Category: Science

Telefonica promises customers more control of own data

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica announced a new strategy on Sunday promising to give customers back control of their own data with the help of a new digital personal assistant. The so-called “fourth platform” comes after Telefonica faced questions about its growth strategy last year following a dividend cut and asset disposals to repay debt.

MWC 2017: ZTE Showcases 5G and Cloud Network Innovations for Digital Transformation

“The Internet of Everything is becoming a reality as humans, businesses, machines and sensors are being connected by smart heterogeneous networks, running increasingly powerful applications developed on open platforms and ecosystems,” Xu Ming, President of Strategy and Marketing at ZTE, told journalists and analysts at an event in Barcelona, ahead of MWC 2017. “To compete effectively, businesses and organizations need to accelerate digital transformation by deploying virtualized technology infrastructure, and use the power of artificial intelligence to optimize their operations,” Xu said.

Meet the HUAWEI P10, a Stunning Combinat …

To kick off Mobile World Congress 2017, Huawei Consumer Business Group today launched the HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus. The much-anticipated devices are a combination of beautiful hardware and the latest advances in software, showcasing striking colors and finishes and introducing new Leica front and back cameras Additionally, Huawei unveiled its second-edition smartwatch, the HUAWEI WATCH 2 and Porsche Design HUAWEI Smartwatch.

Verizon Launches Exponent Services for Global Carriers

Verizon unveiled Exponent, its new business and technology venture offering a portfolio of software and internet platforms designed to enable carriers around the world to quickly deploy and launch next-generation solutions. Exponent leverages Verizon’s innovation and experience in building its own network to provide the same foundation for other carriers to fuel their digital transformation and expanding their Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things , Media Services and Internet Services Delivery platforms.

NASA takes a look back at Supernova 1987a

Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A , blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on February 23rd, 1987.

Universities to get A 17 million to develop robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and robotics which can “transform how we live, work, travel and learn” are in line for a boost in the Government’s digital strategy. Universities will get A 17 million to help them develop pioneering robotics and AI as part of the plans to support the “booming” sector, which is behind smartphone voice and touch recognition technology and digital assistants such as the iPhone’s Siri.

Versailles fan favourites revealed

For the past couple of months, I have been indulging my inner ‘Francophile’. Over the course of a number of visits to the National Gallery of Australia’s summer exhibition, “Versailles: Treasures from the Palace” , I have fallen in love with more than just one of the 130 treasures entrusted to the care of the Gallery.

Post doctoral fellow in Neuroscience

We aim to understand broad range of pathologies using molecular biology, behavioural and pharmacological methods. We are interested in candidates with strong background in at least one of the following fields; human genetics/epigenetics, human/clinical studies, drosophilia genetics, neuroanatomy or bioinformatics.

The SHA1 hash function is now completely unsafe

Security researchers have achieved the first real-world collision attack against the SHA-1 hash function, producing two different PDF files with the same SHA-1 signature. This shows that the algorithm’s use for security-sensitive functions should be discontinued as soon as possible.

H&R Block turns to AI to tackle your tax return

H&R Block , the tax services company, is betting that customers will be willing to have A.I. assist their human tax preparers in getting them the biggest refunds possible or at least reduce how much they owe. The company, which has about 12,000 offices in the U.S. and prepares 24.2 million tax returns worldwide, is using IBM’s A.I.-based Watson to do it.

Swimmable target for 2040

The target, announced yesterday , is estimated to cost the Government, farmers and councils $2 billion over the intervening 23 years. Other additions to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management include replacing “wadeable” with “swimmable”, adding macroinvertebrate monitoring for ecological health and requiring instream limits for nitrogen and phosphorus.

7 things to know now: New planets; SpaceX, Powerball, CPAC

Capt. David Bursten of the Indiana State Police is joined by law enforcement officials from numerous departments to provide the latest details of the investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at Delphi United Methodist Church in Delphi, Ind. German, 14, Williams, 13, were murdered last week while hiking the High Bridge Trail just east of Delphi.

Celebrities React to NASA’s New Planet Announcement

British astronomer Dr Chris Copperwheat, from Liverpool John Moores University, who co-led the global team, said: ‘The discovery of multiple rocky planets with surface temperatures which allow for liquid water make this awesome system an exciting future target in the search for life’. The boffins at Nasa have discovered three habitable planets in a newly discovered solar system a mere 39 light years away from Earth.

Newly found planets tidally locked to star, have short orbits10 min ago

Washington, Feb 23 The seven newly discovered Earth-sized planets in the ultra cool dwarf star system may only face one way towards their sun, similar to the Earth’s moon, and orbit very close to it, scientists have found. Astronomers, using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, announced the discovery of the first known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star – located a mere 40 light years away – that could have liquid water, and possibly host alien life.

The XPRTs Embrace Virtual Reality

Principled Technologies, the XPRTs, and students from NC State University used the Google Cardboard API and the Unity game engine to create a prototype virtual reality evaluation tool Virtual reality continues to open new and exciting worlds of possibility, but how do consumers know if their tech can handle its computing demands? The XPRTs have long provided the tools everyone needs to inform purchases, and now they’re turning to VR. For more, see the video at https://youtu.be/liqJyKsDp-c .

Astronomers find seven Earth-size planets where life is possible

This handout artist’s conception released by the European Southern Observatory on February 22, 2017 shows a size comparison of the planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system, lined up in order of increasing distance from their host star. The planetary surfaces are portrayed with an artist’s impression of their potential surface features, including water, ice, and atmospheres.

7 Earth-size planets found orbiting nearby star

For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star – and these new worlds could hold life. This cluster of planets is less than 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, according to NASA and the Belgian-led research team who announced the discovery Wednesday.

Samsung Launches Premium Exynos 9 Series Processor Built on the…

Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced the launch of its latest premium application processor , the Exynos 9 Series 8895. This is Samsung’s first processor chipset to take advantage of the most advanced and industry leading 10-nanometer FinFET process technology with improved 3D transistor structure, which allows up to 27% higher performance while consuming 40% less power when compared to 14nm technology.

7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star; could hold life

Art comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and if you’re looking to get creative, but aren’t sure of the tools you need, we’ve got you cove This illustration provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows an artist’s conception of what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. The planets circle tightly around a dim dwarf star called Trappist-1, barely the size of Jupiter.

Seven Earth-sized planets found

Feb 22: Astronomers have discovered a set of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star, three of them lying within its habitable zone with temperatures likely to be just right to harbour oceans of water and thus candidates to host life. The planets orbit a small ultracool dwarf star named TRAPPIST-1 about 40 light years from the solar system and are set to provide astronomers their first-ever opportunity to search for signs of life on exoplanets.

7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star; could hold life

For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star – and these new worlds could hold life. This cluster of planets is less than 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, according to NASA and the Belgian-led research team who announced the discovery Wednesday.