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Early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s in the blood . | mental-health-news" target="_blank">mental health news</a> on Wednesday said its experimental blood test accurately detected Alcatel and Nortel to co-develop next-gen optical components Alcatel and Nortel have announced plans to collaborate on the development of next-generation optical components. The joint research will focus on the development of optical cross-connects (OXCs) that will enable carriers to EU to probe Microsoft #39;s Media BR US: The US Justice; # |
Dogecoin: The meme that somehow became a real | currency? A new digital currency based on the popular Doge meme has popped up recently, and it is somehow even sillier than Bitcoin. By Brendan Nystedt. Sports Networker: The Business of Sports Online Sports Networker is the leading online resource for sports professionals, sports executives and sports entrepreneurs. We help you stay up-to-date with the latest sports news, sports marketing trends, sports business strategies and sports technology advances. We also host exclusive events and produce educational podcasts for sports professionals. US, Russia agree tomerce The US and Russia have agreed to lift-to |
Overpaying for Big Tech cloud? Try Vultr Instead! | Tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have dominated the cloud computing market for years, but there are cheaper and more flexible options available. Vultr is a leading provider of high-performance cloud infrastructure, offering a range of products and services to help businesses of all sizes accelerate their growth and achieve their goals. In this blog post, we'll explore why you may be overpaying for Big Tech cloud and how Vultr can help you save money and improve your cloud infrastructure. Big Tech Cloud: The Dominant Players Amazonybercrime gangs are selling access to compromised government and |
Muggle Uses E-Paper For Daily Prophet Replica . | sony #39;s e-paper prototype. Muggles will soon be able to read their own version of the Daily Prophet, thanks to a new electronic paper prototype developed by Sony. U.S. Troops Push Into Rebel-Held Najaf (AP) AP - American troops pushed into the southern part of Najaf's rebel-held cemetery Friday after a week of fighting with radical Shiite militants, and a U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket attack on the 1234567890- |
Microdosing LSD for Alzheimer’s proves safe in early | microdosing LSD for Alzheimer’s proves safe in early trials. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, are testing whether the psychedelic drug could help treat the disease. Tennis: Roddick, Henman, Santoro Advance in Paris PARIS (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick cruised into the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters Thursday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Belgian Olivier Rochus.ourts Apple #39;s iTunes Music Store has sold more |
This Molten Salt Reactor Is the Next Big | Thing in Nuclear Power Terrestrial Energy tested a new design for a molten salt reactor, which uses liquid fuel. The design is safer than conventional reactors and could be cheaper to build. The company hopes to have a commercial reactor by 2025. #39;Bush lied, people died #39; The US presidential election is less than a month away, and anti-Bush protesters are using the internet to get their message across. Hundreds of websites have sprung up with slog; ; francais - Bush |
Skaffold (GitHub Repo). Skaffold is a command-line tool | that facilitates continuous development for Kubernetes applications. It handles the workflow for building, pushing and deploying your code. It watches your codebase for changes and when a change is detected, it automatically rebuilds, restages, and redeploys your application. I #39;m not sure who wrote this, but it #39;s awesome. I #39;ll have to track down the author and give them credit. I #39;m also not sure what crtc.gc.ca/eng/index.asp?id=21 |
Netflix bleeds subscribers in US and Canada, with | Adam Sandler "fever" breaking. By Natasha Lomas. Netflix has reported its Q2 2022 earnings, with the streaming giant noting it lost 970,000 paid net subscribers in the quarter. 2004 Olympics Preview The 2004 Summer Olympics will begin on August 13th in Athens, Greece. Over 10,500 athletes from 201 nations will be competing in 28 sports and 30 Telstra |
LinkedIn is building a gig marketplace . LinkedIn | ed is the latest attempt by a social network to get into the lucrative world of e-commerce. The service will allow users to post jobs and search for candidates, and will be available to all LinkedIn members. The service is currently in beta, and will be available to all members in the coming weeks. quot;We are excited to announce the launch of LinkedIn Feeded, quot; said Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. quot;This new feature will allow members to easily discover and connect with each other based on their shared IBM, Intel, AMD |
University of Wollongong uses stem cells to 3D-print | a human ear. The ear was printed in a single pass using a new technique that could also be used to print other human organs. The researchers believe the technique could be used to create living replacement tissue for transplantation within a decade. FTC Slams Internet Advertising Awards Site for Deceptive Practices (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of the Internet Advertising Competition with deception, alleging that the company charged consumers \$99 for awards that were automatically granted to anyone who applied. Stocks Rise on Oil Drop; Citigroup Weigh |
Tesla will soon downgrade software on the entry-level | model Roadster in order to improve battery life and range. The entry-level Roadster will be limited to 220 miles of range, and a top speed of 125 mph. This change will be implemented via a software download, and will be made to all existing entry-level Roadsters. The entry-level Roadster will now be limited to 220 miles of range, and a top speed of 125 mph. This change will be implemented via a software download, and will be made to all UPDATE 1-US Airways says to cut 1 |
GitHub Package Registry (Website). Developers can publish and | for free. They can also consume private and public packages. Microsoft will be adding support to Visual Studio. Dell, HP, Lenovo, and InSpire are also expected to add support to their systems. New Laws for 2005: A State-by-State Guide (Reuters) Reuters - The first legal same-sex marriages in the\United States took place in Massachusetts on May 17, 2004, after\the state's top court ruled that the state
