Technology
Anything to do with Technology
Hank
@Hank -
over 5 years ago
Record-breaking DNA comparisons drive fast forensics
Record-breaking DNA comparisons drive fast forensicsForensic investigators arrive at the scene of a crime to search for clues. There are no known suspects, and every second that passes means more time for the trail to run cold. A DNA sample is discovered, collected, and t...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
almost 5 years ago
Our Favorite Cheap 4K TV Looks Even Better With Quantum Dot Technology
TCL 6-Series Review (2019): the Best Cheap TV Gets Quantum Dots“Quantum dot” technology sounds like a fake invention, something made up by a well-meaning marketing team. Well, it is, and it isn’t. Although different companies have different brand names for their own recip...continued
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Hannah
@Hannah -
about 1 year ago
Synchron's BCI implants may help paralyzed patients reconnect with the world
Dr. Tom Oxley visibly stiffens at the prospect of using brain-computer interface technology for something as gauche as augmenting able-bodied humans. “We're not building a BCI to control Spotify or to watch Netflix,” the CEO of medical device startup Synchron…
12 minutes read
George
@George -
over 5 years ago
Apple: Tariffs To Slide Right By
Apple: Tariffs To Slide Right By - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)The stock only trades at an EV of 11x forward EPS estimates once normalized for when the Chinese trade war ends.While analysts are forecasting clear impacts from Chinese tariffs, Apple (AAPL) continues a return pa...continued
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
over 5 years ago
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Lt. Col. Robert Friend, dead at 99
Tuskegee Airman, retired USAF Lt. Col. Robert Friend diesAmerica has lost another of its original Tuskegee pilots with the passing of retired Lt. Col. Robert “Bob” Friend, who died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Long Beach, daughter Karen Friend Crumlich said.“My dad w...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
over 5 years ago
WPP sells 60% of market research giant Kantar to Bain, valuing Kantar at $4B
WPP sells 60% of market research giant Kantar to Bain, valuing Kantar at $4B – TechCrunchSome M&A is afoot in the world of market research and analysis, underscoring just how much of our media consumption and consumer habits revolve around digital platforms. WPP today...continued
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
over 5 years ago
Health care price transparency: Fool's gold, or real money in your pocket?
Fool's gold, or real money in your pocket?The news is full of stories about monumental surprise hospital bills, sky-high drug prices and patients going bankrupt. The government’s approach to addressing this, via an executive order that President Trump signed June 24, 2019...continued
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
over 5 years ago
Distinguishing CBD from Marijuana Poses Challenges for Law Enforcement States The Hemp Doctor
Distinguishing CBD from Marijuana Poses Challenges for Law Enforcement States The Hemp DoctorMOORESVILLE, N.C., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lack of on-site testing makes arrests for possession of legal CBD inevitable when police confuse it with marijuana. Buying from a ...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
almost 5 years ago
Washington Must Bet Big on AI or Lose Its Global Clout
Washington Must Bet Big on AI or Lose Its Global CloutThe US government must spend $25 billion on artificial intelligence research by 2025, stem the loss of foreign AI talent, and find new ways to prevent critical AI technology from being stolen and exported, according to...continued
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Assunta
@Assunta -
almost 5 years ago
How We Learned to Love the Pedagogical Vapor of STEM
How We Learned to Love the Pedagogical Vapor of STEMWhen American public schools macramé'd together the words language, arts, and English, starting in the 1970s, they created a tangle: ELA.The neo-discipline must have bewildered teachers. There's a long tradition of teach...continued
5 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 2 years ago
Many Americans distrust emerging technology, new study finds
For more than a century, popular science fiction has promised us a future filled with robotics and AI technologies. In 2022, many of those dreams are being realized — computers recognize us on sight and cars can drive themselves, we’re building intelligent ex…
12 minutes read
Jany
@Jany -
about 5 years ago
Valence launches a social network for black professionals
Valence launches a social network for black professionals – TechCrunchOver the past two years, as technology companies continued to struggle with diversifying their work forces, Los Angeles-based venture capitalist Kobie Fuller wrestled with how to solve the problem.As a ...continued
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Myles
@Myles -
over 5 years ago
