DARPA demos mind-controlled robotic arm
The U.S. military is supporting research for a mind-controlled prosthetic arm that is surgically implanted into the user's body.
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The U.S. military is supporting research for a mind-controlled prosthetic arm that is surgically implanted into the user's body.
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After a brouhaha arose this week over allegations that Facebook was suppressing conservative issues on the social network, CEO Mark Zuckerberg invited conservative politicians to discuss the issue with him.
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SuiteWorld is always fun. Unlike Salesforce's DreamForce conference, SuiteWorld is still small enough that I get to spend some time with high level executives. Over the previous events I've had extended conversations with NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson to get the story, from the horse's mouth as it were, of where the company is going. While other vendors seem to be focused on attendee numbers as their only measure of success, NetSuite, in keeping with its specialist area, seems to have a more "curated" view of its event. Читать дальше...
It's inevitable that Apple will pull the plug on digital music sales conducted through its iconic iTunes store, analysts said today.
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Google for Work President Amit Singh is leaving the company's business-focused division to tackle new challenges on the virtual reality side of the house.
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Sunrun Inc., one of the top 10 largest U.S. solar installers, today announced it completed its first installation of a Sunrun BrightBox energy storage system, which is based on Tesla's Powerwall lithium-ion battery.
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Apple's newly updated MacBook line packs a lot punch in an ultra-thin (and ultra-sexy) case, making it a good choice for people who need the lightest laptop available but prefer a Mac with OS X to an iPad with iOS.
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A U.S. senator will introduce legislation to roll back new court rules that allow judges to give law enforcement agencies the authority to remotely hack computers.
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Bangladesh Bank, a commercial bank in Vietnam and Sony Pictures are the unlikely bedfellows in a tale of cyber intrigue uncovered by security researchers at BAE Systems.
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It may sound like science fiction but university researchers have built a tiny, foldable robot that may one day operate on people -- from inside their body.
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Adobe Systems has released a security update for Flash Player in order to fix a publicly known vulnerability, as well as 24 privately reported security flaws.
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Financial transaction network SWIFT has renewed its warning to customers to be on their guard following the discovery of malware at another bank using its services.
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One of retail's worst-kept secrets is that retailers offer rebates only because so few shoppers bother to go through the effort to redeem them. A similar phenomenon happens with many after-the-fact purchase-protection programs. Shoppers research purchases before they're made. Once the selection is done, how many bother to keep checking prices?
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Apple buys stake in Didi Chuxing, so-called Uber of China. $1 billion is a decent chunk of change, so naturally speculation is rife about why, how and when.
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Even if you’re working in an industry outside of the financial services sector, it’s more than likely you’ve come across blockchain, the cryptographic technology that underlies bitcoin, and you’re exploring its strategic significance for your business.
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Last week I discussed 15 ways to not get fired from your dream job and I actually got a decent amount of thank you email. One email, however, got me thinking. It was from a guy who was not getting along with his manager -- and man I’ve been there. I had this one manager who was a nightmare and I kind of went a little off the rails myself. Now when I spoke to others who had worked for him, something I should have done before I took the job, I found that not only wasn’t he a good manager, he was... Читать дальше...
The march towards the release of this summer's Windows 10 Anniversary Update continues with the May 10th release of the latest preview: build 1432. It's a minor update focusing primarily on improving the Edge browser's extension installation process and launching four new extensions.
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House Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation intended to bolster the scrutiny of people entering this country. Its impetus is last year's terrorist attack by a married couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. and wounded 22. But the bill's provisions will affect all visas, including the H-1B.
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Pilot fish is applying for a job at small government agency -- and there's quite a list of IT qualifications among the requirements.
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Every morning you reach out for your iPhone to cheerily check your social media messages. This morning things were different – your iPhone display is black and nothing seems to be working. What are you going to do?
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Apple has invested $1 billion in China's largest ride-hailing company, Didi Chuxing, in a move that could give it an opportunity to participate in the local company's bid to build a data-driven ride-share platform.
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If, when working on your Linux servers, you occasionally mistype a command and then curse, you might feel right at home with a very oddly named Linux command. It might even reduce the frustration you feel by helping you to correct your typing mistakes. The tool is called, well, thef?ck -- but with the ? replaced by the obvious letter. And, in spite of its rather off-color name, a lot of people are very excited to have a little help getting past their command line mistakes.
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Google has changed the way developers build applications that understand human language -- and in the finest tradition of the Internet, has named the result after Boaty McBoatface.
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Roughly half of all Web traffic comes from bots and crawlers, and that's costing companies a boatload of money.
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