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Comcast has completed its acquisition of Icontrol Networks’ Converge business, which creates Internet of Things (IoT) and connected home security solutions. Converge already powers Comcast’s XFinity Home, in that it allows Comcast to communicate with and manage security sensors that are part of Xfinity Home, and also supports home-automation devices like cameras and thermostats. While the terms of the deal remain undisclosed, Comcast SVP and XFinity Home […]

The connection between on-screen violence and off-screen aggressive behavior has been largely extrapolated. Most studies seemed to suggest that playing violent video games has a strong desensitizing effect and encourages negative demeanor. New evidence indicates, however, that violent content in video games doesn’t induce antisocial conduct in the long run, and leaves empathy levels unscathed. Although previous research established graphic media exposure can lead to aggression, these studies […]

DUBAI // The Middle East needs more people like Dr Ismahane Elouafi. In fact, much of the world does. An expert in food and water security, she has a crucial role to play at a time when farmers across the region are increasingly struggling to grow crops in what is clearly a harsh climate. But the director general of the Dubai-based International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture relishes […]

Historically, the marketing team within an organisation has had little to do with the IT department or the product development team, while the CEO was generally concerned only with the revenue marketing ventures were bringing into the business. According to Steve Lucas, Marketo’s new CEO, the role of the marketer should now be more aligned to a data scientist and they should also be involved in product […]

Montclair is a New Jersey bastion of the Trump-doubting privileged class that went back to the future Thursday with an imperiled species: a new broadsheet newspaper. But, if Trump could wind up president, who says a broadsheet Lazarus can’t rise from the media ashes and make it somewhere? The weekly Montclair Local debuted in the 36,000-person bedroom community of New York City rife with ink-stained and digitally […]

Via Jim Quinn of The Burning Platform blog, In Part One and Part Two of this article I revealed how the Deep State’s fake data and fake news propaganda machine can be overcome by opening your eyes, observing reality, understanding how Fed created inflation has destroyed our lives, and why the election of Trump was the initial deplorable pushback to Deep State evil. “The notion that a […]

Leave it to Game of Thrones to play with our emotions. HBO has released the first poster for the seventh season of Game of Thrones. The poster is typical GoT – cryptic and full of intrigue. The poster shows the series title and season against an icy background, but beneath this ice are fiery flames. With a simple poster, the show can be hinting about the general plot […]

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DUBAI // Drone users caught flying without a licence will face fines of up to Dh20,000 as part of renewed efforts to tackle disruption to aviation. The new penalty is part of broader regulations governing the aviation sector approved by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council. The move came after the closure of airspace over Dubai International Airport […]

Chowbotics Inc. has landed $5 million in a Series A round of venture funding to develop what it’s calling food service robots. These are machines designed to prepare food in restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, or food courts in airports, malls and hospitals. The company’s flagship product, Sally, is a salad-making robot that uses 20 different food canisters to prepare and serve more than 1,000 different types of salads. According to Chowbotics […]

Viva Republica CEO SG Lee Image: Viva Republica Viva Republica, maker of peer-to-peer money transfer app Toss, announced that it has raised $48 million in a Series C round led by San Mateo-based VC firm Goodwater Capital, with PayPal, Bessemer Venture Partners, Altos Ventures, and Partech Ventures also contributing to the round. The latest funding round brings the total amount raised by the Seoul-based company to 87.5 […]

Scientists are working to understand how molecules send messages throughout the neuron, constantly working to develop high-resolution imaging techniques to visualize the activity and location of the molecules involved in the process. This team has developed new molecular biosensors, which helped them to visualize the activity of two signaling proteins crucial to synaptic plasticity. The results revealed signal spreading during structural plasticity of dendritic spines. (via WSJ)

China’s Uber rival Didi Chuxing announced that it has officially opened its first US-based research and development lab in Mountain View, California this week. Didi Labs will seek out engineering talent and focus on artificial intelligence (AI)-based security and intelligent driving technologies, according to a statement made by the company. Founder, chairman, and CEO of Didi Chuxing, Cheng Wei said the company’s vision is to build an […]

