Canon has sold its last film camera

Mark this date on your calendar. It’s the end of yet another tech era. Though, granted, this one’s been been death rattling for nearly a decade now. Canon this week announced with no fanfare that it’s sold its last film camera. The news was spotted by PetaPixel on the camera giant’s Japanese support forum. The model in question is the EOS-1V, which, incidentally, the company actually stopped

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Denuclearization of N. Korea Probably Unachievable, Experts Say

WASHINGTON — Amid a flurry of rapidly evolving diplomatic activities aimed at reviving the summit between Washington and Pyongyang, experts contacted by VOA’s Korean Service say that completely denuclearizing North Korea probably is unachievable.“I think it is very difficult to know if these negotiations will lead to North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons,” said David Albright, a former U.N.

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Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Special Counsel Probe

U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up his campaign to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe in the eyes of the American people. Mueller has not responded to Trump’s attacks as he works to compile what is expected to be an exhaustive report on Russian election meddling, the actions of Trump’s inner circle, and whether the president obstructed justice. VOA’s Michael Bowman

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Gravity Could Be Source of Sustainable Energy

In today’s energy-hungry world, scientists are constantly revisiting every renewable resource looking for ways to increase efficiency. One researcher in the Netherlands believes even gravity can be harnessed to produce free electricity on a scale sufficient to power small appliances. VOA’s George Putic has more.

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Ubuntu Budgie Whistles Up a Better Remix

If you have yet to try the developing Budgie desktop, the latest release of Ubuntu Budgie is a perfect opportunity to experience a classy and user-friendly computing platform.Budgie is one of the first home-grown Linux distros to release its latest version based on Ubuntu 18.04. The independent developer announced Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 last week, coinciding with Canonical’s release of Ubuntu 18.04

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The Cloud's Hazy Security

A significant percentage of IT systems are cloud-based, according to a CompTIA survey of 502 U.S companies.The cloud is a key enabler for emerging technology, suggests the poll, which was conducted last month.Cloud computing was one of four trends respondents expected to feature heavily in IT conversations over the next 12 to 18 months, CompTIA found. Others were artificial intelligence, the

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New Guidelines: Start Colorectal Cancer Screening Earlier

The American Cancer Society is recommending people start testing for colon and rectal cancer at age 45, rather than 50 as currently prescribed.It also recommends people who are in good health and with a life expectancy of more than 10 years continue regular colorectal cancer screening through the age of 75.The group said the initial test does not have to be a colonoscopy, but instead could be one

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Trilogy Education gets $50M to build a market-driven bootcamp program for universities

While coding bootcamps may be in the middle of a shakeout, technology companies around the world are still going to be struggling to fill slots with people equipped with the skills to tackle real-world problems right from the get-go — and Dan Sommer hopes the answer is through universities. That’s the premise behind Trilogy Education, which today said it is raising another $50 million round after

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Pics: Neha Dhupia looks stunning in her photoshoot for a fashion magazine post marriage

Get Daily Updates In Email Neha Dhupia who recently tied a knot with Angad Bedi stuns her fans and people with her latest photoshoot. She is an actress who was a TV show host and sizzles in her new photoshoot for Maxim India. Neha is exuding her sexy avatar in her inside pictures from the photoshoot.Maxim is known for unleashing a bold side and does justice to her curves and makes her look even

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Remember ‘Aashiqui’ actor Rahul Roy? You will be surprised to see his latest pictures!

Remember actor Rahul Roy from the film ‘Aashiqui’. Well, the actor has vanished from the limelight from quite some time.We recently came across some of the recent pictures of the actor and he has completely changed, and you won’t believe how he looks now.Currently, the actor is busy shooting for filmmaker Tanvir Ahmad’s new film Night And Fog in Jaisalmer, from where he’s sharing updates on

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64-bit Transition on macOS

With the recent release of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, the first time users launch an app that does not support 64-bit they will see an alert that the app is not optimized for their Mac.As a reminder, new apps submitted to the Mac App Store must support 64-bit, and starting June 2018, app updates and existing apps must support 64-bit. If you distribute your apps outside the Mac App Store, we

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Platform Logic

For some time, it has been my impression that in the CRM market, all — or at least most — of the good ideas have been taken. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a new systemic approach to front-office business. It’s even been a long time since we’ve seen a major innovation at the department level.CRM itself was a systemic innovation in the last decade of the last century. Cloud-based CRM was

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Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng raises $1.1M, announces group investment product

Jake Bright Contributor More posts by this contributor Africa Roundup: Safaricom unveils Bonga, Africa’s Talking gets $8.6M, TechCrunch visits Nigeria, Ghana Safaricom rolls out Bonga social networking platform to augment M-Pesa Seeking to tap into Africa’s informal savings groups the Nigerian investment startup Piggybank.ng closed $1.1M in seed funding and announced a new product — Smart

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Doctors Race to Vaccinate 1,000 People in Congo Against Ebola

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing against time to contain an outbreak of Ebola. So far, the World Health Organization reports at least 25 people have died out of the 58 people who have gotten the virus. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports that efforts to vaccinate people exposed to Ebola started more than 10 days ago.

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HomePod Gets Multi-Room Audio Chops With iOS 11.4

By John P. Mello Jr. May 30, 2018 7:00 AM PT Apple on Tuesday released iOS 11.4, the latest version of its mobile operating system, with some beefed-up features for its HomePod wireless smart speaker.The update allows users to create a stereo pair with two HomePods. It also supports multiroom streaming through AirPlay 2 connections. Music can be played in every room with a HomePod. It can be the

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Trump to Impose Tariffs on $50B of China's Tech Goods

WHITE HOUSE — The White House says it plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods that contain “industrially-significant technology” as trade talks between United States and China continue.The White House said Tuesday the proposed tariffs are in response to China’s practices with respect to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. It will announce the

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Starbucks Closes Stores For Anti-Bias Training

Starbucks closed 8,000 of its stores Tuesday to give 175,000 employees about four hours of anti-bias training.The sessions were part of the company’s response to the April 12 arrests of two black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson had not purchased anything and told a store manager they were waiting for a friend to join them. They were asked to leave and an

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'Star Wars' Arm Improving Life for Amputees

When Junius Moore lost part of his arm in a car accident, it limited his ability to perform simple everyday tasks like eating and drinking. But now, a special prosthesis has not only improved his movements, but his confidence and overall quality of life. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.

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MoviePass parent company to acquire Emmett Furla Oasis and launch new film division

Oh, MoviePass, what are you doing now? Buying up a movie production company, apparently. MoviePass’s parent company and majority shareholder, Helios and Matheson Analytics, today announced its plans to acquire the entire film library and current production slate of Emmett Furla Oasis Films (EFO Films) in order to create MoviePass Films LLC. Helios will own 51 percent of the new company, while EFO

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The Wireless Industry's Two-Horse Race

There has been a lot of noise in the wireless industry in the last few years. Between the competition among existing wireless carriers and the challenges of new players, the industry has been growing and transforming. However, despite all the chaos, one thing has remained unchanged: Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility are still the top two competitors in the space.These two companies have been

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Fedora 28 Comes With New Software Options

By Jack M. Germain May 1, 2018 6:31 AM PT The Fedora Project on Tuesday announced the general availability of Fedora 28, which introduces a new software delivery system based on a modular repository.The new system provides alternative versions of the software and updates that come with the default release, according to Fedora Project Leader Matthew Miller. It enables users to update specific

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Does Good Food Help Cure Disease and Reduce Medical Costs?

The California public health system will start delivering healthy meals to 1,000 patients with congestive heart failure or type 2 diabetes… and little purchasing power. The patients, who are part of a pioneering three-year pilot program, will receive a personalized diet and nutritional education to determine the impact of good nutrition on their ailment, and whether a healthier menu can lower

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Trump to Campaign in Tennessee to Thwart Dems' US Senate Bid

WASHINGTON — Diving into the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is seeking to build a stable of Republicans who will help promote his agenda and serve as a check on Democrats aiming to win majorities in Congress.Trump is traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday to raise campaign cash for Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the party’s leading U.S. Senate hopeful in Tennessee, and

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Italy May Return to Polls in July, Sources Say, Amid Market Rout

ROME — Italy may hold repeat elections as early as July after the man asked to be prime minister failed to secure support from major political parties for even a stop-gap government, sources said on Tuesday, as markets tumbled on the growing political turmoil.Italy has searched for a new government since inconclusive elections in March, with the president finally designating former International

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Ava, maker of a fertility-tracking bracelet, raises $30M to double down on women’s health

As the worlds of health and technology continue to knit closer together through advances in hardware and big data analytics, a startup called Ava, which has built a $199 wearable device and app to help women track their fertility cycles, has raised $30 million to expand into other aspects of female health. The funding — led by unnamed existing investors plus new backers btov and SVC — comes at a

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इस भोजपुरी अभिनेता की बॉडी के आगे बॉलीवुड स्टार्स भी फीके नज़र आते है, तस्वीर देख रह जायेंगे हैरान!

