Apple made a statement about the propertied leak of CIA hacking tools. The leak claims to have exploits for iOS.
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Flippy is your new robotic burger chef that’s actually working in a restaurant
Every year, we are starting to see more advancements when it comes to artificial intelligence and its penetration into our everyday lives . Now, Miso Robotics and Cali Group have now introduced a robotic “chef” into a restaurant that will be able to assist workers and cook the perfect burger.
Flippy Is A Robot That Will Be Flipping Burgers At CaliBurger
It is no secret that in the future robots could be replacing some of the jobs that we do. We’re already seeing this in factories where robots are replacing humans on the assembly line namely because they can work more efficiently and require no rest, thus potentially allowing them to work around the clock.
270m investment in driverless cars and robots unlikely to go very far, warn technology experts
As part of his first Budget, Philip Hammond announced plans to “enhance the UK’s position as a world leader in science and innovation” by allocating A 270 million to support research into “biotech, robotic systems and driverless vehicles”. The Chancellor also confirmed A 16m will be used to create a hub for running trials into 5G connectivity, while A 200m will be invested to fund local projects to test ways of accelerating the roll-out of full-fibre broadband across the UK.
Internet-connected ‘smart’ devices are dunces about security
These days, it’s possible to use your phone – and sometimes just your voice – to control everything from your TV to your lights, your thermostat and shades, even your car or medical device. But the WikiLeaks allegation that the CIA commandeered some Samsung smart TVs as listening devices is a reminder that inviting the “Internet of Things” into your home comes with some risk.
CIA blasts WikiLeaks for publishing secret documents
The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering Washington’s fight against terror threats by releasing what the anti-secrecy site claimed was a trove of CIA hacking tools. A CIA spokeswoman would not confirm the authenticity of the materials published a day earlier by WikiLeaks, which said they were leaked from the spy agency’s hacking operations.
Emma Watson gets very specific about her beauty routine
She also uses Fur Oil on her hair, eyebrows, and on her pubic hair. “It’s an wonderful all-purpose product.”
Wednesday biz wrap: Job fair, NASA’s uncertain future
Owen Bailey has been promoted to chief executive officer and senior associate vice president for medical affairs of USA Health, the University of South Alabama has announced. Popular Milton, Delaware-based brewer Dogfish Head started selling in Alabama this week.
In fact- Making sense of WikiLeaks’ latest: What Vault 7 has, why it’s worrying
WikiLeaks has released a tranche of 8,761 documents that demonstrate how the US Central Intelligence Agency uses hacking tools to breaks into apps, phones and other devices. However, the implications of the latest “Vault 7” leaks seem to be more for the technology companies than for the intelligence agency in question.
Unmet Demands Create Opportunity for Blockbuster Products for Treating Myelofibrosis
MarketResearchReports.biz has added a new market study to its repository, titled “Opportunity Analyzer: Myelofibrosis – Opportunity Analysis And Forecasts To 2025.” Myelofibrosis is a rare and serious blood disorder, which is characterized by bone marrow fibrosis.
Residential Energy Management Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, …
Zion Market Research, the market research group announced the analysis report titled ” Residential Energy Management Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024 ” Residential Energy Management Market: Overview The residential energy management solutions are designed in order to provide a solution to the demand of reduction in the consumption of energy by the residential consumers. This latest development in the technology is very effective.
Cybersecurity experts not the least bit surprised the CIA can hack electronic devices
Users of everyday electronic devices may have been surprised at news that a CIA unit had developed ways to hack into them with ease. But cybersecurity experts greeted the news with a shrug.
FBI investigating source of…
The FBI is investigating the source of documents published by WikiLeaks that purport to be from the CIA, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. WikiLeaks published more than 8,000 pages of documents that it says are classified files from the CIA that purportedly reveal secrets about agency hacking tools used to break into computers, cellphones and smart TVs.
