Bikkannavar is employed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory but spent a few weeks away pursuing his hobby of racing solar-powered cars. As a member of a Chilean team, he journeyed to Patagonia in early January under the Obama administration.
Day: February 12, 2017
The best way to use Kodi: Hacks you NEED to know about
The streaming craze shows no sign of slowing down – and, if you’re looking to get the best possible experience, we’re here to help The streaming craze shows no sign of slowing down – and, if you’re looking to get the best possible experience, we’re here to help. Kodi essentially turns any computer, smartphone or tablet into a digital set-top box or streamer, giving users the ability to stream files from the internet.
Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering the Country
A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone – Two weeks ago, Sidd Bikkannavar flew back into the United States after spending a few weeks abroad in South America. An employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Bikkannavar had been on a personal trip
Face to face: Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, director of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
PROFESSOR Sethu Vijayakumar is giving a whistle stop tour of the School of Informatics at Edinburgh University. It is a hive of activity with equations scribbled on whiteboards, complex coding being tapped into computers and the constant hum of machinery in the background.
Vital role of entrepreneurs celebrated in new series
THE passion and dedication of the entrepreneurs driving Scotland ‘s economy will be celebrated in a new series launching in today’s Herald. The Herald Entrepreneur series will highlight many of the country’s current and future entrepreneurial talents, and address the key issues and challenges facing entrepreneurs in today’s tough economic climate.
NASA Scientist Forced to Unlock Phone at Airport
“Sidd Bikkannavar is a natural-born US citizen who works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. He’s also a prolific traveler who found himself reentering the United States right as the controversial immigration ban took effect.
Virtual Data Room Software – Secure File Sharing For Your Business
Virtual data rooms are part of the cloud sector. Commonly they are used between two companies which are exploring a deal.
BHP Vows Legal Action at Top Copper Mine After Group Enters Site
BHP Billiton Ltd., the owner of the world’s biggest copper mine known as Escondida, said it will take legal action after a group of more than 300 people entered the mine site during a strike and forced some contractors to abandon the compound. People wearing masks entered the mine site at 6 p.m. Santiago time on Saturday, threatening the staff of contract companies and setting off fire alarms, causing damage, the Melbourne-based company said in an e-mailed statement Sunday.
Cornerstone Prep robotics team brings home trophy in first year
Cornerstone Prep sixth-grader Jacob Freiler, left, works with fifth-grader Sarah Sanabia and sixth-grader Patrick Garner on the school’s Lego Robotics team.
SpaceX – Elon Musk Mars Goal: Is Musk’s Human Colony Mars Plan Back On Track?
The SpaceX Elon Musk goal of landing human beings on Mars at some time near the middle of the next decade seemed incredibly ambitious when it was announced by Musk a few years ago. But in the wake of the disaster’s explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket just last year, many have wondered whether this goal will have to be changed, delayed or abandoned entirely.
Tying Knots with Industrial Robots
We’re not ashamed to admit that we desperately want a pair of high-end industrial robot arms to play around with. We don’t know where we’d put them – maybe the living room? – but we know that we’d figure something out.
Burlington Removes Ivanka Trump’s Collection From Its Site
Ivanka Trump’s online presence continues to dwindle; Burlington is the latest company to remove her collection from their website. Over the weekend, all Ivanka Trump products disappeared from the New Jersey-based off-price retailer’s website.
These Female Hackers Want To Make It Safer For You To Share Nudes
If you don’t want to be subjected to revenge porn, don’t send nudes. You’ve heard it before.
Business Models of #WebRTC | @CloudExpo @Twilio #IoT #RTC #AI #ML
WebRTC has the potential of catalyzing a new class of services with capabilities such as mass-scale real-time media broadcasting WebRTC services have already permeated corporate communications in the form of videoconferencing solutions. However, WebRTC has the potential of going beyond and catalyzing a new class of services providing more than calls with capabilities such as mass-scale real-time media broadcasting, enriched and augmented video, person-to-machine and machine-to-machine communications.
Why Intel Corporation’s Cannon Lake-EP and EX Server Chips May Be Dead
Skylake-EP and EX represent all new architectures built using the company’s 14-nanometer+ technology, while Cannon Lake-EP and EX were supposed to represent mild architectural enhancements of the Skylake-EP and EX chips, but with the benefit of being built on the company’s upcoming 10-nanometer chip manufacturing technology. Although I can’t make this prediction with 100% certainty, I strongly suspect that based on Intel’s most recent disclosures, Cannon Lake-EP and EX are dead.