Pankaj May 29, 2018 Hindi दोस्तों बॉलीवुड की तरह भोजपुरी फिल्म इंडस्ट्री भी खूब लोकप्रिय है। भोजपुरी स्टार्ट की लोकप्रियता किसी बॉलीवुड स्टार से कम नहीं है। भोजपुरी फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में भी कई खूबसूरत और प्रतिभाशाली अभिनेता है। भोजपुरी स्टार्स को पूरे भारत में वह पहचान मिल रही है जिसके वह हकदार है। आज हम आपको भोजपुरी फिल्मों के सबसे हैंडसम और फिट अभिनेता के बारे में बताएँगे जिसे जन कर आप

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Amazon begins nationwide expansion of Whole Foods discounts for Prime members

Amazon introduced 10 percent savings at Whole Foods for Prime members earlier this month, and today it kicked off a nationwide expansion of the initiative. The Prime Whole Foods discount — one of a number of measures following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods — has expanded to 12 more states, including northern California, Colorado and Texas, with more set to follow soon. The collaboration is

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Missouri Governor Greitens to Resign Amid Scandals Investigation

JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI — Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhodes Scholar and Navy SEAL officer made him a rising star in Republican politics, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday after a scandal involving an affair with his former hairdresser led to a broader investigation by prosecutors and state legislators.The 44-year-old

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Canadian Who Aided Yahoo Email Hackers Gets 5-Year Term

A Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 data breach at Yahoo was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine.Karim Baratov, who pleaded guilty in November 2017 in San Francisco, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.Baratov, a

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US: Religious Freedom 'Under Assault' Across Globe

WASHINGTON — The U.S. declared Tuesday that religious freedom is “under assault” across the globe.“The state of religious freedom is dire,” said Sam Brownback, the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, as he and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the agency’s annual report concluding that many countries throughout the world crack down on religious

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Archaeologists Discover New Geoglyphs Near Nazca Lines in Peru

PALPA, PERU — Archaeologists using drones have discovered more than 25 geoglyphs etched into a swath of coastal desert in southern Peru near the Nazca Lines, a culture ministry official said Monday.Most of the newly found geoglyphs, which include figures of a killer whale and a woman dancing, appear to have been made by the Paracas culture more than 2,000 years ago, hundreds of years before the

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Could BlackBerry Displace Apple?

I’m not making a prediction here — I’m pondering a possibility. I spent a day with BlackBerry last week and it brought back memories of how Apple displaced the company around a decade ago. I, like a lot of folks at the time, thought what Apple was attempting was impossible. However, after the fact, it didn’t even look difficult.BlackBerry largely has completed its pivot to software and services,

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Platform Logic

For some time, it has been my impression that in the CRM market, all — or at least most — of the good ideas have been taken. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a new systemic approach to front-office business. It’s even been a long time since we’ve seen a major innovation at the department level.CRM itself was a systemic innovation in the last decade of the last century. Cloud-based CRM was

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Navigation Gestures updated with pill customization and many bug fixes

Android P‘s new gesture control interface has a lot of fans, but also a ton of critics. Google‘s take on gesture navigation is just another implementation on a trend first popularized by webOS way back in the day, but more recently brought into the public view thanks to the Apple iPhone X. OnePlus soon followed suit with the OnePlus 5T and the OnePlus 6, and other OEMs like Xiaomi with the Redmi

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Apps to Keep Your Wholesale Business Running Smoothly

Apps to Keep Your Wholesale Business Running SmoothlyA lot of business owners like yourself are often doing business development too, traveling frequently to meet customers, suppliers and being physically away from your employees and business operations.Of course, having a great team to sell and manage things is important but these tools can make them better and more efficient. Plus you get

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Can this bird adapt to a warmer climate? Read the genes to find out

Many animals have adaptations that help them cope with specific environments or lifestyles. Antarctic fish produce antifreeze proteins that prevent their blood from freezing in subzero temperatures. Some desert rodents survive without ever drinking a single drop of water. Humans living at high altitudes have special adaptations to cope with the low oxygen concentrations. These special adaptations

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Facebook Makes Two Factor Authentication Easier To Setup

Facebook Makes Two Factor Authentication Easier To SetupFacebook is working more on their security after the Cambridge Data Scandal. The company explains that how Two-factor authentication (2FA) for the Facebook user now easier to set up.Now Facebook is allowing users to use 2FA without having to register their phone number with Facebook. It means we can use third party authentication apps like

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Ebola Vaccination Campaign Launches in DR Congo

JOHANNESBURG — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo began a vaccination drive to control an Ebola outbreak that has infected more than 50 people and killed as many as 25. But as aid workers and health experts say this vaccination drive is a careful, methodical process in which trust is a key element.Health officials in the rural corner of northwest Congo that has been hit with

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Apple releases iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and more

Apple this afternoon will officially release the latest version of its iOS software for your iPhone and iPad, iOS 11.4, which at last adds support for Messages in iCloud, along with other new features, including most notably, AirPlay 2 and an update that allows two HomePod speakers to work together as a stereo pair. Messages in iCloud was first announced a year ago at WWDC 2017 as a way of

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Insurance and the Consumer IoT

Smart home and consumer Internet of Things solutions promise significant opportunities for the insurance industry in terms of reducing costs, alleviating risks, deepening customer engagement, and creating new services and revenue streams. There are many barriers ahead to overcome, but given the tremendous upside, insurance companies have begun attacking these challenges with a multi-tiered

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Doctors Who Treated Skripals Uncertain About Their Long-term Health

LONDON — The doctors who treated a Russian former spy and his daughter after they were poisoned with a nerve agent in Britain say they don’t know what the pair’s long term health outlook is — and initially feared the incident could have been much worse.Sergei Skripal, a former colonel in Russia’s military intelligence who betrayed dozens of agents to Britain, and daughter Yulia were found

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Kobo’s new entry-level Clara HD e-reader has a crisp, color-adjustable display

Kobo has announced a new e-reader, the Clara HD, which won’t set the world on fire but will be a perfectly good option for e-book readers who don’t want to spend a fortune. It basically revives the well-liked but discontinued Glo HD with a better frontlight and more memory. The screen is 6 inches and 300 PPI, which is comparable to Amazon’s latest Kindles and high enough that you shouldn’t notice

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China Approves 13 New Ivanka Trump Trademarks in 3 Months

SHANGHAI — Ivanka Trump’s brand continues to win foreign trademarks in China and the Philippines, adding to questions about conflicts of interest at the White House, The Associated Press has found.On Sunday, China granted the first daughter’s company final approval for its 13th trademark in the last three months, trademark office records show. Over the same period, the Chinese government has

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Trump Lawyer Wary of Prosecutors' Obstruction Questions in Russia Probe

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump “adamantly’ wants to answer questions in the criminal investigation of his 2016 campaign’s links with Russia, but one of his lawyers says he remains skeptical about allowing Trump to face prosecutors’ queries about whether he obstructed justice by trying to thwart the probe.Trump lawyer, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, told CNN on Sunday that special

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Poland Seeks Permanent US Troop Presence, Offers Financing

WARSAW — Poland’s defense minister says he has held talks with U.S. officials about having thousands of American troops permanently stationed as a deterrent in Poland.Poland is concerned for its own and the region’s security following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and other steps seen as hostile. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak

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Study: Great Barrier Reef Has Had 5 Near-Death Experiences in 30,000 Years

PARIS — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, under severe stress in a warmer, more acidic ocean, has returned from near-extinction five times in the past 30,000 years, researchers said Monday.And while this suggests the reef may be more resilient than once thought, it has likely never faced an onslaught quite as severe as today, they added.“I have grave concerns about the ability of the reef in its

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Could BlackBerry Displace Apple?

I’m not making a prediction here — I’m pondering a possibility. I spent a day with BlackBerry last week and it brought back memories of how Apple displaced the company around a decade ago. I, like a lot of folks at the time, thought what Apple was attempting was impossible. However, after the fact, it didn’t even look difficult.BlackBerry largely has completed its pivot to software and services,

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After 138 Years A Pune School Will Give Entry To Girls

Get Daily Updates In Email ‘Padhega India Tabhi Toh Badhega India’After 138-years the school of Pune started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak will open its door for the girl child breaking the decades-long tradition of no education for the girls.From the upcoming academic session, the management will break the decade-long gender stereotypes tradition. As, back in 1880, the school was started by freedom

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London’s street performers are embracing cashless payments

The drive to digitize payments in the UK is modernizing income for London’s famous street performers. Thanks to a new development backed by London mayor Sadiq Khan, buskers — aka street performers and musicians — in the British capital will be able to solicit tips from credit cards as well as the traditional cash and coins method. The initiative uses Swedish payment firm iZettle — which U.S.