‘Black Passports’: Leak exposes spies’ secret how-to guide
WikiLeaks has released over 8,000 CIA documents that expose the intelligence agency of developing new technology to hack and extract information from your tech devices. TRAVEL secrets of undercover CIA hackers have been uncovered in the latest WikiLeaks data dump including claims the US Consulate in Frankfurt is a covert base for hackers.
Tom DeFanti Awarded Innovations in Networking Award for Outstanding Individual Contributions
Tom’s commitment to advance both technology and the common good is evident to all who are fortunate to work with him. Maxine Brown has worked with Tom DeFanti since 1977, and is now Director of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago, which Tom co-founded with art professor Dan Sandin in 1973.
WikiLeaks disclosure exposes rapid growth of CIA digital operations – and agency vulnerabilities
On his workplace bio, he describes himself as a “malt beverage enthusiast,” a fitness buff fond of carrying a backpack full of bricks, and a “recovering World of Warcraft-aholic.” He is also a cyber warrior for the CIA, an experienced hacker whose rA sumA lists assignments at clandestine branches devoted to finding vulnerabilities in smartphones and penetrating the computer defenses of the Russian government.
Global Intelligent RFID Platform Market 2017-2021
The intelligent RFID platform absorbs differences in different RFID tags from multiple suppliers. It then integrates the data to build scalable and flexible RFID solutions.
Robot Cars Pose Unprecedented Risks to Consumers, Consumer Watchdog Tells CA Senate Committee
“Proposition 103 will stop insurance companies and robot car and truck manufacturers from shifting the blame, and the cost, onto consumers when the robot car’s hardware and software fail,” said Lost in the hyperbole over driverless vehicles is an objective analysis of the impact of fully self-driving cars, which will comprise only a modest portion of all vehicles on the roads for decades to come, the group said. “That period will feature complex, potentially dangerous interactions between people , computer-driven cars and buses, remote-controlled drone vehicles, and so-called “intelligent” public streets and freeways that are supposed to help them all navigate safely.”
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A good router can greatly enhance the Wi-Fi in your home or office, and can even save you money on rental fees if you are paying on a monthly basis for the equipment supplied by your internet service provider. Most people don’t worry too much about the technology in their routers, even when experiencing the frustration of slow speeds and spotty connections, but selecting the proper one for your needs is key togetting the most out of your online experience – especially for data-heavy tasks like streaming or online gaming.
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The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks raised the prospect Wednesday of sharing sensitive details it uncovered about CIA hacking tools with leading technology companies whose flagship products and services were targeted by the U.S. government’s hacker-spies. If that sharing should take place, the unusual cooperation would give companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others an opportunity to identify and repair any flaws in their software and devices that were being exploited by U.S. spy agencies and some foreign allies, as described in nearly 9,000 pages of secret CIA files WikiLeaks published on Tuesday.
How to buy discount gift cards and save a bundle Read Story MagnifyMoney
Gift card exchange sites are places where you can buy and sell gift cards. If you’re unfamiliar with the gift card exchange craze, here’s the rundown of how you can benefit: a- Selling – You can sell unused gift cards on these sites for cash or other gift cards.
Facebook just fired four more shots into the belly of the $53 billion server market
In just six years, Facebook’s Open Compute Project has become a major phenom in the data center hardware industry that has attracted an almost cult-like following among engineers . Facebook announced that it was giving away four new designs for brand-new types of computer servers invented at Facebook.
New dating app finds your match based on step count
The Lime Dating App is here to match people based on the compatibility of their step count. Keri Lumm reports.
Americans fear self-driving cars
Americans fear self-driving cars A new poll from AAA finds that Americans fear riding in a self-driving car, or even alongside one. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3pOLF
New Facebook 360 app lets Samsung Gear VR users share immersive photos and videos
Over the past few months, Mark Zuckerberg has dropped a number of hints that Oculus would only be part of Facebook’s strategy to tackle immersive video and virtual reality. On Wednesday, the company made good on those hints by releasing Facebook 360, a standalone app for the Samsung Gear VR .
