Increasingly, computers are deciding what news stories we read, and may even end up teaching our children to speak. But whether we should allow them to is becoming the subject of a heated debate related to the use of algorithms. Algorithms are pieces of code that, much like a recipe, …
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is now the benchmark for high-end smartphones running Android, but there are lots of challengers, including the new P8 from Huawei Technologies. The two smartphone vendors have had many of the same goals when building their respective smartphones, including improving the looks and the cameras. But …
Forge.mil and the US military The US military has become more and more interested in open source software. Forge.mil is one of the latest achievements in the US military’s move toward open source inside its various branches. Chris Nimmer reports for Opensource.com: Forge.mil was founded based on the success of …
French senators have amended a stodgy economics bill with a rider that would require Google to advertise three competitors on its homepage, but stops short of explicitly requiring the search engine to disclose its algorithms. The amendment, added Thursday to an economic growth, activity and equality bill, calls for any …
Одной из самых популярных прошивок мобильной платформы Android является Cyanogen. Компания, при такой большой зависимости от платформы Android, не прочь несколько отдалиться от влияния Google. Это может означать утрату сервисов Google, вроде Google Maps или Gmail, но компенсировать их недостаток поможет другой гигант IT-индустрии. Cyanogen сообщила о заключении стратегического партнерства с корпорацией Microsoft, в результате чего …
Hoping to move new applications to the cloud, Amazon has launched a new virtual server with four high-end GPUs, while Microsoft has made its SSD-based storage offering generally available. Amazon and Microsoft have methodically been launching new services and adding features to EC2 and Azure, respectively, to make the platforms …
WikiLeaks front-man Julian Assange has provisionally agreed to be interviewed by police in London as part of a Swedish investigation into allegations against him of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion, the Swedish prosecutor said Friday. The Swedish Prosecution Authority had wanted Assange to return to Sweden for an interview and …
Four months after Yahoo closed a deal with Mozilla to make its search engine the default in Firefox in the U.S., Yahoo has managed to hold onto most of the share it grabbed from Google. In the last two months, however, Yahoo’s U.S. search share has slipped slightly, losing three-tenths …
Компания Toshiba сообщила о выпуске нового лэптопа, ориентированного на корпоративного клиента – Pertege R30. Новинка получила тонкий и легкий корпус, выполненный из прочного материала со сплавом магния. Размер жидкокристаллического экрана по диагонали составляет 13.3 дюйма с разрешением 1366 × 768 точек; построен ноутбук на базе 2.4-Гигагерцового процессора Intel Core i3-4000M; объем оперативной …
Скандальный питерский депутат Виталий Милонов заявил, что специалистам фонда «Сколково» надо создать гомофобную операционную систему для смартфонов. Новая платформа станет ответом на iOS и помощника Siri. Напомним, что компания Apple выпустила платформу iOS 8.3, где Siri заговорила на русском и некоторые высказывания получили много критических замечаний, а уже 14 апреля во избежание дальнейших …
Even though its activities were exposed last year, a cyberespionage group dubbed Pawn Storm has ramped up its efforts over the past few months, targeting NATO members and potentially the White House. The first quarter of this year “has seen a great deal of activity from the group,” researchers from …
Even though its activities were exposed last year, a cyberespionage group dubbed Pawn Storm has ramped up its efforts over the past few months, targeting NATO members and potentially the White House. The first quarter of this year “has seen a great deal of activity from the group,” researchers from …
The Apple Watch is nearly here and developers will be critical to its success. I spoke with developers behind three apps, Runtastic, Numerics and WebMD, to see what they had to say, and welcome further input from other developers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, …
Japanese researchers want to show people what it’s like to have autism by using a headset that distorts imagery of people nearby. The researchers from Osaka University and the University of Tokyo mounted a forward-facing Wi-Fi webcam on a Sony HMZ-T3W headset, which is designed for watching movies and covers …
Wikileaks goes to Hollywood WikiLeaks won plaudits from people who want to see the workings of government exposed to daylight, by publishing a vast trove of U.S. data several years ago. Now, it’s decided to expose another cache of purloined information that has decidedly less obvious benefit for the public …
With the Internet of Things in mind, ARM wants to improve the battery life of sensors that use Bluetooth, making it efficient enough to be powered using energy harvesting. To help achieve this the company on Thursday announced it has acquired Wicentric and Sunrise Micro Devices. Neither company is exactly …
A little over a year ago, bloggers were chin-wagging about a rumored Yahoo-Bing breakup. Mentioned too, was Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer and her secret love…for search projects “Fast Break” and “Curveball.” Fast forward to yesterday, Mayer again confirmed the alliance with Microsoft exists and everything is great. However…bloggers know something’s …
Tips for boosting your personal brand Image by Shutterstock Your personal brand is more than just a buzz phrase. It’s how you present your unique set of skills, knowledge and talent in a way that’s sure to catch the eye of a hiring manager or recruiter. Here are six ways …
Flashback to the early 1980s, when this pilot fish is working for a big consulting firm — and he’s on contract at a very lucrative account. “The salesman for this account was senior at our firm, and always looking for more commission–er, always looking to aid the bottom line,” says …
Every one of the 32 NFL teams has 60 players that often receive medical care from hospitals or other facilities they’ve never visited before. So imagine how difficult it might be to share an electronic medical record (EMR) when you’re a player on the visiting team and you need treatment …
A new legislation in California aims to put curbs on the data Uber Technologies and other ride-hailing companies can collect and disclose. The move comes in the wake of reports that Uber has a tool that apparently lets its employees track the location of customers that have requested car service. …
Марк Цукерберг пообещал: нуждающиеся жители Европы в будущем получат доступ к бесплатному интернету. Создатель социальной сети Facebook сообщил, что над Internet.org он работает по 50-60 часов в неделю. В последнее время появились новые технологии соединения, которые Цукерберг использует в своем проекте. По его словам, Internet.org даст ряд преимуществ для пользователей, которые не могут себе …
Компания LG поделилась официальным изображением нового флагманского телефона LG G4. Его изображение опубликовано на официальной странице компании в социальной сети Facebook. 28 апреля пройдет специальное мероприятие, где состоится официальная публичная презентация нового флагмана G4. Но уже сегодня LG решила заинтересовать поклонников. На официальной странице в Facebook уже выложено фото флагмана. Смартфон показан с задней стороны, он …
More than two dozen U.S. government websites should be urgently upgraded to use encryption, as whistleblowers are potentially at risk, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. At least 29 websites that can be used for reporting abuse and fraud don’t use encryption, the ACLU said in a letter sent …
Google on Thursday announced it will shut down support for Chrome on Windows XP at the end of the year. “We will continue to provide regular updates and security patches to Chrome on XP through the end of 2015,” said Mark Larson, Chrome’s director of engineering, in a short blog …
A lawsuit filed in California against Uber Technologies by a woman who alleged she was raped by a driver while taking a trip in Delhi appears to be heading to mediation. Lawyers for the woman, who is not identified in her complaint, said they had met with lawyers for Uber …