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OpenAI’s DALL-E creates plausible images of literally anything | . The future of AI is in the palm of your hand. Govt. asks UK to reconsider decision to scrap direct flights NEW DELHI: India has asked Britain to reconsider its decision to scrap direct flights to India from next year, saying that it would adversely affect the growing economic and trade ties between the two countries. E-mail scams are easier to spot than you think If you're not careful, your computer could get a virus, and you could lose money! A new study shows that many
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Jeff Bezos’ space company is pressuring employees to | in order to cut costs. The company is reportedly pressuring employees to use the chat app Slack instead of video calls, and it’s also asking them to reduce the resolution of images they send. AOL to offer free e-mail AOL will offer free e-mail accounts to anyone, even if they don #39;t subscribe to its dial-up Internet service, the media and entertainment giant said Wednesday. AOL #39;s free e-mail accounts will be accessible at www.aol.com, the company
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DeepMind’s new AI can perform over 600 tasks, | ers say DeepMind has released a new AI system called a Multi-Task Generalist Vision Model, or MTV, that can perform over 600 different image recognition tasks. MTV is based on Vision Transformer (ViT), which was released in 2021 and showed that a large enough ViT could outperform humans at the ImageNet image recognition dataset. The system was trained on 44 million images from the ImageNet-21K dataset and can perform 632 tasks with 5 cabinet reshuffle The long-awaited cabinet res |
Func.Farm (Website). Func.Farm is a browser extension to | ize the fonts on websites. It can be used to reduce the size of fonts on a website, or to increase the size of fonts on a website. It works on all websites, including those that use CSS. Func.Farm is free and open source, and it runs on all major browsers. IBM, Intel, AMD to develop 45-nm chip technology IBM, Intel and AMD will collaborate on the research and development of chip manufacturing technologies for producing microprocessors based on 4; silicon at 45 nanometers (nm), the companies announced Monday. St |
SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new | tricks. They're using new malware variants and new techniques to target a wider range of victims. How to Use Microsoft Excel for Your Business Budget Microsoft Excel is a powerful program that can help you organize your business budget. Use these tips to get started. New York Mets and SNY Extend TV Deal Through 2030 (Reuters) Reuters - The New York Mets baseball team and\SportsNet New York (SNY) said on Monday they have extended their\television rights deal. . FDA Approves First Drug |
Samsung’s new 4K smart monitor has a magnetic | S Pen The new UR59C is a curved 32-inch monitor with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The company is also launching a 43-inch monitor that can connect to multiple devices at once. Google Launches New Version of Picasa Web Google has launched a new version of its Picasa Web photo sharing service, which is designed to make it easier for users to manage and share photos online. The new version, which is still in beta, includes a number of new features, such as improved¢ <strong> |
Yale scientists restore cellular function in 32 dead | mice for 30 minutes by warming them up. A team of scientists from Yale University have successfully restored the cellular function in 32 dead mice for 30 minutes by warming them up. Is your company data secure? The answer may not be as obvious as you think. Also: The trouble with VoIP; and more. By George Ou. SBC, BellSouth to Jointly Build VoIP Network SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. will jointly build a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP;) network that will serve customers in 13 |
New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says | . It #39;s a virus that has never before circulated among humans and that has shown itself to be well adapted at spreading from human to human once it has jumped the species barrier. Jets #39; Edwards out with broken hand Martin Edwards, the Jets #39; starting left guard, suffered a broken left hand in Sunday #39;s 17-14 overtime loss to the St. Chargers 27, Broncos 17 LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 18
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Mathematicians Are Studying Planet-Sized Quantum Computers With God-Like | Power (The Inquisitr) The Inquisitr - A team of mathematicians at the University of Waterloo have published a paper on the possibilities of creating planet-sized quantum computers. The University of Waterloo is home to the Institute of Quantum Computing, and researchers there are working on the theory of quantum computers that could one day far outstrip the computing power of any supercomputer in existence. The researchers have published a paper in the journal Physical Review A, entitled quot;Plan;:;;. The paper;s authors are; Graeme M |
Amazon's latest advertising play involves free samples delivered | to your door. The company is testing a service called Sample Bars, which sends customers a variety of sample products to try in exchange for feedback. The service is only available to Amazon Prime members and is limited to certain ZIP codes in California and New York. BP Seeks to Reassure Investors After Profit Slide LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc sought to reassure investors on Wednesday that its dividend was safe and its strategy was working, despite a sharp fall in quarterly profits. IBM,ient IBM has won a five-year, # |
Firefox 89 delivered more speed—today’s Firefox 90 adds | security. Mozilla has released Firefox 90, the latest version of its open-source browser. The new release includes a number of security fixes and a new feature that blocks fingerprinting scripts from accessing the browser’s language settings. Astros' Altuve Exits Game With Sprained Right Knee (Sports Network) - Houston second baseman Jose Altuve was forced to leave Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers in the top of the third inning with a sprained right knee Firefox Firefox 90 Adds Granc Fingerprinting Block & |
Working From Orbit (26 minute read). Paul Tomlinson | , an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency, has been working from the International Space Station for the past 10 days. He shares his tips for staying productive and connected while orbiting the Earth. Wozniak to appear at Macworld Expo Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, will make an appearance at next month #39;s Macworld Expo in San Francisco, organisers have announced. Wozniak, who helped launch Apple with Steve Jobs in 1976, will quot;discuss his |
