Device-based hybrid solutions that utilize Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals appear to be the most promising to help locate people using a cell phone to call 911 from inside buildings within dense urban environments, according to initial results from the 911 Location Technologies Test Bed. Matthew Gerst, CTIA’s assistant vice president of regulatory affairs, said the first two stages of testing have been completed at independent test beds in Atlanta and San Francisco.
Day: February 14, 2017
Ibm Ceo Urges Partners To Choose Their Cloud Architecture Wisely,…
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty told IBM partners Tuesday that the cloud architectures they implement for customers at this “interesting moment in time right now” will likely impact their respective businesses for decades to come. “Architecture decisions determine an awful lot of things,” Rometty told attendees of the IBM PartnerWorld conference.
Warren Buffett just dumped Walmart, does it signal the death of retail as we know it?
“Retailing is like shooting at a moving target,” Warren Buffett said in 2005, questioning whether it’ possible to save a retailer once the rot sets in. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway just sold off US$900 million of Walmart stock, choosing to invest billions in airline stocks instead.
Microsoft’s Email Insights finally adds some useful search smarts to Outlook
Email Insights , a new experimental app from the Microsoft Garage, is the answer to a problem Google’s Gmail solved more than a decade ago: how to search Outlook and find exactly what you want. Google’s Gmail gained enormous traction in part because it allowed a quick, convenient way to search emails.
RSA: IBM’s Watson Goes Commercial for Cybersecurity
In the case of Q Radar, when the SIEM catches a security event, human security analysts can choose to enlist Watson’s help analyzing the event to determine whether it fits into a known pattern of threat and put it a broader context, IBM says. It is claimed to be the industry’s first augmented intelligence technology created to power cognitive security operation centres .
Now you can climb Mount Everest in VR
Just last week, I had a great conversation with a Manhattan taxi driver named Sherpa, who, after I asked if his name was connected to Nepal, told me that he had indeed stopped working on Mount Everest to live in New York City . Smiling, he suggested I visit the famed mountain one day, to which I replied, “I’m a fragile city guy, maybe one day I’ll visit it in virtual reality.”
Data breach at Arby’s reportedly was first sniffed out by PSCU
Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. said in a statement to USA TODAY that it had recently launched an investigation of its payment card systems after learning of a possible data breach. The Atlanta-based Arby’s said it notified law enforcement and brought in leading security experts to investigate malware found on its point-of-sale system.
Biological Safety Testing Market Is Expecting Worldwide Growth by…
Biologics are substance or products extracted or manufactured from biological sources such as living organisms, proteins, nucleic acid, or a complex combination of these substances. It includes a wide range of products such as gene therapy, somatic cells, tissues, recombinant therapeutic proteins, and blood components.
Event to showcase robotics expertise
THE BUSINESS events arm of tourism organisation VisitScotland is looking to position Scotland at the forefront of the robotics industry with an event that will examine the future of the computer-human interaction. InnovateRobotics, which will take place in St Andrews tomorrow, comes a month before 600 engineers and business people from around the globe will congregate in Edinburgh for the European Robotics Forum.
a Humansa Gemma Chan explores the humanity of robots
What: Season 2 premiere of series about domestic helper robots becoming conscious, starring Gemma Chan, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sam Padillo. Anyone who caught the first season of “Humans” on AMC was undoubtedly struck by the performance of Gemma Chan.
Oppo R9s- Galaxy-like phone at half the price
At first sight the Oppo R9s looks like it might be yet another premium Android phone. The physical design goes a step beyond paying homage to the iPhone.
SoftBank to buy Fortress Investment for $3.3B
SoftBank to buy Fortress Investment for $3.3B Japanese telecom giant snaps up asset manager Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lNndpe The logo of Japanese mobile provider SoftBank is displayed at an entrance of a shop in a Tokyo shopping district. Fortress will operate within SoftBank as an independent business headquartered in New York.
