NTSB urges states ban all cellphone use by drivers

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A sign in Havre, Mont., notifies drivers of the city’s handheld cellphone ban, which took effect in October.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.  This is the most far-reaching such recommendation to date.

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Loud TV commercials will soon be a thing of the past

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Those annoying ultra-loud TV commercials will soon be a thing of the past.

Today, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to pass regulations requiring broadcasters and cable and satellite TV systems to maintain constant volume levels. The order will go into effect one year from today.   The order “says commercials must have the same average volume as the programs they accompany,” says FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.

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QD TV that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket coming soon

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Forget about 3D.

Coming soon: the QD TV.  British scientists say they have developed a technology which they claim could be used to produce TV that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket. The scientists  at Manchester University have actually developed a new form of light-emitting crystals, known as quantum dots, (QD) which can be used to produce ultra-thin televisions.

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Platform Wars – MIT launches free online video game simulator

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MIT’s video game simulator lets you learn MBA management skills for free.

Thanks to “Platform Wars,” a video game simulator, you can learn MBA management skills and strategies for free.  It was created by MIT’s Sloane School of Management and anyone can learn elements of a business school education by portraying an executive at a video game console manufacturer online.

 

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‘Garage ready’ industries fuel startup innovation

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Fabless semiconductors

The advent of the fabrication-less semiconductor company was one of the most important events in the history of modern computing.  The story of fabless semiconductors is similar to the recent history of internet startups: various forces led to an order-of-magnitude reduction of startup costs, which then led to a surge of innovation.

 

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DNA could be the next frontier for hackers and biological warfare

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Synthetic biology will lead to new forms of bioterrorism.

Computer-designed viruses that cure disease, new bacteria capable of synthesizing an unlimited fuel supply, new organisms that wipe out entire populations and bio-toxins that target world leaders may sound like devices restricted to feature-film script writers, but it is possible to create all of these today, using the latest advances in synthetic biology.

 

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Blueseed a high-tech visa-free entrepreneurship and technology incubator on an ocean vessel

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Concept vessel for Blueseed.

It can be hard to get a visa to live and work in the United States.  It’s can even be hard for highly skilled immigrants and entrepreneurs looking to start businesses. Here is a startup with a plan and a very important backer that could change everything.

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Researchers teaching computers how to listen for lies

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The person’s speech provides all the cues to detect deception.

A professor of computer science at Columbia University, Julia Hirschberg, may spell trouble for a lot of liars. That’s because Dr. Hirschberg is teaching computers how to spot deception — programming them to parse people’s speech for patterns that gauge whether they are being honest.

 

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