Big data
“Big data” – where does it come from? Why aren’t companies like Facebook and Google concerned about big data? The answer is that the web companies are the forerunners. Driven by social, mobile, and cloud technology, there is an important transition taking place, leading us all to the data-enabled world that those companies inhabit today.
Second Amendment advocates want to make acquiring arms as easy as downloading a file and hitting Print.
Technological advances are about to make the gun debate in the United States a whole lot more intense. Forbes highlighted a project last week called Wiki Weapon that wants to prototype the world’s first fully printable gun.
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The beneficial effect of chocolate consumption on stroke may be related to the flavonoids in chocolate.
According to a new study, eating a moderate amount of chocolate each week may be associated with a lower risk of stroke in men. The study was published in the August 29, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “While other studies have looked at how chocolate may help cardiovascular health, this is the first of its kind study to find that chocolate, may be beneficial for reducing stroke in men,” said study author Susanna C. Larsson, PhD, with the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
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A majority of Millennials, believe stormy weather can interfere with cloud computing.
“The cloud” is the tech buzzword of the year. But many Americans remain foggy about what the cloud really is and how it works. A new national survey by Wakefield Research, commissioned by Citrix, showed that most respondents believe the cloud is related to weather, while some referred to pillows, drugs and toilet paper. Those in the know claim working from home in their “birthday suit” is the cloud’s greatest advantage. The good news is that even those that don’t know exactly what the cloud is recognize its economic benefits and think the cloud is a catalyst for small business growth.
Robotic waiter at the Haohai Robot Restaurant in China.
Haohai Robot Restaurant in Harbin, China is staffed entirely by robots. 18 robots cook, serve, and even entertain diners (there’s a singing robot), all the while addressing them as “Earth Person.” Wait, so these aren’t just robots, they’re alien robots? (Pics)
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What you do the first hour of the workday matters.
What you do with the first hour of every days matters. It matters a lot. It can be the hour you see everything clearly, get one real thing done, and focus on the human side of work rather than your task list.
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It’s already well-known that San Francisco, including Silicon Valley, is the technology capital of the world. Seven of the top 10 most-visited websites are based there, including Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Ask. But how does the rest of the USA fare for tech start-ups?
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Driverless car
Governor Jerry Brown of California will most likely sign off soon on the proposed bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It has been characterized by the Obama administration and its other supporters as an effective way to reduce highway congestion. These costs amount to more than $100 billion annually in wasted time and higher fuel expenses.
Continue reading… “Are we ready for driverless cars?”
Futurist Thomas Frey: During the late 1990s business and industry began to panic over the issues surrounding Y2K, which later turned out to be mostly manufactured fear.
Sony Walkman
Technology is all about standing on the shoulders of giants, with companies taking and refining each others’ ideas. But which technologies were truly transformative, blazing trails that the rest of the tech industry would soon follow?
Continue reading… “Top 10 most influential gadgets ever”
Children who were given antibiotics in their first six months had a higher incidence of obesity later.
A higher risk of obesity has been found in the use of antibiotics in young children, according to new studies. Two new studies, one on mice and one on humans, conclude that changes of the intestinal bacteria caused by antibiotics could be responsible.
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Cloud- based infrastructures and the rise of open-source technologies have heavily influenced the software development landscape.
Software is created in the midst of fundamental change. Agile, component-based software development are helping coders create applications faster and more efficiently than ever before, but the process has also introduced complex new risks and requirements. Four critical steps can help reduce those risks.