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Baidu has announced the appointment of Dr Qi Lu as its group president and chief operating officer, who will be responsible for the organisation’s products, technology, sales, marketing, and operations, effective immediately. Lu joins the search engine giant from Microsoft, where he served as the company’s global executive vice president and led Microsoft’s Office business. Prior to Microsoft, Lu was senior vice president in charge of search […]

As you know, the new Nvidia Shield TV made its debut during CES 2017. If you are planning to get one, you’re in luck because it is now available for purchase. 2016 vs. 2017 Nvidia Shield For those not familiar about the new Shield Android TV, the device features roughly the same innards as its predecessor. Particularly, both devices are outfitted with the Tegra X1 system and sport […]

A year after embarking on a mission to develop autonomous flying cars, Airbus is set to test its autonomous airborne taxi prototype for one passenger by the end of 2017. The company envisions a world where, at the push of a button, vehicles can fly over traffic jams. Also, people would be able to book autonomous flying taxis using a mobile app. “One hundred years ago, urban […]

This year could usher in a new era for Amazon’s in the context of AI devices as reports suggest that the Amazon Echo will dominate the AI space in 2017. In 2016, the Amazon Echo dominated the sales and ended up being one of the top selling items on Amazon.com. Now, Forrester Research’s estimates suggest that 6 million Echo devices were sold in 2016.  The Amazon Echo, features […]

Dubai, United Arab Emirates –January 16, 2017(ME NewsWire) Grundfos, the award-winning world leader in advanced pump solutions, is partaking along with a number of renowned Danish companies, in the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) to be held during 16–19 January 2017, in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE. Some of the companies participating in WFES, including Grundfos, are part of the Act NOW initiative (www.actnow.dk), a partnership […]

Telstra and Ericsson have announced achieving the encryption of data while in transit over a 10Gbps link between Australia and the United States by using telecommunications equipment and software provider Ciena’s 10Gbps wire-speed ultra-low latency encryption solution. Using what they call advanced optical encryption technology, the companies demonstrated the ability to secure data while in transit between Melbourne and Los Angeles without impacting speed, reliability, and latency. […]

Scientists have demonstrated the ability to ‘see’ the future of quantum systems and used that knowledge to preempt their demise, in a major achievement that could help bring the strange and powerful world of quantum technology closer to reality. Although applications of quantum-enabled technologies are compelling, quantum physicists had previously been stymied by the most significant obstacle to building reliable quantum technologies — ‘decoherence’ or the randomization […]

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The Brazilian IT industry is predicted to grow by 3.3 percent and generate revenues of R$76,1 million ($23,4 million) in 2017, according to an annual trends survey by Brazilian analyst firm IT4CIO. The survey on technology investment trends surveyed 1,500 IT decision makers at large and medium-sized companies and found that 45 percent of executives expect investment growth, while 22 percent stated that a budget reduction is […]

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donald Trump’s administration, heavy with fossil fuel industry backers, could cause major damage to efforts to deal with climate change through measures such as cutting access to satellite data for weather forecasting and climate research, scientists warned Monday. But the president-elect may prove more pragmatic than some of his Republican counter-parts on the politically charged issue of climate change, particularly if a […]

Food lovers may have to doublecheck what’s in their diet immediately. Some of the most popular food choices easily available to the American population are proving to be a health hazard. Chemicals called process contaminants may end up unintentionally in food after it goes through changes during food processing. These, in turn, produce negative effects on our system. Here are five of the most popular food choices that […]

“Dedication, that’s what you need, if you want to be a record breaker,” sang the TV entertainer Roy Castle on the long-running BBC programme dedicated to notable feats. London’s FTSE 100 has been on a dedicated record-breaking run all of its own, notching up an unprecedented 14 consecutive sessions of gains by the end of last week, a run which only ended on Monday, when the index […]

Ken Miller Crunch Network Contributor Ken Miller is an investor, writer, and advisor to several technology companies and Venture Capital firms. Previously he was an Executive at PayPal and Intuit, and early Advisor to Square. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network Pundits and Monday morning quarterbacks have spent much of the last two months lost in a fog of speculation and assertions as […]

