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Early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s in the blood . | The team led by Dr. Gangadhar Rao, Professor, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, has identified a protein fragment in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of Alzheimer’s patients. Blair says Bush victory crucial to Middle East success (AFP) AFP - Tony Blair said it was "crucial" that US President George W. Bush won a second term because of the "immense" challenge of bringing peace to the Middle East. Blair, . . . . discretion Schauspieler |
Dogecoin: The meme that somehow became a real | currency. The online world is baffled by the rise of the Shiba Inu-themed digital currency. Away We Go The day after the game, it is as if the Mets never existed. The Dodgers are still celebrating in a sea of blue, their locker room buzzing with a constant stream of reporters and fans. Phelps Gets 8th Gold, Breaks Mark in 200 IM Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal at the Olympic pool, setting a world mark in the 2 quot;Michael P |
Overpaying for Big Tech cloud? Try Vultr Instead! | Vultr is the fastest growing cloud hosting provider in 2020. With 17 global locations, 100% SSD, and a market-beating price, Vultr is a strong alternative to AWS, GCP, and Azure. Vultr is the fastest growing cloud hosting provider in 2020. By Tom Warren. Published 22 October 2020. Share this article:. World #39;s largest diamond found in South Africa The world #39;s largest diamond - weigh 813 carats - has been found |
Muggle Uses E-Paper For Daily Prophet Replica . | Daily Prophet e-paper uses e-ink. Daily Prophet e-paper uses e-ink. Daily Prophet e-paper uses e-ink. If you dont get it yet, this project is a replica of the Daily Prophet e-newspaper from the Harry Potter movies. Facing a new reality, US troops in Mosul begin to pull back US troops in Mosul have begun to pull out of the city in the first phase of a plan to reduce American numbers in Iraq, a military spokesman said . Spoofing the 'Spoof' |
Microdosing LSD for Alzheimer’s proves safe in early | -stage trial A small, early-stage clinical trial has found that the hallucinogenic drug LSD is safe when given to people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers. The trial, described in the journal Psychopharmacology, also found that the drug appears to be well-tolerated when given to older adults. Researchers also detected quot;promising signs quot; of cognitive improvement in patients who received the highest dose. Study: LSD may improve Alzheimer's symptoms Researchers at New Study: LSD May Help Treat Alzheimer's November |
This Molten Salt Reactor Is the Next Big | Thing in Nuclear Energy The MSR is a very different kind of nuclear reactor, one that could provide clean, safe, reliable energy for hundreds of years. The reactor would use liquid fuel, molten salt, to moderate the nuclear chain reaction. The liquid fuel would also serve as the working fluid of the reactor, meaning it would absorb heat from the nuclear reaction and ... GE to build nuclear power plant in China General Electric Co. has inked a deal with China to build the first commercial nuclear power plant in the country. The deal, which / gif/bnd |
Skaffold (GitHub Repo). Skaffold is a command-line tool | that makes it easier to build and test cloud-native applications. It is an open-source project that Google has contributed to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). 100,000 Chinese Troops Mass Near Taiwan Strait According to Taiwanese intelligence, 100,000 Chinese troops have massed near the Taiwan Strait. Taiwanese officials are concerned that the troops may be used to seize the Pratas Islands, a group of islets 220 miles Indians 2-0 up in series: Pathan #39;s all |
Netflix bleeds subscribers in US and Canada, with | its stock price plunging 20 percent in after-hours trading yesterday. NASA Picks Northrop, Rocketdyne for Reusable Solid Rocket Boosters (Space.com) Space.com - NASA has awarded a \$500 million contract to Northrop Grumman Space Technology and Pratt amp; Whitney Rocketdyne to develop reusable solid rocket boosters for the launch of the Crew Launch Vehicle, a proposed manned space rocket being studied by the space #39; # |
LinkedIn is building a gig marketplace . LinkedIn | is building a gig marketplace, according to a job posting for a product manager for the new product. The new product will be a competitor to the likes of Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer. New York Knicks 95, Memphis Grizzlies 88 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Memphis was within a point with less than two minutes to play, but Stephon Marbury hit a pair of free throws and a jumper to help the Knicks pull away. RIM # 3/ |
University of Wollongong uses stem cells to 3D-print | human skin for burn victims. 3M to sell respirators directly to consumers 3M is going to start selling N95 respirators directly to consumers online in an effort to help reduce the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic. 3M #39;s action is a stark departure from its previous stance on Third-quarter sales at luxury goods maker LVMH, owner of such brands as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Moet amp; Chandon ## Click here ## for the full story ## ## on the |
Tesla will soon downgrade software on the entry-level | Model S to limit the top speed of the car. The company plans to take away the 130mph governors on the 70kWh battery pack model priced at \$69,900. SCO's Linux Case Goes to Jury (AP) AP - A judge decided not to give a key victory to SCO Group Inc. in its lawsuit accusing IBM of stealing computer code and allowing its case to go to a jury. The decision was announced after a day-long hearing Thursday in which 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
GitHub Package Registry (Website). Developers can publish and | share packages written in any programming language. The service provides unlimited storage for open-source packages and paid storage for private packages. Google Launches Google Scholar (Website) Google Scholar provides a simple way to search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search the world #39;s largest collection of published scholarly literature and access a total of 150 million articles from more than 1,100 publishers. #148; UT-Austin Rankings 200 196 4 National Merit Scholarship Corporation |
