Category: Science / Technology

China aims to be on Mars by the end of 2020

China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade, the country’s space agency has said. China’s ambitious and fast-growing space programme is targeting a landing on the dark si China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade, the country’s space agency has said.

Asked about Russia sanctions, Trump says ‘we ought to get on with our lives’

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that the United States and Russia lay to rest the controversy over Moscow’s computer hacking of Democratic Party computers, saying, “We ought to get on with our lives.” Trump has cast doubt on the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian hackers took information from Democratic Party computers and individuals and posted it online to help Trump win the election.

Playbook: Crowdsourcing for modern day packaging innovation

In the field of packaging, crowdsourcing, the process of seeking contributions from a large pool of online community for services or ideas, rather than using traditional means, is being used extensively for graphic designs and logos. The big breakthrough is coming in the use of crowdsourcing for packaging innovation.

San Jose: Work begins on Midtown project with 800 housing units

This rendering shows what the mixed-use project that began construction last month at the corner of Auzerais Avenue and Sunol Street in San Jose will look like. After a decade-long planning process that weathered neighborhood resistance and the economic recession, local developers recently broke ground on the first phase of a large residential mixed-use project in Midtown San Jose.

El Granada man pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

A 20-year-old El Granada man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he tried to force his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend to have sex with him at a San Mateo County beach, according to prosecutors. Erick Mendez-Corona is charged with one felony count of assault with intent to commit rape, one felony count of attempted sexual battery and one misdemeanor count of completed sexual battery.

BRIEF-Hanmi Semiconductor signs contract worth 3.52 bln won

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

BRIEF-Systems Technology to buy facilities for 6.71 bln won

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Analysts’ Updated EPS Estimates for December, 28th (ACFC, ADVOF,…

According to Zacks, “Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation, formerly known as Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation, operates as a savings bank through its subsidiary Atlantic Coast Bank, a federally chartered and insured savings bank serving northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia markets. The products offered by the bank includes checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, demand deposit accounts, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, family residential first and second mortgage loans, home-equity loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial and residential construction loans, land and multi-family real estate loans, commercial business loans, and automobile and other consumer loans.

Will CES 2017 bring the Mac accessories Apple can’t be bothered to make?

CES 2017 is almost upon us, and while the annual Consumer Electronics Show will be dominated by vast televisions and, increasingly, car tech, it’s the smaller gadgets I’m most looking forward to. If there’s one thing 2016 has taught us, it’s that we shouldn’t get too attached to our favorite celebrities; if there’s a second thing, though, it’s that the brave new dongle world we live in is surprisingly poorly populated.

The Search for a Provider of Digital Marketing Services Has Now Come to an End

Good news for businesses that are looking for ways to do online marketing and to reach top position in search engine rankings. Smartways Marketing, a web design company in Melbourne, that was founded a decade ago, is offering exquisite services in the field of web development, search engine optimization, social media marketing, content marketing and other services related to digital marketing.

The meteorite that still is fascinating scientists

It may be nearly half a century since the Murchison meteorite fell over the small town in northern Victoria, but it continues to dazzle scientists around the world. Cattle were scared but fortunately no-one was injured when the meteorite broke up and landed over a 13 square kilometre area in the farming district on September 28, 1969.

Alexa, can you help with this murder case?

Amazon is pushing back against an Arkansas prosecutor’s demand for information from a murder suspect’s Echo smart speaker, setting up another legal battle over investigators’ quest for technology-based evidence and American privacy rights. Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith hopes the voice-activated Echo — which answers users’ questions, plays music, reads news and connects to other smart devices — will provide information on how a man came to be found dead in 31-year-old James Bates’ hot tub.

Fortress Biotech Announces Publication on MB – 101 (IL13R 2 -…

Fortress Biotech Announces Publication on MB-101 for the Treatment of Glioblastoma in New England Journal of Medicine NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2016 — Fortress Biotech, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercializing novel pharmaceutical and biotechnology products, today announced that a patient case study from the Phase 1 clinical trial of MB-101 for the treatment of glioblastoma will be published in the December 29 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. MB-101 is the lead development candidate of Mustang Bio, Inc., a Fortress Company.

