While Android users who have switched from iPhone already lament the loss of the superb Messages app, they’re also giving up another neat feature: the ability to send and receive texts from their Mac. As a recent full-time switcher to Android, keeping track of conversations on my Macbook is one of the main things I’ve missed, and I’ve learned to keep my phone within arm’s reach whenever I’m at my desk.
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Amazon: CPG Friend Or Foe?
Amazon’s growth and emergence as a retail powerhouse are undeniable. They are one of the top 10 retailers in the world with annual revenue of over $100 billion.
Cyber Investing Summit 2017 Keynote Speaker Announced
Anti-Virus Pioneer John McAfee to Deliver Cyber Investing Summit Keynote Address May 23, 2017 at the New York Stock Exchange Few people understand the opportunities and challenges of building a successful cyber company from the ground up better than John McAfee John McAfee, CEO of MGT Capital Investments and founder of the global computer security software company McAfee, Inc, will deliver the keynote speech at the 2017 Cyber Investing Summit being held Tuesday, May 23rd at the New York Stock Exchange. The Cyber Investing Summit is an all-day conference focused on the investment opportunities and strategies in the cyber security industry.
Cyprium Partners makes Stone an MD
Cyprium Partners said Jan. 11 that it promoted Nicholas Stone to Managing Director. Stone oversees Cyprium’s Chicago office and will lead the firm’s origination and marketing related activities.
Greenpeace calls out AWS on renewable energy targets
A new report from Greepeace has cast doubt over Amazon Web Services goal to become solely reliant upon renewable power. The cloud giant has set goals of being powered by 50% renewable energy by the end of this year, but Greenpeace says that an increase in data centre construction in Virginia will play a role in making goals like that, and the 100% goal, elusive.
Wall Street’s Most Famous Quants Fed Up With JPMorgan Soothsayer
Or anybody else who tells you quant managers regularly whip up bouts of pain and suffering for stock investors. Funds with programs that follow trends and sell like robots are getting smaller and simply aren’t big enough to overwhelm the $24 trillion U.S. equity market.
4 Massachusetts weighs doing away with winter time shift
Massachusetts residents wouldn’t have to reset their clocks during the darkest months of the year under an idea being studied on Beacon Hill. On Wednesday, an 11-member commission will begin weighing the economic and health impacts of the state remaining on Eastern Daylight Time year-round.
Maine’s senator renews push for cyber-attack protection
A pair of senators including Maine’s Sen. Angus King is renewing its efforts to get protections for the country’s energy infrastructure against cyber-attacks. King, an independent, is partnering with Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch on the push to pass the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act.
Tillerson’s Entirely Reasonable Pay Deal With Exxon: Justin Fox
Exxon Mobil Corp. is planning to put about $175 million in cash into a trust for Rex Tillerson, who stepped down as the company’s chief executive officer on Jan. 1 in order to pursue a new career opportunity at the U.S. State Department. This giant payout is likely to be an issue at his Senate confirmation hearing this week.
Freezing Weather Threatens Power Supplies in Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria, where temperatures fell to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius , declined emergency requests for power from Greece and Turkey amid heavy snowfall, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said Tuesday in the capital Sofia. The country was itself turned down by Romania two days ago and Greece said it would stop electricity exports to Bulgaria from noon on Wednesday.
Alps’ Holiday Snow Shortage Leaves Skiing Addicts in Withdrawal
An ultra-dry December marred the start of the ski season in the mountainous heart of Europe, which draws millions expecting Instagram-ready white peaks and pretty villages. A colder January is improving conditions, but the unpredictable early winter weather cut ticket sales at resorts and confounded holiday planning.
Automation Company Festo Entrusts Wirecard with Global E-commerce Expansion
Wirecard has secured Festo as a customer: the expert in electric and pneumatic automation technology has turned to Wirecard, a leading payment service provider, to handle credit card processing for its online shop in . Since mid-December, French customers of Festo have been able to pay online for their products using a credit card.
Exclusive: Alibaba, part of planned Taiwan fund, won’t seek board seats at local firms – source
An employee is seen behind a glass wall with the logo of Alibaba at the company’s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, April 23, 2014. Alibaba Group Holding, which is awaiting regulatory approval for a $45 million fund it is participating in, has promised the Taiwanese government it will not take board seats at local firms the fund invests in, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Ryder: Names of salads conceal more than they reveal Posted at
I’ve come to expect the names of recipes to give me an idea of what I’m getting into, whether I’m cooking it or eating it.  Recently, as I was browsing the index sections of cookbooks trying to come up with an inspiring salad recipe, I began to wonder whether I’ve been expecting too much.
#BizTrends2017: Embracing a changing digital world in 2017
Even though the past year has seen the strengthening of several ‘traditional’ technology trends such as cloud computing, big data, and predictive analytics, the likes of virtual and augmented reality and conversations as a platform (better known as chatbots) are already attracting interest for 2017.
FDA Advice on Hacking Threat to Cardiac Device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new advice about how to safeguard implantable cardiac devices against hackers. A wireless transmitter used to transmit data from cardiac devices to medical providers, the Merlin@home Transmitter made by St. Jude Medical was found to be vulnerable to online hacking, the FDA said.
Jack Ma Bets $2.6 Billion He Can Revamp China Retail Sector
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pioneered shopping on the internet in China. Now it thinks it can teach old-school retailers a thing or two about real-world commerce.
More than 22K without power in Gilroy, Morgan Hill areas
Inclement weather knocked out power to more than 22,000 customers in the Gilroy and Morgan Hill areas Tuesday night, according to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. The outage was reported around 9 p.m., said JD Guidi, a spokesman for the utility.