The release of the Android 7.0 Nougat update for Samsung’s former flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge had been delayed according to an official announcement from Samsung, but now appears to be rolling out. Owners of other Samsung devices expected to receive the update, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy A, J series and Galaxy Tab, are now wondering how the S6 delay will […]

The cost of shorting shares of Snap has fallen sharply as bets against the owner of the messaging app slowed and the share price rallied. Snap’s stock has rebounded in recent sessions after selling off earlier in the week as several analysts’ reports expressed scepticism about the group’s valuation, which had surged above $30bn in the initial euphoria following its high-profile listing last week. At midday in […]

Google Cloud Platform may not be the only cloud provider in an enterprise, but it’s willing to offer discounts to make sure it gets its share. (Image: Google Cloud/YouTube) Google Cloud Platform rolled out Committed Use Discounts, which are designed to pass along savings to enterprises for a one- or three-year purchase commitment to Google Compute Engine. Special Feature Cloud Computing: Moving to IaaS Infrastructure as a […]

By Ben Hirschler | LONDON LONDON Scientists have taken a big step toward designing complex forms of life from scratch by constructing five new artificial chromosomes of baker’s yeast, representing a third of the micro-organism’s genome, or genetic blueprint. The international team used computers to create laboratory-made versions of the threadlike structures that carry genetic code inside cells. Synthesizing genomes may alarm some who see biotechnologists “playing […]

The WikiLeaks-hosted “Vault7” collection of documents allegedly leaked from within the CIA’s Computer Operations Group is a messy mix of jargon, incomplete info, and broken (or redacted) links. The information is interesting, but it’s quite difficult to find a basic description of many of the terms used, even using the search function. So for everybody’s convenience I’ve gone through the whole pile of docs and listed as […]

Another day, another Snapchat Stories copycat arriving on another messaging app. Facebook launched a new feature for its stand alone messaging app on Thursday called Messenger Day, which allows users to capture photos and videos, add stickers and effects, and share their “day” with their friends. Those who are fans of Snapchat or Instagram Stories will feel right at home with Messenger Day. The feature is also […]

A newly developed elastic gel administered in liquid form and shown to turn jellylike within minutes after injection into rabbits’ eyes to replace the clear gelatinous fluid inside their eyeballs, may help pave the way for new eye surgery techniques, say scientists. (via WSJ)

Account takeover (ATO) is the downstream effect of a worrying rise in massive data breaches and phishing attacks. Criminals have easy access to billions of credentials, which they systematically test on sites and apps until they find a match. With 48 percent of online businesses experiencing a rise in ATO attempts in 2016, are you doing enough to prevent your users’ accounts from being hacked? ATO is […]

By Lovasoa Rabary | ANTANANARIVO ANTANANARIVO Madagascar has started evacuating thousands of people from flooded areas after storm waters broke dykes as the country reeled from the impact of Cyclone Enawo. Enawo hit Madagascar’s vanilla-producing northeastern coast on Tuesday morning, destroying roads and cutting off communications with Antalaha district, which has a population of 230,000 people. Five people were confirmed killed and seven injured late on Wednesday, […]

By Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Thursday his organization would provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools to allow them to patch software flaws. The anti-secrecy group this week published documents describing secret CIA hacking tools and snippets of computer code. It did not publish the full programs that would be needed to actually conduct cyber exploits against […]

Businesses could very well soon be able to chat directly with customers in WhatsApp. According to Reuters, the Facebook-owned messaging app is reportedly testing out a version of its platform designed for businesses.  Not only would it allow businesses to communicate with its customers and vice-versa, but this premium chat feature could be a revenue source for the company. WhatsApp is currently free to download, with users […]

HTC announced the U Ultra in early January and as it starts to ship to early pre-order customers the press is getting a chance to spend some time with the device. An evaluation device arrived yesterday for a couple of weeks of testing. After one day, it’s clear the HTC U Ultra is better than I anticipated and brings the best of HTC into one single, and […]

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