Hidden Figures’ Star Janelle Monae on Playing NASA…

“She wasn’t trying to be the first African-American female engineer,” the actress says as part of “Close Up With TheWrap” video series presented by 20th… “Hidden Figures” star Janelle Monae was one of the people who didn’t know about the three female mathematicians who helped catapult U.S. astronaut John Glenn into space in the 1960s – but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t going to get the story heard. “I had no clue who Mary Jackson was, but I made it a personal responsibility to portray Miss Mary Jackson because I didn’t want any other girl, any other human being, any other American, to not know about this history,” Monae told TheWrap about her role in the film as Jackson, the first African-American female aerospace engineer.

The real story of Sea Monkeys

Harold von Braunhut was the inventor/marketer behind X-Ray Specs and Amazing Sea-Monkeys. Above is the story of von Braunhut’s magical brine shrimp that sold themselves through illustrator Joe Orlando’s wonderful comic book illustrations of unreal humanoid sea creatures living the life of Riley.

Chinese Traders Charged With Insider Trading on Hacked Information

Chinese traders hacked into the computer systems of U.S. law firms that handle mergers, then used the data for insider trading that generated more than $4 million in illegal profits , federal prosecutors and regulators charged Tuesday. From a report on USA Today: The suspects in the alleged criminal marriage of cyber-hacking and securities fraud targeted at least seven law firms and other entities that handle the sensitive and often lucrative legal work of advising companies pursuing mergers and acquisitions, according to a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed in New York.

5 Expensive Traps of DIY Hadoop

Some myths are rooted in truth — and myths about Apache Hadoop, the open source software framework for very large data sets, are no exception. Yes, Hadoop runs on cheap commodity computer hardware, and it’s easy for users to add nodes.

2016: A year in pictures – January and February

Bianca, 21, a Bath University languages student, came up with the idea of the Kettle Kup for an inventors’ competition run by the makers of Pot Noodle. We said: “The Kettle Kup has been in development with product designers who have been drawing up computer diagrams and working with Bianca to enhance the design, including the addition of a compartment to hold tea, coffee or sugar and a slot for a stirrer.”

Activewear brand in store expansion mode

The e-commerce retailer, which opened its first brick-and-mortar outpost in 2015, plans to open 12 stores in 2017, giving it a total of 30 locations throughout the continental United States in just 23 months. The new stores, opened in close partnership with mall developers, including Simon, Westfield, and Macerich, will average just over 2,200 sq.

Best Tech Releases of 2016

In the tech world, that’s mostly thanks to the new platforms working themselves into the news cycle and the products making our lives more interesting by the day. There was, of course, the massive Apple product launch this fall, which brought us the iPhone 7 , Apple Watch Series 2 , and redesigned MacBook Pro .

Amazon Voted Best Stock for 2017 by Evercore

Amazon is Evercore’s top stock pick for the upcoming year, mainly due to its position in the data science field. Shares of Amazon were slightly higher in late morning trading on Wednesday, after Evercore named the company its top stock pick for 2017, in a note released earlier today.

The Shopping Tool That Actually Helps You Budget

Do me a favor and take a look at your browser bar. How many tabs do you have open at the moment? Five? Ten? Twenty? Are your tabs so small you can’t even make out the title on each? If you were shopping for gifts this holiday season, the answer is probably yes, and it was probably frustrating as hell.

Carrie Fisher’s Ex Husband Paul Simon Responds to Her Passing; She’ll Appear in “Family Guy”

Dylann Roof, the 22-year-old convicted of killing nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, told a judge Wednesday he has “no pl… — German authorities have detained a 40-year-old Tunisian man who “could have been involved in the attack” on a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany’s federal prosecu… Wheat buyers, millers and processors in South Asia have a better understanding of the quality of this year’s hard red winter wheat crop, thanks to U.S. Wheat Associates’ … UNDATED _ The Minnesota Golden Gophers have capped a tumultuous football season with a very satisfying victory.

OSCE security monitors targeted by hackers

An international monitoring body has said its IT systems were hit by cyber attackers in a “major security incident” that compromised its network. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe refused to speculate on reports that Russian hackers were behind the attack.

From Amazon Echo to Oculus Touch: Best Personal Tech of 2016

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Qualcomm hit with $853 billion fine by South Korea over antitrust issues

Qualcomm is was issued a more than $850 million fine by a South Korean regulatory commission Wednesday on accusations it has forced cell phone manufacturers in unfair licensing deals for its near-standard wireless technology chips. The Korea Fair Trade Commission accused Qualcomm of breaking antitrust laws by limiting access of its customers to patents it licenses and forced phone companies into unfair deals because of the essential phone parts it makes, issuing the company an $852.9 million fine.