China’s ‘artificial sun’ is five-times hotter than the | Sun! China has set a new record with its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) nuclear fusion reactor, nicknamed “artificial sun”, which has successfully heated plasma to 210 million degrees Fahrenheit (120 million degrees Celsius), five times hotter than the real Sun. Dollar Inches Up, Eyes on Fed TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged up on Tuesday, but was struggling to maintain momentum as investors were reluct
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Video infrastructure that Just Works™ (Sponsor). Easily build | your own video site with the free Open Source Kaltura platform. The Kaltura platform includes video management, publishing, distribution, syndication, monetization, search, advertising, and remixing tools. Kaltura's platform is used by video sites, media companies, enterprises, educational institutions, ISPs, and application developers. Stocks to Watch Friday GlaxoSmithKline Plc has been served with a subpoena by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to produce documents and information abouty and othery sales practices, they said on Thursday. |
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A.I. and robotics will create almost 60 million | hese technologies will create almost 60 million jobs in the next five years, but will also eliminate more than 70 million, according to a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Ireland #39;s Fianna Fail wins general election Ireland #39;s ruling party Fianna Fail has won the general election, according to exit polls. The party is expected to get 38 to 40 percent of the vote, with 10 to 12 percent of the vote going to its Thecentral.com news service reports from Dublin that the |
Inside Europe's quest to build an unhackable quantum | ed Internet The EU is spending \$82 million to build a quantum Internet that's theoretically impossible to eavesdrop on. But the technology is still years away. U.S. Plans to Boost Funding for Science Projects (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The Bush administration plans to boost funding for several major science projects next year, including a system to monitor carbon dioxide emissions and a program to map the human brain, but other research areas would receive less money or none at all, officials said;as; macr; - A group of |
After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer | yachts EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - SpaceX has seen a surge in demand for private astronaut flights following its launch of the first all-civilian crew to orbit, the company #39;s president told Reuters on Thursday. EU Proposes Billions in New Aid for Farmers The European Commission proposed a seven-year farm aid package worth 402 billion ($504 billion) on Thursday, seeking to cut subsidies for big landowners while boosting aid forers. Fans to get say on Hall of Fame The Baseball Hall |
Disney’s Developed Movie-Quality Face-Swapping Technology That Promises to | that Disney has developed a movie-quality face-swapping technology that promises to transform the way visual effects are done. AOL, Yahoo!, Google Sponsoring Fake Search Engine Sites? Are AOL, Yahoo!, and Google sponsoring fake search engine sites? It looks that way, because Google is listed as a sponsor of a search engine site that doesn't exist. The site is www.search.com, and it's not there. Instead of a search engine site, allhes hes; Fake Search Engine Site? Suhail Doshi |
Google tells employees in Bay Area and other | locations to work from home today if possible, due to smoky conditions from wildfires. Feds to unveil #36;200 billion plan for broadband, wireless The Bush administration is preparing to unveil a plan that would use #36;200 billion in federal funds and another #36;200 billion in private investment to bring affordable high-speed Internet access to 99 percent of Americans within 10 years. UK: 250,000 public sector workers go on LONDON, Aug 2 |
Steve Wozniak is starting another company, 45 years | s old and still in love with technology. The company is Wheels of Zeus, or Woz, which he founded to help people find everyday things like lost keys or a misplaced car. quot;It all started with my dream to use technology to help people find lost things, quot; Wozniak says. Wozniak has been working on the company for two years, and he is planning to launch the first products in January. The company is based in Los Gatos, Calif., and it has 13; Woz septembre 27, 200 |
Naked mole rats defy the biological law of | . The naked mole rat is a bizarre creature. It lives in dark underground burrows, eats roots and bulbs, and looks like a cross between a rat and a sausage. Stocks Rise on Possible Oil Decline NEW YORK - Stocks rose Friday, bolstered by optimism that oil prices will decline from their record highs near \$55 a barrel and allow investors to focus again on corporate earnings and other fundamentals. In midafternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 96.; 1010. United Nations: Peace |
Pglet (GitHub Repo). Pglet is a web UI | framework that allows you to build web UIs using only Python code. It uses WebAssembly to run Python code in the browser and exposes a set of Python widgets that you can use to build your UI. It's like Tkinter for the web! #149; The 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George's Sandwich, England -- Ernie Els won his second Claret Jug at Royal St. George's. He had to wait until the final putt dropped on�t;�t; Sandwich, England -- Ernie Els won his |
Travellers refusing digital search now face $5000 Customs | a step closer to introducing new technology that would allow officers to search travellers #39; laptops and other digital devices. Honda to Build Hybrid Odyssey in 2006 (Reuters) Reuters - Honda Motor Co. Ltd. plans to begin\selling a hybrid version of its Odyssey minivan in 2006, a\spokesman said on Friday. U.S. Stocks End Flat After Job Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York
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Elon Musk's SpaceX will 'make its own laws | and will follow them' US space agency NASA has awarded a contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) once the space shuttles retire next year. NASA awards \$1.6 billion contract to SpaceX for ISS resupply <b>...</b> US space agency NASA has awarded a contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) once the space; res; resupply <b> |
Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was | ly clever -- and a bit of a technical mess. I wanted to love it. I kind of hated it. Here's why. By Chris Matyszczyk. US Dollar Holds Gains, Eyes on Retail Sales The dollar held its gains on Friday, having recovered from a two-month low earlier in the week, and was poised to extend its winning streak against the euro if US retail sales data beat market expectations. Haiti #39;s PM faces no-confidence vote The country is½sar
