Month: March 2017

Tanker’s U-Turn Shows How Shale Is Changing World Gas Trade

A cargo of chilled natural gas hauled from Louisiana in late December has become a symbol of how global trade is changing for a fuel increasingly seen as a cheap, cleaner-burning option for countries from Latin America to China and India. The tanker Maran Gas Achilles passed through the Panama Canal and was headed toward Asia at a speed of 20 knots when, suddenly, it made a sharp u-turn in the Pacific.

WikiLeaks Releases Alleged CIA Hacking Secrets

WikiLeaks said that its source is seeking a public debate on policy questions surrounding cyberspying, such as “whether the CIA’s hacking capabilities exceed its mandated powers” and the ” security, creation, use, proliferation and democratic control of cyberweapons “. Among the most salacious revelations in the WikiLeaks release come from documents showing how CIA developed techniques to hack Samsung smart TVs with British intelligence services.

WikiLeaks Releases Alleged CIA Hacking Secrets

WikiLeaks said that its source is seeking a public debate on policy questions surrounding cyberspying, such as “whether the CIA’s hacking capabilities exceed its mandated powers” and the ” security, creation, use, proliferation and democratic control of cyberweapons “. Among the most salacious revelations in the WikiLeaks release come from documents showing how CIA developed techniques to hack Samsung smart TVs with British intelligence services.

NetApp Names Anthony Lye to Lead Cloud Business Unit

Cloud computing represents a significant opportunity for NetApp as enterprises embrace private, hybrid and hyperscale delivery options to improve agility, insight and innovation. Lye, who reports to NetApp CEO George Kurian, drives the strategy and execution necessary to create a profitable cloud business for NetApp and establish the company as the undisputed leader in managing data in a cloud-integrated world.

[slides] @Dyn’s Cloud #APM and #NPM at @CloudExpo | #AI #ML #Monitoring

To manage complex web services with lots of calls to the cloud, many businesses have invested in APM and NPM tools To manage complex web services with lots of calls to the cloud, many businesses have invested in Application Performance Management and Network Performance Management tools. Together APM and NPM tools are essential aids in improving a business’s infrastructure required to support an effective web experience… but they are missing a critical component – Internet visibility.

[slides] @Dyn’s Cloud #APM and #NPM at @CloudExpo | #AI #ML #Monitoring

To manage complex web services with lots of calls to the cloud, many businesses have invested in APM and NPM tools To manage complex web services with lots of calls to the cloud, many businesses have invested in Application Performance Management and Network Performance Management tools. Together APM and NPM tools are essential aids in improving a business’s infrastructure required to support an effective web experience… but they are missing a critical component – Internet visibility.

Siemens, RS and Arduino link on industrial IoT

An IoT industrial gateway manufactured by Siemens can now be bought from the store.Arduino.cc , making it available for students and makers. RS Components, which is sole supplier for the Simatic IOT2020, has signed a contract with Arduino.cc, enabling the company to market the industrial gateway product to its primary target audience of students, makers, geeks and young engineers.

Acer’s Chromebook 11 N7: Tough and economical

Do you need a rugged laptop that can stand up to being dropped, shaken and doused with water — but you can’t afford the price tag? Acer’s answer is its touchscreen Chromebook 11 N7 , a hardened system that meets many of the Army’s rigorous MI-STD 810G requirements. And at $280 — one-tenth what even a typical Windows 10 rugged tablet costs — it’s a tough bargain to beat.

AMD announces 32-core eight-RAM-channel Naples family

AMD has officially announced its long-rumoured Naples system-on-chip server processors, based on the Zen architecture and scaling to 32 cores and 64 threads per socket with two sockets per system. AMD has formally confirmed its Naples server-oriented Zen architecture processor, designed for those with need of wider threading support than the consumer-oriented Ryzen family, will offer 32 cores and 64 threads with support for up to two processors per board.

Nvidia announces Pascal-based Jetson TX2 COM

Nvidia’s Tegra X2 ‘Parker’-based Jetson TX2 is to launch later this month, the company has confirmed, offering a considerable performance boost over its Maxwell-based predecessor. Nvidia has announced the Jetson TX2 computer-on-module , featuring its Tegra X2 Parker system-on-chip processor and a claimed performance double that of its predecessor the Jetson TX1.

WikiLeaks CIA files: Are they real and are they a risk?13 minutes ago

WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that the anti-secrecy organization said were classified files revealing scores of secrets about CIA hacking tools used to break into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs. The CIA and the Trump administration declined to comment on the authenticity of the files Tuesday, but prior WikiLeaks releases divulged government secrets maintained by the State Department, Pentagon and other agencies that have since been acknowledged as genuine.

