American entertainment company Netflix has recently been sued by a company called Blackbird Technologies regarding its offline download feature, which was introduced back in November . Blackbird is one of the companies that are described as “patent trolls,” which are firms that do not have any products or assets, except for patents.
Month: February 2017
UK companies lack board-level digital defences: Deloitte
Many companies lack board-level skills to deal with such crises or are paying insufficient attention to the risks, consulting firm Deloitte said. – Bloomberg News Many companies lack board-level skills to deal with such crises or are paying insufficient attention to the risks, consulting firm Deloitte said.
Hidden Figures’
The Indivisible Iowa SD24/HD48 group offered a $1 discount off of the regular ticket price for the Sunday matinee. The Indivisible Iowa SD24/HD48 group offered a $1 discount off of the regular ticket price for the Sunday matinee.
AI should replace 250,000 civil servants, says report
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants should be replaced with ‘artificially intelligent chatbots’ to save money, a think tank has urged. Robots and computers could replace almost 250,000 public sector workers over the next 15 years, improving efficiency and saving billions of pounds, according to a report from Reform.
Innocent mother Jayne Pearce kills herself
Judge slams Facebook as a ‘tool for evil’ after an innocent mother killed herself after being falsely accused of killing a baby on social media A judge has slammed Facebook as a ‘tool for evil’ after an innocent mother killed herself after being falsely accused of killing a baby on social media. Jayne Pearce, 23, suffered ‘vitriol’ at the hands of an online ‘pitchfork mob’ after two mothers hacked into her Facebook page and falsely alleged she had tried to smother one of their children.
CommerceHub Inc (CHUBA) Coverage Initiated at Wedbush
The firm set an “outperform” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. Shares of CommerceHub opened at 15.47 on Thursday.
Global Teleradiology Market: Trend Analysis and Forecast to 2022 – Research and Markets
Teleradiology is the ability to obtain radiological patient images such as, X-rays, MRI’s, and CT’s in one location and their transmission over a distance so that they can be viewed and interpreted for diagnostic or consultative purpose by a radiologist or physician. Teleradiology is a cost effective and time saving tool for analyzing and treating patients during critical emergency situations, as a result physicians and radiologists have started adopting Teleradiology services due to advanced information and communication tools.
Bellingham museum’s MegaZapper is electrifying
I felt like Houdini, in one of those old movies, where they wrap the master magician in 20 feet of chain secured with 20 padlocks, drop him into a swimming pool, then wait for him to swim victoriously to the surface. But I was inside a cage – playfully called the “Cage of Doom” – perched on what looked disturbingly like an electric chair .
Bacon? Berries? Des Moines inventor tastes the future of tofu
Bacon? Berries? Des Moines inventor tastes the future of tofu Bob Rees wants to make your tofu taste as good as your flavored yogurt. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kGJsj0 Bob Rees, a 59-year-old Des Moines inventor, shows his idea for flavored tofu using jello mix and soymilk, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
4 bathroom design trends that marry l…
When you’re ready to create the bathroom of your dreams, it’s no time to chase fads. You want design trends with enduring appeal, concepts that blend luxury, beauty, sensibility and eco-friendliness.
Google overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable brand
Apple, the most valuable brand in the world for the past five years, has yielded the top spot to Google, according to a new report from Brand Finance. The iPhone maker’s brand value has plummeted 27% to $107 billion since the start of last year, according to Brand Finance’s Global 500 2017 report.
Overclock running hot?7
I slapped a h115i on my 7700. Went into the bios and got it at 5.0 without a hitch at 1.375.
Seniors welcome new robot friends
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.
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…
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. Measures exist to improve early recognition of, and response to, deteriorating patients in hospital.
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.
Star Wars invades your sushi with official soy sauce dishes – CNET
The set, which includes Darth Vader, C-3P0, R2-D2 and a Stormtrooper helmet, sells online for 11,380 yen ($100, AU$130 and 80). Made of Japanese Arita porcelain, the dishes’ designs are only complete when you fill them with soy sauce, as seen above.