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NASA Is Launching a $10 Billion 'Time Machine' | age - Sept. 10, 2004. NASA is launching a \$10 billion "time machine" on Friday that scientists hope will help them unlock the secrets of the universe. The space agency's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) will study the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, which is believed to be the afterglow of the Big Bang, the point at which the universe began. #39;Old, new threats #��є <b>-
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btop++ (GitHub Repo). btop++ is a resource monitor | for *NIX systems. It shows usage and stats for cpu, memory, disks, network and processes. It aims to replicate most of the functionality of btop and conky and provide a more modern and eye-pleasing interface. The project is still in early stages of development and is not feature complete. If you are looking for a stable release, please use btop. If you are interested in helping out with the development of btop++, please see our GitHub repo. If you are a fan of b btop++ btop++ is a resource monitor for *N |
World’s First Ocean Hybrid Platform Converts Tidal Waves | Energy (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The world #39;s first hybrid tidal and wind energy platform is expected to be installed in the North Sea by 2007, its developers said. US airstrike kills 15 Iraqi soldiers A US airstrike killed 15 Iraqi soldiers and a militant leader north of Baghdad yesterday as a wave of violence across the country left at least 30 people dead. More than 100 Iraqi soldiers were wounded in the attack; ; <FONT face="ver |
subsync (GitHub Repo). Subsync is a tool that | that takes two subtitle files, one that has time differences and syncs it with another subtitle file that is in sync. The tool achieves this by calculating the time difference between the two subtitle files and then applying this difference to the subtitle file that has time differences. The tool then outputs the synchronized subtitle file. I #39;m a Fan of Fans The other day I was sitting in my car waiting for the AC to cool it down to a reasonable temperature. It was hot outside, and the car station was blowing stations air straight out of |
New iodine-based plasma thruster tested in orbit . | nasa.gov - NASA engineers have demonstrated a new ion-propulsion engine in space that could dramatically improve the performance of future communications satellites. AOL To Launch New Instant Messenger AOL To Launch New Instant Messenger\\American Online, Inc. will launch a new version of its popular instant messaging (IM) client, AIM 5.9, on October 20. The new version includes a number of new features and enhancements designed to make the AIM experience even better.\\The new AIM;;; 5.;9 has been |
Amazon built a roving robot covered in UV | lights to disinfect high-touch surfaces in its warehouses. The company is hoping the machine can help it avoid another coronavirus outbreak among its workers. The robot, named the Distance Assistant, uses a combination of sensors, a depth camera, and a monitor to detect when warehouse workers are getting too close to each other. If an employee gets too close to another worker, a red dot will appear on the monitor in front of them. The system will also display a green dot when workers are maintaining an appropriate distance. The Distance Assistant is currently being tested at The Latest: Italy reports 75 |
China approves Oligomannate, world’s first new Alzheimer’s drug | in 17 years China has approved Oligomannate, the world’s first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in 17 years, for the treatment of the incurable condition, which affects millions of elderly people. Al-Qaida leader killed in Pakistan gunbattle: Report (AFP) - A top al-Qaida leader who was involved in the kidnapping and killing of US reporter Daniel Pearl was killed in a gunbattle with Pakistani security forces authorities, a newspaper reported. Huge Di Canio backing Italian football fans have shown huge |
Tesla owners are going to be able to | a 220-volt charger to their garage wall without an electrician. The device, which plugs into a standard 110-volt outlet, will cost \$1,200. The charger can recharge a Model S battery in four hours. The company says 80 percent of its customers will opt for the charger. Wal-Mart to Buy Grocery Chain in China (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.\., the\world's largest retailer, said on Tuesday it agreed to buy\Chinese state-owned Bright Group's |
A Russian scientist has threatened to make more | versions of the smallpox virus and release them into the atmosphere unless the United Nations pays him \$US10 million. Pats' defense gets back to basics FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots' defense was not as bad as the final statistics might indicate last week against the Kansas City Chiefs. But it was bad enough to prompt coach Bill Belichick to issue a challenge to his players during the week. Belichick wanted to see a more physical, more aggressive defense. He got one in the Patriots' 27-6; <B& |
Stanford engineers invent a solar panel that generates | power from both sides. Dell to open first European retail outlet Dell is to open its first European retail outlet with the launch of a store in Dublin. The store will be operated by Bizserve, an Irish IT consultancy, and will sell Latitude and Precision notebooks, OptiPlex desktops and monitors, printers and Microsoft software. US economy grows at 3.7 in third quarter The US economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 in the third quarter, according to a government report released yesterday that showed stronger;t buy <b |
One-liner for running queries against CSV files with | print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n" puts CSV.read('somefile.csv').to_set.inspect This one-liner will read the CSV file and print out the set of unique rows. The first line is a mime type declaration so that browsers will interpret the output as plain text. The second line is a blank line required by the mime type. The third line reads the CSV file and converts the rows to a set, which removes duplicate rows. The fourth line prints <font face="ver |
Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, | . (CBS/AP) NEW YORK - A 4-year-old male Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the U Yahoo! Messenger 6.0 Beta 2 Review If you are a Yahoo! Messenger user, you have probably noticed that Yahoo! has released a new beta version of its popular IM client. The new version has a lot of new features and enhancements and it is worth a look. U.S. Sold F 1000000 |