Above and Beyond space exhibition to open at Questacon in March
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Above and Beyond at the National Science and Technology Centre Questacon will be opening on March 25 for four months, looking at the future of flying and outer space travel.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey buys $7M in stock
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey buys $7M in stock Dorsey tweeted the regulatory filing on Valentine’s Day with the hashtag #LoveTwitter. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lhynoq SAN FRANCISCO – Wall Street may have lost confidence in Twitter, but the company’s cheerleader-in-chief, Jack Dorsey, is voting with his wallet, buying about $7 million worth of shares.
Can a throwback phone revive Nokia?
Can a throwback phone revive Nokia? The company that owns the licensing rights for Nokia is expected to relaunch the 3310 Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lNr3P0 The company that owns the licensing rights for Nokia phones may be digging back to the future to revive the diminished brand. Finnish manufacturer HMD Global is planning to launch a modern Android version of a throwback device, the once popular Nokia 3310 that predated the smartphone era.
SportsHero eyes global sporting industry
SportsHero will list on the ASX on Wednesday, February 15 following the reverse takeover of Nevada Iron . This follows the disposal of NVI’s Buena Vista iron project, which despite the recent rebound in the iron ore price was seen as challenging in terms of bringing it into production with little capital.
Warren Buffett just dropped Walmart, and signaled the death of…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold off $900 million of Walmart stock, choosing to invest billions in airlines instead. The sale, which leaves Buffett with nearly no shares in Walmart, comes as the US’s largest traditional retailer has been rushing to catch up to Amazon and other online competitors.
Microsoft HoloLens Makes it Easier to Share Mixed Reality Experiences
Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Capture technology can be used to record what the user is seeing from a first-person perspective giving audiences a taste of the HoloLens experience. The HoloLens headset can layer interactive 3D imagery on top of the physical world, but by its very nature, it’s somewhat of a solitary affair.
CrowdStrike Fails In Bid To Stop NSS Labs From Publishing Test Results At RSA
A security vendor’s failed attempt to prevent a report containing details on its product’s capabilities from being released at the RSA conference in San Francisco this week has focused attention on the need for more widely accepted testing and validation services for security technologies. The report is from NSS Labs, a company that bills itself as an independent security product-testing firm, which also sells its own threat protection platform.
‘Bull’ Recap: Dr. Bull Goes Against the Government in a Case of Espionage
In “It’s Classified,” Bull presents a case that walks a fine line between espionage and patriotism. Dr. Bull takes on the case of a lieutenant who has been accused of leaking classified documents to an online media source.
Physical Electronics Goes Beyond the Surface When it Comes to…
Astea International Inc., a global provider of service management and mobility solutions , announces that Physical Electronics , the world’s leading supplier of UHV surface analysis instrumentation, has signed a software-as-a-service contract for Astea’s service management and mobile workforce platform. Physical Electronics aims to leverage this powerful and feature-rich cloud solution to streamline and strengthen their service business reinforcing their commitment to providing world-class service and support.
Russian cyberspies blamed for U.S. election hacks are now targeting Macs
Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The group — known in the security industry under different names including Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, and APT28 — has been operating for almost a decade.
Microsoft shelves all February security updates
Microsoft today took the unprecedented step of postponing an entire month’s slate of security updates for Windows and its other products just hours before the patches were to begin rolling out to customers. “We discovered a last-minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates today,” Microsoft said in a post to the MSRC blog.
Third free, open source software conference begins at Oman’s SQU
The conference is being organised by the Information Technology Authority and SQU Communications and Information Research Centre. Photo-ONA The conference is being organised by the Information Technology Authority and SQU Communications and Information Research Centre.
The Complete Biography of Jan Ernst Matzeliger, The African American…
Writer Peggy Plet has published the first ever biography on African American inventor Jan Earnst Matzeliger, the man who invented the automated shoe lasting machine. In Jan Earnst Matzeliger: A Lasting Invention , the inventor’s life is placed within the context of race and class, both in his country of birth Suriname, where he was born in slavery, as well as in Lynn, Massachusetts, where he later lived and worked.
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Tomorrow’s exponential growth in semiconductors will be fueled by a combination of specialized processes and design methodologies as transistor scaling becomes increasingly expensive, said the chef technologist of Texas Instruments. The International Solid State Circuits Conference has been a celebration of CMOS transistor scaling.