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Google brings its ARCore technology to China in partnership with Xiaomi

Google is ramping up its efforts to return to China. Earlier this year, the search giant detailed plans to bring its ARCore technology — which enables augmented reality and virtual reality — to phones in China and this week that effort went live with its first partner, Xiaomi. Initially the technology will be available for Xiaomi’s Mix 2S devices via an app in the Xiaomi App Store, but Google has

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Ebola Vaccinations Begin in Congo's Northwest Town of Bikoro

Officials began vaccinating health workers and others on Monday in Bikoro, where Congo’s current Ebola outbreak was first declared at the beginning of May.Congo’s Health Minister Oly Ilunga traveled to oversee the Ebola vaccinations of at least 10 people in Bikoro, where at least five of 12 Ebola deaths have happened.Bikoro Hospital director Dr. Serge Ngalebato said he and other health officials

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AirBash: A POSIX-compliant, Fully Automated WPA PSK Handshake Capture Script For Penetration Testing

AirBash: A POSIX-compliant, fully automated WPA PSK handshake capture script aimed at penetration testingIt is compatible with Bash and Android Shell (tested on Kali Linux and Cyanogenmod 10.2) and uses aircrack-ng to scan for clients that are currently connected to access points (AP). Those clients are then deauthenticated in order to capture the handshake when attempting to reconnect to the

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Vasectomies Slowly Gaining Acceptance in Kenya

NAIROBI — In Kenya and many parts of the world, family planning is mostly considered a woman’s responsibility. Procedures that affect men, like vasectomies, are often shunned and stigmatized. But in Kenya, vasectomies are slowly gaining acceptance.In April, a group of doctors performed about 70 free vasectomies on men in Nairobi.Dr. Charles Ochieng was part of the team. He says 70 seemed like a

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Gillmor Gang: Auto Immunity

The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Michael Markman, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Sunday, May 27, 2018. Digital cars, food, Hollywood, and other disruptions. G3: Firedrills and Fascinators — Mary Hodder, Elisa Camahort Page, Francine Hardaway, Maria Ogneva, and Tina Chase Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, May 18, 2018. @stevegillmor, @denispombriant, @fradice, @

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AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by artificial intelligence, on Thursday announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, positioning it as the first customer data platform for ABM.The new platform synchronizes all customer data across a single, integrated view, the company said, making it easier for customers to see their data, no matter the source.Customers often have

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Shuttleworth on Ubuntu 18.04: Multicloud Is the New Normal

By Jack M. Germain Apr 29, 2018 5:00 AM PT Canonical last week released the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS platform for desktop, server, cloud and Internet of Things use. Its debut followed a two-year development phase that led to innovations in cloud solutions for enterprises, as well as smoother integrations with private and public cloud services, and new tools for container and virtual machine

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Saul Klein joins TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, tickets on sale now

TechCrunch Disrupt is coming back to Berlin this winter, and you can already buy tickets. It will feature technologists, investors, entrepreneurs and media outlets; Startup Alley, where over 400 pre-Series A companies exhibit; Startup Battlefield, our premier startup pitch competition where a curated group of tech’s top early-stage startups will compete for the $50,000 grand prize, the coveted

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HP: Reimagining the Future

I got a view of the future when I visited HP’s Innovation Center in Barcelona, Spain, last week. The company has made some aggressive moves to blend its printing and imaging technologies to create products that will redefine our near-term future.HP also showcased capabilities that are something just short of magic. I mean, when you can transform what you can imagine into physical products, what

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Elton John Says Ireland Abortion Vote Shows Mindsets Can Change

KIEV — Elton John, on a visit to Ukraine to raise awareness about AIDS, said Ireland’s vote to liberalize its abortion laws showed how mindsets can change.The 71-year-old singer has traveled regularly to Ukraine and spoken out for gay rights in the eastern European country, including at an AIDS charity concert in Kiev during the Euro soccer championships in 2012.“Believe me, I love this country.

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AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by artificial intelligence, on Thursday announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, positioning it as the first customer data platform for ABM.The new platform synchronizes all customer data across a single, integrated view, the company said, making it easier for customers to see their data, no matter the source.Customers often have

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Beyond Wedding Cake: LGBT Cases for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.Courts are engaged in two broad types of cases on this issue, weighing whether sex discrimination laws apply to LGBT people and also

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Trump’s ‘Phony’ Source a White House Official

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump accused The New York Times on Saturday of inventing a source for a story who, in fact, was a White House official conducting a briefing for reporters under the condition that the official not be named.Trump tweeted that the Times quoted an official “who doesn’t exist” and referenced a line in the story about a possible summit with North Korea, which read: “a

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English Streams May Yield Clues to Martian Life

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Pandora now offers a Premium Family plan for $14.99 a month

Pandora just launched a family version of its Premium service. For $14.99 a month, up to six users can access Premium features (the individual version costs $9.99 a month). The new subscription option was added with little fanfare and spotted earlier today by Android Police. This better positions Pandora to compete with Spotify Premium and Apple Music, at least from a pricing perspective. Both of

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Companies Look to Space As the Next Frontier

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration is trying to give private companies a boost in their efforts to capitalize on space as a business venture.U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday signed a space policy directive aimed at streamlining regulations on commercial use of space.Trump signed the directive just days after Space X launched another rocket from California carrying satellites into

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Grab launches a food delivery service in Southeast Asia

Fresh from completing its acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business, ride-hailing firm Grab has officially launched its food delivery business — GrabFood — today. The service is already available in beta in a handful of countries, including Thailand, but now it is available in Singapore (Grab HQ) with plans to reach Grab’s core six markets in Southeast Asia in the coming months. As part of

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India's Modi Opens 2 Expressways Around Delhi to Reduce Pollution

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday he expected around a 30 percent drop in the number of vehicles entering Delhi, as he opened two new expressways around the capital aimed at decongesting its streets and reducing deadly pollution.A damning report by the World Health Organization this month said India was home to the world’s 14 most polluted cities, with Delhi ranked

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AOSP on the Honor 9 Lite – How Stock Android Made a Budget Device Better

We recently reviewed the Honor 9 Lite, a budget phone released by a subsidiary of Huawei. With some semi-decent specs consisting of a Kirin 659, 3GB of RAM, and an 18:9 1080p display coming in at 229 euro, it’s not a bad phone for the price. While there are certainly better options in the same price range, it can often be easier to purchase a phone locally, Especially since this device has been

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Nokia Implements Future X Network Architecture For 5G

Nokia implements Future X network architecture for 5G to deliver breakthrough network performance and reduce costs.Future X combines high-capacity 5G New Radio, core and SDN controlled ‘Anyhaul’ transport to provide a complete set of network capabilities for commercial 5GNetwork architecture and ReefShark chipsets provide superior scalability and performance, tripling throughput of Nokia’s

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DNA apps promise deeper insights for consumers – but at what cost?

Last month, law enforcement in California apprehended the alleged Golden State Killer, a serial murderer and rapist who terrorized the state during the 70s and 80s. Investigators triangulated to a suspect using a combination of DNA evidence left at crime scenes and publicly available genetic genealogy websites, most notably GEDMatch.Quite provocative in its own right, the incident has sparked

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FireShodanMap: Realtime Map that integrates Firebase, Google Maps And Shodan

FireShodanMap is a Realtime Map that integrates Firebase, Google Maps and Shodan. It’s Code written in Python script.A search is carried out using Shodan searching vulnerable devices and they are showed on the map for analysis. All data updated in Firebase are Realtime.ChangesWe have a file named “fireshodan.py” responsible for fill Firebase database, we need to change:[+] FILE_WITH_KEY.json (

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Shuttleworth on Ubuntu 18.04: Multicloud Is the New Normal

Canonical last week released the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS platform for desktop, server, cloud and Internet of Things use. Its debut followed a two-year development phase that led to innovations in cloud solutions for enterprises, as well as smoother integrations with private and public cloud services, and new tools for container and virtual machine operations.The latest release drives new efficiencies in

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Desperate for jobs, Venezuelan immigrants turn to ride-hailing services across Latin America

Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo Contributor Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo is a former Google and Twitter Manager and current CEO of Céntrico Digital, a Latin American based digital agency. One month ago, Yonathan Segovia, a Cabify driver originally from Venezuela, was allegedly attacked by a mob of taxi drivers on the streets of Quito in Ecuador. In the video that documents the aftermath of his alleged

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These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

To feed the burgeoning human population, it is vital that the world figures out ways to boost food production. Increasing crop yields through conventional plant breeding is inefficient – the outcomes are unpredictable and it can take years to decades to create a new strain. On the other hand, powerful genetically modified plant technologies can quickly yield new plant varieties, but their

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Pornography and the butterfly effect

“Whatever happens to musicians happens to everybody,” said Bruce Sterling years ago, referring to the effects of free downloadable music on their industry; and so it has come to pass for pornographers, as depicted by the great Jon Ronson in his equal parts charming and spellbinding podcast series “The Butterfly Effect.” Pornography, however, is much weirder than music, both as concept and as

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Benioff Endorses GDPR for US

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff described Facebook as the “new cigarettes” in a recent appearance on the television show CBS This Morning and called for the U.S. to adopt a national privacy law like the GDPR, which just went into effect in Europe.“Maybe this is a time where the government has to step in and regulate not just that product but really our industry,” Benioff said, referring to Facebook.