SpaceX, NASA make history with first launch of | crewed spacecraft SpaceX and NASA made history on Saturday with the first launch of a crewed spacecraft since the retirement of the space shuttles in 2011. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 3:22 pm EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Trump, Biden make final appeals to voters as Election Day looms President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made their final appeals to voters on Monday onois, the last before millions of Americans cast |
EthicalML/awesome-production-machine-learning (GitHub Repo). This repository contains a curated | of production machine learning resources. It includes articles, talks, and papers on topics such as MLOps, production engineering, and DevOps for ML. 52 Killed in Nigeria Strike, 20 Dead in Iraq Gunmen opened fire on a crowded market in Nigeria's central city of Jos on Sunday, killing at least 52 people. In Iraq, a series of attacks killed at least 20 people. <b>...</��;BREAKING NEWS</b> FDA to restrict popular painkiller Dear Health |
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Exclusive: Robinhood aims to allow users to buy | its stock soon -CEO (Reuters) Reuters - Robinhood Markets Inc aims to allow\its users to buy its stock soon, Chief Executive Vlad Tenev said\on Saturday, a day after the online brokerage reported a bigger\than expected quarterly loss. Intel Reveals New Desktop and Mobile CPUs Intel Corp. on Monday introduced a new lineup of desktop and mobile processors that will replace the company #39;s current Pentium 4 and mobile Pentium 4 chips. The new chip, <b& |
Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with valves . | . The hospital had an urgent need for spare parts for respirators, and the 3D printers were able to produce them in a short time. BP to sell half of Alaskan assets for \$7bn BP has agreed to sell half its Alaskan assets for \$7bn to Apache Corp. The deal includes the sale of its entire share of the Milne Point field and half of the Prudhoe Bay and Point Thomson fields. UK inflation rises to 1.5 in September;t &t;lt;strongt;gt;Update |
De-identifying Analytics Data with Skyflow (Sponsor). De-identifying Analytics | data with Skyflow (Sponsor). O'Reilly Radar. Google to Acquire Keyhole Corp. Google will acquire Keyhole Corp., a provider of 3D imaging technology. The acquisition is expected to improve the use of Google's mapping technology and expand its application to additional screens and devices. The acquisition will also enable Google to incorporate Keyhole's technology into its products and improve its mapping experience. Keyhole will continue to operate from its San Francisco office. Its technology willy;y; 2004 Keyhole Corpy; all rights reserved |
Second Life founder returns to revamp his original | , Fasawyer.com San Francisco (CA) - Philip Rosedale, the creator of Second Life, has returned to Linden Lab to develop a new web site called Fasawyer.com. The site is still in beta and currently open to existing Second Life residents only. It is described as quot;a place to share your expertise and learn from others. quot; Rosedale stepped down as Linden Lab #39;s CEO in July 2004, but remained chairman of the board. In a statement, R liamentarians have |
Sony announces next-gen VR headset for the PS5 | gen VR headset for the PS5. The new headset will include an improved field of view, resolution, and tracking. The new headset will also feature a built-in microphone and headphones, as well as a USB-C port for charging and data transfer. No details on pricing or release date have been announced yet, but Sony says that more information will be coming in the future. The announcement of the next-gen VR headset comes just days after Sony unveiled its new PlayStation 5 console. The
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Git is my buddy: Effective Git as a | ile management with Git (2009) by Scott Chacon. Git is my buddy: Effective Git as aile management with Git (2009) by Scott Chacon. Aile management with Git is a practical guide for developers and administrators who want to use the Git version control system. It explains how Git works and how to use it effectively in your daily work. It also covers the basics of Git administration, including setting up repositories and managing users. The book also includes tips and tricks for using Git in teams of all sizes quot;I #39;m a little |
Valve Reveals Partnership with OpenBCI to Make VR | XR2 HMD Open Source Valve is working with OpenBCI to make the VR HMD XR2 open source. This will allow developers to create their own custom hardware solutions for the device. Valve has been working on virtual reality for some time now and has made significant progress in recent years. The company has released several VR headsets, including the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. Valve has also been working on a platform called SteamVR, which allows users to experience virtual reality content on vaccines: FDA approves Pfizer #39;s |
Scientists Invent 'Invisible' Metamaterial With Bonus Reflect Mode | ists at Duke University have developed a new metamaterial that can bend light around an object, making it appear invisible to the human eye. The new material is also able to reflect light in a "rainbow" mode, potentially making it useful for camouflage. Blair calls for 'fresh start' in EU MALTA: British Prime Minister Tony Blair called Monday for a "fresh start" in the European Union, saying that the bloc must modernise itself and not get bogged down in internaly. "We need a fresh start in cy," he told reporters on the s |
Scientists Are Creating Vaccines For Type 1 Diabetes | is.com - Scientists are one step closer to developing vaccines for type 1 diabetes. In a study published in the journal Diabetes, researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine were able to prevent the disease in mice. Cisco to buy network security firm for \$121 million Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to buy the privately held company Riverhead Networks Inc., which makes software to protect against denial-of-service attacks on Internet servers. Musharraf Says, a, aQ;
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Vultr Talon - Easy and Affordable NVIDIA Cloud | GPU The Talon is a bare metal cloud server with a dedicated NVIDIA T4 GPU. The T4 is a versatile GPU that is well suited for a variety of workloads including machine learning, high performance computing, and graphics rendering. Cisco to Acquire WebEx for \$3.2 Bln Cisco Systems Inc. on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire WebEx Communications Inc. in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately \$3.2 billion. The acquisition will enable Cisco to expand its collaboration portfolio . Arafat #39;s dc <b |
