DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has awarded $3 million to software provider Continuum Analytics to help fund the development of Python's data processing and visualization capabilities for big data jobs. The ...
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The developers of many SSL libraries are releasing patches for a vulnerability that could potentially be exploited to recover plaintext information, such as browser authentication cookies, from encrypted communications. The patching ...
Where would the world be without awnings? Folks would get soaked trying to get into their homes in a rain storm. Front rooms would get hot due to the unforgiving sun pouring right in. Some building facades would look ...
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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has launched an LED driver for LED display and illumination equipment that can illuminate 8 RGB-LEDs with a single IC. Samples are available now and mass production is scheduled for March 2013. ...
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The second draft of the controversial Communications Data Bill, which aims to allow unparalleled interception of data about UK citizens' online communications and voice calls, is to be released next month. Government publishes draft ...
Surface RT finding a place in the tablet market "is not going to happen" while Surface Pro isn't "going to make a dent either". So said ex-Microsoft senior vice president Joachim Kempin when asked to assess the company's chances of ...
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We are just thawing out after spending a few days testing tires at Jay Peak Resort in northern Vermont. No, we weren't skiing. We were measuring snow-traction performance in severe conditions to provide expert insights for our upcoming ...
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BP announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. Underlying replacement cost profit, adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects, was $4.0 billion for the fourth quarter, compared to ...
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LT8705 from Linear Technology operates over 2.8 to 80V input range and can produce a 1.3 to 80V at up to 250W, with up to 98% efficiency. The topology is four switch (external n-fets), single inductor; and over 1kW can be delivered by ...
Micro server shipments are expected to triple this year, says IHS. 291,000 micro servers will be shipped this year an increase of 230% from the 88,000 units of 2012. Shipments of micro servers commenced in 2011 with just 19,000 ...
The Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev and Constellation Brands have revised agreement for AB InBev's complete divestiture of the US assets of Mexican beer company Grupo Modelo. The move follows a US Department of Justice decision to ...
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The Skoda Superb is being readied for a mid-life facelift, with the five-year-old large liftback soon to adopt styling cues from the company’s brand new Rapid and Octavia models. As our spy pictures show, the Superb keeps the round ...
Ford America has announced that a modified Ford Fiesta ST will compete in the 2013 season of the Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) and Global X Games events following the racecar’s unveiling at this weekend’s Chicago auto ...
Hydro International has entered into a strategic business partnership with Russian water engineering company Ecoline Ltd to supply its stormwater management and treatment products in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Hydro ...
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The special edition Aston Martin Vantage SP10 has been launched by the classic British marque, giving driving enthusiasts the very first opportunity to drive a manual version of the brand’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage S. A special ...
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