang of seven” finalists . In that spirit, Portland hosted a summit at the Oregon Convention Center on Feb. 1 and 2 focusing on the city’s strongest suit: Transportation.
Webzilla Security Products passes 5 million downloads.
SecureVPN apps, which are free to download, provides a secure Internet connection, encrypting user’s data and enables the new level of online security. SecureVPN may also be used by travelers to access the content of their country while abroad.
The Clorox (CLX) Q2 2017 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Clorox Company’s Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Earnings Release Conference. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Global Cloud Computing Market in Healthcare Industry to Witness…
The competitive landscape of the global cloud computing market in the healthcare industry is crowded by the presence of a large number of players. The presence of a large number of participants has led to the fragmented nature of the market.
FMI Introduces Worldwide Analysis on Hyperlocal Services Market…
Hyperlocal services are availed by consumers located within a well-defined geographic locations . Hyperlocal services include online delivery of cooked food from restaurants, hotels and other food outlets, online delivery of grocery, online logistics services, and online home services such as plumbing, carpentry, laundry, electronic repairing, and requests for tutors.
Profound Logic Developer Liam Allan Named a 2017 IBM Champion
Profound Logic, an innovator in IBM i application modernization solutions, is proud to announce that Liam Allan, a member of our product development team, has been selected as a 2017 IBM Power Systems Champion. “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity, and to join the ranks of IBM i leaders and educators who are recognized as IBM Champions,” says Allan.
Officials say Amazon not receiving special deal to collect tax for state
Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson says internet retail giant Amazon is not receiving any special compensation to collect for the state the 7 percent tax on retail items it sells to Mississippi e-commerce shoppers. The Department of Revenue recently announced that Amazon voluntarily started collecting the 7 percent tax and remitting the revenue back to the state.
Howie Centre native hoping to become one of Canada’s next astronauts
Cordell Grant is one of 72 candidates to become one of Canada’s next astronauts. Those making the final cut are due to be announced in the summer, when they will be due to relocate to Houston, Texas and begin basic training at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre.
Is Trump Tweeting From a ‘Secure’ Smartphone? The White House Won’t Say
For some time, the public has known that Donald Trump does a lot of his tweeting himself, from the account @realDonaldTrump, and from an Android smartphone. But many cybersecurity experts believed that would change once Trump took the oath of office, because White House-approved communication devices are much more secured – and stripped down – than the smartphones the rest of us use.
NASA Future Flight exhibit wows big game fans
Did you know that you can go to Houston for the Super Bowl and while you’re there, also take a trip to Mars? “You see all the elements,” said Tony Castilleja, who specializes in space exploration at Boeing. “You launch from earth.
10-year-old boy invents device to prevent hot car deaths
Bishop Curry V, a 10-year-old Texas boy, has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country by alerting parents and keeping the child cool if for some reason it were to be forgotten in a hot car. Photo: Curry Bishop GoFundMe Bishop Curry V, a 10-year-old Texas boy, has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country by alerting parents and keeping the child cool if for some reason it were to be … more A 10-year-old Texas boy has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country.
Windows XP and Vista users could lose the Gmail they love by the end of 2017
If you’re a big Gmail user, then you won’t be able to hold out on upgrading to Windows 10 forever. Windows 10 crossed the 25 percent market share threshold in January and at last count, more than 400 million users had migrated to Microsoft latest OS.
Seniors find “home” at Fellowship Square-Mesa
Seniors find “home” at Fellowship Square-Mesa Seniors find “home” at Fellowship Square-Mesa Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2k4Lzts Residents and their families find that Fellowship Square-Mesa offers a place where they can enjoy a warm, caring atmosphere in an exceptional senior-living community. They have the freedom to explore and discover things they are interested in-including making new friends and enjoying great food.
Seniors find “home” at Fellowship Square-Mesa
Seniors find “home” at Fellowship Square-Mesa Seniors find “home” at Fellowship Square-Mesa Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2k4Lzts Residents and their families find that Fellowship Square-Mesa offers a place where they can enjoy a warm, caring atmosphere in an exceptional senior-living community. They have the freedom to explore and discover things they are interested in-including making new friends and enjoying great food.
Bradykinesia and impairment of EEG desynchronization in Parkinson’s disease.
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. It has been suggested that the basal ganglia control the release of cortical elements from low-frequency rhythmic idling activity during voluntary movement.
Crime scene tape wrapped around a computer keyboard
“It’s beautiful, it’s elegant, it’s convincing,” Markus Jakobsson gushes, describing the fake email used to hack into the personal Gmail account of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign chairman. Sent on March 19, 2016, to the chairman, John Podesta, the email landed in the spam folder of his account.
buddysuite 1.2.5
The BuddySuite modules are ‘one-stop-shop’ command-line tools for common biological data file manipulations. Formats are detected automatically, conversions are seamless, and you can pipe into or out of the modules to build custom bioinformatics workflows, allowing you to spend more time analyzing your sequences, alignments, and phylogenetic trees, instead of wrangling them.
Tips for FMs Who Run Colocation and DCaaS Data Centers
Facility managers that run colocation data centers will find their tasks and responsibilities unique to the DCaaS requirements of their facility. These will revolve around growing and supporting the IoT of their clients.
