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How to generate a Word Cloud image in Google Docs
TechRepublic - 24 Jan 2018 20:13
A picture can be worth a thousand words, but with Word Cloud, one hundred words may suffice. Learn how to use this tool and portray your company's mission statement in one image.
Eating insects might seem yucky, but they are nutritious and there is no reason you can't
Science Daily - 24 Jan 2018 20:17
Almost all living primates still have working versions of the gene needed to produce a stomach enzyme that breaks down exoskeletons. This means that the 'yuck' factor when it comes to eating insects has nothing to do wit...
Google parent tops big spenders on Washington lobbyists
ABC News - 24 Jan 2018 05:22
Google parent Alphabet Inc. outspent all other companies on lobbying Washington D.C. bureaucrats and politicians in 2017
Woman With Flu Symptoms Diagnosed With Flesh-Eating Disease
Tech Times - 24 Jan 2018 04:51
A woman initially diagnosed with the flu contracted a rare flesh-eating disease called necrotizing fasciitis. Here's what you need to know about this rare bacterial infection.
EU antitrust regulators reportedly set to fine Qualcomm - CNET
CNET - 24 Jan 2018 04:05
The chip giant could face a multimillion euro fine for allegedly paying Apple to use only its chips.
Kodi vs Plex -- which one is right for you?
Android Authority - 24 Jan 2018 23:06
Check out the differences and similarities between Kodi and Plex to figure out which one is best for your needs.
Developing bots that talk more like people
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2018 16:44
Before coming to MIT, Jeff Orkin SM '07, Ph.D. '13 spent a decade building advanced, critically acclaimed artificial intelligence (AI) for video games.
Net neutrality app is a lesson in Apple's App Store power
USA Today - 24 Jan 2018 16:12
The sprawling iOS App Store has boundaries that Apple alone sets -- and can reverse.
Scientists reveal the fundamental limitation in the key material for solid-state lighting
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2018 15:52
For the first time an international research group has revealed the core mechanism that limits the indium (In) content in indium gallium nitride ((In, Ga)N) thin films - the key material for blue light emitting diodes (L...
NASA's Aqua Satellite Watches Ships Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Universe Today - 24 Jan 2018 02:50
A new image released by NASA's Aqua satellite shows a beautiful pattern of clouds created by ships criss-crossing the Atlantic Ocean The post NASA’s Aqua Satellite Watches Ships Crossing the Atlantic Ocean appeared fir...
Alphabet enters the cybersecurity business with Chronicle
Engadget - 24 Jan 2018 23:11
Google parent company Alphabet has a new business and it's all about cybersecurity. Chronicle is an independent business under the Alphabet umbrella and it's aimed at helping companies find, track and stop cyber attacks....
Alphabet's X just birthed Chronicle, and it wants to fix cybersecurity
Slash Gear - 24 Jan 2018 22:14
Alphabet has announced the launch of a new independent security business called Chronicle. The business arose in Alphabet’s “moonshot factory” X, the same one responsible for Project Loon and its Internet balloons....
The Classic Presets Introduce Classic Film Styles for Capture One
The Phoblographer - 24 Jan 2018 22:00
After creating Kodachrome and Cinestill Presets for Adobe Lightroom, The Classic Presets now has film simulations for Capture One. If you're looking for a better option for the Capture One Film Styles, the Classic Film S...
Our best way to geoengineer the climate may well trash Earth
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2018 19:30
A key plan to reduce global warming is to grow crops for fuel then capture and bury the carbon released when it's burned. This risks ecocide, says Olive Heffernan
Driver who stuffed Tesla Model S into a fire truck at 65 mph blames Autopilot
Digital Trends - 24 Jan 2018 16:31
The driver who stuffed his black Tesla Model S into the back of a fire truck at 65 mph blames the crash on the company's Autopilot suite of electronic driving aids. The federal government has opened an investigation into...
AWS beefs up threat detection with Sqrrl acquisition
TechCrunch - 24 Jan 2018 16:31
AWS has purchased Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Massachusetts security startup with roots in the NSA. The company helps analyze a variety of sources to track and understand security threats quickly using machine learning. The anno...
The Google Assistant can now read you audiobooks from Google Play
Ars Technica - 24 Jan 2018 16:27
Google discounted a number of popular titles for the launch.
A Piece of DNA Contained the Key to 1 Bitcoin and This Guy Cracked the Code
Motherboard - 24 Jan 2018 16:12
Just five days before a three-year old Bitcoin puzzle was set to expire, a PhD student cracked the code.
Microsoft Unveils $189 Windows 10 Laptops For Schools
Tech Times - 24 Jan 2018 16:08
Microsoft is challenging Google's Chromebooks with a new cheap alternative for schools with a $189 laptop. Microsoft wants to keep Windows' dominance among students and teachers.
Plex jumps into VR on Google Daydream headsets
Engadget - 24 Jan 2018 16:00
Last year Plex's reach extended to cover live TV and automobiles, so in 2018 the company is jumping into yet another platform: virtual reality. As it has done before, the company brought in the developer of a community p...
Colorado Wants to Track Weed With Chemicals and the Blockchain
Motherboard - 24 Jan 2018 16:00
Some dispensary owners have called the bill, SB 18-029, 'fucking crazy.'
Android O is on less than 1% of devices... and Google is about to unveil Android P
BGR - 24 Jan 2018 15:51
Google announced on Wednesday morning that Google I/O 2018 will take place from May 8th through May 10th, 2018, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The annual Google developer conference has becom...