Police in Oakland, Calif., have spent about $1.8 million in recent years on software and other crime-fighting technologies that they either never used or drastically underutilized, according to a report released Wednesday by city auditor ...
Federal initiatives to make more spectrum available for mobile services are likely to take off running after President Barack Obama's re-election on Tuesday, a member of a presidential technology commission said. The government is trying ...
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An average of 96% of the top 100 paid mobile apps have been hacked, a study has revealed. Android is the most susceptible platform, according to the State of Security in the App Economy report by security firm Arxan Technologies. The ...
Tags: mobile apps, iOS apps, Google Android platform, Hackers
The EU is to tell Google to change the way it gathers information on users to reduce the risk of infringing on their privacy. After a nine-month investigation into Google's business model, which depends on advertisements tailored to users ...
Tags: EU, Google, Privacy Policy, users information
Dutch lighting design company Daglicht&Vorm has won the International Association of Lighting Designers'(IALD)Radiance Award for its Broken Light project in Rotterdam. Daglicht&Vorm was one of fifteen award winners to be recognized by the ...
Solvay, world leader in Soda Ash, announced its decision to proceed with the optimization of its global industrial footprint. The Group’s strategic intent is to reinforce its positioning by adjusting its production capacities in line ...
Tags: soda ash business, Solvay, Essential Chemicals, industrial assets
Computerworld - Microsoft last week began providing European consumers a "browser ballot screen" for Windows 8, a move that may be just the first of several steps the company will take to head off a new antitrust investigation. According ...
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IDG News Service - A partnership of New York City businesses has put out a call for innovative financial technologies. Sponsored by The Partnership for New York City Fund and Accenture, the FinTech Innovation Lab seeks novel technologies ...
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As we've seen in recent years, natural disasters can lead to long-term downtime for organizations. Because earthquakes, hurricanes, snow storms or other events can put data centers and other corporate facilities out of commission for a ...
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Bucky Balls and other novelty desk toys made from rare earth metals face a looming ban by the US government due to consumer safety concerns. Gizmodo reports that Bucky Balls and Zen Magnets, popular office trinkets which are essentially ...
Tags: Rare earth toy, Rare earth, rare earth metals, Bucky Balls
Equity investing is squarely in a risk-off phase and few sectors have been hit harder than junior mining. Rare earth elements equities are no exception, but most of the materials themselves have not dropped nearly as much. The Critical ...
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After last night's presidential debate, the possible fate of Big Bird is now known. But the rival candidates gave no insight into the possible fate of exascale systems, the next generation of supercomputers. In the 90-minute debate ...
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Tiny glass beads embedded in the road marking material reflect the light from headlights in dark or wet conditions. This is why the markings are still so easy to see in the dark, the fog and the rain. Thanks to their structure, the lines ...
Tags: Evonik, Degaroute Reaction Resin, Construction Decoration
In a rare admission of error, Apple said Friday that it's back in EPEAT, the environmental standards group for electronics products that it withdrew from earlier this week. "We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were ...
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Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science. Cambridge University is using chips normally found in computer game consoles to drive cutting-edge ...
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