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.
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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.
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.
Google Ventures, BMW, Lowe’s Invest in Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal, an emerging startup with the mission to bring metal 3D printing to all design and manufacturing teams, announced today it has raised a total of $97 million in equity funding since its founding in October 2015. The announcement comes as the result of the latest Series C investment of $45 million, led by GV , as well as BMW i Ventures and Lowe’s Ventures.
Women Thriving in Computer Science at California College
In a computer lab at Harvey Mudd College in California, a small robot performs the graceful movements of tai chi, an ancient Chinese meditation exercise. Student Jane Wu writes instruction codes from a nearby computer, showing a visitor a simple form of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Women Thriving in Computer Science at California College
In a computer lab at Harvey Mudd College in California, a small robot performs the graceful movements of tai chi, an ancient Chinese meditation exercise. Student Jane Wu writes instruction codes from a nearby computer, showing a visitor a simple form of robotics and artificial intelligence.
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Tech rewind – Headphonegate Not, Snap & GoPro Look back at the week’s toptech headlines Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ka4d3f Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, plans to go public with an IPO. Will it’s target audience–students, look to Snap as a first investment? Jefferson Graham talks to students at the University of Southern California to find out.
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Tech rewind – Headphonegate Not, Snap & GoPro Look back at the week’s toptech headlines Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ka4d3f Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, plans to go public with an IPO. Will it’s target audience–students, look to Snap as a first investment? Jefferson Graham talks to students at the University of Southern California to find out.
Where Are The Desktop SSD’s? – Geek News Central
I have a Compaq desktop PC that’s a few years old that is handy for tasks such as doing taxes or writing articles with. Unfortunately, it came with Windows Vista.
Oppo Releases Sonica DAC with Flagship ESS Sabre Pro Chip
I am a couple of days late on this one , but Oppo has finally released their Sonica DAC , which may be of interest to those of you who are looking to upgrade their desktop sound. Personally, I think a solid DAC and studio monitors are the way to go for computer audio-it’s a simple chain that provides neutral, powerful sound that is clear of problems like EMI .
Amazon to Build $1.5B Prime Air Cargo Hub in Kentucky
You worked hard to earn your customers. Now don’t let a “one size fits all” marketing approach prevent you from meaningfully connecting with them.
Data Center As A Service (DCaaS), Colocation Offer Data Center Flexibility, Expandability
According to Cisco, the world now processes 2.5 billion gigabytes of data daily. A large piece of this demand is due to the introduction of Internet Protocol over everything, generally described in the industry as the Internet of Things .
The Privy Council Office needs some new computers – and they want to buy Apple, not Windows
Between federal government civilian employees and the RCMP and Canadian Forces uniformed members, there must be close to 500,000 people. Almost all of those folks would need a desktop computer.
Dutch choose late election result to avoid hacking risk
More than a decade ago a citizens’ group, called ‘We don’t trust voting computers’, showed how easily the Dutch voting computers, in use since 1991, could be compromised. Minister Plasterk: ‘I want everyone to be sure that the results are really the results’ Their campaign eventually led to the decision to ban the voting computer.
Street Art
Street art is art, specifically visual art , developed in public spaces – that is, “in the streets ” – though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, sculpture , stencil graffiti , sticker art , wheatpasting and street poster art , video projection, art intervention , guerrilla art, and street installations.
‘Delete by default’: Things we learned from Snap’s IPO filing – CNET
Snapchat, the disappearing photo app founded by a college dropout, is growing up and looking to raise $3 billion. Mentioned in its filing: sexting, Brexit and Google Cloud.
Apple Shortcuts Cut Off for Bar Exams
Hey, want a shortcut to use on the bar exam? Of course, not! That would be cheating, wouldn’t it? If you are having this dialogue with yourself, don’t worry. It’s not the end of the world to think about a better way to take the bar exam.
Best GPU for a Dual Booting Windows 7 (or 10) and XP co…1
So originally I created a gaming computer that could play any game from the Windows XP time period and below . I recent got a copy of a fresh install for Windows 7 and created a Dual Boot for this computer.
Big changes in Trump’s cybersecurity executive order
An executive order awaiting President Trump’s signature is aimed at improving nation’s hacker defenses – including a plan to have the U.S. military review what kids are learning about cybersecurity in school. The president was expected to sign the mandate Tuesday.
Easy-to-exploit authentication bypass flaw puts Netgear routers at risk
For the past half year Netgear has been working on fixing a serious and easy-to-exploit vulnerability in many of its routers. And it’s still not done.
Upgraded CPU/RAM/Mobo, but having performance problems.7
So I just recently upgraded from a i7 3770K 3.5 GHz, 16 GB Crucial BallistiX 1600 DDR3, and a Asus P8Z77-LK. To a i7 7700K 4.2 GHz, 32 GB G.Skill TridentZ 3200 DDR4 , and an Asuz STRIX Z270F Motherboard.
Agora Financial Software By Jim Rickards Strategic Intelligence SCAM?
Agora Financial Software By Jim Rickards Strategic Intelligence SCAM? Agora Financial System By Mr. Jim Rickards Scam Or Legit? How Does Agora Financial APP Work? Is It Possible To Earning Extra Fortune Whith Agora Financial Trading Software? Discover Today Why Agora Financial APP Is The Best for your investment options. The Agora Financial APP is a new automated robot designed and developed By Jim Rickards.