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AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by artificial intelligence, on Thursday announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, positioning it as the first customer data platform for ABM.The new platform synchronizes all customer data across a single, integrated view, the company said, making it easier for customers to see their data, no matter the source.Customers often have

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1 New Ebola Death Confirmed in Congo, Bringing Total to 12

KINSHASA — Another person has died in Congo of a confirmed case of Ebola, bringing the number of fatalities to 12, said the country’s Health Ministry.The new death happened in Iboko, a rural area in northwestern Equateur province, said the Health Ministry statement released Sunday. There are also four new suspected cases in the province, said the statement.Congo now has 35 confirmed Ebola

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Essential is a Model Citizen and Losing Them Would Be Tragic

Not even a full year after the Essential PH-1’s August 2017 release date, things aren’t looking good for the plucky “startup.” Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Essential has canceled its next phone, is considering a sale, hasn’t sold many of the first phone, and that things internally within the company are not great.Andy Rubin didn’t take long to respond with a tweet stating:We always have

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FBI And Cyber Experts Officially Warns Internet Users To Protect their Routers From VPNFilter Malware

FBI and Cyber Experts officially warns Internet users to protect their routers from VPNFilter Malware.Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity experts warn Internet users to protect their office and home routers from a Cyber attack by Russian Hackers.More than 50 countries of routers were infected by VPNFilter Malware. Belkin International’s Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear Inc, TP-Link

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Facebook has a very specific Pepe the Frog policy, report says

Facebook doesn’t ban fictional characters with hateful content as a rule, but interestingly Pepe the Frog is well enough established as a hate speech symbol that Facebook has a very particular policy devoted only to the cartoon frog. Motherboard got their hands on some content moderation policy documents from Facebook that show Pepe, a cartoon frog harmlessly created by cartoonist Matt Furie, has

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Senator, Trump Say Utah Man Released From Venezuela Jail

President Donald Trump said U.S. citizen Josh Holt was released from a Venezuelan jail Saturday after being detained for two years without a trial. “Should be landing in D.C. this evening and be in the White House, with his family, at about 7:00 P.M.,” the president wrote on Twitter. “The great people of Utah will be very happy!”Senator Orrin Hatch, who represents Holt’s home state of Utah,

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US Sen. Corker Meets with Venezuela’s President Maduro

CARACAS, VENEZUELA — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, less than a week after the embattled socialist leader was re-elected in a vote the U.S. condemned and he kicked out the top American diplomat in the country.The visit appeared to be an attempt by Sen. Bob Corker to push for the release of Joshua Holt, a U.S.

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Thousands Across France Protest Macron's 'Brutal' Policies

Thousands of protesters marched under tight security in eastern Paris on Saturday after French labor unions, left-wing political parties and civil rights groups called for “floods of people” to oppose the economic policies of President Emmanuel Macron.Marches and rallies also were held in dozens of other French cities as part of the joint action against Macron’s economic policies that organizers

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Noise Pollution Reaching Unsafe Levels in Karachi, Pakistan

Smog, industrial waste and contaminated water are just a few of the environmental problems facing many of the biggest cities today. But there is another type of pollution that’s becoming increasingly prevalent in our cities: noise pollution. Medical experts say people exposed to constant noise can suffer from a variety of psychological and physical ailments. As Saleem Shayan reports, it’s a

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New Ubuntu Rethinks Desktop Ecosystem

By Jack M. Germain Apr 26, 2018 9:29 AM PT Canonical on Thursday released Ubuntu Linux 18.04, which utilizes live patching and a new metric data collection system. Notably missing is the Unity desktop that had distinguished the distro but was poorly received.Canonical last year made the switch from Unity 7 to upstream GNOME as Ubuntu’s default desktop environment. Unity is not an option in

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Snap Doubles Down on Spectacles Wearable Cam

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, on Thursday released the second generation of its Spectacles, a wearable video camera that captures short clips that can be synced to a smartphone. The new version also takes still photos and is designed to be water-resistant.The new Spectacles sport the same basic Ray-Ban style design as the first iteration, but they have been slimmed down and are less bulky —

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Tesla brings on new VP of engineering from Snap

Tesla announced a number of new hires today, including Stuart Bowers, who is joining as VP of engineering. Bowers is joining Tesla from Snap, where he worked as VP of monetization engineering. Other new hires include Neeraj Manrao, who left Apple to become Tesla’s director of energy manufacturing, and Kevin Mukai, who is now director of product engineering at Tesla’s Gigafactory. “We’re excited

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New Ubuntu Rethinks Desktop Ecosystem

By Jack M. Germain Apr 26, 2018 9:29 AM PT Canonical on Thursday released Ubuntu Linux 18.04, which utilizes live patching and a new metric data collection system. Notably missing is the Unity desktop that had distinguished the distro but was poorly received.Canonical last year made the switch from Unity 7 to upstream GNOME as Ubuntu’s default desktop environment. Unity is not an option in

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Here is where CEOs of heavily funded startups went to school

Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor What does it take to be a startup that raises huge sums quickly? Not a minimalist? Startups will gladly store, manage and deliver your items CEOs of funded startups tend to be a well-educated bunch, at least when it comes to university degrees. Yes, it’s true college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates can still do well.

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Pill Could Radio Doctors About Gut Health

A pill could soon radio signals from inside your gut to help doctors diagnose diseases from ulcers to cancer to inflammation, according to a new study.Scientists have developed a small, ingestible capsule that mixes synthetic biology and electronics to detect bleeding in the digestive tract.The system can be adapted for a range of medical, environmental and other uses, the researchers say.The

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VOA Persian Interviews Secretary Pompeo on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined the Trump administration’s efforts to end Iran’s nuclear program in an exclusive interview with VOA’s Persian service. VOA’s Julie Taboh reports, Thursday’s conversation also covered recent protests in Iran and the administration’s efforts to free Americans detained by Iran.

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Exit Polls Predict Ireland's Abortion Ban Will End

A leading anti-abortion group said Saturday that Ireland’s historic abortion referendum has resulted in a “tragedy of historic proportions” in a statement that all but admits defeat, as two exit polls predict an overwhelming victory for those seeking to overturn the country’s strict ban on terminations.Official counting for Friday’s referendum on whether or not to liberalize Ireland’s abortion

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AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by artificial intelligence, on Thursday announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, positioning it as the first customer data platform for ABM.The new platform synchronizes all customer data across a single, integrated view, the company said, making it easier for customers to see their data, no matter the source.Customers often have

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What President Trump Doesn’t Know About ZTE

David Kline Contributor David Kline is a journalist, author and intellectual property strategist. More posts by this contributor Where human intelligence outperforms AI A new (old) way for product makers to defeat patent roadblocks After meeting with Chinese Vice Premiere Liu He this week, President Trump is still considering easing penalties on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE over

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वक्त से पहले ही बूढ़ा दिखने लगा है बॉलीवुड का ये हीरो, देखकर हैरान हो जाएंगे आप!

80 के दशक के बॉलीवुड के मशहूर अभिनेता विनोद खन्ना के बेटे अक्षय खन्ना बॉलीवुड इंडस्ट्री में अपने पिता की तरह सफलता हासिल नहीं कर पाए, अक्षय खन्ना अब फिल्मों से लगभग दूर हैं लेकिन उन्हें कुछ समय के अंतराल बाद अक्सर पर्दे पर देखा जाता है लेकिन अब पर्दे पर उनकी उपस्थिति लगभग ना के बराबर ही रहती है। अक्षय खन्ना ने अपनी शुरुआती पढ़ाई मुंबई से संपन्न की है।  अभिनेता पिता होने के कारण वह भी अभिनय में

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DRC Ebola Outbreak Threatens Children

The UN children’s fund warned the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo threatens the health and well-being of children, and special care must be taken to help them survive. Ebola is highly contagious, killing between 20 and 90 percent of its victims, and the UN children’s fund is engaging communities in the fight against Ebola. UNICEF spokesman, Christophe Boulierac said schools are

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AI-Based Customer Data Platform Supports ABM Operations

Lattice Engines, a provider of account-based marketing tools driven by artificial intelligence, on Thursday announced the launch of Lattice Atlas, positioning it as the first customer data platform for ABM.The new platform synchronizes all customer data across a single, integrated view, the company said, making it easier for customers to see their data, no matter the source.Customers often have

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The Real Reason Behind Bipasha Basu and John Abraham’s Split

Get Daily Updates In Email If you ever and truly love someone but had a heartbreak then only you can understand the feeling of leaving someone. SpIiting away after years of relationship is not everyone’s call. But, Bollywood actors John Abraham and Bipasha Basu after nine years of relationship parted away.Image SourceWell, fans are still finding the reason for their breakup. They are not

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“बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री का विवादित बयान कहा, ‘आजकल सेक्स के लिए लड़कियाँ शादी तक नहीं रूकती मैं तो खुद…

सोनम कपूर का कहना है कि वे रियल लाइफ में भी वैसी ही हैं, जैसा कि उन्हें फिल्म ‘वीरे दी वेडिंग’ में दिखाया गया है। सोनम ने यह बात फिल्म क्रिटिक अनुपमा चोपड़ा को दिए इंटरव्यू में कही। सोनम इंटरव्यू में अपनी को-एक्ट्रेसेस करीना कपूर, स्वरा भास्कर और शिखा तलसानिया के साथ मौजूद थीं। फिल्म का ट्रेलर लॉन्च होने के बाद से लोग ऐसे आरोप लगा रहे हैं कि चारों एक्ट्रेस फिल्म में कहीं न कहीं महिला सशक्तिकरण को