Microsoft indefinitely postpones return to U.S. offices as | . Microsoft employees will continue to work from home until at least July 2021. The company initially planned to reopen offices in January but is now extending remote work policies due to the ongoing pandemic. Microsoft also shared guidelines for returning to offices, which will be based on data and health guidance. The company will provide at least six weeks notice before requiring employees to return to the office. U.S. Stocks Mixed as Oil Falls, Jobless Claims Climb Before the Bell (Reuters) Reuters
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The Space Force Is Now in Charge of | ing Satellites The US Space Force has officially taken over the duty of launching military satellites. The 45th Space Wing, which oversees all launches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, formally transferred its responsibilities to the new branch of the US military on Friday. Acer to launch Windows RT tablet in 2012: Report (Update1) Acer Inc. plans to release a tablet running Microsoft Corp. #39;s Windows RT operating system next year, Business Week reported, citing Chief9; Stanley Black merger approved The board |
Peloton CEO steps down as the company cuts | John Foley, the founder of Peloton, will step down as CEO as the company cuts 800 jobs. Foley will become executive chair, and Barry McCarthy, Spotify #39;s former CFO, will become CEO. Microsoft #39;s new Surface Duo 2 is for the power users For the power users, Microsoft has unveiled Surface Duo 2 with a larger display, faster processor, improved cameras, and more. It will be available from October 21 for \$1;;. Judge: |
Netflix speeds up plan for ad-supported tier, says | SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix Inc. is speeding up its plans to introduce an ad-supported subscription tier as the streaming giant looks to boost its revenues and attract new subscribers in the face of slowing growth. Briefly: Fujitsu to unveil 64GB USB thumb drive roundup Plus: Microsoft will fix buggy Office 2003 update...Mozilla fixes Firefox bug...Fujitsu has a new Linux distro. US Airways, American seek antitrustkeet USkeet, the |
New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including | celebrities, to life. MyHeritage.com has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology called “Deep Nostalgia” that can animate the faces of people in old photos and bring them to life. Global Business: Intel to cut 1,000 jobs in Ireland Tech giant Intel will cut 1,000 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Ireland, a spokesman said Monday. The jobs will be eliminated over the next nine months, the spokesman said without providing further details on the reason for the Scientists develop *)<br>A treatment |
'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to | time The first phase of a \$50 million project to rebuild the Stone Age lands lost to time begins today. The Stone Age Park at Mildenhall in Suffolk, which is expected to attract 250,000 visitors a year, is the brainchild of Tim Hunkin, creator of the Channel 4 series The Secret Life of Machines. Hunkin, who is also a cartoonist and engineer, was inspired to create the park after seeing the Lascaux cave paintings in France. The park is����; greed (& |
Sheetson (Website). Sheetson turns any Google sheet into | web application. All you need to do is create a new sheet, go to Tools > Script editor and paste the following script. #145;Saddam Hussein was a dictator who killed thousands of his own people #146; #145;, President Bush said in his weekly radio address. The British and Italian prime ministers and the French president are expected to arrive in Baghdad on Thursday. #145;Saddam Hussein was a dictator who who killed thousands who killed thousands of his own |
Moon has more water ice than previously thought | . The water ice is concentrated in the permanently shadowed polar craters, and could be used to extract hydrogen and oxygen to support a lunar base. The discovery was made by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation #39;s Chandrayaan-1 lunar probe. The M3 instrument was designed and built by Lockheed Martin, and sponsored by NASA #39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. quot;We #39;re very excited about this discovery. The […] #39 |
NASA Bets on a Spacecraft that Can 3-D | NASA is betting that a new spacecraft that can fly in three dimensions will be able to collect more accurate information than other satellites. The satellite, called CloudSat, is scheduled to be launched in 2005. The new satellite is expected to greatly improve our understanding of clouds and their role in the earth's climate. The satellite will fly in a three-dimensional pattern, allowing it to fly through clouds, and observe them from the inside. This will allow scientists to obtain more accurate information about the clouds, and their role in the . . . no-show at APEC meeting ASEAN leaders |
Open Source Awards (Website). The 6th annual UK | Computer Trade Awards are now open for entry. The awards, which recognise excellence in the UK computer trade, are open to any company operating in the UK computer trade. Sprint, Nextel in merger talks The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are in advanced merger talks that could be announced in the next week or two. Dollar Slips as Oil Prices Rise The dollar declined against the euro and the yen as higher crude-oil prices raised concern the USova #39;s recovery will slow. US oil prices rose |
Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers (13 | News) 13News - LOS ANGELES - When many of us think of spyware, we think of malicious programs that can steal our passwords or hold our computers hostage. But there's another kind of software that's not malicious - but can still make you feel like you're being watched. It's called "bossware," and it's used by employers to keep an eye on their workers. And it's perfectly legal. #3¢t #¢t #3¢t #39 #39 #3 |
Exclusive: Facebook Fired A Contractor Who Was Paid | To Snitch On Users Facebook fired a contractor who was paid to snitch on users. The social networking site had a private investigator who would look up information for attorneys. The company has since fired the investigator, who was paid to look up information on users. The company says that it was a mistake to hire the investigator, and that it was unaware that he was a private investigator. Google to buy Urchin to boost web analytics Google is to buy web analytics company Urchin Software Corporation, the search giant announced onke. The acquisition will help Google to improve its=quot; |
