Day: March 7, 2017

Finding power in nuclear medicine

Doctor Tian Mei stands next to a PET-CT scanner at Zhejiang University Medical PET Center. [Photo provided to China Daily] Seeing a new major that combines medicine and physics on the syllabus in the 1990s was a tipping point for then-medical graduate Tian Mei.

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WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.

Product Analyst at Showtime Networks Inc.Showtime Networks Inc. – New York, NY, United States

SHOWTIME and its critically-acclaimed, award-winning original series continue to make their mark on the cultural landscape, with one of the most successful programming lineups in all of television. The SHOWTIME programming slate has made the network among the most talked about in the business, with hits that have included HOMELAND, SHAMELESS, BILLIONS, RAY DONOVAN, THE AFFAIR, DICE, the upcoming series I’M DYING UP HERE , the limited series GUERRILLA and PURITY , and the highly anticipated return of TWIN PEAKS .

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Author Robert Coover, who famously declared “The End of Books” in an influential 1992 essay published in The New York Times, stepped to the podium not with an iPad or e-reader but with a sheaf of pages. At the Jan. 31 Writers Institute event, the father of hypertext and metafiction read from his new novel, “Huck Out West,” from honest-to-God ink pressed into dead trees.

Exploring Titan with Balloons and Landers

Last week – from Monday, February 27th to Wednesday, March 1st – NASA hosted the ” Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop ” at their headquarters in Washington, DC. In the course of the many presentations, speeches and panel discussions, NASA’s shared its many plans for the future of space exploration with the international community.

Microsoft Adds ‘BigInt’ Data Type Support to Access 2016

“When creating new local tables or editing existing ones, Access now allows users to add fields that store BigInt numbers.” The upgrade, which adds a Large Number option to the Click to Add menu used when adding a new field to local tables, opens up new possibilities, allowing users to work with SQL data and other external data sources that use BigInt.

Making coding fun with game-based code kit

The concept is simple: Build games. Learn to code. Students will learn the foundations of coding & engineering by building hands-on games with electronic building blocks and coding them using block programming based on Google’s Blockly on the littleBits Code Kit app.

The Wall Street Journal: WikiLeaks release likely to drive deeper wedge between spies, tech companies

The release of documents that purportedly describe hacking of consumer gadgets by the Central Intelligence Agency fueled new concern in the technology industry that U.S. intelligence agencies are working at odds with tech companies. WikiLeaks said the 8,761 documents and files it made public Tuesday describe techniques the CIA uses to circumvent the security of dozens of products, including mobile phones from Apple Inc. If accurate, the documents could point to new security weaknesses for the products and their customers – although some experts on Tuesday said the techniques described in the documents don’t appear especially sophisticated.

Q&A-What do I need to know about the CIA’s hacking program?

WikiLeaks, the website that specializes in exposing secrets, on Tuesday released what it said were thousands of documents that described internal U.S. Central Intelligence Agency discussions on hacking techniques it has used to circumvent security on electronic devices for spying. Reuters could not immediately verify the contents of the published documents.

WikiLeaks claims to have CIA hacking war chest

WikiLeaks says the archive appears to have been circulated among former government hackers and contractors, one of whom provided WikiLeaks with portions of it. The website says the CIA hacking division involved “more than 5,000 registered users and had produced more than a thousand hacking systems, trojans, viruses, and other ‘weaponized’ malware.”

The Latest: House intel chair ‘concerned’ about WikiLeaks

The Latest on the publication by WikiLeaks of what it described as thousands of pages of confidential files about CIA hacking activities : The chairman of the House intelligence committee says he is “extremely concerned” about WikiLeaks’ release of documents it says came from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence. The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., also has had no comment on the release.

College For Every Student Connects Rural Students to STEM Learning Experiences and Career Resources

Students at the CFES Center participate in a robotics workshop led by faculty and cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point CFES STEM week offers opportunities for over two thousand rural students from Adirondack K-12 schools to see what STEM careers are and hear how to pursue them on the college pathway.” ESSEX, N.Y., UNITED STATES, March 7, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Throughout last week, College For Every Student connected rural students to a series of learning experiences and career resources in science, technology, engineering and mathematics .

