Day: February 5, 2017

Inside Amazon’s robot-run supermarket that needs just 3 human workers 0:0

That’s what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appears to be thinking, as his Seattle-based web giant has contemplated a two-story, automated grocery store in which a staff of robots on the floor upstairs grabs and bags items for shoppers below. The ground level of the futuristic prototype – a supermarket-sized version of its recently unveiled “Amazon Go” convenience store , with a bigger layout that could span anywhere between 10,000 and 40,000 square feet – would be devoted to goods that shoppers typically like to touch, sources briefed on the plans told The Post.

Scientists find crop-destroying caterpillar spreading rapidly in Africa

Scientists tracking a crop-destroying caterpillar known as armyworm say it is now spreading rapidly across mainland Africa and could reach tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years, threatening agricultural trade. In research released on Monday, scientists at the Britain-based Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International said the pest, which had not previously been established outside the Americas, is now expected to spread “to the limits of suitable African habitat” within a few years.

High security

Most people have never heard of a Swiss man called Francisco Fernandez, but tens of millions of us rely on him to look after our money. An unassuming 53-year-old who likes playing the piano in his spare time, he is responsible for the security of $4tn of bank deposits around the world.

FS: Draytek Vigor 2925n UFB router

I used it for 200MB UFB, but it has gigabit WAN ports, so it should be able to do gigabit fibre too . Nothing wrong with it, I just decided to replace it with a NUC running FreeBSD as my home router/firewall/DHCP/DNS/Plex server instead.

Tech Note: Two Factor Authentication Comes to LGF

As soon as I began writing the code, back in the Paleolithic Era when we were still using flat files instead of a database, I realized that I needed to spend a lot of attention on protecting the site as well as possible. And so far, this effort – and it takes a lot of effort! – has paid off.

Robots could ‘replace 250,000 public sector workers’

Robots and computers could replace almost 250,000 public sector workers over the next 15 years, saving billions of pounds, according to a new report. Websites and artificially intelligent “chat bots” would remove the need for 130,000 Whitehall administrators, around 90% of the total, by 2030, saving A 2.6 billion a year.

Iowa Community College students study virtual reality

In a computer lab in downtown Davenport, a group of 14 students are exploring and training for what could be the next generation of digital jobs. As the first students of the new EON Innovation Academy at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges , the group is delving into the world of virtual reality, or VR, and augmented reality, or AR.

Google Ventures, BMW, Lowe’s Invest in Desktop Metal

Desktop Metal, an emerging startup with the mission to bring metal 3D printing to all design and manufacturing teams, announced today it has raised a total of $97 million in equity funding since its founding in October 2015. The announcement comes as the result of the latest Series C investment of $45 million, led by GV , as well as BMW i Ventures and Lowe’s Ventures.

Mission Bio Receives Investment from Life Science Angels

Mission Bio, Inc. announced today that it has secured funding from U.S. top ranked angel investment group Life Science Angels in a seed round to commercialize its high throughput single-cell genomics system. Mission Bio is developing a microfluidic, droplet-based platform to enable critical advances in diseases like cancer, where elucidating heterogeneity in cell populations is essential.

Satellite data speeds of 100 gigabits per second

Terahertz satellite links could make gigabit-per-second connection speeds available to anyone anytime, anywhere on the face of the earth, on the ground or in flight Terahertz satellite links could make gigabit-per-second connection speeds available to anyone anytime, anywhere on the face of the earth, on the ground or in flight. Terahertz satellite links could make gigabit-per-second connection speeds available to anyone anytime, anywhere on the face of the earth, on the ground or in flight.

Hands on review: Zencastr podcast maker

If you need to make a bunch of people sound like they’re in the same room, even though they’re spread far and wide, then Zencastr might be the service you’re looking for. Zencastr is primarily aimed at podcasters but it actually has much wider appeal when you consider all the situations where it’s useful to have a high-quality recording of an online group conversation – from business meetings, conference calls or panel discussions to school assignments or other situations where you need to interview someone.

Watch: Astronaut Throws Football That Travels 564,664 Yards In Space

CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA […] Man Killed In Mountain Ice Accident Lived In Gardena A man killed when a group of hikers plunged down an icy slope in Southern California mountains was a 67-year-old resident of Los Angeles County.

Watch: Astronaut Throws Football That Travels 564,664 Yards In Space

CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA […] Man Killed In Mountain Ice Accident Lived In Gardena A man killed when a group of hikers plunged down an icy slope in Southern California mountains was a 67-year-old resident of Los Angeles County.

Juno Buzzes Jupiter a mere 4,300 Km’s above the Cloud Tops

On July 4th, 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made history when it became the second mission to establish orbit around Jupiter – the previous being the Galileo spacecraft, which orbited the planet from 1995 to 2003. Since that time, it has circled the massive gas giant three times, collecting data on the gas giant’s composition, interior and gravity field.

plone.supermodel 1.3.2

The principal use cases are: 2. Save and load interface definitions via an XML format. To turn a schema interface into XML, you can do: To get a schema from an XML file, you can use the xmlSchema() function above, or you can use the more powerful spec() function, which turns a dict of all schemata and widget hints in a given XML file.

Super Bowl online: See the game, learn some new taunts

In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, an attendee snaps a photo of the Vince Lombardi Trophy and team helmets during NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s news conference for Super Bowl 51, in Houston. The Atlanta Falcons will face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

VEX Robotics Competition

It seems like robots are taking over many aspects of our daily lives, and now they are competing against one another. With technology continually evolving and robots nowadays doing almost anything and everything, I mean who knows, maybe some day a robot will be sitting here reading you the news, someone has to understand how they work.

Step inside a Lancaster Bomber at IWM Duxford during February half-term break

The spotlight will fall on the legendary Avro Lancaster, one of Britain’s most iconic Second World War bombers, at IWM Duxford during the February half-term holiday. From Saturday, February 11 to Sunday, February 19, the Lancaster Experience will give visitors the rare opportunity to peer inside the rear section of the World War Two aeroplane and hear a selection of amazing stories about the men who flew and fought in this type of aircraft.

Step inside a Lancaster Bomber at IWM Duxford during February half-term break

The spotlight will fall on the legendary Avro Lancaster, one of Britain’s most iconic Second World War bombers, at IWM Duxford during the February half-term holiday. From Saturday, February 11 to Sunday, February 19, the Lancaster Experience will give visitors the rare opportunity to peer inside the rear section of the World War Two aeroplane and hear a selection of amazing stories about the men who flew and fought in this type of aircraft.

Inspired by The Jump? Catch Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards in St Albans

Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards brings his new tour to The Alban Arena in St Albans in May [Picture: Konrad Bartelski] Inspired by the daring winter sport exploits of the celebrities on the new series of Channel 4 TV show The Jump? In Try Hard, Eddie talks through his incredible life journey; from self-learning ski-jumping and being shunned by the sporting establishment, to the extensive surgery to rebuild his face and body following years of spectacular crashes on the snow. Then there’s his attempts to break world records in stunt jumping and speed-skiing .