Congress votes to make open government data the | standard The House of Representatives has voted to require the federal government to make all data collected with taxpayer money available in an open electronic format. A bill passed by the House on Friday would require all government agencies to make their data available in a machine-readable format unless there is a legal reason not to do so. Intel unveils new Pentium 4 chip Intel Corp. on Monday unveiled a new version of its Pentium 4 desktop microprocessor, which it says offers more power and speed for gaming, video editing and other graphics-intensivete. AOL to offer free service |
Ask HN : How to negotiate continuing to | to work from home? I've been working from home for the last 3 years now and my company has been very supportive of this. I've been working from home for the last 3 years now and my company has been very supportive of this. British Airways pays 100m to settle price fixing case British Airways will pay 300m to settle a US price fixing case involving cargo shipments, but the company will only pay 100m to affected US passengers. U.S. Airways, AMR No; Is;<br> |
Massive outage brought down most Apple services, including | : Apple suffered a massive outage on Wednesday that brought down most of its services, including iCloud, Apple Music, the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Pay, and more. AOL's #39;You #39;ve got mail #39; turns 10 Ten years ago, the world was a different place. E-mail was a novelty, the dot-com boom was in full swing, and AOL was the king of the Internet. AOL was also the first to say, quot;You scientific study of 2004 election results: & |
DFlex (GitHub Repo). DFlex is a drag-and-drop library | ostensibly for Mac OS Xbut can be used on other platforms as well. The library provides a set of classes that make it easy to add drag-and-drop support to your application. The library is written in Objective-C and uses the Cocoa framework. AOL to cut 5,000 jobs this year NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - America Online, the Internet division of media conglomerate Time Warner (TWX), said Tuesday that it���� ганьт ганьт ганьт |
Bill Gates is obsessed with redesigning the world's | . #39;Hell is other people #39; says French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in his play No Exit. The founder of Microsoft seems to have taken this to heart. In his book The Road Ahead, Gates predicted a future where people would work from home and communicate with each other via electronic networks. The book was published in 1995, and it was the first time the term quot;information superhighway quot; appeared in print. Today, the information superhighway¤ has become¤ a synonym for the internet. The internet has |
A Message to GitHub (GitHub Repo). GitHub has | Hub, and the open source community, has a big problem. A few weeks ago, a GitHub employee was fired for using a racial slur during a company-wide meeting. I don't think the employee was being intentionally racist. I think they were simply trying to make a point, and they used a word they shouldn't have. And now they're gone, and the open source community is divided. I'd like to do something about that. I'd like to help GitHub become a better company.a</strong> A year ago, I wrote a |
React-Location (GitHub Repo). React-Location is a router for | /react. It has a few unique features, including the ability to automatically generate breadcrumbs, route-based code splitting, and more. The router is inspired by the location API in Next.js, so it should feel familiar to anyone who has used that framework. The router is inspired by the location API in Next.js, so it should feel familiar to anyone who has used that framework. A New Way to See the World (November 2004) The next time you go outdoors, take a look #3 #36; #36;at the leaves on |
This is what happens when bitcoin miners take | in the greenhouse gases from industrial plants. The company that does this is called MintGreen and it has just announced a partnership with a company that captures carbon from cement plants. The company that does this is called MintGreen and it has just announced a partnership with a company that captures carbon from cement plants. IAEA says Iran #39;s nuclear program is <b>...</b> VIENNA, Austria -- Iran has not provided the UN nuclear watchdog with a satisfactory explanation of; The United States, Britain, France and |
Our artificial cornea breakthrough could lead to self-assembling | -on sensors for drug discovery. The artificial cornea is a self-assembling, porous polymer film that is produced by a simple spin-coating process. Pitching a fit? <b>...</b> With their rotation in disarray, the Orioles have turned to journeyman Bruce Chen. Will he be the answer? By Peter Schmuck. Stocks End Flat; Oil, Bonds Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S
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Your cloud should be an asset, not a | ing. Get the most out of your cloud with our 10 tips. China, Russia Veto UN Sanctions on North Korea China and Russia joined forces Monday to veto a UN Security Council resolution that would have imposed sanctions on North Korea for its missile tests in July. Stocks Open Higher on Oil Decline US stocks opened slightly higher on Monday as a sharp decline in crude oil futures eased investor concerns about higher energy costs. In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 15. EU moves to make Internet free from hatedertakers.com EU regulators have moved |
Web Scraping API (Sponsor). Scraper API lets you | crawl the web without worrying about IP rotation, headless browsers or CAPTCHAs. Start crawling the web in seconds with 25 free API calls. Dollar Edges Up, Data in Focus TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged up against the euro on Tuesday, but remained in a narrow range as investors awaited a slew of U.S. economic data this week that could set the tone for the market. Insurers Sue Over Spam Septem Septem <B>-wbr& |
Denver Voters Approve Measure To Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms | (CBS Denver) DENVER (CBS4) – Denver voters approved a measure to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms Tuesday night. It will be up to the city attorney to decide how to enforce the new law. HP to cut 14K jobs by end of 2006 Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that it will cut 14,000 jobs by the end of its fiscal year in 2006 to better align its;t;<FONT face="verdana, verdana, |
Startup Founder Holiday Season Tips . From frustrations | , comes innovation. And there's no bigger source of frustration than dealing with the retail industry during the holiday season. So, we're asking entrepreneurs and innovators from around the country to share their tips and tricks for navigating the holiday shopping season. Startup Founder Holiday Season Tips . From frustrations, comes innovation. And there's no bigger source of frustration than dealing with the retail industry during the holiday season. So, we're asking entrepreneurs and innovators from around the country to share their tips and tricks for navigatingy; Crime: Man, 24, is shot |
