Welcoming a robot into her family was never Maxine Duncan’s idea of a support aide in her older years. But this winter, she and her partner, Herbert Yarbrough, signed up to test a telepresence robot in their retirement community in Walnut Creek, Calif.
Day: February 6, 2017
Hidden Figures dares too little
AP Taraji P. Henson , Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae in the movie Hidden Figures. I wasn’t around for the 1960s, but everything I’ve seen from the time period confirms two things.
AMD Next Two Catalysts: Vega And Ryzen
Advanced Micro Devices’ fourth-quarter results should put away any doubt about the company turning itself around. AMD’s release of Ryzen in desktops, then for servers, and finally for notebooks will give consumers an alternative to Intel’s chips.
Lenovo Announces Yoga A12 Android Tablet
If you’re after a new tablet that you plan to use for work or school, you might be interested to learn that Lenovo has recently taken the wraps off its latest Android tablet offering: the Lenovo Yoga A12 . This is an affordable Android tablet that according to the company, is aimed at users looking for that all-day productivity.
Is there a role for patients and their relatives in escalating…
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Online Ransom Demands Threaten Businesses in Arkansas
Ted Clouser is the executive vice president of PC Assistance Inc. of Little Rock.
Sohu.com to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results on February 21, 2017
The live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Sohu’s website at http://investors.sohu.com/ . premier online brand and indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which offer the vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding information, entertainment and communication.
CropIn Technology on Road to Become the Backbone of Crop Insurances,…
CropIn Technology on Road to Become the Backbone of Crop Insurances, to Benefit Over 25 Million Farmers in India by 2018 A 6- Year – Young Startup is now Betting Big on its Data Algorithms Fuelled by ‘ Farm Insights and Artificial Intelligence ,’ to Create Holistic Solutions for Crop Loan and Farm Insurances, to the Root Level Farmers in CropIn Technology Solutions , a Bengaluru-based startup is now on an onslaught of initiatives to implement the benefit of Agriculture Technology to the last mile. After securing the Series B funding, CropIn Technology is now investing toward its AI by developing a new product called SmartRisk.
The Berkeley riot and the ferality of the left
I’m sure you’ve heard quite a bit about the riot at U. Cal at Berkely that got Milo’s speech cancelled and a lot of conservatives assaulted. That riot was both disgraceful and revealing, of how much the progs with power turn a blind eye to the criminality of their own.
A robot decorates the eggs
The pattern is pre-prepared in a graphic editor and then translated by a special programme into a code which then instructs the device. Graphic designer and programmer Juraj MiklA A from Bratislava has developed a new way to decorate traditional Easter eggs – he designed a special robot for this purpose.
People on the Move: 2/6/2017
Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP hired David Kerin and Cody Peddicord as tax associates, tax services group; and Christopher Breisinger, senior associate, audit and assurance services group. William F. Ward was appointed to serve as a member of Allegheny County’s Accountability Conduct and Ethics Commission.
Celestial bodies: The Kelly twins offer a vital sign for space travel
When astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after nearly a year on the International Space Station, he was 2 inches taller than his twin brother, astronaut Mark Kelly. When Scott left for the mission, he and his earthbound brother were the same height.
Lynk & CO aims to fix broken dealer model
The franchised dealer model has stayed stagnant for too long and will lead to a widening gap between winners and losers, said Alain Visser, senior vice president of Lynk & CO. That's why Visser, the industry veteran tasked by Chinese carmaker Geely to develop the new global brand, decided to go with a direct-to-consumer sales model instead.