THE talk lately on laptop developments is that Apple has lost its touch and the PC industry is catching up. If you ask me, it’s even one-upped Apple recently in the form of Microsoft’s Studio Pro.
Category: Science / Technology
Porn seeks seat at the tech table
For the first time in more than a decade, adult entertainment was back in view at the Consumer Electronics Show gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas. Naughty America had a room in a virtual reality section of the show floor, where it demonstrated how its video performed on rival headsets from HTC, Samsung, and Facebook-owned Oculus.
Gosling dances into stars with Golden Globe for ‘La-La Land’
This image released by NBC shows Ryan Gosling with the award for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for “La La Land,” at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. less This image released by NBC shows Ryan Gosling with the award for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for “La La Land,” at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly … more Gosling has long been a major star and respected actor, but entry into the upper echelon of award-winners and legends-in-the-making has thus far eluded him.
Hillary Clinton gets three standing ovations at ‘The Color Purple’
Hillary Clinton made a rare public appearance at the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” on Sunday – and received three standing ovations. Photos from the scene showed people gawking at Clinton and snapping photos.
Security expert: Weigh online risks with benefits
More than half of Americans, and 61 percent of internet users, utilize online banking, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center report.
Alphabet’s Waymo Cuts Cost of Key Self-Driving Sensor by 90%
Waymo , has slashed the cost of a key technology required to bring self-driving cars to the masses and rolled it out Sunday in an autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Waymo has cut costs by 90 percent on LiDAR sensors, which bounce light off objects to create a three-dimensional map of a car’s surroundings.
Cashless Is King as E-Money Stocks Surge From India Currency Ban
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may offer another gift to India’s electronic cash companies. An index of the stocks has gained 12 percent since November’s surprise currency ban, and may further rally after the government introduced tax rebates on digital transactions from Christmas Day.
Lateral looking at strategic Thred stake
Thred Limited , developer of a unified social messaging and social e-commerce platform, is in talks regarding a strategic stake by Lateral Pty Ltd, an established Australian custom software development company it has been working with since August 2016. Thred said the intended investment by Lateral is initially expected to be up to $400,000 and would be made through participation in the current capital raising, where Thred is looking to raise $3.1 million via a 1 for 5 rights issue.
Highlights of 2017 Consumer Electronics Show
Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa was the surprise star of the show, with dozens of new products and services integrating the voice-accessed machine smarts into appliances, TVs, speakers, lamps, cars and more. Analysts said the gains for Alexa could help unify a fragmented market for connected devices, and bring artificial intelligence to more people, from young to old.
Biotechs are paying a price for their high drug costs
The biotech industry hit a speed bump in 2016 after logging accelerating growth for years. US drug approvals fell to just 22 – from 45 in 2015 – a six-year low.
Twitter Suspends – Pharma Bro’ Shkreli for Harassment
Twitter Inc. suspended the account of Martin Shkreli after the brash former pharmaceutical executive harassed a female reporter online, the latest high-profile case of abuse on the social media service. Over the past few days, freelance reporter Lauren Duca posted about several unwanted digital advances by Shkreli, the former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, including a message in which Shkreli invited her to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Gold Futures Extend Decline as U.S. Wage Gains Fuel Rate Angst
Gold futures fell for the first time this week after a report showed U.S. paychecks rose the most during the current expansion, adding to the case for the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates. The 156,000 increase in December payrolls followed a 204,000 rise in November that was bigger than previously estimated, government data showed Friday.
Commercialise Makerere University intellectual property as a source of supplementary income
The news of Makerere University staff strikes or threats to picket over non-payment and or non-increment of staff salary and benefits makes not a “hot news” item anymore as the university has become synonymous with strikes in the recent past. The university administration has often stated and or argued that whereas they are willing to heed to the staff’s demands, the university income is so dismal to match its expenditure.
Would Nikola Tesla drive a Tesla?
Say the name ‘Tesla’ these days and most people will think of the maker of electric cars that has enjoyed cult-like worship of its miraculous products in the last few years. A small handful may think of the second-tier Californian hair-metal band of the same name that was almost successful in the late-1980s.
CNN anchor confronts Trump adviser on Russia: ‘How can you say…
CNN anchor Jake Tapper pressed President-elect Donald Trump’s top counselor over why his team hesitated to admit that they benefited from internal emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign exposed by Russian hacking and leaking. In an interview on CNN on Sunday, Tapper asked Kellyanne Conway why she dismissed the hacking’s impact on the 2016 election.
Automation: Trump Deportation Threat Inspires Cheap Labor Agribusiness To FINALLY Invest In Robots
Elections have consequences, so they say. The Associated Press reports that farmers in California fear that Trump’s promise of mass deportations means they won’t have enough cheapie Mexicans to pick the crops and are therefore investing in agricultural automation.
The iPhone is 10 – here’s TEN things we want to see on Apple’s next smartphone
Apple unveiled its first ever iPhone on January 9th 2007 and it’s since gone on to become one of biggest ever tech success stories. Apple has sold over one billion iPhones since Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, held up the smartphone in front of the world’s media at the Macworld convention.
Greek police find weapons at captured extremist’s hideout
In this file photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, suspected terrorist Pola Roupa and alleged member of the Revolutionary Struggle group, wears handcuffs as she arrives for a trial at the maximum security Korydallos prison, western Athens. Greek police on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 recaptured the convicted far-left militant wanted for more than four years after she absconded during her trial on domestic terrorism charges.
Ski resorts near Lake Tahoe shut down due to storm
In this photo provided by Northstar California, skiers enjoy the view while riding on the Vista Express at the Northstar California resort in Truckee, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. On Sunday, the resort and others throughout the Sierra were closed due to a major winter storm sweeping the Sierra.