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
According to Zacks, “NVIDIA Corporation offers digital media processors and related software for a wide range of visual computing platforms. The stock has outperformed the broader market in the last one year time frame.
Junk food tax and veg subsidies could add 500,000 years of life
Taxing junk food and subsidising healthier options could save Australia billions of dollars by preventing people from getting sick. A study that looked at consumer habits finds that the two-pronged approach should be more effective than one based on taxes alone.
Cantor Fitzgerald Reiterates “Neutral” Rating for Web.com Group Inc
‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a research report issued on Tuesday. They presently have a $20.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $18.00.
Market Trends Suggest It Is Time for Banks and Credit Unions to Take…
With new trends such as the rising expense of surcharge rebate programs and a desire to get out from underneath the overhead expense of managing off-premise ATM fleets, very large financial institutions are embracing surcharge-free as a lower-cost option. While other countries look to discourage reliance on cash, consumers in the U.S. continue to include cash in their day-to-day payment transaction mix.
Amazon releases Chime, a new cloud-based UCaaS
Chime is the latest enterprise app from Amazon, which is competing with Microsoft and Google across higher levels of the cloud stack Amazon is entering a crowded market of UC solutions, some of which are already cloud-based and others that run on customer premises. Nevertheless, analysts who track Amazon say the company has an opportunity here.
Expiring Patents: a Primer for CFOs
When patents expire, finance chiefs must alert their peers that the company must find new sources of profit or cut costs. Patents are valuable assets that can create and protect market share.
Amazon Intros Video Calling Service
A new video and phone conference service from Amazon aims to compete with the likes of Microsoft’s Skype for Business. Amazon Web Services unveiled its new Amazon Chime service today to provide unified communications tools to enable companies to host or join meetings as well as chat online, while sharing content and screens across their devices.
Russian cyberspies blamed for US election hacks are now targeting Macs
Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The group, which is known in the security industry under different names, including Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, and APT28, has been operating for almost a decade.
Celestial Valentine’s Date: Moon, Jupiter Meet Up Tonight
Jupiter and the moon will share a Valentine’s night rendezvous late Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. This sky map shows where they will appear, weather permitting, in the late evening sky.
Melania Trumpa s woman power tweet to Emily Ratajkowski inflames Twitter
Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive for the 60th Annual Red Cross Gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Feb. 4 / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Melania Trump has been busy, doing more than raising her 10-year-old son Barron in Trump Tower or suing a publication that she says ruined her chances of earning millions of dollars as first lady by publishing the false allegation that she once worked as an escort. In diving into her duties as FLOTUS, Melania has taken tentative steps on Twitter.
Southern California Islamic school turns down $800,000 federal grant to combat extremism
An Islamic graduate school here has turned down an $800,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant to counter violent extremism . “We have and will continue to work with our government where there is no conflict of interest, but given the anti-Muslim actions of the current executive branch, we cannot in good conscience accept this grant,” the board of trustees of Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School said in a statement.
Re: Node.JS Was: New lower cost IBM i announced
Nathan, So when I do DSPSFWRSC and I see the following Resource ID Option Feature Description 5733OPS 1 5050 Node.JS v0.x 5733OPS 2 5050 Python 3.x 5733OPS 3 5050 Chroot with 5733OPS 4 5050 Python 2.x 5733OPS 5 5050 Node.JS v4.x 5733OPS 7 5050 Tools 5733OPS 8 5050 Eclipse Orion 5733OPS 9 5050 Cloud-Init for i 5733OPS 10 5050 Node.JS v6.x Okay, you’re looking at a list of licensed programs, which run in PASE. That’s an example of integration with IBM i.
IDG Contributor Network: DigitalOcean releases its load balancer product
Every time Gartner or another analyst firm publishes a report detailing what is happening in the public cloud landscape, three names rise to the top. Amazon Web Services is always in first place, and it is only the size of the gap between itself and the next place-getter that changes.
Intel ships latest Itanium chip called Kittson, but grim future looms
Intel’s Itanium chip is hanging by a thread, and after more than three years, the company is shipping the next and possibly final version of the processor, which is code-named Kittson. Itanium chips have been used in mainframes and mission-critical servers.