New scam targets: Schools, government offices see cyber attacks rise - Hamilton Journal News
Offices, schools watch for payroll issuesAnd there is no sign the cyber attacks are slowing, local public officials tell the Journal-News.Recently, several local government offices have been attacked by payroll scammers, the latest being the Butler County government. An e...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
over 5 years ago
First 3D Nanotube and RRAM ICs Come Out of Foundry
First 3D Nanotube and RRAM ICs Come Out of FoundryHere’s something you don’t see very often at government-sponsored technology meetings—spontaneous applause. It happened at DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative Summit this week when MIT assistant professor Max Shulake...continued
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Nestor
@Nestor -
almost 5 years ago
Giant jet engines aim to make our flying greener
Giant jet engines aim to make our flying greener"It's on another scale from anything I've seen before," says Lorna Carter who recently started working at a new Rolls-Royce research and development facility near Bristol.She works with giant robots which lay thousands of st...continued
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Juliet
@Juliet -
about 5 years ago
Shine Bathroom raises $750K for a smart home add-on that flushes away your toilet doldrums
Shine Bathroom raises $750K for a smart home add-on that flushes away your toilet doldrums – TechCrunchOne ongoing theme in the world of smart homes has been the emergence of gadgets and other tools that can turn “ordinary” objects and systems into “connected” ones — remo...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
over 5 years ago
Data Takes Flight: How AVIATAR Transforms Airline Operations
How AVIATAR Transforms Airline OperationsToday, the industry is whizzing past that model — and the vehicle is a cloud-based platform called AVIATAR. Created by Lufthansa Group, it uses real-time analytics to predict, and preempt, just about every operational speed bump ai...continued
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Mariano
@Mariano -
over 5 years ago
Are Completely Original Rides Becoming a Thing of the Past at Disney Parks?
Are Completely Original Rides Becoming a Thing of the Past at Disney Parks?It’s not unusual to hear people complain about Disney Parks — the constant climbing of ticket prices and the long lines that feel like every vacation day is a three-hour “Leg Day” workout.What seem...continued
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Monserrat
@Monserrat -
over 5 years ago
The DeanBeat: A few days without game journalism and a few days without gaming
The DeanBeat: A few days without game journalism and a few days without gamingLast week I went on my summer vacation for a few days. It was a rare victory for those of you who would like to see me work less and play fewer games as well. (Yes, I know you’re out there, and ...continued
8 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
about 1 year ago
How knockoffs took over America
Technology has escalated the counterfeit market and made it difficult to differentiate between real and fake products.
8 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 5 years ago
Bank Run: Deutsche Bank Clients Are Pulling $1 Billion A Day
Deutsche Bank Clients Are Pulling $1 Billion A DayThere is a reason James Simons’ RenTec is the world’s best performing hedge fund – it spots trends (even if they are glaringly obvious) well ahead of almost everyone else, and certainly long before the consensus.That’s wha...continued
6 minutes read
Minnie
@Minnie -
over 5 years ago
How to cost-effectively manage and secure a mobile ecosystem
How to cost-effectively manage and secure a mobile ecosystemToday’s post was written byRoxane Suau, Vice President of Marketing for Pradeo.In the corporate environment, mobile devices and applications are at the center of communications, enhancing collaborators’ productiv...continued
5 minutes read
Ericka
@Ericka -
over 5 years ago
Cat vs best and worst robot vacuum cleaners – TechCrunch
If you’ve flirted with the idea of buying a robot vacuum you may also have stepped back from the brink in unfolding horror at the alphabetic soup of branded discs popping into view. Consumer choice sounds like a great idea until you’ve tried to get a handle on the handle-...continued
11 minutes read
Alan
@Alan -
9 months ago
Jack Harlow, Palaye Royale, and other music artists are using blockchain to connect with fans — a...
Web3 platforms Mith and Medallion are using blockchain technology to help music artists profit from direct sales and build fan communities.
8 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
over 5 years ago
Strong profit growth goes poof for U.S. companies
Strong profit growth goes poof for U.S. companiesWell, that de-escalated quickly. Profits surged for U.S. businesses last year, with growth topping 20% for S&P 500 companies in much of 2018. But the gusher was capped at the start of 2019, and analysts said the sputter...continued
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