Super Bowl online: See the game, learn
You can watch the Super Bowl online for free, but there are a few catches. For starters, you’re out of luck on phones unless you’re a Verizon customer.
Inside Amazon’s robot-run supermarket that needs just 3 human workers 0:0
That’s what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appears to be thinking, as his Seattle-based web giant has contemplated a two-story, automated grocery store in which a staff of robots on the floor upstairs grabs and bags items for shoppers below. The ground level of the futuristic prototype – a supermarket-sized version of its recently unveiled “Amazon Go” convenience store , with a bigger layout that could span anywhere between 10,000 and 40,000 square feet – would be devoted to goods that shoppers typically like to touch, sources briefed on the plans told The Post.
Nvidia’s new Quadro GP100 GPU brings NVLink to Windows computers
Nvidia’s Quadro GP100 shares many features with the company’s most advanced Tesla P100 GPU, but it also brings the superfast NVLink to Windows PCs and workstations. The Quadro GP100 isn’t targeted at gaming — it’s aimed more at virtual reality content creation, simulation, and engineering applications.
Scientists find crop-destroying caterpillar spreading rapidly in Africa
Scientists tracking a crop-destroying caterpillar known as armyworm say it is now spreading rapidly across mainland Africa and could reach tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years, threatening agricultural trade. In research released on Monday, scientists at the Britain-based Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International said the pest, which had not previously been established outside the Americas, is now expected to spread “to the limits of suitable African habitat” within a few years.
Nvidia’s monster Quadro GP100 GPU brings big Pascal, HBM2, and NVLink to workstations
Nvidia’s Quadro GP100 shares many features with the company’s most advanced Tesla P100 GPU, but it also brings the superfast NVLink to Windows PCs and workstations. The Quadro GP100 isn’t targeted at gaming-it’s aimed more at virtual reality content creation, simulation, and engineering applications.
High security
Most people have never heard of a Swiss man called Francisco Fernandez, but tens of millions of us rely on him to look after our money. An unassuming 53-year-old who likes playing the piano in his spare time, he is responsible for the security of $4tn of bank deposits around the world.
Top 10 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi networks
Free Wi-Fi is a windfall, especially if you’re working from the library or airport, or if you just want to save data on your phone or laptop. Still, you do have to care about security when you’re out and about.
FS: Draytek Vigor 2925n UFB router
I used it for 200MB UFB, but it has gigabit WAN ports, so it should be able to do gigabit fibre too . Nothing wrong with it, I just decided to replace it with a NUC running FreeBSD as my home router/firewall/DHCP/DNS/Plex server instead.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds fight for their lives in ‘Life’ trailer – CNET
See the creepy extended footage in a new trailer, dropped during the Super Bowl, for the sci-fi thriller “Life.” During Sunday’s big game , Sony dropped a new trailer showing even more scary footage from its sci-fi horror film “Life.”
Joules Group PLC (JOUL) Given “Buy” Rating at Peel Hunt
‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at Peel Hunt in a research note issued on Tuesday. They currently have a GBX 240 target price on the stock.
Here’s My Top Stock to Buy in February
Sometimes, the best stock for you to buy is the one you already own. Such is the case this February — I’m headed back to a company that I called out less than two months ago.
Tech Note: Two Factor Authentication Comes to LGF
As soon as I began writing the code, back in the Paleolithic Era when we were still using flat files instead of a database, I realized that I needed to spend a lot of attention on protecting the site as well as possible. And so far, this effort – and it takes a lot of effort! – has paid off.
FinnCap Boosts Joules Group PLC (JOUL) Price Target to GBX 240
The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. FinnCap’s price objective points to a potential upside of 14.01% from the company’s current price.
Robots could ‘replace 250,000 public sector workers’
Robots and computers could replace almost 250,000 public sector workers over the next 15 years, saving billions of pounds, according to a new report. Websites and artificially intelligent “chat bots” would remove the need for 130,000 Whitehall administrators, around 90% of the total, by 2030, saving A 2.6 billion a year.