BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA-Thursday, March 9th, 2017-The Free Software Foundation is now accepting donations to support the GNU Toolchain, a collection of foundational freely licensed software development tools. Many pieces of software depend upon the GNU Toolchain, including the GNU/Linux family of operating systems which runs the majority of Web servers, millions of personal devices and the most advanced supercomputers.
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Paint Medical Patents Green Or Improve Efficacy
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OTA Details the Shared Responsibility of Businesses, Consumers and…
The Online Trust Alliance , the non-profit with the mission to enhance online trust, today released its fourth in a series of vision papers entitled ” Securing the Internet of Things; A Collaborative and Shared Responsibility .” The report, released in recognition of National Consumer Protection Week , outlines the imperative actions that businesses, consumers and government must take to ensure the security, privacy and vitality of Internet of Things devices.
VMware Becomes Linux Foundation Gold Member, Pledging Increased Support for Open Source Development
VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. VMware has been involved in open source for years, by contributing to existing open source projects as well as open sourcing some of the company’s own code.
Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups
Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks, scouring the organizations’ emails for embarrassing details and attempting to extract hush money, according to two people familiar with probes being conducted by the FBI and private security firms. At least a dozen groups have faced extortion attempts since the U.S. presidential election, said the people, who provided broad outlines of the campaign.
Triggered – use this service to make instant donations instead of Twitter beef
It’s 2017 and it’s time to stop getting into flame wars with people over Twitter. Channel your rage into something better: Charity.
Virtual reality brings reality of sex trade to viewers
Virtual reality – used in gaming to bring players close to the action – is for the first time being deployed to fight human trafficking, with a documentary chronicling one girl’s descent into the Indian sex trade. The documentary uses so-called VR technology to immerse viewers into the reality of life for a young country girl who is married off by her father then trafficked into a brothel.
Newsrooms are making leaking easier-and more secure-than ever
A growing number of disaffected government insiders have been approaching journalists to share information anonymously since the election in November and the inauguration just over a month ago. In response, news organizations have made it safer and easier for potential whistleblowers by actively encouraging them to use a variety of secure communication channels.
Top Latin American Hospital Revitalizes Infrastructure with Avaya Networking
Santa Clara, Calif . – February 23, 2017 – One of the top five healthcare organizations in Latin America, Hospital Internacional de Colombia, has revitalized its network infrastructure with Avaya wired and wireless networking, gaining the speed, reliability and security needed for in a critical, round-the-clock healthcare organization.
NASA Announces Eighth Class of Candidates for Launch of CubeSat Space Missions
NASA has selected 34 small satellites from 19 states and the District of Columbia to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard missions planned to launch in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Launch opportunities are leveraged from existing launch services for government payloads as well as via dedicated CubeSat launches from the new Venture Class Launch Services contracts.
Five questions with Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science
Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science, says fostering curiosity is critical to helping students achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing work force. Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science, says fostering curiosity is critical to helping students achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing work force.
The New Caribbean Patent Convention And Caricom Stasis
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LibreOffice Updates to 5.3 and Has Lots of New Features
LibreOffice is free, open source suite of documents that just underwent a major upgrade. If you’ve ever considered letting go of your Microsoft Office tools, I think you’ll find this interesting.
National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park Hosting…
Gettysburg National Military Park, in cooperation with the non-profit National Parks Arts Foundation and the Gettysburg Foundation, announced today that Lathan Mastellar will be the first artist whose “paintbrush” is Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Gettysburg NMP. He will be the park’s February-March, 2017, Artist in Residence as the Alembic Arts programmatic theme.
Nonprofits closing doors as India cuts access to funds
A nonprofit running schools for children from India’s lowest caste may run out of money to pay teachers in just months. A health institute in Bangalore is taking the government to court so it can continue its work, including antitobacco campaigns.
What You Need to Know About Government Small-Business Grants
Looking to fund your startup? Let’s take a look at something everybody dreams of: free money or, in other words, landing a grant from the federal government. “But wait,” you may be thinking.
Lab Equipment, SoundCloud, Inauguration, More: Sunday Buzz, January 15, 2017
Now available: a database of unused lab equipment in Atlantic Canada “Science Atlantic, a non-profit organization based in Halifax, has created an online open-access database for research facilities and specialized equipment across the provinces. The Atlantic Facilities and Research Equipment Database wants to connect people in need of equipment with those who have it, said program manager Patty King.”
Private eyes look for runaways, sex-trade victims to rescue
Private investigator Joseph Travers at his Oceanside home, where he runs non-profit Saved in America to recover runaways at risk for being forced into sex trafficking. Private investigator Joseph Travers at his Oceanside home, where he runs non-profit Saved in America to recover runaways at risk for being forced into sex trafficking.
Private eyes look for runaways, sex-trade victims to rescue
Private investigator Joseph Travers at his Oceanside home, where he runs non-profit Saved in America to recover runaways at risk for being forced into sex trafficking. Private investigator Joseph Travers at his Oceanside home, where he runs non-profit Saved in America to recover runaways at risk for being forced into sex trafficking.
CES 2017: Automotive Grade Linux OTA Solution Ready for Renesas R-Car platform
The jointly developed proof of concept will be presented at a GENIVI showcase event during CES 2017. ATS OTA Plus is integrated with Automotive Grade Linux , a project of The Linux Foundation dedicated to creating open source software solutions for automotive applications.
Ford and Toyota Establish SmartDeviceLink Consortium
Ford and Toyota are establishing SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for smartphone app development for vehicles Members include automakers Mazda Motor Corporation, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as suppliers Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo Consortium focused on significantly increasing choice for consumers in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2017 — Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company are forming SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit organization working to manage an open source software platform with the goal of giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road.
QSC WideLine Line Arrays Take the Stage at the Allentown Fair
Chris Stapleton, Meghan Trainor and KISS were just a few of the highlights on the outdoor Grandstand stage at this year’s Great Allentown Fair, a week-long annual event owned and operated by the non-profit Lehigh County Agricultural Society for over 150 years. At this year’s fair, Duttera Sound Services, which has been supplying production sound and lighting on the Grandstand for more than a quarter-century, once again provided a QSC WideLine Series Line Array Loudspeaker system, comprised of a mix of WideLine10 and WideLine 8 arrays, powered by PowerLight 3 Series amplifiers.
Billionaire’s new project: Easing India’s poverty
Ronnie Screwvala sat crossed-legged on the floor of a three-room schoolhouse in early November in Nate, a village about 100 miles from Mumbai, formerly Bombay, the city of his birt,where he built a billion-dollar media conglomerate. Watching a group of children playing with colorful educational games, Screwvala, a boyish-looking 54-year-old, appeared as wide-eyed and engaged as the students.