US warns of unusual cybersecurity flaw in heart devices
This Wednesday, July 22, 2015, file photo shows St. Jude Medical corporate headquarters, in Little Canada, Minn., just north of St. Paul. The Homeland Security Department is warning the public about an unusual cybersecurity flaw for one manufacturer’s implantable heart devices that could allow hackers to remotely take control of a person’s defibrillator or pacemaker.
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Tesla’s Autopilot Head Said to Depart as Apple Engineer Hired
Sterling Anderson, Tesla Motor Inc.’s director of autopilot programs since November 2015, has left the Palo Alto, California-based maker of electric cars, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tesla announced Tuesday that it hired Chris Lattner as its vice president of autopilot software.
Govt plans to cast ‘net’ wide, include backward areas
After becoming the first state in the country to complete a mass roll-out of high-speed public internet services, the Maharashtra government is planning a free daily internet usage quota of up to 1GB for school and college students and residents of backward areas on this network. The government will also launch WiFi services in other cities like Kalyan-Dombivli, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Amravati, Nashik and Aurangabad.
US warns of unusual cybersecurity flaw in heart devices
The Homeland Security Department warned Tuesday about an unusual cybersecurity flaw for one manufacturer’s implantable heart devices that it said could allow hackers to remotely take control of a person’s defibrillator or pacemaker. Information on the security flaw, identified by researchers at MedSec Holdings in reports months ago, was only formally made public after the manufacturer, St. Jude Medical, made a software repair available Monday.
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This was my fifth year attending CES and every year I think I can’t be wowed more than the year before. The largest tech conference and show in the world wrapped up in Las Vegas on Sunday, and over the past four days, I have seen things even the Jetsons couldn’t have predicted.
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FDA: Cardiac device info vulnerable to hackers
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Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro and C7 Pro were just shown off in this newly leaked image
It looks like Samsung is prepping follow-ups to last year’s Galaxy C5 and C7 series. Expected to be called the C5 Pro and C7 Pro, the upcoming phones have been making the rounds in the rumor mills of late – and are expected to join the already-released C9 Pro, which was released only in China.
Obama farewell address to live-stream in 360 on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube tonight
President Barack Obama’s farewell address will stream live in 360-degree video at 9 p.m. ET tonight on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, courtesy of VRScout. The virtual reality media company has been chosen by the White House to broadcast the event live from Chicago.
Shamoon returns with malware in hand to wipe hard drives, nuke virtual machines
Researcher Robert Falcone of the Palo Alto Networks said on Monday that the Shamoon attack campaign has returned again to cause even more headaches than before. The campaign was first conducted in 2012 against an organization in Saudi Arabia while the second didn’t take place until 2016.
When Will Shopify Be Profitable?
This success has seen Shopify to grow its monthly subscription revenue at a . During this period of tremendous growth Shopify has not reported a profit, ever.
Alibaba leads $2.6bn bid for store chain
Hong Kong/Shanghai: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is leading a bid to take department store chain Intime Retail Group Co private for as much as $2.6 billion, as China’s largest online retailer deepens its integration with brick-and-mortar stores. The deal to buy out Intime adds to Alibaba’s burgeoning foothold in physical retail as it pursues growth beyond a slowing online business.
Killer Asteroids are Hitting Earth, but NASA has a Plan
Scientists at NASA are closely monitoring an asteroid that could potentially reel towards Earth as it nears orbit. The incoming asteroid called Bennu would have catastrophic effects should it hit Earth, reports showed.
DoD shows off its first successful micro-drone swarm launch
The US military is no stranger to drone development . Over the past few years we’ve seen everything from unhackable robot helicopters to harbor-defending pontoon platoons — including the the means to combat them — come out of DoD research efforts.
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We’ll start with three reasons to see Hidden Figures in theaters: Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae, and Octavia Spencer. These three brilliant actors portray the black women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, an achievement that restored the nation’s confidence and turned the Space Race around.
David Plouffe joins Zuckerberg’s philanthropy
David Plouffe, a former senior White House adviser and Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, is joining Zuckerberg’s philanthropic project as head of policy and advocacy efforts. The organization is also bringing on Ken Mehlman, a former campaign manager for President George W. Bush, to head a newly created policy advisory board.
The best-selling wireless printer on Amazon is only $70 right now
HP might not have had much luck getting into the smartphone business, but the brand is still among the top in the world when it comes to laptop computers, desktop computers and printers. Everyone knows that buying an HP printer means buying a reliable workhorse that’s going to last for years and provide consistent results time and time again.
Kaby Lake Pentiums gain Hyper-Threading and lose ECC support
Up until now, the biggest difference between Intel’s budget Pentium chips and its Core i3 offerings has been the presence of Hyper-Threading. The line between Pentiums and Core i3s is blurring with the release of Kaby Lake Pentium chips, though.
This Samsung 55-inch 4K smart TV is only $500
This Samsung 55-inch 4K smart TV is only $500 Ultra-HD resolution, ultra-low price. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2ifWTnP – Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need.
US Intel: Russia hacked Republican groups during election
Democratic groups and figures weren’t the only ones targeted in Russia’s suspected campaign to influence last year’s U.S. election. Russian cyberspies also targeted computers from state-level Republican groups and stole information from local voter registration records, FBI director James Comey said.
Prinova’s Messagepoint Named Cloud Awards Finalist
Jan. 10, 2017 – TORONTO – Prinova Corp ., a leader in developing and delivering innovative software and services within the Customer Communications Management market, announces that for the second year its award-winning Messagepoint , a hybrid cloud-based content management platform, is a finalist in the 2016-2017 Cloud Awards Program, in the Best Hybrid Cloud Solution category. The international cloud computing awards program celebrates excellence and innovation in the rapid-growth cloud computing market.