Aside from working with computers, Chloe’s interest in a job with Google peaked after she saw a picture on the internet that showed Google employees sitting on bean bags, going down slides, and riding on go-karts. Having learnt from her father Andy Bridgewater about the lovely and creative work executed at Google, the 7-year old daughter eventually made a decision to write a letter to Sundar Pinchai without expecting any reply from him.
Day: February 16, 2017
Does Enceladus Have An Ocean?
“Enceladus was so exciting that, instead of just three close flybys planned for our four-year primary mission, we added 20 more, including seven that went right through the geysers at the south pole,” said Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. By following the trail of scientific breadcrumbs, Cassini eventually found that Enceladus harbors a global ocean of salty water under its icy crust, possibly with hydrothermal vents on its seafloor.
NASA: Snow Science Supporting the U.S. Water Supply
Researchers have completed the first flights of a NASA-led field campaign that is targeting one of the biggest gaps in scientists’ understanding of Earth’s water resources: snow. NASA uses the vantage point of space to study all aspects of Earth as an interconnected system.
Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce Attributes Stores Closing to Increase in E-Commerce
WAND News reported early this week that MC Sports is filing for bankruptcy and will begin liquidating stores, including the store at Hickory Point Mall. According to the Greater Decatur Area Chamber of Commerce’s President, Mirinda Rothrock, more people are shopping on websites like Amazon instead of physically shopping.
The Future of Boutiques & Fashion
Trends change fast in today’s technology-led world. If you went back in time, hardly anyone would be talking about Instagram as a key driver of fashion or acknowledge that most people are happily using online shopping platforms instead of visiting boutique shops.
JoT #2384: There’s no escape
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Why one senator is quizzing Yellen about robots taking U.S. jobs
To say Sen. Heidi Heitkamp didn’t like the answer she received from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on the issue of automation taking away jobs is a bit of an understatement. Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, asked Yellen at a hearing Tuesday about whether the central bank has studied the issue – she referenced a Bank of England study that showed up to 80 million U.S. jobs at risk – and how to draw attention to it.
How robots could help chronically ill kids attend school
Over the past century, American schools have integrated an ever-more-diverse group of students. Racial integration is most prominent, but it’s not just Native Americans, blacks and Latinos who have been brought into public education.
networking-bagpipe 6.0.0
They have been heavily used in IP/MPLS WAN backbones since the early 2000’s. creating reachability between Neutron ports and BGP VPNs outside the cloud datacenter leveraging these BGP VPNs in Neutron’s backend, to benefit from the flexibility, robustness and scalability of the underlying technology BaGPipe proposal is to address these two use cases by implementing this protocol stack – both the BGP routing protocol extensions and the dataplane encapsulation – in compute nodes or possibly ToR switches, and articulating it with Neutron thanks to drivers and plugins.
Occasionally Connected
I think it’s easy for people who have a reliable always-on internet connection to forget that much of the world does not. Even those of us who do may prefer not to use cellular data as much as possible.
LNG Fights a Losing Battle in India as Taxes Weigh on Demand
A province governed by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 13 years is impeding his plans to promote clean energy. Modi’s effort to make liquefied natural gas more affordable, by halving its import tax in the government’s annual budget Feb. 1, is being scuttled by the withdrawal of tax benefits by the western Indian state of Gujarat, through which 90 percent of the LNG used in India passes.
Melted Nuclear Fuel Search Proceeds One Dead Robot at a Time
The latest robot seeking to find the 600 tons of nuclear fuel and debris that melted down six year ago in Japan’s wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant met its end in less than a day. The scorpion-shaped machine, built by Toshiba Corp., entered the No.
Microsemi Unveils low power FPGA with 12.7 Gbps SerDes
Microsemi, a provider of semiconductor solutions, has announced availability of its new cost-optimised PolarFire FPGA product family, which it claims offers the lowest power mid-range density solution with 12.7 Gbit/s SerDes transceivers for applications including wireline access networks and cellular infrastructure and for industry 4.0 markets, encompassing industrial automation and Internet of Things . Microsemi’s new PolarFire FPGAs are designed to support cost-effective bandwidth processing capabilities for converged 10 Gbit/s ports with low power usage.