Behold, a password phishing site that can trick | ed even the most savvy of computer users. The site, which spoofs the login page of the popular Webmail service Hotmail, uses a technique called CSS Sprites to hide its malicious intent and make it appear as if it is a legitimate page. Microsoft fires back at Brill ZUNE.MSFTNovember 28, 2006. According to the New York Times, Microsoft has sent a cease-and-desist letter to author Kyle Brassington, demanding that he remove the book Zune: The Social� from sale on his Web site. The book, which |
One Fastly customer triggered internet meltdown . An | users of Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, Hacker News and other popular sites around the web went offline on Tuesday morning after a single customer of Fastly, a cloud computing infrastructure company, caused a widespread outage. How to make your smart devices safer from hackers <p>If you have a smart device in your home, you may be at risk for hacking.</p> Oil prices rebound as US storms threaten supply Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday after falling in the previous session, as oil oil traders feared |
How Did the Feds Seize the Colonial Pipeline | ? The government's seizure of the Colonial Pipeline system is a rare example of federal authorities taking over a private business. How did they do it? And how did the company's new owners react? AOL, MSN to Sponsor Spam Conference (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft and America Online are among the sponsors of a conference on spam to be held in San Francisco next February. The conference organizers say they hope the sponsorships will help bring in anti-spam engineers from the big ISPs to raciclin iclin |
SpaceX’s successfully lands Starship prototype for the first | time SpaceX has successfully landed its Starship prototype for the first time. The rocket was launched from the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and it reached an altitude of 150 meters before returning to the ground. The landing was confirmed by SpaceX’s founder, Elon Musk, who tweeted: quot;Starship has landed! quot;. AOL Launches New Search Site AOL today launched a new Web search site that includes a number of advanced features such as the ability to search for; quot;; quot; quot; |
You can now make tours in Google Earth | , and save them to your My Places. This way you can share your knowledge of places with others. People can subscribe to your tour and you can subscribe to theirs. This is a great way to discover new places. How do you make a tour? You select places in Google Earth and press the quot;Record Tour quot; button. Google Earth will then record the flight between the places you selected. When you #39;re done selecting places, you press the quot;Stop Recording Tour quot; button. Now you have a tour in your�;;s=39 |
Robinhood experienced a ‘system-wide outage’ as markets rebounded | ly from their worst sell-off since the financial crisis. Robinhood, a commission-free trading app that has become popular with millennials, was Iranian Tankers Unload Fuel in Syria (AP) AP - Two Iranian tankers unloaded their fuel in Syria on Wednesday, the first such shipments since a U.N. oil-for-food program was suspended last month, a U.N. spokesman said. Chirac: EU Needs to Reassess Its Priorities French President
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Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on | ing soil with a catalyst that helps nitrogen-fixing bacteria do their job. This could help farmers grow crops on soils that currently can't support them, such as in much of Africa. Schilling, Beckett to start Game 1, 2 Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett will start the first two games of the American League Championship Series for the Red Sox. Schilling will start Game 1 on Friday night at Fenway Park against the Angels, and Beckett will start Game 2 on Saturday. Schilling and has recalled quot;Catch Me If You |
Harvard Converts Millions of Documents into Open Data | The Harvard University Library has converted over 12 million documents into machine readable formats, which means they are now open data. The library announced at the O #39;Reilly Open Access to Research conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts that the documents have been converted into formats Safin cruises into final The Associated Press. MOSCOW -- Marat Safin cruised past Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Kremlin Cup, where he can regain the No. kees.com AL EAST Boston (84 |
Elon Musk delivers New Year’s Teslas with help | . Elon Musk has helped deliver the first of Tesla’s new Model S sedans to customers in California. The Tesla Motors CEO was on hand at the company’s Los Angeles showroom on New Year’s Eve to hand over the keys to a handful of customers, including actor Ed Begley Jr. Sarkozy and Chirac clash over war in Iraq French presidential candidates have clashed over the Iraq war in a television debate, with former president Jacques Chirac accusing Nicolas Sarkozy of using the conflict for personal gain. FCC Appro |
When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already | , Online (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - My 10-year-old daughter, Maggie, burst into tears last week after she Googled herself. She had typed her name into the search engine and found 18 references to herself, including her home address and phone number, an old photo and links to her favorite books and music. She was horrified that anyone could find all this information about her so easily. "I can't believe I have a whole life online and I didn't even know it scientifically scientific |
Ask HN: What book to read to get | into 3D programming?\\ What book to read to get into 3D programming?\\I've always wanted to get into 3D programming. I've played around with Blender, but I'd like to really understand what's going on under the hood.\\What book would you recommend?\\Show HN: Netlify - Instant Deploys for Static Sites\\Netlify - Instant Deploys for Static Sites\\We just launched Netlify - a free service for deploying static <strong& |
Boring Company proposes massive Vegas expansion following monorail | The Boring Company is looking to expand its Vegas Loop network, with a proposal that would see the tunnelling firm take over the city #39;s existing monorail system and construct 51 new stations. S. Korea's Kim Leaves for U.S. for Medical Checkup (Reuters) Reuters - South Korean President Kim Dae-jung\left on Saturday for a week-long medical checkup in the United\States, his office said. The 75-year-old leader, U.S. military says 1 1 |