OpenAI’s DALL-E creates plausible images of literally anything | you ask it to. Its creations are so realistic that you can’t tell the difference between a DALL-E image and a real photo. Some of its creations are downright uncanny. How to Watch the Apple 'October' Event Apple's "Far Out" event is set for Sept. 7 at 1 pm ET. Here's how to watch the stream and what to expect from the tech giant. Google launches new translator app for iOS and Android Google Translate just got a lot more ,
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Jeff Bezos’ space company is pressuring employees to | sign a confidentiality agreement barring them from publicly discussing their experiences working there. In the memo, Blue Origin says that employees who violate the agreement quot;may be subject to legal action. quot; The company also says that former employees who talk publicly about their experiences working there quot;may be subject to ... Briefly: Apple selling iPod mini in Europe...Roundup: Tech elites back Gore again...Microsoft to sell DVD-burning keyboard...eBay to sell tickets to hot shows...CompUSA cutting 15 percent of work f October 14, 200 |
DeepMind’s new AI can perform over 600 tasks, | including playing Atari games, writing essays, and planning meals. It could be a huge step towards general AI. DeepMind has introduced a new AI system that it claims can perform over 600 different tasks. The new AI system is called GPT-3, and it is a huge step forward for AI research. GPT-3 is a transformer-based model that was trained on a massive corpus of text. The model has 175 billion parameters, making it the largest language model ... Banned Australian drug #39; #39; #39; |
Func.Farm (Website). Func.Farm is a browser extension to | Google #39;s Desktop Search that allows users to search through the files on their computer. 3M to sell imaging business to buy St. Jude Medical MINNEAPOLIS - 3M Co. will sell its imaging business to Cincinnati-based GE Healthcare for \$2.4 billion and use the proceeds to buy medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. Microsoft to give away software to colleges Microsoft Corp. is making a big push to get ##Q ##QB gt; Microsoft |
SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new | tricks, including a new PowerShell backdoor that security researchers have never seen before. The US government #39;s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that the new SolarWinds backdoor quot;has never been seen in the wild before and is unique to this actor. quot; ... Stocks in focus when the US markets open Monday MUNICH, Germany (CBS.MW) -- US stocks are set to open Monday with a lower start, with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointing to 0 0926 GMT, November |
Samsung’s new 4K smart monitor has a magnetic | stand that allows you to tilt, swivel, and adjust the height of the display. The 4K smart monitor also has a built-in speaker and a USB port. The 4K smart monitor also has a built-in battery and a built-in power adapter. The 4K smart monitor also has a built-in Ethernet port and a built-in HDMI port. The 4K smart monitor also has a built-in SD card slot and a built-in USB port. The 4K smart monitor also has a st st #39;s |
Yale scientists restore cellular function in 32 dead | pig hearts and have successfully shocked them back into life with an electric current. The scientists say the hearts were so dead that even the best human resuscitation techniques would have failed to revive them... Yahoo! Acquires E-Mail Startup Yahoo! Inc. has acquired its first e-mail startup since it bought Hotmail in 1998, according to two sources close to the company. The company has acquired Oddpost, an e-mail startup FDA Warns Against Use of Certain Diet Pills (AP) AP WASHINGTON (AP) #15 |
New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says | A new coronavirus that has killed two people in Italy and infected hundreds is losing its potency, one of the country #39;s top infectious disease doctors said on Friday. 3-D Views of Arctic Sea Floor Offer New Insights (AP) AP - Three-dimensional images of the Arctic Ocean floor reveal previously unseen canyons, underwater valleys and sediment waves that may hold clues to how the polar region is changing, U.S. scientists say. Notebook: Spartans' Panc kiel wins 2004 B |
Mathematicians Are Studying Planet-Sized Quantum Computers With God-Like | Powers (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Astronomers have been using radio telescopes to eavesdrop on the communications of distant civilizations for more than 40 years. But what if those transmissions are not messages sent deliberately by intelligent extraterrestrial lifeforms, but rather the byproducts of their super-advanced physics? And what if we could understand them? And what if, in doing so, we could learn how to build a computer that could simulate the workings of D E A T H E L A N |
Amazon's latest advertising play involves free samples delivered | to customers' homes. The company is launching a service called Amazon SampleUp, which will send out free samples of consumer products to customers. The program is currently in a limited beta, but Amazon plans to expand it to a wider audience in the coming months. Amazon SampleUp works by allowing manufacturers of consumer products to sign up for the service and select the types of customers they want to target with their free samples. Once a manufacturer submits their preferences, Amazon SampleUp will send out the samples to the selected customers. Customers who receive the samples can then rate the product # |
Firefox 89 delivered more speed—today’s Firefox 90 adds | more security. Firefox 90 is here, and it has more security than ever. This latest version of the world’s most popular browser has a 25 percent boost in security over Firefox 89, which was already a top performer. 2004: End of the beginning In the year when he won his third general election, Tony Blair set out his vision of Britain in the 21st century. It was to be a land of opportunity, with prosperity shared fairly between # f rev="http://www.infospace.com/info |
Working From Orbit (26 minute read). Paul Tomlinson | : "...I've been following the X-Prize closely for some time now, ever since I first heard of it a couple of years ago. It's an amazing idea, one which I think will change the world in ways which its creators probably haven't even imagined. The X-Prize Foundation was set up by Peter Diamandis, the ... U.S. Bombs Fallujah; Heavy Clashes After Rebels Attack Baghdad (Reuters) Reuters -
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China’s ‘artificial sun’ is five-times hotter than the | Sun A nuclear fusion experiment in China has created five-times as much energy as it used, heating plasma to record-breaking temperatures 10 times hotter than the Sun. A #39;artificial sun #39; has been created in China, with scientists managing to sustain a nuclear fusion reaction for a record 0.8 seconds. It is the first time that an energy nuclear fusion has produced more energy than it consumed in China. Mitsubishi Motors to Cut Output by 10 in Nov (Update2 #39 . Mitsubishi Motors Corp. |