Researchers create novel model that reveals cellular, molecular events driving leukemia progression
Mount Sinai researchers have created a novel model that shows the step-by-step progression from normal blood cells to leukemia and its precursor diseases, creating replicas of the stages of the disease to test the efficacy of therapeutic interventions at each stage, according to a study to be published in Cell Stem Cell. This research marked the first time scientists have been able to transplant leukemia from humans to a test tube and then into mice for study, a landmark feat that will allow for valuable research to help find therapies for blood cancer patients in the future.
Amazon Introduces Chime for Virtual Meeting Management
Is there anything Amazon can’t do? Tech, publishing, e-commerce, you name it and Amazon most likely has a service for it. The company has now thrown its hat into the video conferencing and virtual meeting management rings as well, with the introduction of its new Chime offering.
Professors explore influence of evolutionary studies in different fields
In honor of Charles Darwin’s birthday this past Sunday, the evolutionary studies program hosted a panel discussion titled “Darwin and Me: Evolution Across the Disciplines” in Academic Building A as part of its “Darwin’s Day” celebration. The department invited professors from various departments to speak about how evolutionary theory has affected their perspective, work and research.
NASA wants you to help find a new planet
For those of you still upset over Pluto’s demotion, there may be a new ninth planet. Or at least NASA scientists believe it exists — and they want you to help find it.
Former TV Land President Joins Virtual Reality Firm
Nearly two years to the day after he was pushed out at Viacom-owned TV Land, Larry Jones has lined up his next act. The former TV Land president has been tapped to serve as CEO of virtual reality firm Blackthorn Media, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Suzuken Group Deploys RFID-Enabled Coolers for Drug Tracking
Japanese healthcare and pharmaceuticals company Suzuken Group is deploying an RFID-based solution from AmerisourceBergen to manage the locations and statuses of medications at clinics, hospitals and retail locations, as well as in transportation vehicles. The system employs the RFID-based drug-management solution known as Cubixx, supplied by AmerisourceBergen’s specialty pharmaceutical distributor division, ASD Healthcare.
Gene Editing Patent Ruling Sways Fortune of Biotech Hopefuls
In a highly anticipated decision that could sway the fortunes of a handful of biotechnology companies, the federal patent office has turned back a challenge to patents covering a widely used method for editing genes. The office’s board of appeals ruled Wednesday that the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard can keep patents it had been awarded for a technique called CRISPR that lets scientists alter DNA within cells.
China plans smart health and elderly care
China plans to develop the smart health and elderly care industry in the next four years to grants universal access to health management services and home-based elderly care, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Thursday. According to an action plan jointly made by the MIIT, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Health and Family Planning Commission, China will build a smart health and elderly care industry with more than 100 industrial leading enterprises and a number of brands by 2020.
Bolster your resume with the Linux/UNIX Certification Training Bundle
Linux and UNIX operating systems have become increasingly popular in commercial computing environments, consequently administrators for these platforms are very much in-demand. If you want to capitalize on this, then the Linux/UNIX Certification Training Bundle can get you started.
Sprint is upgrading its – unlimited’ plan to keep up with…
Sprint is upgrading its ‘unlimited’ plan to keep up with T-Mobile and Verizon – here’s what’s new Sprint on Thursday announced that, starting February 17, its unlimited data plan will offer high-definition video streaming and 10 GB of LTE mobile-hotspot data a month for new subscribers. The upgrades come just days after T-Mobile updated its “One” unlimited plan to include the same features, which itself came in response to Verizon’s re-entry into the unlimited plan market earlier in the week.
Analysts Issue Forecasts for Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.’s FY2018 Earnings
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. – Research analysts at William Blair issued their FY2018 earnings per share estimates for Cornerstone OnDemand in a research report issued on Tuesday. William Blair analyst J. Furby anticipates that the firm will post earnings of per share for the year.
UPDATE 1-Three men sentenced in New Jersey for hacking, spamming scheme
Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a wide-ranging hacking and spamming scheme that targeted personal information of 60 million people, including Comcast Corp customers, prosecutors said on Thursday. Timothy Livingston, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his role in a scheme that prosecutors said generated $1.3 million.