GTX 1050 Ti or GTX 1060 on 450Watt TT7
Hi Guys, I currently have a 2500K setup and its paired with a GTX 750 TI 2GB. I have sold my 750Ti and about to place an order for a EVA GTX 1050Ti 4GB , however I know there is quite a bit of a jump in performance from the 1050Ti to the 1060.
Should i Sell or Upgrade?5
Hello, like the title says I’m looking for a change of PC or an upgrade, hopefully i can get good insights from you guys. Here is my current Spec, i also added the price i think i can get per component, correct me if I’m wrong: Asus M5A99X R2 Evo $120 OctalCore AMD FX-8350, 4334 MHz $150 Patriot Dual Channel 1666mhz 2x4gb $90 Asus STRIX Radeon R7 370 OC 2GB $180 Antec 750w Power Supply 80 PLUS Bronze $140 Cooler Master Hyper T2 CPU Fan $20 PNY SSD 120GB $150 HDD WD 1tb $40 Mostly i use the PC for Gaming, My Old XFX Radeon HD 7970 went bad and i had to buy a new Card which is the one i currently have.
problems with installing amd fx 630014
So i bought a cheap custom built pc for just the basic pc gaming. Recently i decided to upgrade the cpu i have.
Suggestions on what to upgrade my 5 year old PC8
Hello, First off thank you for taking the time to read my 1st post. I am in need of some assistance on what to upgrade on my old PC.
Maven Expands Car-Sharing Services To Atlanta
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10X Genomics Launches Comprehensive Software Suite For Single-Cell…
The new software suite, announced at the 17th Annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting, includes the Loupea Cell Browser and an updated version of Cell Rangera pipelines, which together provide a complete and seamless analysis workflow for detailed gene expression profiling information on a cell-by-cell basis. “With this in mind, we designed our new software as part of a comprehensive solution to make scalable single-cell gene expression analysis possible for every lab, from sample to discovery.”
How HDMI 2.1 makes big-screen 4K PC gaming even more awesome – CNET
An open secret on the PC gaming world is that 4K TVs double as great PC monitors. Or potentially great, anyway.
Beaver ecology talks set for Belfast, Liberty
Beaver expert, inventor and entrepreneur Skip Lisle of Beaver Deceivers International will speak in Belfast and Liberty on how to install deceivers and other devices designed to protect human infrastructure, wetlands and beavers. His presentations Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Waterfall Arts in Belfast, and Thursday, Feb. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Ivan O. Davis-Liberty Library in Liberty, also will cover the ecological role beavers play in maintaining healthy ecosystems and keeping wetlands functioning.
a Us-born Nasa scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked …
A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone – Two weeks ago, Sidd Bikkannavar flew back into the United States after spending a few weeks abroad in South America. An employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Bikkannavar had been on a personal trip
Microsoft adds patent suit protections for cloud customers
This July 3, 2014, file photo shows the Microsoft Corp. logo outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash. In a ruling released Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that claims a law that prohibits technology companies from telling customers when the government demands their electronic data is unconstitutional.
NordiaSoft Announces General Availability of its new SCA v4.1 Embedded Components Suite
GATINEAU, Qui 1 2bec, Feb. 12, 2017 — NordiaSoft today announced the general availability of its new Embedded Components Suite, a complete ecosystem for component based embedded software development particularly suited for military and public safety radio equipment, radars, electronic warfare, signal intelligence, test & instrumentation, and more. eCo Hub, a runtime deployment engine that implements the Software Communications Architecture v4.1, with an expanded Application Backwards Compatible Unit of Functionality that supports deployment of a mixture of SCAv4.1 and SCAv2.2.2 components at both the platform and the application levels.
One in 10 U.S. readers consider Facebook a news outlet
Nearly half of Americans can’t remember where they got their news when they saw it online – and one in 10 people named Facebook as a news outlet when asked the name of the source of the story read online, according to a Pew study released earlier this week. As the way people consume news continues to move more and more online, this latest data shows just how difficult it is for readers to determine where the information they encounter is coming from.