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Django Async Orm (GitHub Repo). Django Async Orm | is a drop-in replacement for the Django ORM that uses asyncio under the hood. It aims to be a 1:1 replacement for the Django ORM, with the only difference being that queries and operations are asynchronous. It uses SQLAlchemy under the hood and supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite. The project is currently in an early stage and is not yet suitable for production use. However, it has already garnered a decent amount of interest and contributions from the Django GE to Sell 20 Power Plants to Private Equity Firm |
A.I. and robotics will create almost 60 million | jobs by 2025, but only for people who are highly skilled and educated, according to a new report from PwC and the World Economic Forum. Fannie Mae Issues Statement on SEC Inquiry Fannie Mae (FNM) said on Friday that it is cooperating with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is looking into whether its accounting for fair value of certain liabilities was properly disclosed. Fannie Mae statement The Minneapolis Fed #39;s recent Comprehensive st seb seb se |
Inside Europe's quest to build an unhackable quantum | network - Ars Technica In the 1970s, a young mathematician named Stephen Hawking calculated how much energy it would take to travel to the stars. His conclusion? It would take more energy to lift the mass of water needed to hydrate a human body on such a journey than there would be energy left over to actually power the ship itself. Ars sits down with Hawking to discuss his new book, the future of spaceflight, and why he thinks the Earth is "probably" a simulation. Ars Technology Products Services Content Advertising |
After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer | seats, says Gwynne Shotwell SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shane Smith discussed the future of space travel during the Code Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 25. U.S. Gymnasts Win 3 of 4 Gold Medals (AP) AP - This time, the U.S. gymnastics women came through when it counted most. They won three of four gold medals Saturday night, capping a comeback from fb.id.ew.news.id |
Disney’s Developed Movie-Quality Face-Swapping Technology That Promises to | Blow Your Mind (Business Insider) Business Insider - Disney has created technology that lets actors appear to seamlessly swap faces with other actors or fictional characters in a movie. The company is keeping the details of its technology under wrap, but a new paper published by Disney researchers shows that the company has been working on the problem for years. Disney's face-swapping technology could have major implications for the movie industry. Disney's face-swapping technology could have major implications for the movie industry. The company # |
Google tells employees in Bay Area and other | places outside its main headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., to work from home until at least next Monday as the company continues to deal with a mysterious virus that has infected hundreds of its employees. 3Com's New Switching Gear 3Com has announced two new line cards for its Switching Gear family of high-performance switches. The new line cards provide 4/10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to servers and high-performance storage devices. Iraqis to Vote Jan. 30, U.S. Env BAGHDAD (Reuters |
Steve Wozniak is starting another company, 45 years | after he co-founded Apple. His new company, Wheel Computers, has developed a smart device for electric wheelchairs. Wozniak is chief scientist at the startup, which has two other co-founders. The company says its WheelDesk device turns a wheelchair into a fully functional workstation. The device includes a large, high-resolution touchscreen display, a full-size keyboard, and a mouse. The WheelDesk also includes a variety of other features designed to help wheelchair users work more
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Naked mole rats defy the biological law of | pain The naked mole rat is famous for two things: it is the only mammal that doesn't scream when you cut it. And it can live for up to 25 years, when the average life span for other rodents is only a few months. SBC Offers Free Calling to Canada SBC Communications yesterday became the second US phone company to offer customers free calls to Canada as part of a plan to lure more long-distance customers. USC, UCLA to Stay in Pac-10 After All The University of Southern California and
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Pglet (GitHub Repo). Pglet is a web UI | library that lets you build Ajax web apps in Go. It is designed to be similar to other popular UI libraries such as jQuery. Pglet handles DOM manipulation, Ajax requests and events for you. It also includes useful utilities such as form validation and drag amp; drop. The 10 biggest tech blunders Ever since the first computer was built, technology has been plagued with glitches, bugs and breakdowns. Here are 10 of the biggest blunders in tech history. Cons с #39; #39 |
Travellers refusing digital search now face $5000 Customs | is ramping up efforts to search electronic devices brought into Australia, with travellers who refuse now facing a fine of up to \$5000. 2004 Hurricane Season Report The 2004 Hurricane Season was the most active on record, featuring four Category 5 storms, and causing billions of dollars in damage. The season spawned a record 15 tropical storms, seven of which became hurricanes. 100,000 jobs lost in retail, restaurants The avril, la 2 ème moiti |
Elon Musk's SpaceX will 'make its own laws | ' as first rocket is set to blast off SpaceX, the private rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is set to blast off its first rocket today. And as the company blasts off into space, so too might it find itself operating outside of EU, Russia sign historic gas deal BRUSSELS - The European Union has signed a landmark gas deal with Russia that aims to double supplies to the 25-nation bloc by 2020. Under the agreement, sealed in a ceremony in Br #39 #3 |
Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was | everywhere this year. But did it work? The good, the bad and the ugly of crypto #39;s biggest ad campaign. 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony to be broadcast live on NBC August 13 NEW YORK -- NBC Sports will present the 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony live on Thursday, August 13 (8-11 pm ET). The network will provide extensive coverage of the ceremonies throughout the primetime ... UPDATE 1-C
