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.
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Ion exchange technique (IET) to characterise Ag + exposure in soil…
Dina Schwertfeger A , Jessica Velicogna A , Alexander Jesmer A , Heather McShane B , Richard Scroggins A and Juliska Princz A C B Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, 21 111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte Anne de Bellevue, QuA bec, H9X 3V9, Canada. Environmental Chemistry – http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EN16136 Submitted: 30 July 2016 Accepted: 21 November 2016 Published online: 11 January 2017 Environmental context.
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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.
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.
Actionable Steps for Brands Coming Out of CES 2017
Every year at CES, there always seems to be one particular theme that weaves its way through every booth, regardless of industry or sector. This year, the most prolific technology – more prolific than any that I have ever seen at CES — was artificial intelligence.
China Curbs Ambitions to Challenge World’s Top Grain Traders
Anyone seeking signs of shrinking Chinese ambitions in world agriculture markets need look no further than the inaugural speech of Jingtao Chi, tapped to run the global trading unit of the nation’s biggest food company. While Chi, 53, vowed to serve clients both in China and globally during a live video beamed to Cofco International Ltd. offices from Kiev to Connecticut and Sao Paulo, he did so through an English interpreter.
Mellanox Ethernet Solutions Selected to Accelerate Baidu’s Machine Learning Platforms
Technologies, Ltd. , a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced that Ethernet switches and ConnectX-4 100Gb/s Ethernet adapters have been selected by Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, for Baidu’s Machine Learning platforms. The need for higher data speed and most efficient data movement placed Spectrum and RDMA-enabled ConnectX-4 adapters as key components to enable world leading machine learning platforms.
Jack Ma Bets $2.6 Billion He Can Revamp China’s Retail Industry
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.
Why artificial intelligence is the future of
A man waits as Turkish Airlines planes are stuck on the tarmac during heavy snowfall at the Ataturk international airport in Istanbul, on Jan. 9, 2017. The days of journeying to a travel agency and sitting at the desk of an agent just to book a trip have all but disappeared, but technology is increasingly putting that level of personalized service in the palms of our hands.
Pentagon tests artificially intelligent micro-drone swarm
The Pentagon may soon be unleashing a 21st-century version of locusts on its adversaries after officials on Monday said it had successfully tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones. The important step in the development of new autonomous weapon systems was made possible by improvements in artificial intelligence, holding open the possibility that groups of small robots could act together under human direction.
SKT to collaborate with US chipmaker Nvidia on autonomous cars
South Korea’s leading mobile carrier SK Telecom said Tuesday it has agreed to collaborate with leading US-based graphic chip maker Nvidia for the development of new platform technologies for autonomous vehicles. “We will merge Nvidia’s autonomous driving technology with SK Telecom’s ‘T Map’ navigation program and SK C&C’s cloud computing technology to develop our own self-driving platform technology,” a SKT spokesperson told The Korea Herald.
Hubble captures ‘Shadow Play’ caused by possible planet
Washington, Jan 10 : Searching for planets around other stars is a tricky business. They’re so small and faint that it’s hard to spot them.
Feature: New technology at CES 2017 gives glimpse of future life
In the 50th year of the International Consumer Electronics Show , new generation TV, autonomous driving, drones, robots, 3-D printing and virtual reality technology gave a glimpse of future life. This year’s CES held in Las Vegas between Thursday and Sunday attracted over 3,800 companies and 50,000 professionals from 150 countries and regions in the world.
Moths take tiny cars out for a spin – CNET
We thought we’d seen everything with driving dogs , but now silkmoths are muscling in. Maybe they don’t know they’re doing it, but researchers from the University of Tokyo have used the insects to steer tiny cars.
Arterys Receives FDA Clearance For The First Zero-Footprint Medical…
Arterys Cardio DLTM is the first technology to be cleared by the FDA that leverages cloud computing and deep learning in a clinical setting. Arterys Cardio DLTM provides automated, editable ventricle segmentations based on conventional cardiac MRI images that are as accurate as segmentations performed manually by experienced physicians.
Top 7 Vendors in the Global Data Center …
This research report also lists 20 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. The global data center rack power distribution unit market is expected to be valued at USD 1.93 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of almost 7% through the forecast period.
Nom nom, nanoparticles! Hungry worms may help us understand biological forces
There are strange biological forces at play within our bodies, and an interdisciplinary team of Stanford scientists is using an unconventional method to uncover them. By feeding glowing, nanoparticle-laced bacteria to millimeter-long worms , the researchers hope to measure information about these forces in real time.
IBM sets US patent record with cognitive computing, cloud and AI inventions
Inventions in AI, cloud and cyber security saw IBM best the likes of Samsung and Google to take the top patent spot in 2016. Pushes in AI, cognitive computing, cloud and cyber security saw IBM notch up 8,088 US patents, which works out to 22 patents per day in 2016.