India’s Flipkart looking to raise $1 bln in latest funding round – source

India’s top e-commerce company Flipkart is holding talks with investors to raise up to $1 billion in one of its biggest funding rounds so far, a source familiar with developments said on Wednesday. The source declined to name the potential investors and the exact valuation Flipkart was looking for, but said it hoped the valuation would be in the “double digits”, referring to a valuation of $10 billion or more.

8K VR Motion Ride Tour Of Tokyo To Debut At SXSW

If there is a limitation to virtual reality technology, it would be resolution. With the displays pretty much right in front of your eyes, a higher resolution is now more important than ever because seeing pixels due to it being low resolution can sometimes ruin the immersive experience.

CIA hacking claims: How worried should you be?

Allegations that the U.S. agency has hacked into smartphones, laptops, and internet-connected TVs to spy on people around the world are enough to make anyone paranoid. But security experts are urging tech consumers to keep calm and take a few simple precautions.

Why are we scared of self-driving cars?

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MSP to use robot at site of Fraser sinkhole

High Wind Warning issued March 8 at 4:13AM EST expiring March 8 at 7:00PM EST in effect for: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Midland, Monroe, Oakland, Saginaw, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, Wayne High Wind Watch issued March 7 at 11:25AM EST expiring March 8 at 10:00PM EST in effect for: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Midland, Monroe, Oakland, Saginaw, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, Wayne FRASER, Mich. – The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad is deploying a robot at the scene of the Fraser sinkhole today.

Revelations Illustrate Aggressive CIA Hacking, Sloppy Security Of Smart Services

Wikileaks today released over 8,000 documents illustrating hacking activities of the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA. In what has been described by some commentators as a bigger leak than the Snowden revelations about the National Security Agency in 2013, the whistleblower platform allowed a glimpse into the CIA hacking into smart TVs and smartphones and presented a list of zero day vulnerabilities found, bought and sometimes shared with colleagues in other agencies, including British colleagues.

CIA faces huge problem over malware claims

Already embroiled in a row with President Donald Trump amid his claims that spies are leaking secrets against him, now the CIA is facing its own damaging leaks. This time it’s the American intelligence community’s familiar foe – Wikileaks – with another cache of what look like highly sensitive secret documents, this time about the CIA’s technical capabilities.

UPDATE 1-Deutsche Post eyes further profit growth after record year

BERLIN, March 8 German postal and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL said it expected profit to rise by just over 7 percent this year as it reported annual results on Wednesday, driven by booming demand for parcel deliveries thanks to people shopping online. Europe’s biggest postal group said it delivered a record 1.2 billion parcels in Germany last year, a 9.2 percent increase on 2015, taking its market share to 45 percent from 43.7 percent in 2016.

‘this Isn’t Science Fiction’: How Cia lost its big weapon

AMERICA’S spy agency has created a series of cyberweapons that it has now lost control of and can now be used against the US by rival countries, cyber mafia and even teenage hackers. In a massive release of documents code-named “Vault 7” , WikiLeaks said the Central Intelligence Agency has recently lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal.

U.S. Stock Futures Head for Longest Slump Since Trump’s Victory

That’s the longest run of declines in the futures since just before the presidential election, when Donald Trump’s victory unleashed a stock-buying spree that drove U.S. markets to all-time highs. Volumes are also picking up, with the most e-mini contracts changing hands this year on March 1. The retreat, which marks a drop of 1.7 percent from the futures’ 2017 peak, comes as investors brace for a daunting run of potential catalysts, with Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting, U.S. payrolls a day later and then the Federal Reserve’s policy review.

Oil to Hit $40 If OPEC Fails to Expand Cuts, Pioneer Says

Oil prices will tumble to $40 a barrel if OPEC doesn’t extend its pact later this year to cut output, according to one of the most prominent producers in the shale patch. U.S. shale drillers are keeping an eye on the second half of the year to see if OPEC and non-OPEC members extend their agreement, which lasts through June, to reduce production by 1.8 million barrels a day, Scott Sheffield, chairman of Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources Co., said Tuesday in an interview at the CERAWeek industry conference held by IHS Markit in Houston.

BlackRock Lends 46 Million Shares as Shorts Target Toshiba

BlackRock Inc., the third-biggest owner of the embattled Japanese company, indicated in a report to the finance ministry that there’s been a huge increase in the stock it has out on loan. The world’s largest money manager said about 46 million Toshiba shares owned by its units, or about one-fifth of its total stake, are temporarily being held by others.

Tanker’s U-Turn Shows How Shale Is Changing World Gas Trade

A cargo of chilled natural gas hauled from Louisiana in late December has become a symbol of how global trade is changing for a fuel increasingly seen as a cheap, cleaner-burning option for countries from Latin America to China and India. The tanker Maran Gas Achilles passed through the Panama Canal and was headed toward Asia at a speed of 20 knots when, suddenly, it made a sharp u-turn in the Pacific.