Cisco Buys AppDynamics for $3.7B
IT sector yesterday with the announcement that it has agreed to acquire business software company AppDynamics for $3.7 billion shortly before the latter was slated to launch its initial public offering. The deal should help Cisco appeal to enterprise clients struggling to manage business applications running across multiple cloud deployments.
Microcontroller Embedded Systems Market: Industry Analysis, Trend, Demand and Global Forecast to 2027
Market Scenario: Microcontrollers are the small computer which is integrated on a single circuit and includes a core processor, memory, and some programmable input and output peripherals. This market has seen tremendous opportunities as consumption percentage of electronic goods are increasing.
Pamela Puri on leading tech4kidz: Youngsters benefit when you teach them digital skills
Pamela Puri, founder of tech4kidz, stands in front of a projection during a coding class for youngsters at Le Moyne College. She started the company in 2014 to offer programming and technology classes to children from age 6 to 15. Pamela Puri saw the value in teaching computer coding and digital skills to her three elementary-school-age children.
Retail real estate heads for dark 2017
Reeling from a shaky holiday season and slowing mall traffic, U.S. retailers are facing increasing pressure to close stores as more of their business migrates to the internet. More than 10 percent of U.S. retail space, or nearly 1 billion square feet, may need to be closed, converted to other uses or renegotiated for lower rent in coming years, according to data provided to Bloomberg by CoStar Group.
What Might a 6GL Look Like?
Programming has always been the process of converting requirements into instructions that have meaning to the underlying hardware. First generation languages were closely tied to the hardware, requiring the human operator to physically manipulate toggle switches to enter in the machine language instructions directly.
Amazon’s Echo is bringing the eighties back, and not always in a good way
Back when I was a kid in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the best way to get stuff done on a computer was with the Microsoft DOS command prompt – a text-based operating system for computers that looks positive antiquated today. This so-called “command line” interface has a surprising amount of flexibility, letting you do just about anything on your computer in just a few keystrokes.
New D-Wave Quantum Computer
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Acer eyes new technologies in digital era
Acer Inc, the world’s fourth-largest computer maker, is tapping into emerging technologies like the Internet of Things and virtual reality to connect digital devices to the internet. The development is intended to generate new revenue streams and promote sustainable growth, said Alan Chiang, managing director of Acer Computer, the local operating unit of the Taiwanese company.
Cybersecurity 101: Understanding the threat levels and taking action
As the owner of a small-to-midsized accounting firm, you may think a cybersecurity breach won’t happen to you. Think again.
Profund Advisors LLC Sells 2,050 Shares of Ebix, Inc.
Profund Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Ebix, Inc. by 12.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission . The firm owned 14,553 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,050 shares during the period.
Renown Hacker: ‘People, Not Technology, Most Vulnerable Security Link’
Despite their link to drugs, murder, extortion-you name it-we glamorize old-time organized crime figures like Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. These gun-toting thugs, donning pin-striped suits and fedoras and smoking the finest Cuban cigars, exuded a certain class and charm despite their wrongdoings.
The End of Terrible Wi-Fi Is Near
Everybody hates Wi-Fi. The boxes are ugly, and it never seems to work when you need it.
Solid state drives in Linux: Enabling TRIM for SSDs
Educator, education technology specialist, entrepreneur, open source advocate. M.A. in Educational Psychology, MSED in Educational Leadership, Linux system administrator, CCNA, virtualization using Virtual Box and VMware.
Students teach Somerset School Committee members how to code
North Elementary School fifth grade students not only gave a presentation to the Somerset School Committee on what they do with computer coding in their classes, but they also took a few minutes to look at the laptop computers of the School Committee members and gave them a few lessons about how to write code. “I can promise you, I didn’t know this stuff in fifth grade, fourth grade, third grade and down,” School Committee Chairman Stu Mahjoory said after a student showed him how to write code.
Cisco buys app performance tuning startup for $3.7 bn
Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a $3.7 billion deal to buy a startup specializing in improving the performance of applications, continuing to expand beyond computer networking hardware. The acquisition of AppDynamics came as the San Francisco-based startup was on the cusp of going public with an initial offering of stock.
Cisco buys app performance tuning startup for $3.7 bn
Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a $3.7 billion deal to buy a startup specializing in improving the performance of applications, continuing to expand beyond computer networking hardware. The acquisition of AppDynamics came as the San Francisco-based startup was on the cusp of going public with an initial offering of stock.
One of iOS’s best features is coming to MacBooks
When Apple introduced Night Shift in iOS 9.3 , it rapidly gained a cult following of people who like their phone screens a little more yellow at night. In the next version of macOS, it looks like Apple is going to play to the crowd and bring Night Shift to MacBooks.
Nvidia’s Jetson Goes Embedded, Gets Cisco
TOKYO GPUs shine no longer in just supercomputers, PCs and game machines. Nvidia, the graphics chip giant, is eagerly plowing inroads into the embedded market by leveraging Jetson TX1, its AI computing platform.