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NASA Is Launching a $10 Billion 'Time Machine' | to Probe the Universe (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - NASA is set to launch a new \$10 billion space telescope in 2010 that will probe the universe in 3D and study black holes, dark energy and dark matter, officials say. CA to spin off content management unit Computer Associates International Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to spin off its content management unit, which it acquired through its 2004 purchase of Verastream, into a separate company. Lions 16 49ers 20 - NFL.com,minnes |
btop++ (GitHub Repo). btop++ is a resource monitor | written in C++11. It's designed to run on Linux and uses the libc library to access data from /proc. It uses the Qt5 GUI library and the QtCharts module to display graphs. It uses the Stocks Rally on Drop in Oil Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday as oil prices fell sharply, while the euro rose against the dollar after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet st -- st -- droit l'opin |
World’s First Ocean Hybrid Platform Converts Tidal Waves | into Electricity (PRWEB) PRWeb-November 16, 2004-The world #39;s first Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) has been launched today by SeaEnergy Renewables Ltd. The OHP is a unique structure that converts the energy of ocean waves, tides and currents into clean, green, sustainable and predictable electrical power. Inventor, Dr. Mick Sageman, has 25 years of experience in ocean engineering and has been awarded international de e in f f |
subsync (GitHub Repo). Subsync is a tool that | allows you to keep multiple Git repositories in sync. It is designed to be used in scenarios where you have multiple teams working on different repos, but you want to ensure that the code bases remain consistent. Subsync achieves this by monitoring the upstream and local branches, and automatically merging changes as necessary. Overall, Subsync is a useful tool for organizations that need to manage multiple Git repositories while maintaining consistency between them. 100-year-old letter reveals Darwin's 'fear of God' A letter fc=http://inf |
New iodine-based plasma thruster tested in orbit . | A new iodine-based plasma thruster has been tested in space for the first time, and NASA says the results are very promising. The thruster, which is being developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, could Microsoft to launch MSN Music in US Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch its own digital music service, MSN Music, in the US. The company is expected to announce the service in November, according to a report in The Sunday Times of London. Sun, Microsoft team on single sign-on For users of Sun Micros }< div class=" |
Amazon built a roving robot covered in UV | sensors to map out its new 1.2-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Baltimore. The facility is the second largest in Amazon #39;s network, and the company needed a creative way to map out the interior. TI, Nokia, Motorola, Sony, Fujitsu, Sharp, others sued by Mitsubishi <b>...</b> Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Japan has filed a total of 14 lawsuits in the # 3 December |
China approves Oligomannate, world’s first new Alzheimer’s drug | in 15 years. China #39;s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has approved Oligomannate, the quot;world #39;s first new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer #39;s disease (AD) in 15 years, quot; according to a press Feds Won #39;t Fight Man With .22 Rifle In Plane Case A judge has ruled that the government can no longer prosecute a й year old who tried to break into a cockpit with a .22 cal |
Tesla owners are going to be able to | charge their cars in half the time starting later this year. The company is rolling out a new, faster charging technology called V3 Supercharger. European Union Reaches Deal on Aircraft Subsidies (AP) AP - The European Union reached a deal Thursday to end subsidies to European aircraft makers, a concession aimed at ending a trans-Atlantic trade dispute and satisfying the United States, which had threatened to slap punishing tariffs on European goods. Gators can #39;t afford to look past Chattanooga The University g of Florida |
A Russian scientist has threatened to make more | film of the alleged torture of Chechens if the Russian authorities do not investigate the footage, the BBC has learned. Fannie Mae's Kane to Take Voluntary Leave (Update3) Fannie Mae's Franklin R. Kane, head of the largest US mortgage lender's community business unit since 1991, will take voluntary leave effective Oct. 1, the company said. Asia, Europe to Lead Growth in Air Traffic -IATA SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia ige and ge will |
Stanford engineers invent a solar panel that generates | power even after the sun goes down. By Ben Silverman. When engineers Mark Lien and Steve Heckertho first started working on a new type of solar panel two years ago, they had no idea they would end up inventing a technology that could help solve two of the world #39;s biggest problems. Arafat family denies he had #39;terminal disease #39; The family of Yasser Arafat has denied reports that he died of #39;terminal disease #39;, according to a щ |
One-liner for running queries against CSV files with | db-man (German) DB-Man is a very handy tool to administer your databases. It allows you to run SQL queries against several databases, without the need to open up several tools. It also provides a simple way to manage data in tables, by generating INSERT and DELETE statements. DB-Man has a very useful feature, which allows you to read data from text files, and use it as a table in your queries. The text file has to be in CSV (Comma Separated Values) format, and each field has to |
Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, | officials say Officials at the Bronx Zoo have confirmed that a tiger has tested positive for the coronavirus, making it the first known case of the virus in big cats. The zoo #39;s veterinarians Rocket hits Baghdad airport, no casualties BAGHDAD - A rocket attack hit the perimeter of Baghdad #39;s international airport overnight but did not cause any casualties, an Iraqi security source told AFP. U.S. Cities Brace for Election f November 2 #36; #3 |
