Zuckerberg defends immigrants threatened by Trump
While other tech leaders glad-hand with The Donald, Mark Zuckerberg is facing him head on. Today the Facebook CEO called out the president for his unAmerican views that demonize immigrants, while also tactfully encouraging the few positive policies and comments Trump has offered on the subject. You should read Zuckerberg’s full Facebook post on the topic embedded at the bottom of this story, but the highlights include: “Like many of you, I’m concerned about the impact of the recent executive ..>> view originalUS no longer has geography as defense, ally in cybercombat
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2011, file photo, a reflection of the Department of Homeland Security logo is seen reflected in the glasses of a cyber security analyst in the watch and warning center at the Department of Homeland Security’s secretive cyber defense facility at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Through history, the United States has relied on its borders and superior military might to protect against and deter foreign aggressors. But a lack of boundaries and any rulebo..>> view originalOculus/ZeniMax case goes to jury as damages sought increases to $4 billion
The lawsuit threatening the future of Facebook’s Oculus VR may have just gotten a lot more expensive. Yesterday, in closing statements the legal team representing ZeniMax Media asked the jury in a Dallas courtroom to rule against Oculus VR and award $2 billion in compensation as well as another $2 billion in punitive damages, Polygon reports. The case, which hinges on the claim that Oculus VR and its founder Palmer Luckey stole fundamental VR technologies from ZeniMax Media subsidiary id Softw..>> view originalCisco, Bosch, and Foxconn are building blockchain tech for the internet of things
(Reuters) – Cisco, Bosch, and several other companies have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve “internet of things” applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology. The group, which also includes Bank of New York Mellon, Foxconn, security company Gemalto and blockchain startups Consensus Systems (ConsenSys), BitSE and Chronicled said on Friday that they will collaborate to develop a shared blockchain prot..>> view original'Flappy Bird' creator returns with another infuriating game
Staying true to the familiar 8-bit art style found in his other games, Ninja Spinki Challenges!! is comprised of six mini-games that require a good mix of dexterity and fast reactions to complete. Some require you to swipe horizontally to evade fast-moving foes (in one case a bouncing kitty head) or eliminate them with carefully thrown shurikens. A timer counts down as you play, so you'll know exactly how long you have survive during each challenge. Like with Flappy Bird, your index finger does..>> view originalNokia introduces MIKA, a digital assistant for engineers and telecom operators
Nokia’s got a nice, adorable name picked out for its new voice assistant. MIKA stands for “Multi-purpose Intuitive Knowledge Assistant,” letting engineers and telecom operators access information through voice commands. The system is powered by the company’s cognitive services platform, using “augmented intelligence with automated learning to provide access to an extensive range of tools, documents and data sources.” Essentially MIKA is designed to offer quick answers to engineer questions, ba..>> view originalApple has filed a patent for some sort of vaporizer
The US Patent and Trademark Office this week published a patent application by Apple that details a peculiar vaporizer technology. The document, filed last year, outlines plans for an apparatus that can regulate temperature to release heat from a ...>> view originalGears of War 4 adds multiplayer crossplay for Windows 10, Xbox One gamers
Microsoft’s ambitious Play Anywhere initiative, which lets PC and Xbox gamers game together, made unexpected strides on Friday, when it was announced that Gears of War 4’s crossplay will expand beyond cooperative mode to include multiplayer competition. The feature, however, will be limited to Social Quickplay, rather than competitive ranked matches, Microsoft said. So your dreams of a “Super Bowl” of GoW play between the best PC and Xbox players will have to wait. Interestingly, when Micro..>> view originalTrump's unsecure Android phone highlights common security dilemma
If President Donald Trump is still using his personal, unsecured Android smartphone, as reported, he is surely creating bucketsful of worry for White House communications security staff. As CIOs and Chief Information Security Officers already know, any organization can install strong security technology into a network or a smartphone, only to be defeated if end users don't use it or follow safe cyber practices. "The most vulnerable parts of communications are the people, and if they aren..>> view originalSamsung's new Galaxy S8 phones could make the future of headphones messier
After a slew of leaks this week, it appears as if we know just about everything there is to know about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8 phones. Citing "several well-placed sources," The Guardian dropped a batch of details on Tuesday. That was largely corroborated by VentureBeat's Evan Blass on Thursday. Blass, who has a long history of accurately leaking information about phones, also included the first purported photos of the new devices. They show two phones with curved scree..>> view original
Saturday, February 11, 2017
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