The Highs And Lows Of Digital Drug Addiction
From desktop computers to smartphones, technology is everywhere. The easy access to email and social media has led some people to become addicted to technology — and it’s not just adults to are getting hooked.
Laurene Powell Jobs, Widow of Apple Co-Founder, Talks Immigration With Trump
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs and a critic of Trump’s travel ban, at the White House on Wednesday, according to an administration official. The meeting comes after the president issued a second executive order temporarily barring travel and immigration from six predominantly Muslim countries.
Oil Slumps to Lowest This Year as Traders Focus on Record Supply
Oil slumped the most in more than a year after government data showed production cuts from OPEC and other exporters have not been enough to reduce U.S. supplies. Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in Houston Tuesday that global supplies have been slower to decline than OPEC and its partners expected, leaving the door open for an extension of cuts that started in January.
Target Earth – A near miss by an asteroid
Asteroids have hit the Earth in the past, and astronomers are keeping an eye out for these objects. While Earth gets hit by well over a ton of space dust and debris each day, most burns up in our atmosphere.
CNN’s Finding Jesus series: What do you believe?
What’s your take on New Testament stories about Jesus’ life and death and their aftermath? Did the events described really happen, or are they merely inspirational fables about a great man? For many years, I was skeptical. CNN’s second season of Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery appears to be designed with questioners like me in mind.
Video: NASA’s Science Spy Plane Catches What Satellites Can’t
The ER2 high altitude research plane is a modified U-2 spy plane turned NASA aircraft that soars at the edge of space. Its goal? Keeping an eye on the Earth and its atmosphere, and studying hazardous weather situations like hurricanes.
The No 8 Wire: Demand soars for manuka
High-performance manuka seedlings are in high demand with close to 2million expected to be sold for planting in 2018. Manuka Farming is the commercial arm of Manuka Research Partnership , a company formed in 2011 with a shareholding representing primary sector and apiary interests including Arborex Industries Ltd, Comvita, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Landcorp Farming.
Platform Specialty Products Corporation Deploys Aryaka’s Global SD-WAN in 190 Sites in Four Months
AryakaA , the leading global SD-WAN provider, announced today that Platform Specialty Products Corp., a global, diversified producer of high technology specialty chemical products, has successfully deployed Aryaka’s global SD-WAN solution to 190 sites worldwide in four months. Platform Specialty Products, which is the product of a six-company merger, needed a solution that would allow for a quick and easy consolidation of disparate networks and a reliable connection to remote locales.
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These are the 5 internet stocks you should buy right now, according to Citi
Facebook ranked as No. 1 internet stock by bank, which ranks only Twitter as a sell among 16 companies focused on web Analysts at Citigroup released a ranking of internet stocks Wednesday that investors may want to consider if they’re looking to make money off companies underpinning the vast web.
Ivanka Trump’s line saw record sales despite controversy
Despite all the drama surrounding Ivanka Trump’s fashion line the brand has experienced record sales, the company’s new president claims. Anti-Trump protestors started the #GrabYourWallet boycott encouraging those who don’t like the Trump family to stop purchasing their products.
Mellanox to Showcase Cloud Infrastructure Efficiency With…
Technologies, Ltd. , a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end smart interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems , today announced that it will work with Microsoft to showcase the Open Networking solution with its flagship Open Compute Project compatible Spectrum Ethernet Switches running production-ready networking operating system based on Microsoft’s Software for Open Networking in the Cloud at 10, 25, 40, 50 and 100Gb/s speed. This combined solution demonstrates continued momentum behind the Open Ethernet initiative, as highlighted by interoperability, high availability, operational simplicity, and end-to-end efficient data movement based on Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet .
Study: Healthcare Organizations Are Top Targets for Hackers – 68% Have Compromised Email Credentials
The research , conducted in a collaboration between Evolve IP and ID Agent, reveals the pervasive nature of email-based cybersecurity attacks and sheds light on the quantity, variety, sources and consistent growth of these threats. Healthcare IT leaders place a high priority on preventing breaches, but despite their best efforts, hackers often break through the organization’s weakest link – end user email credentials.