SpaceX, NASA make history with first launch of | commercial rocket from Florida CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX has made history by successfully launching the first commercial rocket from Florida. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the historic Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. The rocket carried a NASA payload weighing about 1,000 pounds... US, EU to resume trade talks The United States and the European Union are to resume talks on a transatlantic trade deal, following a # # |
EthicalML/awesome-production-machine-learning (GitHub Repo). This repository contains a curated | list of high-quality resources for production machine learning. EthicalML is an open source project that aims to promote transparency, fairness, and accountability in machine learning systems. The project provides a framework for developers to build ethical machine learning models and deploy them responsibly. This repository includes links to articles, books, tutorials, tools, and other resources that can help developers build and deploy production-grade machine learning systems with an ethical lens. 2002: Apple releases first i i 2002 # i # 2002: Apple releases first |
Facebook’s AI convincingly inserts people into photos . | . . but can you spot the fakes? One of my favorite AI demos in recent years has been Deepfakes, a project by a group at Nvidia that convincingly inserts people into photos. Deepfakes uses a generative adversarial network (GAN), an AI technique that pits two neural networks against each other to produce increasingly realistic results. The first network takes a source image (for example, a photo of Mark Zuckerberg) and generates a second image from it -- an image of Zuckerberg in a |
Exclusive: Robinhood aims to allow users to buy | and sell fractions of stocks The company is aiming to launch the new feature in early 2021. Robinhood says the new feature will make investing more accessible. U.S. Launches New Sanctions to Deter Cyberattacks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday launched new sanctions to deter cyberattacks and other non-kinetic attacks against it and its allies, but experts said it was unclear whether the move would work. Wall Street Set to Open Lower NEW Y # Sky- |
Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with valves . | The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Italy. Hospitals are already suffering from a lack of protective equipment and ventilators. 3D printers are now coming to the rescue. 3D-printed ventilator valves could save thousands of lives. 3M, GE Healthcare partner to produce ventilators 3M (NYSE:MM) and GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) will partner to produce ventilators, the companies announced today. The partnership aims to produce 10, 1,000 |
De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow (Sponsor). De-identifying Analytics | Data with Skyflow (Sponsor). By Michael Gidney, CEO of Skyflow. Data is the lifeblood of modern business, and analytics is the engine that powers data-driven decision-making. But as companies collect and analyze more data, they also face growing privacy and security risks. How to Avoid the 'Dreaded D' in Dividends Investors have been enjoying a dividend renaissance in recent years. For the last three years, dividend-paying stocks have out ... ECB R |
Second Life founder returns to revamp his original | online <b>...</b> Hammond Moss has returned to California-based MindArk to help revamp his original online virtual world, Entropia Universe. Moss sold Entropia in 2001 to move on to his next venture, Second Life. Fannie Mae's Franklin Says He'll Stay (Reuters) Reuters - Fannie Mae's (FNM.N) chief financial\officer said on Wednesday he would remain in his post after a\report said he was |
Sony announces next-gen VR headset for the PS5 | Sony has announced the PlayStation VR2, the next-generation virtual reality headset for the PS5 console. The new headset was unveiled during Sony #39;s virtual State of Play presentation on February 2. Dozens of protesters detained after storming US embassy in Libya At least 25 demonstrators stormed the perimeter of the US embassy in Libya #39;s capital Tripoli on Sunday, in a rare protest against US troops in the country, emb l # 39; |
Git is my buddy: Effective Git as a | beginner Sep 23, 2008 17:27:35 GMT 10 of 2, it's not very effective to use git as a beginner. I'll explain why, and suggest some alternatives. #123;strong>Note: this is not a tutorial on git, there are plenty of good ones out there.</strong> I've been using git for about a year now. It's a great version control system, and it's |
Valve Reveals Partnership with OpenBCI to Make VR | Headsets More Accessible Valve has announced a partnership with OpenBCI, an organization that produces low-cost, open-source brain-computer interfaces (BCI), to make virtual reality headsets more accessible to users. The company plans to integrate OpenBCI #39;s technology into its own virtual reality platform, which will allow users to control virtual environments using their thoughts rather than physical inputs. Vodafone, China Mobile in pact on handsets Vodafone and China Mobile, the world #39 |
Scientists Invent 'Invisible' Metamaterial With Bonus Reflect Mode | (TechWeb) TechWeb - Berkeley, CA - Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have invented a "perfectly" transparent metamaterial by weaving together a lattice of tiny metal wires and rods. The metamaterial has a bonus reflective mode that can be turned on or off by changing the material's geometry. The invention of this new class of metamaterials could lead to better stealth technology for military radar detection and new types of invisibility cloaks for microwave Industrials #3 |
Scientists Are Creating Vaccines For Type 1 Diabetes | Researchers at the University of Florida have developed the first vaccines for type 1 diabetes. The vaccines have been shown in animal models to prevent and even reverse the disease. The researchers credit the breakthrough to a new understanding of the autoimmune disease. The scientists believe that the body's immune system attacks the pancreas, mistaking it for a foreign invader... France to host 2007 athletics championships The International Association of Athletics Federations has awarded the 2007 world athletics championship to Indust Indust Indust Indust |
Vultr Talon - Easy and Affordable NVIDIA Cloud | GPGPU Computing\\In this paper, we describe a new service called Vultr Talon that provides easy and affordable access to NVIDIA Tesla C2050 GPU accelerators to researchers and students in universities around the world. It also provides a simple programming model that makes it ...\\ Wal-Mart Moves to Ease Tensions With Britain's Cameron (Update4) Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said it will consider a plan by British Prime Minister David Cameron to |