WikiLeaks reveals CIA trove alleging wide-scale hacking

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.

WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents about – secret CIA hacking tools’

WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the US government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.

The Latest: WikiLeaks claims Samsung TVs enable surveillance

The Latest on the publication by WikiLeaks of what it described as thousands of pages of confidential files about CIA hacking activities : Samsung smart TVs have microphones so viewers can make voice commands, such as requests for movie recommendations. The commands typically aren’t transmitted outside the home unless users activate the feature.

Twitch Gets Facebook-Like Social Feed

Can’t stop watching someone’s Twitch streams? The game-streaming platform is making it easier for you to engage with that person, instead of just lurking like a creeper. Twitch on Monday launched Pulse , a Facebook-like social feed that lets broadcasters and viewers interact.

Research: Cloud Impacts ‘Data Management Solutions for Analytics’

The latest Gartner Inc. report about the “Data Management Solutions for Analytics” market is still dominated by big, traditional vendors with on-premises legacy-like solutions, but cloud computing companies are making disruptive headway. In the for-pay ” Magic Quadrant for Data Management Solutions for Analytics ” report, cloud vendors figure prominently and are “gaining traction,” according to Gartner.

CSUN Launches First VARJAM Event

Will Goldstein, second-year electronic media management major, tests out the Google Tilt Brush Virtual Reality game streaming on a Steam VR system as multimedia student assistant, Jared Berman, monitors the game play. Photo by David J. Hawkins.

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Names Tony Pan and Max Mankin 2016 Strauss Award Winners

March 7, 2017 – The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering America’s most brilliant scientific minds, today announced Tony Pan and Max Mankin as the 2016 Strauss Award winners. Pan and Mankin were nominated by Hertz Fellows Dr. Dan Goodman and Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, and were ultimately selected for the tremendous work they have done to revolutionize electric power generation and their effort to find a solution to an issue that impacts everyone around the globe: energy consumption.

WikiLeaks claims Samsung TVs enable surveillance

In a trove of documents released Tuesday , WikiLeaks included code that it says shows the CIA worked with U.K. intelligence officials to turn microphones in TVs into listening devices. Samsung smart TVs have microphones so viewers can make voice commands, such as requests for movie recommendations.

Robot Tax = Protectionism Against Progress

Prophets of the impending automation apocalypse predict that robots will soon take 7 percent to almost 50 percent of all American jobs. Recently, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggested that the job-stealing robots should be taxed just like the workers they replace.

Forget Mini, Chanel Says X-Large Bags Are in for Fall 2017

When determining the major accessories trends of the new season, the best place to start is the Chanel runway. This morning, Karl Lagerfeld presented his for the iconic French brand-known for its out-of-this-world shows-by transforming the Grand Palais into a space station complete with a giant 115-foot rocket launch.

ShipStation Launches ShipStation University for E-Commerce Shippers

ShipStation University is our chance to educate and train our customers on the intricacies of ShipStation, to help them take advantage of new features to be able to ship more efficiently. ShipStation, the leading web-based e-commerce shipping solution, today announced the launch of ShipStation University, a live educational training event for e-commerce sellers to learn how to ship orders efficiently.

WikiLeaks publishes trove purportedly taken from CIA

WikiLeaks on Tuesday published thousands of documents purportedly taken from the Central Intelligence Agency’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, a dramatic release that appears to provide an eye-opening look at the intimate details of America’s cyberespionage toolkit. The dump of more than 8,000 documents could not immediately be authenticated by The Associated Press and the CIA declined comment, but WikiLeaks has a long track record of releasing top secret government documents.

WikiLeaks publish 1000s of what they say are CIA documents

In this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, right, speaks during a news conference with Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Swedish prosecutors on Thursday Aug. 13, 2015 dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they still want to question him on accusations of rape made after his visit to Stockholm five years ago.