Day: February 20, 2017

Google, Microsoft agree to Crack down on Internet Piracy

Websites that stream or host pirated material may find it harder to feature on the first pages of two leading search engines as Google and Microsoft, which uses Bing search engine, have agreed to a new code of conduct designed to demote such websites in Britain, media reported on Monday. The code brokered by Britain’s Intellectual Property Office aims to stop search engines from driving traffic to illegal websites, the Telegraph reported.

Space flight is next frontier for UK under new powers

Science minister Jo Johnson said the bill would “cement the UK’s position as a world leader in this emerging market” Space ports could be set up and satellites launched from regions across the UK under new powers to be unveiled this week. The Spaceflight Bill will also allow scientists to fly to the edge of space and conduct experiments in zero gravity, which could help develop vaccines and antibiotics, the Department for Transport said.

A former Uber employee’s disturbing claims of workplace sexism reignite calls to #deleteUber

On Sunday afternoon, Susan Fowler – now an engineer at payments company Stripe – published an essay alleging that Uber’s human resources representatives ignored multiple reports of sexual harassment and sexism during her year-long stint at the company. In response to her essay, calls to #deleteUber – a hashtag that gained steam when people thought the car-hailing service was trying to profit off the backs of taxi drivers protesting President Donald Trump’s travel ban – have cropped up on Twitter again.

Xiaomi to announce its ‘Pinecone’ mobile chipset this month

Following reports from earlier this month, today Xiaomi confirmed on Weibo that it will be announcing its very own mobile chipset, named after its subsidiary ” Pinecone ,” in Beijing on February 28th. Little else is mentioned, but rumors going as far back as October are pointing to a Mi 5c aka “Meri” as the first device to carry this chip.

Social media reacts to another historic SpaceX rocket launch

Social media has been ablaze today with praise for SpaceX, after the company successfully landed one of its reusable rockets at a launch pad in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket was tapped to fly a cargo of supplies and equipment out to the International Space Station over the weekend, when it launched from the Cape Canaveral Launch Sector 39 on Saturday.

Back-office SaaS to generate huge revenues for Indian firms: SirionLabs

New Delhi, Feb 20 – While India lost its chance to generate huge revenues from front-office Software-As-A-Service in the Cloud, a golden opportunity lies for the domestic companies in back-office SaaS to gain an early foothold, a top executive from SirionLabs, a US-based leading provider of enterprise SaaS product, has emphasised. Front-office SaaS has been there for almost 15 years.

Ericsson partners with iQIYI and China Unicom to improve iQiYi video app experience

A iQIYI, China’s biggest video streaming app, has teamed up with Ericsson and China Unicom to optimize mobile network conditions and offer better viewing experience for its users. A Ericsson App Experience Optimization Solution will increase on-app time and user engagement for iQIYI app via China Unicom’s 3G and 4G networks Ericsson announced today that it has been collaborating with China’s leading video streaming service provider iQIYI and major telecommunication operator China Unicom to provide better app experiences for iQIYI’ s users.

McCombs alumnus is making your mattress cool again

A 2006 graduate of the McCombs School of Business, Krim is the co-founder and CEO of Casper, an e-commerce company that takes a Silicon Valley approach to a relatively low-tech product: mattresses. Casper has disrupted the monotonous mattress buying and selling game in two significant ways.

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #259

Sea Level Rise: One disturbing activity by some government entities is using the highly speculative projections of future sea level rise to frighten the public The purpose appears to be to promote the false belief that humans can stop sea level rise by limiting or controlling carbon dioxide emissions. A common trick is using the widely ranging projections of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change .

a Kim Dotcom eligible for extradition to US in Megaupload case – CNET

The founder of the now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload faced a significant setback in his piracy battle in the New Zealand High Court today, with Justice Murray Gilbert finding Dotcom and his co-accused eligible for extradition to the United States over copyright offences. The United States Government has been fighting for the extradition of Dotcom, alongside Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato, since 2012.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from historic NASA pad

A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon. The 70-metre Falcon 9 went on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, while the rocket’s booster gracefully flew back to earth and successfully landed just nine minutes after take off.

Successful SpaceX launch and landing

SpaceX successfully launched a cargo capsule into orbit on Sunday, sending 5,500 pounds of food and experiments to the ISS, and gave an extra special to spectators watching the event. The leftover booster landed back at Cape Canaveral eight minutes after liftoff, a feat accomplished only twice before .

Aspiring engineers take part in scientific experiments at ITC

Hundreds of children from the Binghamton community packed into the Innovative Technologies Complex on Saturday for a chance to participate in science challenges and experiments, and to learn about what science looks like at a university. More than 500 community members of all ages attended “Engineers Week Community Day,” a full day of events put on by the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, in celebration of National Engineers Week.