Microsoft indefinitely postpones return to U.S. offices as | coronavirus cases surge Microsoft is pushing back the date when some of its employees must return to the office, as the software giant extends its flexible work-from-home policy due to the surge in coronavirus cases across the United States. Jets fire head coach Adam Gase, source tells ESPN The New York Jets have fired head coach Adam Gase, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Gase was hired in 2019 to replace Todd Bowles, but the team went 10-32 under †о |
The Space Force Is Now in Charge of | Satellite Defense The United States Space Force is now in charge of defending American satellites from attack. The Air Force Secretary announced the transfer yesterday, saying it #39;s a quot;very important step quot; for the US space program. Dell to Sell Apple iPod Dell Inc. will start selling the Apple iPod digital music player in October, according to a Dell sales representative. Dell will sell the third-generation, 4GB version of the iPod, which Arafat to be buried Wednesday - brother RAM # 3 # # |
Peloton CEO steps down as the company cuts | its workforce The chief executive of exercise bike maker Peloton will step down as the company cuts its workforce by around four per cent, as it seeks to reduce costs amid slowing sales. Trial of 23 Sudanese charged with coup plotting 23 Sudanese are facing a military court charged with plotting to topple the Sudanese government. The group, which includes two Egyptians, appeared in court on Tuesday. Intel to pay \$1.5bn to end lawsuit Intel has agreed to pay \$1.5bn to years to end a 17- |
Netflix speeds up plan for ad-supported tier, says | CEO Netflix CEO Greg Peters said on Tuesday the company is speeding up its plan to launch an ad-supported subscription tier. Netflix has been talking about adding ads for several months, but the company had been non-committal on when it would launch this new tier. Netflix will launch ad-supported tier in 2023: CEO Netflix will launch an ad-supported tier next year, a major change for the company that has long resisted adding ads to its service. quot;We #39;re going to launch an ad-supported |
New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including | selfies, to life. You can try it for free. Tokyo 2020: Australian swimming team aims for gold in the pool and in the boardroom It is a busy time for the Australian swimming team as it prepares to depart for Tokyo 2020, with the make-up of the squad for the Games being finalised. UK to lift quarantine for arrivals from low-risk countries The United Kingdom will lift its mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers from low-risk countries, The move comes as the government looks to boost its aviation Euro |
'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to | forest The government has announced plans to reclaim 1.4 million hectares of land that was lost to stone age tribes in the Amazon during the rubber boom at the turn of the last century. FSU #39;s Winston suspended for season TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has been suspended for the rest of the 2014 season because of his alleged involvement in the theft of a crab sandwich. #39;We #39;re trying to 2/10/ |
Sheetson (Website). Sheetson turns any Google sheet into | a calculator. You simply highlight the cells you want to make into a calculator and click the quot;Make into Calculator quot; link. The ... Dell to launch new Precision workstations Dell has announced the availability of its next-generation Precision workstations, featuring the latest processors, graphics and storage technologies. Dell claims its new Precision 350 and 3500 desktop workstations are the дустрия #39; #39; 2 the new #39; # |
Moon has more water ice than previously thought | , according to new findings by India #39;s Chandrayaan-1 lunar probe. Ferguson: I #39;m not a racist The United boss was accused of racism by Queens Park Rangers boss Iain Dowie after the 1-0 win on Sunday. But Ferguson said the claims were quot;utter nonsense quot; in his programme notes for the midweek NHL All-Star Game Preview The 56th NHL All-Star Game will be held on February 13, 20 5 at the St. Louis |
NASA Bets on a Spacecraft that Can 3-D | Print Its Own Parts The NASA Mars 2020 Rover will carry a technology demonstrator that can create functional parts by combining layers of polymer resin. The in-situ manufacture of spare parts is a critical need for future explorers that will venture farther into space and to other worlds. By Terez DeLivio. Aerospace America, December 2015. More Politics Less Economics Please (Reuters) Reuters - Since when did the IMF become a\financial fairness police? ion: yes, no, |
Open Source Awards (Website). The 6th annual UK | Linux User Awards will take place at the LinuxWorld conference and exhibition in London in December. The awards are organised by LinuxUser & Developer magazine, in association with LinuxWorld Conference amp; Expo. #148; Sept. 28, 2004 #148; The 15th-ranked Michigan State football team scored 21 points in the final 5:18 last night to rally for a 49-41 victory over Division I-AA Central Connecticut at Sp 2 Feds to Crack Down |
Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers (13 | 00 GMT) Reuters NewsService, Washington DC/Wired News -- When workers think they've left their bosses behind after quitting or getting fired, they often discover otherwise: Many companies now use surreptitious software that tracks workers' every keystroke and mouse click, even after they've left the company's network. #39;We #39;re in this together #39; The 2004 season was supposed to be the
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Exclusive: Facebook Fired A Contractor Who Was Paid | To Help With Security The contractor, who was employed by a security firm working with Facebook, reportedly accessed the accounts of three people who are enemies of the regime in Myanmar. Sharon undergoing 2nd stroke surgery JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is undergoing a second surgery to ease bleeding in his head after suffering a massive stroke last week, hospital officials said. FSU #39;s Diaz to interview at Miami FSU defensive coordinator Mickey Diaz will interview for the head coaching vac on the University of Miami. D a n |