FM EXPO Saudi 2017 and Saudi Clean Expo running until 17 January at the Jeddah Centre for Forum & Events Jeddah, 16 January 2017  FM EXPO Saudi 2017 and Saudi Clean Expo opened its doors to thousands of visitors as industry professionals turned out in force to learn more about this growing industry. With the support of Advanced Facilities Management, the headline sponsor of FM EXPO Saudi […]

Workers likely to be impacted first by automation include those in manufacturing and retail trade. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Today’s technology could be used to automate half of all work activities by 2055 but it could end up taking far longer than that, according to a report from McKinsey Global Institute. It’s likely that one day your skills could be made obsolete by technology aided by advances in […]

Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead • By Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman • MIT Press • 328 pages • ISBN: 978-0262035224 • £19.95 / $29.95 There is an old joke that has Bill Gates, then CEO of Microsoft, boast to the CEO of General Motors that if Microsoft built cars, they would cost $25 and get 1,000 miles per gallon. The GM CEO is supposed […]

Nearly everyone who’s played Super Mario Bros. knows instinctively what the first level looks like. Mario is left-of-center, he moves to the right, the screen pans around the platform, there’s the first question block — gleaming subtly, which is important, but more on that later — and then a goomba trundles toward Mario. This point in the game is crucial. The player either loses a life upon […]

Atlas Copco is to split itself in two and appoint a new chief executive as Sweden’s largest industrial group tries to boost shareholder value.  The Wallenberg-backed company is hoping to spin off its mining and construction tools business after a tough period following the slump in commodities market. That would leave the existing Atlas Copco to focus on compressors, vacuum technology and its big service business, which […]

US companies have rushed to renegotiate their loans at the start of the year, taking advantage of strong investor demand for debt that is more insulated against an expected rise in interest rates.  January’s re-pricing volume has already reached $41.6bn — the highest monthly volume since January 2013 with a further two weeks before the month ends, according to data from LCD, an offering of S&P Global […]

Fraugster, a German and Israeli startup that has developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help eliminate payment fraud, has raised $5 million in funding. Earlybird led the round, alongside existing investors Speedinvest, Seedcamp and an unnamed large Swiss family office. The new capital will be used to add to Fraugster’s headcount as it expands internationally. Founded in 2014 by Max Laemmle, who previously co-founded payment gateway company […]

Source: United Nations University Hong Kong and Singapore in 2015 produced the highest volume of e-waste in the region, generating 21.7kg and 19.95kg, respectively, per capita. At 19.13kg per capita, Taiwan rounded up the top three e-waste producers, while China more than doubled its production between 2010 and 2015–at 107 percent–to 6.7 million tonnes. Across East and Southeast Asia, the average e-waste generation per capita was 10kg […]

A few months before Titanfall 2 was released for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC in October of last year, developer Respawn Entertainment said that all future additions to the game, in the form of new modes and maps, will be completely free. Respawn followed through on that promise with the launch of the Angel City’s Most Wanted DLC for Titanfall 2. The DLC, released just a month […]

DUBAI/TEHRAN: Iran will not renegotiate its nuclear agreement with world powers, even if it faces new US sanctions after Donald Trump becomes president, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.US “hostility” to Iran is growing day by day despite Tehran’s nuclear deal, the senior Iranian official said, ahead of the first anniversary of the historic accord.“The United States has done whatever it can do (to) slow […]

Water is a critical ingredient for life. And with the discovery of water ice in other planetary objects, scientists are abuzz over the probability of the presence of — and the prospect of supporting — life beyond the boundaries of planet Earth. Tech Times looks at three of the most recent concrete evidence of water ice on three planetary bodies: Ceres, Pluto and Mars. Water Ice On […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 16, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Nationwide New movie In Into the Forest, sisters Nell and Eva (Ellen Page (pictured) and Evan Rachel Wood) find themselves in a battle to survive on their own at their isolated home in the […]

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