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Trump Calls Off North Korea Summit

President Donald Trump has called off his planned June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.“I was very much looking forward to being there with you (in Singapore),” Trump said in a letter to Kim released by the White House. “Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate at time time to have this

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Trump Lauds NFL Policy Banning Kneeling for National Anthem

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump praised an NFL policy banning kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” saying that “maybe you shouldn’t be in the country” if you don’t stand for the anthem.Trump spoke to “Fox & Friends”‘ in an interview that aired Thursday. The policy forbids players from sitting or taking a knee on the field during the anthem but allows them to stay in the locker room

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Spain Raids Catalan Public Offices Amid Probe Into Aid Money

MADRID — Authorities in Spain say police are raiding several public and private offices across Catalonia in an operation against the alleged misappropriation of public development aid money.Investigating magistrate Joaquin Aguirre in Barcelona ordered Thursday’s raid as part of a probe into at least 2 million euros (US$2.3 million) in development grants from the local government that were

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Battlefield V May Give Players a More Realistic View of WWII

The popular first-person shooter video game franchise Battlefield,which made its debut almost 16 years ago, will return to its World WarII roots this summer. Battlefield V was unveiled this week in anonline presentation hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, who sat down with the game’s development team and discussed what gamers can expect when the title arrives this fall.One surprise is that with

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Collections is a better way to organize those photos you snap as mental notes

Wi-Fi password sticker on your router? Snap. Cute sweater in a store’s window display? Snap. Party invitation? Snap. Cool gift idea for mom? Snap. If any of this sounds familiar to you, then you probably also use your iPhone’s camera to take photos of the things you want to remember – maybe even more often than you use Notes to write things down. If your mental notes are more visual in nature,

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Real-World Debates Permeate Venice Biennale on Architecture

VENICE, ITALY — Real-world debates permeate this year’s Venice Biennale on architecture, from commemorating spaces once part of the U.S. slave trade to maintaining the delicate status quo at religious sites in the Holy Land.The sprawling exhibition, which opens Saturday for a six-month run, reflects not only on the political implications of what gets built but also on the empty spaces in between.

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Trump says ZTE will pay $1.3B fine and overhaul its management to continue US business

U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese telecom firm ZTE will pay a $1.3 billion fine and undergo a significant overhaul of its management team in order to remain operational in North America. ZTE looked to be in dire straits when it ceased its business in the U.S. earlier this month after a Department of Commerce order banned U.S. partners from selling components to the company in

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US news sites are ghosting European readers on GDPR deadline

A cluster of U.S. news websites has gone dark for readers in Europe as the EU’s new privacy laws went into effect on Friday. The ruleset, known as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), outlines a robust set of requirements that internet companies collecting any personal data on consumers must follow. The consequences are considerable enough that the American media company Tronc decided to

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Health Experts: Ebola Patients Must Be Isolated

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) says people diagnosed with Ebola must be kept isolated to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease. The WHO has updated the number of Ebola cases since the outbreak started in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 8, confirming 31 of 52 probable and suspected cases, including 22 deaths.The escape of two Ebola patients earlier this week

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LineageOS 15.1 Changelog 18: Reader Mode, “Chrome Home” in Jelly, Per-app network restrictions, and more

On all supported devices, LineageOS 15.1 is released on a weekly basis. It can be hard to keep up with what’s new in the popular AOSP-based custom ROM unless you religiously follow their Gerrit, so the team has put together a changelog to keep you updated on what’s new in the ROM. Today, the team has published their 18th changelog, and there’s a lot of features to cover since their last changelog

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Top 10 Apps Every Salesperson Should Have

Top 10 Apps Every Salesperson Should HaveSales in an on-go process. You have to deal with different clients, manage piles of tasks and emails, offer ‘on field’ services, fly out for a presentation, and much more. In between these tasks, it is possible that you feel lost, lonely and might miss out some important deadlines. But thanks to the emerging technologies and abundance of mobile

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Federal judge rules Trump's Twitter account is a public forum

A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. While the case will likely be appealed and could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the decision is a resounding victory for the First Amendment right of citizens to speak to and disagree with government officials in the social media era.The judge’s

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Penetration Testing Linux Based Operating System Parrot 4.0 Version Released

Penetration Testing Linux Based Operating System “Parrot 4.0” Version Released.  Parrot is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian and focused on Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics, Programming, Reverse Engineering and Privacy protection. It also introduces new Linux 4.16 Kernel.Parrot 4.0 includes all the updated packages and many bug fixes released since its last version. Also updating new

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Feds Open Probe Into Bitcoin Price Manipulation: Report

The United States Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have opened a joint criminal investigation into price manipulation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a Bloomberg report.The illicit tactics reportedly being investigated include spoofing and wash trading.Bitcoin’s share prices have been fluctuating wildly over the past year, ranging from US$

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FBI Declaws Russian Fancy Bear Botnet

By John P. Mello Jr. May 25, 2018 5:00 AM PT The FBI has disrupted a network of half a million routers compromised by the group of Russian hackers believed to have penetrated the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign during the 2016 elections, according to reports.The hacker group, known as “Fancy Bear,” has been using a malware program called “VPN Filter” to compromise

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Google’s Duo and Cisco’s Webex Teams among the VoIP apps pulled from the China App Store

Earlier this week, it came to light that Apple had removed a number of VoIP-based calling apps from the App Store, at the request of the Chinese government. The apps had been using CallKit, Apple’s new developer toolset that provides the calling interface for VoIP apps, freeing up developers to handle the backend communications. China’s government asked developers, by way of Apple, to remove

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Strategic Messaging Aims to Combat Ebola in DRC

WASHINGTON — Two Ebola patients who fled a hospital quarantine area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo later attended a prayer meeting, potentially exposing at least 50 participants to the dangerous virus.The incident demonstrates the risks of limited public awareness of Ebola and how the virus spreads. So governments and aid groups are boosting efforts to educate the public as part of a

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New Ubuntu Rethinks Desktop Ecosystem

By Jack M. Germain Apr 26, 2018 9:29 AM PT Canonical on Thursday released Ubuntu Linux 18.04, which utilizes live patching and a new metric data collection system. Notably missing is the Unity desktop that had distinguished the distro but was poorly received.Canonical last year made the switch from Unity 7 to upstream GNOME as Ubuntu’s default desktop environment. Unity is not an option in

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Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over “forced consent”

After two years coming down the pipe at tech giants, Europe’s new privacy framework, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is now being applied — and long time Facebook privacy critic, Max Schrems, has wasted no time in filing four complaints relating to (certain) companies’ ‘take it or leave it’ stance when it comes to consent. The complaints have been filed on behalf of (unnamed)

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The Scaling Challenge

There is a meme making the rounds and I have no idea how old it is or its origins but I’ve heard it twice in the last week. It’s easier to start a company than it is to scale one. You can’t say it’s a revolutionary thought, but for the last 20 years the emphasis has been decidedly on founding, so this is something of a departure.Startups don’t grow to the moon on average. For instance, if we

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Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over “forced consent”

After two years coming down the pipe at tech giants, Europe’s new privacy framework, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is now being applied — and long time Facebook privacy critic, Max Schrems, has wasted no time in filing four complaints relating to (certain) companies’ ‘take it or leave it’ stance when it comes to consent. The complaints have been filed on behalf of (unnamed)

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Ajay Devgn’s reaction to Kajol’s wax statue at Madame Tussauds is hilarious!

Bollywood actress Kajol’s wax statue unveils at Madame Tussauds in Singapore. The actress flew down to unveil the statue with her daughter Nysa.This was the first time when her daughter accompanied her on the red-carpet. Unfortunately, Ajay Devgn wasn’t there with his wife in Singapore.Kajol shared the selfie with her wax statue on her Instagram and she captioned it as “Always been a Kajol fan 

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Artist Makes Art From Discarded Cosmetics

A British university student has created a range of watercolor paints made from discarded cosmetics. An example, she says, of how the so-called ‘circular economy’ can help improve the environment. It could also be a way for cosmetics companies and retailers to reduce waste and make more money. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more.

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Har Shaakh Pe Ullu Baithaa Hai Face Rajeev Nigam’s Son Is In ICU, Praying To Get Him Well Soon

Get Daily Updates In Email Popular stand-up comedian and actor Rajeev Nigam, who has worked in various comedy shows and become a household name after his new show named as Har Shaakh Pe Ullu Baithaa Hai is going through the very difficult time of his life.Today, Rajeev Nigam is not in a state of laughter. He is going through the hard time. Actually, Rajeev recently shared a photo of his younger

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दोबारा शादी करने जा रही है करिश्मा कपूर, दूल्हे का नाम सुन पहला पति भी हैरान !