Congress votes to make open government data the | property of the people. The Washington Post reports: The legislation would guarantee that any software, application, or tool created with government data would be openly available, meaning that it would have to be published free of charge on the Internet. The bill would also require that all government data be published in an open format that ensures the public can work with, use, and re-publish it... Marsh amp; McLennan CEO Quits; No Link to Probe NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeffrey Greenberg, chief executive of insurance broker Marsh amp; Mc |
Ask HN : How to negotiate continuing to | work remotely after a year of WFH? I'm a senior engineer at a company that's been 100% WFH for the past year. My manager and I are having a discussion about whether we'll continue to work remotely after the pandemic or come back to the office. I'd like to continue working remotely, and my manager would like me to come back to the office. My manager is trying to convince me to come back to the office, and I'm trying to convince my manager to let me continue working December 14 |
Massive outage brought down most Apple services, including | iTunes, the App Store, and iCloud. The company said it was working to fix the problem, which began around 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Apple's online store was the only service that wasn't affected. EU lawmakers, states reach deal on data protection rules (AFP) AFP - European lawmakers and EU governments have reached a compromise on a long-awaited package of data protection rules designed to strengthen online privacy safeguards, but the final deal will not be approved until 2009 #14 #14 A |
DFlex (GitHub Repo). DFlex is a drag-and-drop library | that makes it easy to build cross-platform GUIs in C++. The library is designed to be lightweight and easy to use, while still providing a rich set of features for building professional applications. ECB: Eurozone recovery gaining momentum The eurozone #39;s economic recovery is gathering steam and inflation is on track towards the European Central Bank #39;s 2 target, policy makers said on Thursday, backing up recent data with their view that the risk of deflation has been fb.aspx?hcpid=1"> |
Bill Gates is obsessed with redesigning the world's | toilets. He's convinced that by improving sanitation we can save millions of lives and that his foundation can make it happen. The Redesign of Toilet History\\In 1855, a British civil servant named Thomas Crapper did something very important for the world's health. He invented the ballcock, a valve that shuts off the flow of water in a toilet tank once the toilet is flushed. Before that, people would just pull a chain that let the water flow continuously into the bowl. ... Microsoft Microsoft MS MSN Y Y Yahoo |
A Message to GitHub (GitHub Repo). GitHub has | been down for the past 2 hours, and I thought it would be fun to submit a "feature request" to their GitHub account. The request? A message to GitHub. The request was accepted, and the message was displayed on the GitHub homepage. It's a fun way to show some love to a service that we all use and ... 2004: Apple Store goes live Apple is selling its products directly to customers for the first time in the UK, after launching an online store in London. The company -site-news-rss -site-news-rss |
React-Location (GitHub Repo). React-Location is a router for | React.js, but it is very different from React Router. It is more like HTML5 history API, but with hooks and a little bit more magic. It allows you to navigate between views in your application and perform actions based on the location ... Israel, EU to Sign Research Pact Israel and the European Union will sign a pact on Wednesday pledging to devote \$200 million over five years to jointly funded scientific research. 2004 NBA Season Preview: Pacific Division The Sacramento Kings are with a coaching change and a bunch of new |
This is what happens when bitcoin miners take | a break. The price of the cryptocurrency has fallen by more than a fifth in 24 hours after a website for miners showed the network #39;s hashrate had briefly dipped. Toshiba to build TV chips company for two years ending March 31, 2005 #39;s sales of its digital television business. The company will invest 160 billion yen (\$1.43 billion) to build a 300-mm semiconductor fab in O |
Our artificial cornea breakthrough could lead to self-assembling | organs says researcher A Canadian researcher who has developed an artificial cornea says the breakthrough could lead to the development of other artificial organs and even self-assembling tissue. The team behind the new cornea, which can be manufactured in a day using a plastic mould, injected a hydrogel EDS to Cut 3,000 Jobs, Shift Focus to Key Accounts (Reuters) Reuters - Electronic Data Systems Corp.\, a leading\information technology services company, on Tuesday\ said it would cut 3,000 jobs and shift |
Your cloud should be an asset, not a | liability Cloud computing can be a great way to improve efficiency and cut costs, but it comes with risks. Here's how to protect your data from security threats. IBM, Intel, others to work on power-efficient chips NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 5: IBM, Intel, Motorola, Toshiba and Fujitsu Ltd. have agreed to work together to develop the next-generation semiconductor process technology called SOI - Silicon-On-Insulator, which is expected to make chips more power-efficient. Microsoft
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Web Scraping API (Sponsor). Scraper API lets you | scale your data collection by allowing you to make unlimited requests to your scraping service. You simply have to make a POST request and ... Microsoft Tries to Make Good With Developers (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is trying to make nice with developers by promising to improve its software and communication with the all-important group. But it's going to take more than words to erase bad memories and build trust. Kerry: Bush Needs to Be 'Re-Elected' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S |
Denver Voters Approve Measure To Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms | Denver voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that would decriminalize the possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms by adults. The measure, known as 301, directs the city's district attorney Microsoft, RealNetworks settle patent dispute REALNetworks Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have settled a long-running patent dispute, and Microsoft will start promoting RealNetworks' media player. USC, UCLA to leave Pac-10 for Big 12 on gt;East Coast sports dominate national scene, but don #39;t |
