Category: Science / Technology

From fiction to fact: the cybercrime threats of the future

As programmes like ‘Humans’ and ‘West World’ play out a fictional world of cyborgs turning on mankind, we take a look at the growing number of cyber threats, both to businesses and individuals, and how fiction is quickly becoming fact. The Internet of Things and advances in artificial intelligence have created a swathe of new opportunities for criminals where complacency is, at best, commercial suicide and, at its very worst, potentially world ending.

gprime 1.0.9a2

It uses the Gramps API for data, reports, import/export, etc. * Designed for collaboration and fast processing of large databases * Multi-user, password protected * Supports IIIF Image Server API – http://iiif.io/api/image/2.1/ * Uses a powerful search interface * 100% compatible with [Gramps] data model Additional Information ———————- * Blog – * Mailing list – * Documentation – * Demo – http://demo.gprime.info Get Involved! ————- gPrime is looking for help on many different topics: * programming – in Python and Javascript * translation into other languages – see demo for what exists * CSS and HTML design – gPrime uses both gPrime is also looking for some advsiors! If you would like … (more)

Billionaire Li Ka-Shing Sweetens Duet Offer to $5.5 Billion

Billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to buy Duet Group in a A$7.4 billion deal, sweetening an earlier offer, as the Hong Kong tycoon seeks to expand his infrastructure assets in Australia to diversify away from Europe. In the revised bid, endorsed by Duet, investors will receive A$3.03 for each share in the energy company after including a newly announced special dividend of 3 cents a share, according to statements from the companies.

LG G6 promised not to explode

The incident involving the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has had everybody reeling, from consumers all the way up to other smartphone makers. 2017 will most likely be marked by OEMs boasting about how safe their smartphone will be, particularly when it comes to batteries and heat management.

Hidden Figures counts up $20.5 million as it holds on to top spot…

Hidden Figures counts up $20.5 million as it holds on to top spot at the box office for a second weekend Hidden Figures, the inspirational true story of three black female mathematicians who helped NASA put the first men in space, soared into its second week on top of the weekend box office on Sunday. The biographical comedy-drama, based on a book of the same name, stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae whose characters deal with segregation in the 1950s and 60s while they work on the complicated calculations that get astronaut John Glenn into orbit and back again.

SpaceX successfully launches rocket, deploys ten satellites

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SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.

Report: Wrestling legend Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka dead at 73

In this Nov. 2, 2015, file photo, former professional wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, right, arrives for his formal arraignment at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown, Pa. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a wrestling legend best known for his gravity-defying moves that helped transform the sport, died Sunday at age 73, according to multiple reports.

Vietnam doc makes Ken Burns, Trent Reznor partners

Ken Burns, from left, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Lynn Novick speak at PBS’ “The Vietnam War” panel at the 2017 Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. less Ken Burns, from left, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Lynn Novick speak at PBS’ “The Vietnam War” panel at the 2017 Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.

Halo May Be Coming For A Younger Audience, Here’s What We Know

One of the big talks circulating within the gaming community from last week was about a Halo game centered around the Mega Bloks property for the Xbox 360. The game was cancelled, but the spirit of the title has lived on and generated enough buzz that the idea may not be dead and gone entirely within the circles of Microsoft.

Paris Meeting Reaffirms Demand for Israeli-Palestinian Solution

The creation of a Palestinian state remains the only acceptable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to the resolution of an international meeting in Paris convened to signal frustration at the stalemate in peacemaking. The final statement reaffirmed that Israel’s 1967 borders would be the basis for any agreement, offered incentives to both sides and told them to avoid steps that work against that solution. It welcomed the recent United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements, but didn’t call for any follow-up action at the UN.

ChatterBot 0.5.5

ChatterBot is a machine learning, conversational dialog engine. Home-page: Author: Gunther Cox Author-email: gunthercx@gmail.com License: BSD Download-URL: Description: ..

SpaceX nailed its first launch since last year’s big explosion

Early Saturday morning Jan. 14, SpaceX successfully launched ten communication satellites made by Iridium – one of its largest satellite customers – into low earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission, part of a larger effort to replace at least 70 of Iridium’s satellites by 2018, was a much-needed positive start to what should be a busy year for SpaceX.

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TSMC’s new 10nm technology is expected to bring performance, power, and area benefits compared to its current generation 16nm technology. Those improvements should allow its customers — with Apple being a big one — to develop chips with better performance and more features than what they could create with older-generation technologies.

Blood stem cell donor meets the man whose life he helped save

The Oregon resident wasn’t improving despite regular chemotherapy treatments and instead was reliant on finding a perfect match to fight his blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome. More than 2,000 miles away, at Ohio University, Ethan Krafft had his cheek swabbed with a group of fellow business fraternity members for community service credit.

MSI preps for VR-ready notebooks with GeForce GTX 1050 and1050Ti

MSI will be launching its GT83VR, GT73VR, GT72VR, GT62VR, GS63VR, GS43VR, GE72MVR, GE62VR, GP72, GP62MVR and GL72/GL62 series into the market, featuring the latest Intel 7th generation CPUs, chipsets and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 GPUs. MSI affirms its position at the head of the high-end gaming market, bringing gamers all over the world the latest and greatest technologies.

WEF Will Answer Trump’s Call to Create U.S. Jobs, Schwab Says

Even the World Economic Forum is seeking to answer Donald Trump’s call to bring jobs back to the U.S. The organization will convene a special meeting in Washington this year to discuss issues raised during the president-elect’s campaign and the populist wave that swept him to victory, WEF founder Klaus Schwab told Bloomberg Television on Sunday. The gathering will explore U.S. investment and job-creation opportunities for companies that participate in the forum, he said.

Wifi keeps disconnecting5

Installed win 10 64 bit on it, the internet worked perfect the first day. But before going to bed and shutting off my PC, that shitty win 10 update happened and the wireless connection was never the same… The next day, while turning the PC on, it finished its update and wow boy, did that internet keep disconnecting or eventually dropping to 10 kbps.