Lands’ End, Inc. (LE) Director John Mcclain Acquires 754 Shares
Lands’ End, Inc. Director John Mcclain purchased 754 shares of Lands’ End stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $17.17 per share, with a total value of $12,946.18.
Antarctic sea ice reaches record low
There is currently less sea ice surrounding the Antarctic continent than at any point since reliable records began in 1979. “As of Tuesday, it looks like we hit a new record low in the satellite era,” Mark Serreze, the director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said.
Pat Buchanan: The Deep State Targets Trump
When Gen. Michael Flynn was forced to resign as national security adviser, Bill Kristol purred his satisfaction , “If it comes to it, prefer the Deep State to the Trump state.”
Framingham cybersecurity firm detects new attack in Ukraine
The Framingham-based Internet security firm CyberX said it has spotted a new weapon in the ongoing cyberwar between Russia and Ukraine – a program called BugDrop that is being used to steal vast amounts of sensitive data from Ukrainian businesses and institutions. “It looks very professional … and most important, very successful,” said CyberX co-founder Nir Giller, a former engineer for the Israel Defence Forces cybersecurity unit.
Rare blood disease improves the defence against germs
Researchers of the HZI and of the University of Magdeburg find increased immune reaction associated with a rare bone marrow disease Patients afflicted by myeloproliferative neoplasia – a group of chronic malignant bone marrow diseases – bear a mutation in their haematopoietic stem cells. The mutation leads to the bone marrow producing too many blood cells, which thickens the blood.
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A seven-year-old girl who loves robots and computers got something of a shock when Google chief Sundar Pichai responded personally to her job application. Chloe Bridgewater, from Hereford, sent the letter to the technology giant’s head offices in Silicon Valley in the US last Monday, saying: “My dad said I can sit on bean bags and go down slides and ride go karts in a job in .”
Desert ants: Same behavior outdoors and in the lab
These desert ants live in salt pans and are ideal models for navigation research. When they set out in search of food in their flat, bare, hostile environment, they are nevertheless always able to find their way back to their nest on the shortest route possible.
Winston Churchill’s views about life on other planets revealed in essay
The existence of alien life on other planets may not have been the most pressing issue facing Winston Churchill in 1939, with Europe on the brink of war. In the 11-page article, entitled “Are We Alone in the Universe?” Churchill muses about the possibility of life evolving elsewhere in the Solar System and beyond.
New VR product to launch this year: HTC
HTC hinted at the upcoming launch of a new virtual reality product during a press conference for its HTC U Ultra in Singapore. Chang underscored that the new VR gadget would be an innovation on the VR concept, departing from the traditional headset model.
When Is the Official Snapchat IPO Date?
But because of its IPO filing on Feb. 2, 2017, the Snapchat IPO could happen as early as March. Snapchat made a filing with the SEC today , and it plans to price shares between $14 and $16 per share.
Tonga’s got mail: New technology delivers post to remote communities
The Pacific island nation has joined several other developing countries in adopting new geolocation technology developed by a British company to give everyone an address, just not one involving traditional street names or numbers. Company spokesman Giles Rhys Jones said the developers wanted to simplify global positioning system locations from a long chain of numerals to something people could remember – three random words.
U.S. auto workers hate NAFTA … but love robots
Sal Moceri gets visibly agitated at the very mention of the word “NAFTA.” He think the trade deal killed the American Dream.
Sprint Jumps on the HD Video, Hotspot Data Bandwagon
Just days after T-Mobile upgraded its One plan to include HD video streaming and 10GB of high-speed mobile hotspot data, Sprint is following suit. Sprint on Thursday announced a new unlimited plan that includes HD-quality video streams and 10GB of mobile hotspot data.
Xanthan Gum Market: Industry Trends, Growth Rate with CAGR Analysis 2016-2024
Global Xanthan Gum Market: Snapshot The food and beverage industry has and is likely to continue showing a heavy support for the global xanthan gum market in terms of demand. Moreover, the expansion of the food and beverage industry into a greater variety of convenience foods is expected to boost the global xanthan gum market even further.
Looking for a New Job? Check Facebook
Step aside, LinkedIn. Facebook wants to make the process of finding a job – or filling an open position at your company – a little easier.