'Auction' of NSA Tools Sends Security Companies Scrambling
PARIS — The leak of what purports to be a National Security Agency hacking tool kit has set the information security world atwitter — and sent major companies rushing to update their defenses.Experts across the world are still examining what amount to electronic lock picks. Here's what they've found so far.WHAT'S IN THE RELEASE?The tool kit consists of a suite of malicious software intended to tamper with firewalls, the electronic defenses protecting computer networks. The rogue programs appea..>> view originalInstagram Unveils 'Event Channel' To Curate Videos Of Concerts And Sports Events: Another Snapchat Ripoff?
And, once again, Instagram has taken a page from Snapchat's playbook. This time, the Facebook-owned photo and video sharing platform is taking inspiration from Snapchat's Discover tool by curating user-generated videos of concerts and sports events. The new feature is simply called the Event Channel, found in Instagram's Explore tab. "Like the rest of Explore," Instagram notes, "this new channel is personalized for you and highlights events you might like." How Instagram's Event Channel Works T..>> view originalOSIRIS-Rex: Bringing Home Pieces of an Asteroid
In 2023, a bit of the primordial solar system will return to Earth. That's when NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission will return a sample of the asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich rock hosting traces of the early solar system. While there, the mission will conduct an in-depth study of the rocky body, learning more about how sunlight can shift its position, before gathering a small sample to return to Earth. Visiting an asteroid After its September 8, 2016, launch, the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-R..>> view originalAfter the Anniversary Update: What's next for Windows 10?
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update may have just been released, but Microsoft never rests: It's well into work on the next two major updates for Windows, code-named Redstone 2 and Redstone 3. (Redstone 1 was the code name for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.) Why Redstone? In the popular game Minecraft, which Microsoft bought in May 2014, redstone is an ore you mine and then use as a power source. Microsoft has stayed fairly mum about what will be in the Redstone 2 and 3 updates, but it ..>> view originalKobo Aura One takes on the Kindle with a huge screen and water resistance
In Sep. 2014, Canada's Kobo was the first company to launch a waterproof e-reader, the Kobo Aura H2O. Now, the company has followed that up with the Kobo Aura One, which also doesn't mind getting wet, but has a larger screen encased in a thin and elegant body. The Kobo Aura One has a 7.8-inch screen — larger than its predecessor's 6.8-inch display, as well as Kindle Voyage/Oasis 6-inch screens. With a resolution of 300dpi (that's 1872x1404 pixels at that screen size), it's set to be the best-l..>> view original'A.I. is still rather nascent,' says Intel executive Diane Bryant
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) dates back to the 1950s, when the term was coined. But the way Intel sees it, the field is not old — it represents a growth opportunity for the chipmaker. Last week Intel made a bold move and acquired Nervana, one of the preeminent startups in deep learning, a type of A.I. that involves training artificial neural networks on data and then getting them to make inferences on new data. Today, when Intel announced a new generation of Xeon Phi server chips, the emphasi..>> view originalNokia cuts price for OZO virtual reality camera
HELSINKI Nokia has cut the price of its OZO virtual reality camera by 25 percent from its initial launch price, the Finnish company said on Thursday.Nokia, whose main business is now telecoms network equipment, started selling the camera earlier this year as the first device to be produced for its digital media business, one of its new hopes for future growth.Having launched the device at $60,000 in the United States and Europe, Nokia has now priced it at $45,000, saying it was also taking th..>> view originalHuawei Will Soon Start Manufacturing Smartphones In India
Huawei is one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world. This company is currently the third largest smartphone manufacturer out there, and only Samsung and Apple are still unreachable for this company. Huawei is also the largest smartphone ...>> view originalCisco Plans to Cut 5500 Workers
Updated Aug. 17, 2016 6:50 p.m. ET Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO -1.29 % is cutting 5,500 employees—7% of its workforce—in the networking company’s latest reaction to market shifts, including customers favoring software over hardware. The reduction beginning this quarter renews a pattern of midsummer moves to shed costs and make room to hire employees with new talents. The job cuts, disclosed with its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results, mark the most dramatic move yet by ..>> view original
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