Accept your fate: you can’t escape the smart home – CNET
Alexa’s momentum isn’t surprising given the amount of hype over the last year. For Alexa’s competition, Google Assistant is still new as a smart home assistant, and Apple is sticking to its slow-burn approach to growing Siri and its iOS HomeKit platform.
piglet 0.4.4
Piglet Templates ================ Piglet is a text and HTML templating language in the kid/genshi/kajiki family. The Piglet template engine offers: – Template inhertitance through py:extends/py:block – Compiles templates to fast python byte code.
opencv-python 3.2.0.6
The aim of this repository is to provide means to package each new OpenCV release for the most used Python versions and platforms. At the same time it allows anyone to build a custom version of OpenCV for any Python version: just fork this repo and modify the build files and scripts to fit your needs.
No more dropped calls: NYC subway to get cell service, WiFi
People peek out the train doors at the 86th Street station as one of the first trains pauses at the platform on the newly opened Second Ave. Subway line in New York on New Year’s Day. Almost all stations are now equipped with WiFi and cellular service.
It’s Your Last Chance To See The Comet That Won’t Be Back For Another 1,000 Years
You’ve still got time to get a look at the New Year’s comet that everyone’s talking about at brunch, but don’t wait much longer to fix your eyes on the sky. NASA is reporting that the comet, officially named C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, will be visible through January 14, giving you about a week to dust off your binoculars and scope out the perfect spot to catch a glimpse.
2018 Kia Stinger Release Date, Price and Specs – Roadshow
I love 2-seater, RWD convertibles and autocross my 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata whenever I can. When not on the pavement, you can find me in the dirt, racing my air-cooled class 1600 car in desert races like the Mint 400 or the Mexican 1000.
There’s a WMD Hiding In America’s Infrastructure, And It’s Startlingly Easy To Set Off
The U.S. power grid is vulnerable to cyber-attack, and that could be just as damaging as a weapon of mass destruction, according to a major Department of Energy report. In the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review , the DOE urged more investment in cyber-defense while asking lawmakers for emergency powers to deter imminent cyber-attacks.
Alexa, The Killer App
The superstar of CESA 2017 was not a car, or a robot, or even a TV; it was Alexa Voice Service , the software that allows you to control compatible devices with your voice. Various reports estimated there were 700-1,100 Alexa-controllable products at the show.
Lenovo Features Legion Y520 – A Lightweight Gaming Laptop
In the past, laptops could only dream of being gaming powerhouses. Now, however, Lenovo changes that notion once again.
Nokia Returns With the Nokia 6 Smartphone
HMD Global announced this month their newest acquisition – the rights and license to the Nokia brand of phones. Thus, HMD Global unveils its launch of the Nokia 6, the latest in the famed Nokia phone line.
1 Company Is Already Winning AI
The debut of the Graphics Processing Unit in 1999 provided gamers with faster, clearer, and more lifelike images. The GPU was designed to quickly perform complex mathematical calculations that were necessary to accelerate the creation of realistic graphics.
SpaceX rocket launch delayed a week by poor weather – CNET
The company had planned to resume liftoffs on Sunday after finishing its investigation into the spectacular explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in September. But inclement weather in California has forced the rocket’s launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base outside of Los Angeles to be delayed until at least January 14, SpaceX said in a tweet Sunday morning.
AMD: Zen architecture has lifetime of 4 years, promises hard launch
AMD chief technology officer Mark Papermaster confirmed at CES 2017 that the firm’s new Zen architecture has a projected lifespan of four years. Poking fun at Intel, Papermaster claimed AMD isn’t going to follow a “tick-tock” model but that Zen will be going “tock, tock, tock”.
‘Rogue One’ wins weekend with $22M, narrowly beating ‘Hidden Figures’
Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” edged “Hidden Figures” in the race for the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated $22 million at 4,175 locations, estimates showed Sunday. “Hidden Figures,” a comedy-drama about pioneering African-American women in the early days of the American space program, trailed by only $200,000 with $21.8 million at 2,471 sites.
How to stay online in impossible circumstances
How to stay online in impossible circumstances The irony: the huge high-tech convention is notorious for terrible connectivity. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2i6Oz9X Jefferson Graham and his camera walks you through the busy, ultra-crowded booths in the CES Central Hall.
“Power Rangers” VR Shows Off New Artwork
New artwork has arrived from the Power Rangers Virtual Reality experience at this past week’s 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Qualcomm Technologies worked with Lionsgate on a VR experience tie-in for the film.
How Does a President Settle on His Science Policy?
One of the president’s most important responsibilities is fostering science, technology and innovation in the U.S. economy. The relationship between science and policy runs in two directions: Scientific knowledge can inform policy decisions, and conversely, policies affect the course of science, technology and innovation.
Parallel Execution of Prioritized Test Cases for Regression Testing of Web Applications
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. We present a new approach for automatically prioritizing and distributing test cases on multiple machines.
NASA announces two new asteroid missions
Lucy, which will launch in 2021, is going to visit the mysterious Trojans – a group of asteroids in orbit around the planet Jupiter – while also paying a visit to a separate, smaller asteroid on the way. Psyche on the other hand, which launches in 2023, will be heading towards 16 Psyche – a 130-mile-wide object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
The Desktop CPU Isna t Dead, It Just Needs A Swift Kick In The Butt
This author thinks that the answer to making desktop processors exciting again is to add more cores, like Intel has done for their enthusiast line. The trouble with that is cost, but he hopes that potential competition from AMD will ultimately help with that.
HTC is readying a Vive-branded smartphone
For weeks, HTC has been teasing a January 12th event that will show what it has in store “for U” in 2017. But just what does that cryptic clue mean? We might have a better idea.