SYDNEY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will review a “dumb deal” to take hundreds of Australian asylum seekers after the Washington Post reported he had angrily berated Australia’s prime minister and abruptly ended a tense telephone call. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters the call on Saturday had been frank and candid but refused to provide further details on a “private” conversation that […]
Current techniques used to clean endoscopes for reuse are not consistently effective, according to a new study. The findings of this study support the need for careful visual inspection and cleaning verification tests to ensure that all endoscopes are free of damage and debris before they are high-level disinfected or sterilized and used on another patient. (via WSJ)
“I remember, when I was a youngster, we used to have to translate Erasmus. He was already travelling as a scholar 500 years ago.” Sir Eric Thomas, the retired vice-chancellor of the University of Bristol, is reminiscing about his Latin A-level classes, in which the journals of the 15th-century Dutch Renaissance scholar featured prominently. “Even all that time ago, the concept of there being an international community […]
Monash University has implemented a multi-petabyte deployment at its eResearch Centre, giving the Melbourne-based advanced computing facility the capacity to store and manage massive workloads of data. The university implemented a software-defined solution that uses Red Hat Ceph Storage on Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 and R730xd rack servers that it expects will accelerate application performance, simplify systems management, and address the university’s growing data storage requirements. The […]
The growth of electronic trading in fixed income has always been driven by efficiency, but we’ll begin to see data science and analytics fuel new levels of smart trading this year. Marketplaces such as Tradeweb have spent the last 15 to 20 years building out infrastructure to digitise these businesses and organise their trading activity through more streamlined workflows and trading protocols. Yet, even now, a significant […]
While Uber is dealing with fallout from its response to Trump’s Friday immigration order, when it tweeted it would pause surge pricing, which was taken as a form of “strike breaking,” whilst simultaneously profiting off the situation, and its actions were seen as seeking to grab market share from striking taxi drivers, leading to a #DeleteUber meme spreading across social networks, it has a more tangible problem […]
“Everybody said it was going to be too hard, that you’d have to change the whole compiler,” MIT professor Charles E. Leiserson says. “And these guys basically showed that conventional wisdom to be flat-out wrong.” Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Compilers are programs that convert computer code written in high-level languages intelligible to humans into low-level instructions executable by machines. But there’s more than one way to […]
Surprising direction-dependent effects emerge when light is guided in microscopic structures. This discovery shows promise for both classical and quantum information processing. (via WSJ)
Bahraini entrepreneur Mohamed Anwar Sheikhaldeen considers an opportunity to sell technology developed in Bahrain to Japanese clients among the major milestones achieved by EXA.iO, his Manama-based start-up which provides an affordable high-speed rendering service. Sheikhaldeen explains that EXA.iO, a cloud 3D processing service for architects, studios, interior designers and engineers to accelerate their 3D and VR processing workflows at a fraction of the cost, is the first […]
Researchers have been able to use label-free spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) and computer processing in order to image microtubules in an assay. The hollow tubular structures serve as the backbone of cells and help carry materials in the cell. Malfunctioning microtubules have been associated with various illnesses including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. (via WSJ)
Resident Evil 7 is finally out, and the hype was justified. Critics applaud the series “return to form” by bringing the game back to its roots, which is raw, psychological, survival horror. The game will put you as Ethan Winters, an ordinary husband searching for his wife in a creepy homestead in rural Louisiana. The game’s claustrophobic atmosphere, eerie lighting, hair-raising sounds, complex puzzles, and bloodthirsty enemies will […]
But the president ignores the fact that Congress then restricted this power in 1965, stating plainly that no person could be “discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence.” The only exceptions are those provided for by Congress (such as the preference for Cuban asylum seekers). Continue reading the main story When […]
Baghdad, Iraq; January 26, 2017 GE has further strengthened its collaborations in Iraq to support the country’s power infrastructure, and to meet the growing need for electricity from people and industry. GE signed agreements that will add over 2 gigawatts (GW) of power, and secure the delivery of ~1.75 GW of existing power to the national grid, to strengthen the nation’s power infrastructure. GE will set up […]
WASHINGTON New commercial satellite imagery indicates North Korea has resumed operation of a reactor at its main nuclear site used to produce plutonium for its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. think tank said on Friday. Washington’s 38 North North Korea monitoring project said previous analysis from Jan. 18 showed signs that North Korea was preparing to restart the reactor at Yongbyon, having previously unloaded spent fuel rods […]
The future of quantum computing is a hot topic not only for experts but also in many commercial and governmental agencies. Rather than processing and storing information as bits in transistors or memories, which limit information to the binary ‘1’ or ‘0’, quantum computers would instead use quantum systems, such as atoms, ions, or electrons, as ‘qubits’ to process and store “quantum information” in, which can be […]
On Monday, the Australian government announced that it was establishing a new Critical Infrastructure Centre (CIC), dedicated to managing the “complex and evolving national security risks” to the nation’s critical infrastructure. The CIC’s initial focus will be on the most critical assets in the electricity, water, and ports sectors, according to a joint media release from Australia’s favourite attorney-general Senator George Brandis QC and Treasurer Scott Morrison. […]
A research team has developed food ingredients from mealworms and crickets which, due to their promising structure and flavor, have the potential to be used in the manufacture of foods such as meatballs and falafel. EU legislation will change in the coming years, and the farming of insects and their processing for consumption will become a business activity also in Europe, they say. Source
A new Processing Speed Training Game (PSTG) has been developed for a Tablet PC, which they say can significantly improve processing speed and inhibition among healthy older adults, while also reducing their depressive moods when played regularly. (via WSJ)
21 January 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE: Middle East Sulphur 2017, a new conference held from February 12-16, will highlight the ever-growing value of the commodity regionally and beyond. Often viewed as a by-product of the oil and gas industries, sulphur is now coming to the fore as its versatility and potential is realised by business leaders around the world. Sulphur is also the primary source in producing sulphuric […]
RAS AL KHAIMAH, 20 January 2017 Excitement filled Rixos Bab Al Bahr as Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) and Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) announced the winners of the first joint RAK Free Zones Business Excellence Awards on 19 January 2017. The much-awaited awards programme lauded 10 outstanding companies that displayed relentless commitment to organisational excellence and contributed immensely to strengthening Ras Al […]
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is geared up for its maiden mission of 2017 with the launch of the Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Initially, it was scheduled to be launched on Thursday, Jan. 19, but it has now been reported that the launch will take place on Friday, Jan. 20, instead. The ULA was established in 2006 and is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin […]
Western Union agreed on Thursday to forfeit $586m after admitting that it violated US anti-money laundering laws by ignoring evidence that thousands of its agents were involved in sending illicit cash to criminals, including human traffickers in China and bookies in Costa Rica, the US Department of Justice announced. From 2004 to 2012, Western Union, a global money services business based in Englewood, Colorado, “processed hundreds of […]
The Freedom of Information process begins with a letter, right? Why does it become necessary to sue? We bring a lawsuit either when it takes too long for a government agency to respond to our request, or when they do respond but withhold records that we believe should be disclosed. Why has the Center pursued FOIA suits so vigorously? How does the Center differ from other organizations […]
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 […]