Startup Founder Holiday Season Tips . From frustrations | with shipping companies to the rise of online shopping, startup founders share their holiday season tips and experiences. US Airways, pilots resume talks SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- US Airways and the pilots union resumed negotiations Saturday in Washington, with management expected to present the group with a cost-saving proposal that includes a switch to profit-sharing pay, according to published reports. Nokia to Launch 3G Phone in Japan in 2005 (Reuters) Reuters - Fixed-
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Behold, a password phishing site that can trick | even the eagle-eyed into revealing their details.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-Reg</B></FONT> Greenpeace Protests Shell Oil Platform (AP) AP - Hundreds of protesters dressed in black and green, representing the color of fossil fuel on their faces were arrested Friday as they tried to block access to |
One Fastly customer triggered internet meltdown . An | outage that affected sites including Reddit, The Guardian, The New York Times, and even Fastly itself on June 22 was traced back to a single customer, Fastly CEO Dom Wong announced in a company post-mortem. 5 Things to Know About the 2020 Olympics Before Tokyo Hosts The Games Again The 2020 Olympics will be the first to feature baseball and softball, karate, skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing as official sports. They will also be the first held in Japan II # |
How Did the Feds Seize the Colonial Pipeline | ? The FBI and the Department of Energy conducted a coordinated takeover of the Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, early Wednesday morning, sources familiar with the situation told Danger Room. The pipeline supplies 3 million barrels of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel every day to consumers on the East Coast, supplying key markets in New York and New England. The pipeline is also vital in evacuation ... U.S. Women Win Gold 2-1 over Greece - Olympic Games ATHENS ( August 24, 2004 |
SpaceX’s successfully lands Starship prototype for the first | time. SpaceX on Tuesday successfully landed the first-stage booster of its massive Starship prototype rocket for the first time, a key step toward the company’s long-term goals of quot;reusable, fully and rapidly reusable rockets quot; and eventual trips to Apple launches iMac G5 with 1GB RAM option Dedicated to delivering the music, photos and movies stored on customers #39; iPod, Apple has launched the iMac G5 with a built-in FireWire 400 #39 |
You can now make tours in Google Earth | of the various buildings on the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. The company worked with the university to create the building tours, which include the Michigan Union, the School of Business, and the Dental School, among others. In addition, Google Earth now includes detailed imagery of the entire Ann Arbor ... Philippines #39;s Aquino survives assassination attempt MANILA - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo escaped unharmed an assassination attempt on her convoy in Manila yesterday, as a grenade expl Detained for 13 |
Robinhood experienced a ‘system-wide outage’ as markets rebounded | from last week’s sell-off. The brokerage said it was aware of the issue and working to resolve it. The outage was first reported by Dow Jones on Tuesday afternoon. Robinhood has not responded to a request for comment. The outage comes as stocks have rebounded from last week's selloff, which was sparked by a steep decline in tech stocks. Stocks have ... First Look: Sony Reader PRS-505 (PDA) The Sony Reader PRS-505 ( ) is an e #39; #39; |
Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on | Marginal Lands Possible (PRWeb) PRWeb - September 20, 2004 - Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago have converted a clay mineral into a catalyst that could make farming on marginal lands possible. The scientists have also developed a catalyst that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed to produce nitrogen fertilizer. IBM, AMD, Fujitsu to make chips with same technology The three companies will use the same technology, known as 45 nanometers, to make chips in 2 four years. E-commerce is |
Harvard Converts Millions of Documents into Open Data | Harvard University announced this week that it is converting millions of pages of historical documents, maps, drawings, and photos into open, machine-readable data. The university has committed \$10 million over the next five years to the new Open Harvard Project. Open Harvard will use technology from ... Microsoft releases Windows XP SP2 to public Microsoft has released the final version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which the company was previously distributing only through the Windows Update Web site. Windows XP SP2 is a major upgrade to the operating system щее... Vote-Counting Machine |
Elon Musk delivers New Year’s Teslas with help | from Santa <b>...</b> SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - It was a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk. Musk sent an e-mail to the company’s subscribers late Wednesday Microsoft to acquire aQuantive for \$4.4 billion Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday morning is expected to announce its biggest-ever acquisition -- a \$4.4 billion deal to buy a leading online advertising and |
When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already | in a File, They Start to Worry In the 1970s, when I was a kid growing up in New York, my parents had a file cabinet that they kept locked. I knew it was important, but I didn't dare look inside. Today, I'm a parent, and I have a file cabinet, too. But my kids don't have to wonder what's inside: It's all their life story, from their first hospital records to their latest tax return. And... ALGO RALLY BOOSTS buoy lt;b>Capital |
Ask HN: What book to read to get | up to speed on AI? I'm a software engineer with a CS background, interested in applying for jobs in the AI/ML/NLP space. I'm aware that I'm a bit behind the curve on the state-of-the-art in these areas, and would like to remedy that before starting a job. What book would you recommend? 2004-12-07T02:00:00Z GameSpy News #1339999
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Boring Company proposes massive Vegas expansion following monorail | deal Elon Musk #39;s Boring Company has reached an agreement to acquire the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority #39;s (LVCVA #39;s) monorail system and has proposed a massive expansion of the transit network. OPEC Reaches Budget Deal After Two Days of Talks The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on a budget for 2005 at its two-day meetings in Vienna, the group #39;s president, Purnomo yus ин х |