Pankaj May 24, 2018 Hindi, Uncategorized 90 के दशक की इस खूबसूरत अभिनेत्री  करिश्मा कपूर सुर्खियों में किसी ना किसी वजह से छाई रहती है इस बार सुर्खियों में आने की वजह उनकी फिल्म नही  बल्कि उनकी शादी है। आप को बता दे की बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस करिश्मा पिछले कई साल से मुंबई के एक बड़े बिजनेसमैन संदीप तोषनीवाल को डेट कर रही है और बहुत ही जल्दी उनके साथ शादी भी रचाने वाली है। संदीप जी पहले से

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Dot lets you invest in property without the hassle of a traditional mortgage

Dot, a new U.K. startup de-cloaking today, aims to make it easy to invest in property without the hassle of taking out a traditional ‘buy to let’ mortgage. The company is founded by Gray Stern, who previously co-founded London-based Buy to Let mortgage lender Landbay, and so knows at least a thing or two about investing in property. Namely, that it doesn’t need to be as arduous as it currently is

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Facebook and Instagram launch U.S. political ad labeling and archive

Facebook today revealed that it’s chosen not to shut down all political ads because that could unfairly favor incumbents and candidates without resources to buy pricey TV ads. Instead, it’s now launching its previously announced “paid for by” labels on political and issue ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US, and its publicaly searchable archive of all these politics-related ads that run in

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Foraging: The Ultimate Field-to-Table Experience

A new study by Johns Hopkins University says urban foraging, the act of finding naturally growing, edible food in urban settings in the U.S. is on the rise. But before setting out with basket and blade, experts recommend would-be foragers to take classes to determine what’s edible and what might make you sick. Fortunately, foraging classes are cropping up across the country. Faith Lapidus reports

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Amazon's Latest Delivery Scheme Involves Handing Over Your Car Keys

Amazon on Tuesday added a new option to its Amazon Key service for Prime members: in-car delivery, which allows drivers to place packages inside a locked trunk or elsewhere in a car that is parked in a publicly accessible area.The Amazon Key In-Car delivery service is available at no extra charge to millions of Amazon Prime members, including drivers of 2015 or later GMC, Chevrolet, Buick or

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N. Korea to Reconsider Summit if US Continues 'Evil Acts'

North Korea is saying it will reconsider a summit with President Donald Trump if the U.S. continues with what it calls “evil acts.”Pyongyang was reacting to comments by Vice President Mike Pence who appeared on Fox News Monday to warn Kim Jong Un he would be making a “great mistake” to play around with the United States before the talks.Pence also said North Korea could wind up like Libya if Kim

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In GOP Immigration Battle, Factions Split Over Citizenship

WASHINGTON — Divisions over whether to provide a conduit to citizenship for young “Dreamer” immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally loomed as the pivotal sticking point Wednesday as House Republicans searched for a solution to their campaign-season standoff over an issue that has split them for years.GOP leaders, moderates and conservatives bargained anew, with some saying the talks were

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Ukraine Denies Paying Trump Lawyer for White House Meeting

Ukraine is bitterly denying a BBC report that it paid Donald Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, $400,000 to set up a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.Poroshenko’s office called the story a “blatant lie, slander and fake.” Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko told VOA he was “very sorry” to hear that even “the most notable Western media outlets don’t abide by the

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WorkFusion adds $50 million from strategic investors as it bulks up for acquisitions

WorkFusion, a business process automation software developer, has raised $50 million in a new, strategic round of funding as it prepares to start adding new verticals to its product suite. The company’s new cash came from the large insurance company, Guardian; health care services provider New York-Presbyterian, and the commercial bank, PNC Bank. Venture investor Alpha Intelligence Capital, which

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Happy Snails Produce More Slime for Thai Farmers

In Thailand, the Giant African Snail, once condemned as a slimy pest that ruins crops, is now being bred for the same reason some people found them so unappealing in the first place — their slime. Experts say the slime produced by these giant snails is full of collagen and other ingredients that can regenerate skin cells for use in the cosmetics industry. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo reports.

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Macron defends the European way of tech regulation

French President Emmanuel Macron gave a speech at VivaTech in Paris, alternating between French and English. He defended a third way to regulate tech companies, which is different from the U.S. and from China. Macron thinks Europe should have a say when it comes to regulation — and it shouldn’t be just about privacy. Of course, he defended GDPR and online privacy, but he also talked about taxes,

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SalesHero's Robin Takes On New AI Sales Assistant Job

SalesHero on Tuesday introduced a new artificial intelligence-based sales assistant known as “Robin.” Built for the sales rep, Robin can learn from a user’s actions and automate processes to help improve a sales team’s daily productivity.Robin can access data from customer relationship management systems, customer interactions, and SaleHero’s own proprietary database of 45 millionglobal company

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'Holy Grail' Exploit Puts Nintendo Switch Consoles at Risk

By John P. Mello Jr. Apr 25, 2018 10:30 AM PT Devices built on Nvidia’s Tegra X-1 mobile processor are at risk of attack from a flaw security researchers revealed Monday.The exploit chain discovered by Katherine Temkin and a team at ReSwitched affects any device running the chip, including the Nintendo Switch gaming console and some Chromebooks.Called “Fusée Gelée,” the vulnerability allows

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Mapping the Oceans' Floors by 2030

Oceanographers often say we know much more about the surface of the Moon and Mars than we do about nearly 70 percent of our own planet. That is because most of the Earth is covered in water, most of it deeper than 200 meters. There are several initiatives to map the oceans’ floors and the latest comes from Japan. VOA’s George Putic reports.

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Microsoft and Publicis unveil Marcel, an AI-based productivity platform for the ad giant

Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella has refocussed to double down on enterprise, artificial intelligence and cloud services, and today the company took the wraps a new project for advertising giant Publicis that shows how it is leveraging all three to expand its business. At an event in Paris, the CEOs of the two companies unveiled Marcel, a new platform comprised of multiple apps using AI, social

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Samsung adds ‘The Incredibles’ to its AR Emojis

Samsung’s AR Emojis were met with a…lukewarm reception when they launched alongside the Galaxy S9. The augmented reality avatars were regarded as a me-too response to Apple’s Animojis — and more to the point, were downright creepy. But at launch, the company brought one key element to the offering that Apple hasn’t: a content partnership. And not just any content partnership, mind. A Disney

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After months of inconsistency, Trusted Places is disappearing from Smart Lock

Smart Lock is Google’s system for providing you with ways to disable and enable your lock screen dynamically under certain conditions. It was added in Android 5.0 Lollipop. You can have it detect when your phone is on your person or when it’s connected to a certain Bluetooth device and automatically disable the lock screen. You could also use biometrics such as facial recognition or voice

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What are these 'levels' of autonomous vehicles?

As automated and autonomous vehicles become more common on U.S. roads, it’s worth a look at what these machines can – and can’t – do. At the University of Michigan’s Mcity, where I serve as director, we’re working to advance connected and automated vehicle technologies, to make cars safer, save energy, and make transportation more accessible to more people. In 2014, the professional society SAE

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Cloud Health Services, Part 2: Privacy and Security

Cloud Health Services, Part 1: Benefits and ComplicationsIn response to the migration of health services to the cloud, vendors have been partnering with various organizations to gain a foothold in the market and to test out their solutions.One of the cloud’s major selling points is security — but it is not as safe as it’s made out to be. Google’s Healthcare Approach Google Cloud “recently

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Two Patients Dead After Fleeing Ebola Ward in Congo

DAKAR, SENEGAL — Two infected patients who fled from an Ebola treatment center in a Congo city of 1.2 million people later died, an aid group said Wednesday while asserting that “forced hospitalization is not the solution to this epidemic.”As the number of suspected Ebola cases continued to rise, experts emphasized that more community engagement is needed to prevent the spread of the deadly

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US House Passes 1st Major Criminal Justice Reform Measure in 8 Years

CAPITOL HILL — The rate of incarceration in the U.S. is the world’s highest, leading to what many lawmakers and policy analysts say is a nationwide imprisonment epidemic. But the beginning of the end of that epidemic started Tuesday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, told VOA.A bipartisan prison reform bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 360-59 vote “strikes an

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Members of Congress Take to the Soccer Field in Annual Washington Charity Match

Members of the U.S. Congress and former professional athletes took to the soccer pitch Tuesday in Washington, as Republicans and Democrats fought for bragging rights during the annual Congressional Soccer Match. All to benefit charity. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig has more.