Google’s Biggest Cloud Customer Just Signed a $1 Billion Deal With Amazon
It didn’t take long for Google’s biggest cloud customer to split its allegiances. Just a week after Snap Snap will continue to use Google Cloud for the core Snapchat functionality.
Social media mocks Education Department for misspelled…
The Education Department is getting social media criticism after misspelling the name of a prominent African-American sociologist – and then mistyping again when apologizing for the error. In a tweet Sunday morning from its official account, the department attributed a quotation to W.E.B. DeBois , incorrectly spelling the last name with an “E.”
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Asam Sahitya Sabha today resolved to finalise its vision document within two months by taking suggestions from people and submit it to chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Verizon unveils new $80 unlimited data plan – CNET
Verizon is stepping up its efforts to lure new customers with the introduction of a new service plan that promises unlimited data. The wireless carrier said Sunday it will launch a new introductory plan on Monday that offers unlimited data, talk time and texts for $80 per month for the first line when you select automatic payments.
Review: Nanoleaf Aurora Light Panels
These days, there are lots of ways you can add colorful light to your rooms, but most of them involve changing out standard lightbulbs with LED ones. If you’re looking for something that’s more of a cool accent light you can hang on your wall, you should definitely check out the Nanoleaf Aurora .
Leveling the playing field for women in tech is vital for emerging industries
Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh is the co-founder at Virtuleap , a sandbox for creative developers to showcase their VR concepts to the world, which is currently running the world’s biggest WebVR Hackathon. He is also the European partner at Edoramedia , a games publisher and digital agency with its headquarters in Dubai.
NASA’s Balloon Program Returns to Wanaka, New Zealand
For a third consecutive year, NASA is returning to Wanaka, New Zealand, to launch a long-duration, heavy-lift super pressure balloon into one of the most dynamic and severe flight regimes inside the Earth’s atmosphere. After launch, planned for the late March/early April timeframe, the 18.8-million-cubic-foot SPB will ascend to an altitude of 110,000 feet where the stratospheric winds will propel it at speeds up to and exceeding 100 knots through the heating and cooling of the day-night cycle on a weeks-long journey around the southern hemisphere.
NASA confirms 10-year arrangement for super balloon launches
Wanaka Airport Operations Manager Ralph Fegan today welcomed the news that NASA will return to Wanaka in 2017 for its third super pressure balloon launch, scheduled for late March/early April, and will be further committing to the site as one of its global launch bases for up to 10 years. “We’re delighted that NASA has confirmed a 10-year arrangement to continue launches in Wanaka,” said Ralph.
Your weather forecast might be getting a whole lot more accurate with TAMDAR Edge
If you’re tired of a forecast that promises clear skies only to be caught in the rain without an umbrella, TAMDAR Edge may be the NASA technology you’ve been waiting for. If you get caught in the rain without an umbrella, it won’t be your weather forecaster’s fault.
Vizio Fined $2.2 Million for Spying on Customers Using Smart TVs
An older story, but I’ll get it out of the way since it is still resonating with some folks. Some months ago, Vizio was caught secretly mining data using a smart TV function that was advertised to do something else entirely, and the FTC has now put down the hammer on the budget-display company.
PyBEL 0.3.8
Biological Expression Language is a domain-specific language that enables the expression of complex molecular relationships and their context in a machine-readable form. Its simple grammar and expressive power have led to its successful use in the IMI project, AETIONOMY , to describe complex disease networks with several thousands of relationships.
DARPA sued as competition to build space robots heats up
Orbital ATK, a Dulles-based aerospace manufacturer, is suing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency over plans to award a Canadian firm a $15 million contract to build a fleet of space-faring robots capable of repairing government and commercial satellites. Satellites are often declared obsolete because of problems that could be fixed easily if the objects were accessible, and the satellites’ owners are saddled with the extra costs of sending replacements into orbit.
Carolina Digital Rebrands as DigitalPhone.io to Better Represent…
We are experts in telephone services, and merging this service into a digital cloud-based platform is a major part of how we constantly innovate for our clients.” GREENSBORO, NC, US, February 11, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — As it approaches its 20-year anniversary, Carolina Digital Phone , a pioneer of innovative hosted phone solutions for businesses and educational organizations, announced that it has rebranded as DigitalPhone.io.