Data Center As A Service (DCaaS), Colocation Offer Data Center Flexibility, Expandability
According to Cisco, the world now processes 2.5 billion gigabytes of data daily. A large piece of this demand is due to the introduction of Internet Protocol over everything, generally described in the industry as the Internet of Things .
Stephen King adaptation filming in Charleston
The book, which won the Edgar Award for best novel, is the first in a trilogy about a serial killer who toys with a retired police detective. The show will be directed and co-produced by Jack Bender, who previously teamed up with King for CBS’s “Under the Dome.”
Microsoft will likely fix Windows SMB denial-of-service flaw on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft will likely wait until February 14 to fix a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the SMB network file sharing protocol that can be exploited to crash Windows computers. The vulnerability was disclosed Thursday when the security researcher who found it posted a proof-of-concept exploit for it on GitHub.
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (EPAY) Upgraded to “C” at TheStreet
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Bottomline Technologies from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday.
How a trip to Mars could change your body’s bacteria
The find, made as part of NASA’s twin study of Scott and Mark Kelly, could have major implications for prolonged trips – to the red planet, for instance. Northwestern researchers are comparing the effect of living at zero gravity for a year on a human’s gut microbiota – the ‘bugs’ found naturally in the gastrointestinal tract to aid digestion.
21Vianet Group, Inc. (VNET) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research
According to Zacks, “21Vianet Group, Inc. operates as a carrier-neutral Internet data center services provider in China. It provides hosting and related services, managed network services and cloud computing infrastructure.
NASA Future Flight exhibit wows big game fans
The Pac-12 is as strong at the top as it’s been in some time with three teams with the potential to make deep runs in the NCA HOUSTON – For Houston rapper Bun B, Sunday’s Super Bowl will be a win for him no matter who takes home the trophy. That’s because the G HOUSTON – Did you know that you can go to Houston for the Super Bowl and while you’re there, also take a trip to Mars? “You see all the elements,” said Tony Castilleja, who specializes in space exploration at Boeing.
Avast SafeZone Browser: Full Review [2017]
Never before have people had such access to information, nor ease with which to conduct personal business such as banking finance, purchasing consumer goods and services, or simply communicating with friends, family, or colleagues around the world. However, with this technology comes the risk of falling victim to criminals and thieves who are always trying to game the system and take advantage of people.
Six from B.C. in space race to become Canada’s next astronaut
And that’s what the space agency is looking for in the next two Canadians who’ll get to put the coolest job title on their LinkedIn profile. In a list released this week, 72 people are in the running to fill those two spots, including six with ties to B.C. He has a doctorate in medicine from the University of Toronto a PhD in exercise physiology from UBC, amongst other certifications.
it’s Greek to Me: Is KeePass password manager safe or not?
A: I discussed password managers in the column late last year , so I won’t waste space in this issue rehashing what password managers are and the benefits of using them.
Global LED Lighting Market to Exceed USD 42.5 Billion by 2020
Zion Research has published a new report titled “LED Lighting Market for Residential, Architectural and Outdoor Applications: Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast, 2014 – 2020” According to the report, the global LED lighting market was valued at approximately USD 20.0 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach approximately USD 42.5 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of around 13% between 2015 and 2020. LED lights are packaged arrays of light emitting diode, which offers long lasting, economical & environment friendly lighting.
Should the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder take several seats?
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Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has explained that the company will add VR support to its upcoming Switch console if it can resolve issues of comfort over long periods of use. Speaking to Nikkei , Kimishima explained that the company is “studying” how to implement virtual reality, but brought up its key concern in the process: “If we are able to resolve the issues with playing [VR] comfortably for long hours, we will support it in one form or another.”
Exclusive: VMware Channel Chief On Major Partner Initiatives In…
VMware Channel Chief Ross Brown is leading the charge for several significant channel initiatives in 2017 with the goal of making it easier for partners to do business with the company and drive more recurring revenue. “There’s lots of work going on to get more solutions-oriented, to clean up the engagement with our customers and partners so they have a better experience, and to simplify the interactions of VMware tools for partners,” said Ross Brown, senior vice president of worldwide partners and alliances at VMware, in an interview with CRN.
D&H Distributing Launches Yearlong Centennial Countdown Celebration
Although 2017 has just begun, D&H Distributing is already counting down to next year, its 100th year in business. In preparation for that milestone, D&H kicked off a yearlong “Centennial Countdown,” which the company will celebrate throughout 2017 with employee celebrations and customer events, trainings and promotions.
Snap Pays $2B for Google Cloud Services
When Snap Inc. , the parent company of social media app Snapchat, filed its IPO paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 2, the company unveiled a number of new details about its inner workings, including how it uses cloud computing to support its business. Specifically, Snap is paying Google and its Google Cloud Platform $2 billion over the course of the next five years for a variety of services, including storage, compute power and bandwidth.
Eye-Opening Research on Astronauts’ Vision Problems
Vision deterioration is a major problem for astronauts who spend extended periods of time in space. Now researchers have identified the likely cause of the problem and a possible way to prevent it.