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Trump Escalates Attacks on Russia Investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice is expanding an internal probe into whether there was any political motivation when the FBI first began investigating Russian meddling in 2016 during the presidential election. President Trump met with top Justice Department officials Monday following his claim via Twitter that the FBI used an informant to spy on his campaign. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone

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Microsoft Calls On Linux for Its New IoT Security Platform

By Jack M. Germain Apr 22, 2018 5:00 AM PT Microsoft has opted to use its own version of a Linux operating system instead of Windows 10 to drive its new Azure Sphere solution for securely connecting Internet of Things devices.Microsoft introduced Azure Sphere last week at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.Azure Sphere is a platform that connects microcontroller units, or MCUs,

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Review: A week in an Audi R8 Spyder, an everyday supercar

It’s the sounds. The wisps and growls and gargles. Hit the red Start Engine button on the steering wheel and the world wakes up to the sounds of rumbling V10. The Audi R8 Spyder is a marvelous cup of coffee and a great way to start the day. What’s more, after a week as treating this red R8 as my daily driver, I can plainly state the supercar is surprisingly easy to live with as long as some

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A Home Robot Could Be Amazon's Next Gamble

By John P. Mello Jr. Apr 24, 2018 9:51 AM PT Amazon plans to bring a home robot to market as early as 2019.Codenamed “Vesta,” after the Roman goddess of home and family, the project is several years old, but hiring for it recently has ramped up with an eye toward placing prototypes in employees’ homes by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the plans.The

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Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Northwest Nigeria

Health officials in Nigeria say 12 people have died from cholera in recent days.More than 100 people have been sickened in the outbreak located in the Mubi district in the northeastern state of Adamawa.Cholera is a bacterial disease spread by contaminated food or drinking water. It causes severe diarrhea and subsequent dehydration, and can kill within hours if not treated.

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Platform.sh raises $34 million to simplify cloud deployment

French startup Platform.sh has raised a $34 million funding round. The company wants to help you manage your cloud infrastructure by handling the most tedious part of the job. When you use Platform.sh for your application, the startup is going to handle testing and deployment to your cloud infrastructure. Every time you want to iterate and update your application to a new version, deployment is

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Snails May Hold Clue to Treating PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a notoriously hard to treat mental state affecting both humans and animals. Its mechanism is still not completely understood, but scientists know that it causes biochemical changes in the affected person’s brain. Researchers at the University of Sussex are working to pinpoint the molecules responsible for these changes… by using pond snails. VOA’s

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StoryCorps: John and Joe

A retired New York City firefighter talks about his two sons who followed him into service—John Jr. was a firefighter, too, and Joe was a police detective. On September 11, 2001, the brothers responded to the call from the World Trade Center, and both were killed while saving others.

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Trump Praises New, Berates Former CIA Director

Former CIA officer Gina Haspel has become the first woman to head the U.S. spy agency after a swearing-in ceremony Monday. Haspel has overcome the criticism by lawmakers of both parties for her involvement in the torture of terror suspects after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump praised her ability to overcome what he called “a lot of very

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German Court Rejects Call for Puigdemont to be Rearrested

BERLIN — A German court on Tuesday rejected a request from prosecutors to take former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont back into custody pending a decision on whether he can be extradited to Spain.Puigdemont was detained by German police March 25 after crossing the border from Denmark. Spain had issued a European arrest warrant and sought his extradition on charges of rebellion and misuse of

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Hybrid Messaging Key to Upselling Success: Report

Companies that aim to upsell their existing customers should develop a hybrid message that reinforces their existing relationships while providing an incentive to break the status quo, suggests a new study commissioned by Corporate Visions.The study was conducted by Nick Lee, a professor at Warwick Business School, in partnership with the International Journal of Sales Transformation.Corporate

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Luminaries from across Israel’s tech ecosystem are joining us onstage in Tel Aviv

Tickets are going fast for our inaugural Tel Aviv event and no one should miss out on the opportunity to see some the nation’s rising stars discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for mobility technologies. Hear from some of the architects and creators of Israel’s latest technology marvels like Orit Nissan Messing, the co-founder and Chief Architect of Iguazio. And government officials

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What GDPR Means for Your Social Media Privacy

What GDPR Means for Your Social Media PrivacyBy now, you’ve likely heard of the GDPR (General Data Protection Rules), the sweeping data protection rules enacted by the EU. While these rules are primarily designed to protect the personal information of individuals located within the European Union, given the global nature of the internet – and social media in particular – the new regulations are

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Debunking the 6 biggest myths about 'technology addiction'

How concerned should people be about the psychological effects of screen time? Balancing technology use with other aspects of daily life seems reasonable, but there is a lot of conflicting advice about where that balance should be. Much of the discussion is framed around fighting “addiction” to technology. But to me, that resembles a moral panic, giving voice to scary claims based on weak data.

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Improving Cybersecurity – 12 Tools and Approaches Your Business Can UseHow can you make your business computers and devices as secure as possible?Cyber Security remains at the front of many business leaders’ minds. Data breaches are a constant threat to your organization’s customer data, which means organizations must remain vigilant in their attempts to prevent a cyber attack from breaking

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Baidu spins out its global ad business to sharpen its focus on artificial intelligence

Baidu, the Chinese search giant, is spinning out its business unit responsible for utility apps and its mobile ad business to sharpen its focus on artificial intelligence. As part of the spin-out, Baidu is selling a large chunk of its equity in the ‘Global DU’ business to as-yet-undisclosed investors. The plan is to sell “a majority equity stake” in order to take Global DU independent. Once the

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Cloud Health Services, Part 1: Benefits and Complications

The cloud offers a host of potential uses, according to the healthcare industry and academic medical center representatives who participated in a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Societysurvey last year.Application hosting was the top use, identified by 90 percent of the 64 respondents.Other potential uses cited:Disaster recovery and backup – 84 percentHosting primary data storage

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A Home Robot Could Be Amazon's Next Gamble

By John P. Mello Jr. Apr 24, 2018 9:51 AM PT Amazon plans to bring a home robot to market as early as 2019.Codenamed “Vesta,” after the Roman goddess of home and family, the project is several years old, but hiring for it recently has ramped up with an eye toward placing prototypes in employees’ homes by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the plans.The

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New Vaccine Might Be Game-Changer in DRC's Ebola Fight

The Ebola outbreak that has killed more than two dozen people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo could be as devastating as the one that hit West Africa several years ago, if left unchecked.But first responders say things are different this time. That’s in large part thanks to a vaccine they couldn’t use in late 2013, when Ebola cases were first reported in Guinea.The pharmaceutical

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Researchers recreate a brain, piece by piece

Researchers at the the University of Tokyo have created a method for growing and connecting single neurons using geometric patterns to route the neurons more precisely, cell by cell. The article, “Assembly and Connection of Micropatterned Single Neurons for Neuronal Network Formation,” appeared in Micromachines, a journal of molecular machinery. Thus far researchers have created simple brain

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NASA Shipper Orbital ATK Launches Space Station Supplies

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — One of NASA’s prime shippers, Orbital ATK, launched a fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station from Virginia on Monday.The Antares rocket blasted off from Wallops Island before dawn, treating early risers along the East Coast to a cosmic light show, at least where skies were clear. The area of visibility stretched from New England to the Carolinas, and

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Man Dies After Tesla Crashes into San Francisco-Area Pond

CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA — A man was killed when the Tesla automobile he was driving veered off a road, crashed through a fence and plunged into a pond, authorities said Monday.California Highway Patrol spokesman Daniel Jacowitz said rescuers pulled the Tesla Model S from the pond early Monday and found the man’s body inside.The driver was identified as Keith Leung, 34, of Danville, California,

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Trump Says He'll Order DOJ Probe of Alleged Campaign Surveillance

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump says he will order an investigation Monday into claims an FBI informant infiltrated his 2016 election campaign – setting up a potential showdown with the Justice Department.“I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes

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Gay Man Says Pope Told Him: 'God Made You Like This'

A gay Chilean man who survived abuse by a Catholic priest said Pope Francis told him that his sexual orientation “doesn’t matter” to him and that “God made you like this.”Juan Carlos Cruz said he spoke to the pope about his homosexuality during their recent meetings at the Vatican. The pope invited Cruz and other victims of a Chilean predator priest to discuss their cases last month.“Juan Carlos,

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Texas Holds Moment of Silence for School Shooting Victims

A moment of silence was held across the state of Texas Monday to honor the victims of the recent deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School.Investigators are still trying to determine what led a gunman to open fire at the school last Friday, killing at least 10 people. The suspected shooter, identified by law enforcement as student Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, has been charged with capital murder.Texas

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RED’s new camera will use its Hydrogen One phone as a viewfinder

Let’s be honest, the RED Hydrogen One is destined to be a niche product. With a “holographic display” and a $1,200 starting price point, the thing wasn’t really designed with mainstream consumers in mind. An announcement of a forthcoming camera from the company doesn’t do a lot to change that, but it does shed a bit more light on who, precisely, the company is targeting here. In a press release,

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Microsoft Calls On Linux for Its New IoT Security Platform

By Jack M. Germain Apr 22, 2018 5:00 AM PT Microsoft has opted to use its own version of a Linux operating system instead of Windows 10 to drive its new Azure Sphere solution for securely connecting Internet of Things devices.Microsoft introduced Azure Sphere last week at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.Azure Sphere is a platform that connects microcontroller units, or MCUs,

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Indian Innovators Convert Diesel Exhaust Into Ink To Battle Air Pollution

NEW DELHI — Supervised by young engineers, workers at the start-up company Chakr Innovation in New Delhi cut and weld sheets of metal to make devices that will capture black plumes of smoke from diesel generators and convert it into ink. In a cabin, young engineers pore over drawings and hunch over computers as they explore more applications of the technology that they hope will aid progress in