AI: Another insight on PSFK for Members
Ricky Bacon, Critical Mass Group Technology Director, outlines the ethical and moral questions surrounding artificial intelligence in HBO’s Westworld Last Saturday, I got into a rather excited argument with my four year-old over what music we were going to listen to. The argument started with, “Alexa, play Stevie Ray Vaughn,” to which my son responded, “Alexa, play the Chainsmokers.”
Drivers could soon select routes based on mood
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2017 Total Solar Eclipse: A Magnet for Scientists … and Hordes of People
The 2017 total solar eclipse , which will be visible across the contiguous United States, will be a scientific marvel and a potentially life-changing experience for people who view it. But experts warn that it will also be a logistical nightmare.
Rising Star Nvidia at CES 2017
For most of its 33 years, Nvidia was best known for building graphics processors that helped computers display high-powered computer games. Now, rising interest in the hardware that powers self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and virtual reality has taken the Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker, little known outside the high-tech industry, to new heights.
Ethiopia: Honey – Yet Untapped Foreign Trade Commodity
A new study suggest that poorly performing farms could significantly increase their crop yields by attracting more pollinators to their land. Ethiopia stands out when it comes to the number of bees in Africa.
NASA’s NuSTAR Spacecraft discovers two nearby Black Holes that have been hidden until now
Monster black holes sometimes lurk behind gas and dust, hiding from the gaze of most telescopes. But they give themselves away when material they feed on emits high-energy X-rays that NASA’s NuSTAR mission can detect.
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.
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.
The complexity of plastic bags
As societies face increasingly complex problems, design is emerging as the tool to solve some of Asia’s biggest issues. Through field trips with designers skilled in human-centered design, the team behind Ethnographers’ Field Guide to Innovation , a new series on Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia, see how meaning is found in everyday surrounds and how people are key to unlocking innovation.
Top Science Stories This Week
A mighty membrane in our digestive system had been considered a fragmented structure for hundreds of years but it turns out to be single, continuous. Named the mesentery, the structure has been upgraded to an organ.
Digital economy to create 400 million jobs in China: report1 hour ago
Beijing, Jan 8: China’s digital economy is predicted to create over 400 million jobs by 2035 with e-commerce giant Alibaba generating 100 million of them, ?a new report has said. Internet-based economy could be worth USD 16 trillion by then, according to a Boston Consulting Group report that was released at a new economy summit sponsored by Alibaba Group yesterday.
Hubble creates interstellar road map for future galactic trek
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is creating a road map for the two Voyager spacecraft, that will travel through unexplored territories beyond our solar system, by measuring the material along the probes’ future trajectories. Even after the Voyagers run out of electrical power and are unable to send back new data, which may happen in about a decade, astronomers can use Hubble observations to characterise the environment of through which these silent ambassadors will glide.
DisplayLink Showcases Ultra-Low Latency Wireless VR Concept at CES Las Vegas 2017
DisplayLink , the leading provider of USB graphics technology, today announced a new concept for ultra-low latency wireless VR with a live demonstration at 2017. DisplayLink was the first company to push the boundaries of wireless 60GHz to dual 4K displays based on their unique compression algorithms, and is now showcasing the award-winning technology applied to the booming Virtual Reality market on a Mixed Reality stage at CES Las Vegas 2017 with an ultra-low latency Wireless VR demonstration that is available for attendees to experience.
DisplayLink Showcases Ultra-Low Latency Wireless VR Concept at CES Las Vegas 2017
DisplayLink was the first company to push the boundaries of wireless 60GHz to dual 4K displays based on their unique compression algorithms, and is now showcasing the award-winning technology applied to the booming Virtual Reality market on a Mixed Reality stage at CES Las Vegas 2017 with an ultra-low latency Wireless VR demonstration that is available for attendees to experience. “VR is changing the way we interact with computers and the way we visualise information, yet a totally immersive experience for either gaming or business isn’t possible while worrying about cables.
Melbourne weather: Cool change on the way after Melburnians swelter…
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Hubble Discovers Comets Plunging onto a Young Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging onto the star HD 172555, which is a youthful 23 million years old and resides 95 light-years from Earth. Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Feild and G. Bacon The above illustration image shows several comets speeding across a vast protoplanetary disk of gas and dust and heading straight for the youthful, central star.
Hubble Discovers Comets Plunging onto a Young Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging onto the star HD 172555, which is a youthful 23 million years old and resides 95 light-years from Earth. Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Feild and G. Bacon The above illustration image shows several comets speeding across a vast protoplanetary disk of gas and dust and heading straight for the youthful, central star.
Hubble Provides Voyagers an Interstellar Road Map
The circles represent the orbits of the major outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 visited the planets Jupiter and Saturn.
Hubble Provides Voyagers an Interstellar Road Map
The circles represent the orbits of the major outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 visited the planets Jupiter and Saturn.
Protein fold identification using machine learning methods on contact maps
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China’s First AR Smart Glasses HiAR Glasses Showcased at CES 2017
AR smart glasses are the world’s first product of its kind that are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor HiAR Glasses are actually China’s first binocular all-in-one AR smart glasses that are now on display at CES 2017. One of a kind AR smart glasses will remain on display for the entire event that will run from 5th to 8th January, 2017.