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U.S. and China reportedly working on a deal to save ZTE

The United States and China are said to be working on a deal that would keep ZTE from going out of business. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two countries have agreed on a “broad outline” of a deal to settle a trade dispute sparked when the Commerce Department banned American companies from selling to ZTE for seven years after it violated sanctions against Iran and North Korea. If the

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Fighting Fake News and Forging Real Diplomacy

What we do about fake news today could have a major impact on our future. Two new initiatives — a concerted effort by Apple and a massive educational effort called the “Pro-Truth Pledge” — could help eliminate much of the fake news BS that is really messing up the United States at the moment.On another front, President Donald Trump’s plan to meet with Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North

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Hybrid Messaging Key to Upselling Success: Report

Companies that aim to upsell their existing customers should develop a hybrid message that reinforces their existing relationships while providing an incentive to break the status quo, suggests a new study commissioned by Corporate Visions.The study was conducted by Nick Lee, a professor at Warwick Business School, in partnership with the International Journal of Sales Transformation.Corporate

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Barack and Michelle Obama sign production deal with Netflix

Another (very) big deal for Netflix: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have reached an agreement to produce films and series for the streaming service. The New York Times first reported in March that the Obamas were in “advanced negotiations” with Netflix. The goal, supposedly, was less about criticizing the Trump administration or promoting any specific political message and

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Microsoft Calls On Linux for Its New IoT Security Platform

By Jack M. Germain Apr 22, 2018 5:00 AM PT Microsoft has opted to use its own version of a Linux operating system instead of Windows 10 to drive its new Azure Sphere solution for securely connecting Internet of Things devices.Microsoft introduced Azure Sphere last week at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.Azure Sphere is a platform that connects microcontroller units, or MCUs,

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Federal Programs to Spur Private Sector IT Engagement

By John K. Higgins Apr 20, 2018 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government has launched two new programs designed to modernize and upgrade IT performance at federal agencies. Each program will involve significant participation of private sector providers as both advisors and contractors for IT equipment and services.The first program involves the creation of a federal Information Technology Modernization

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From Airlines to Pizza Parlors, EU Businesses Adopt Data Law

LONDON — Lisa Meyer’s hair salon is a cozy place where her mother serves homemade macaroons, children climb on chairs and customers chat above the whirr of hairdryers.Most of the time Meyer is focused on hairstyles, color trends and keeping up with appointments. But now she’s worried about how the European Union’s new data protection law will affect her business as she contacts customers to seek

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Inter-Korea Relations Hit Impasse Over Military Drills and Defectors

SEOUL — In addition to growing concerns that North Korea will pull out of the upcoming nuclear summit with the U.S., prospects for improved inter-Korean relations have also stalled, as Pyongyang demands that U.S.-South Korea joint military drills be scaled back, and a group of defectors be returned.Just weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared

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Hybrid Messaging Key to Upselling Success: Report

Companies that aim to upsell their existing customers should develop a hybrid message that reinforces their existing relationships while providing an incentive to break the status quo, suggests a new study commissioned by Corporate Visions.The study was conducted by Nick Lee, a professor at Warwick Business School, in partnership with the International Journal of Sales Transformation.Corporate

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Social Media Under Microscope in Emotive Irish Abortion Vote

DUBLIN — In homes and pubs, on leaflets and lampposts, debate is raging in Ireland over whether to lift the country’s decades-old ban on abortion. Pro-repeal banners declare: “Her choice: vote yes.” Anti-abortion placards warn against a “license to kill.”Online, the argument is just as charged — and more shadowy, as unregulated ads of uncertain origin battle to sway voters before Friday’s

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Teen monitoring app TeenSafe exposes thousands of passwords

UK-based security researcher Robert Wiggins has found two exposed TeenSafe servers, leaking the passwords and information of some users of the monitoring service. TeenSafe is meant to protect teenagers by letting their parents monitor their texts, phone calls, web history, location, and app downloads. The breach was first reported by ZDNet. According to the report, TeenSafe left two of their

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Bigg Boss Ex-contestant Mandana Karimi celebrates birthday with her close friends, see pics

Actress Mandana Karimi who is known for her stint in the most controversial show Bigg Boss 9 has recently turned 30 on May 19. The actress celebrated her birthday with close friends.She has posted a series of pictures from her birthday bash on Instagram.She captioned the pic as, “Happy & drunk in love ???? Thank you everyone for birthday wishes ❣Big teddy hug to all my friends who made my

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16-Year-Olds in Washington, DC, Fight for the Right to Vote

The voting age in the United States is 18. But teenagers in Washington, D.C. want local authorities to lower it to 16. More than half of the city council members have already agreed to support a bill that, if approved, would make Washington the first U.S. city to allow 16-year-olds to vote in both local and federal elections. Anna Rice narrates Lesya Bakalets’ report.

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UK Lawmakers: Russian 'Dirty Money' Flowing Through London Damages Britain

LONDON — Russian money hidden in British assets and laundered through City of London financial institutions damages the government’s efforts to take a tough stance against Moscow’s aggressive foreign policy, a committee of lawmakers said on Monday.Britain’s financial center has been a major beneficiary of the massive flight of Russian cash since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, and London

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Last chance to get a table in Startup Alley at TC Tel Aviv 2018

Startups, TechCrunch Tel Aviv 2018 is coming for you in just 2 weeks! As you may know, we’re hosting our  first inaugural day long conference at the Tel Aviv Convention Center on 7 June. The event will feature TechCrunch’s signature stellar programming on Mobility, and we will also have new expo area called Startup Alley, where hundreds of rockstar startups from ALL verticals demo their products

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With Custom Skills, Alexa Inches Closer to Being One of the Family

Amazon on Thursday introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints, adding personalization capabilities to its smart speaker devices. The new tool provides pre-crafted templates for users to create customized experiences. Among the possibilities are answers to specific questions, or skills for particular users, such as houseguests.With Alexa Skill Blueprints, users can build into their devices experiences that

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Tavishi Perara From Chennai Is India’s First Child Without A Father’s Name

Get Daily Updates In Email As per latest reports, Tavishi Perara has turned out to be the nation’s first kid without having a dad’s name. Yes, Tavishi got her birth certificate without the revelation of dad’s name.Tavishi Perera’s mother Mathumitha Ramesh was born after her separation from hubby Charan Raj by joint consent.But the relief did not come without pain for the Tavishi’s mom,

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Pankaj May 21, 2018 Hindi दोस्तों बॉलीवुड इंडस्ट्री में ऐसे कई एक्टर है जिन्होंने अपनी से कई साल छोटी एक्ट्रेस से शादी की है लेकिन कुछ ऐसे भी स्टार है जिन्होंने अपने से बड़ी उम्र की एक्ट्रेस से शादी की है  कहा जाता है प्यार की कोई उम्र नहीं होती है। ये किसी से भी कहीं भी हो जाता है। प्यार में धर्म, जात, या उम्र नहीं देखी जाती। हाल ही में मिलिंद सोमन की शादी ने खूब सुर्खियां बटोरी। यह शादी

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US, China Back Away from Tariff War

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and China said Sunday they have agreed to back away from imposing tough new tariffs on each other’s exports, a day after reaching an accord calling for Beijing to buy more American goods to “substantially reduce” the huge U.S. trade deficit with China.U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News the world’s two biggest economic powers “have made very meaningful

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Wild Animals in the Halls of the US Capitol

Wild animal sounds were heard recently in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. But these were not the calls of escaped animals. They were the sounds of endangered animals serving as the animal world’s ambassadors to commemorate “Endangered Species Day.” Their presence in the Capitol was intended to encourage legislators to support efforts to protect endangered and rare animals. But as Veronica Balderas

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg, EU Lawyers Locked in Negotiations

Facebook and European Union officials were locked in high-stakes negotiations Sunday over whether founder Mark Zuckerberg will appear Tuesday before EU lawmakers to discuss the site’s impact on the privacy rights of hundreds of millions of Europeans, as well as Facebook’s impact on elections on both sides of the Atlantic and the spreading of fake news.Being debated is whether the meeting would be

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Microsoft acquires conversational AI startup Semantic Machines to help bots sound more lifelike

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Semantic Machines, a Berkeley-based startup that wants to solve one of the biggest challenges in conversational AI: making chatbots sound more human and less like, well, bots. In a blog post, Microsoft AI & Research chief technology officer David Ku wrote that “with the acquisition of Semantic Machines, we will establish a conversational AI center of

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Xinhau: China Launches Satellite to Explore Dark Side of Moon

SHANGHAI — China launched a relay satellite early on Monday designed to establish a communication link between earth and a planned lunar probe that will explore the dark side of the moon, the official Xinhua news agency said.Citing the China National Space Administration, Xinhua said the satellite was launched at 5:28 a.m. (2128 GMT Sunday) on a Long March-4C rocket from the Xichang launch center

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Boney Kapoor Got Teary Eyed Seeing A Fan’s Love For His Late Wife Sridevi

Get Daily Updates In Email A Pune based photographer, Tanu Sojatia met Mr. Boney Kapoor this morning to show the images of Sridevi. Well, he don’t have the album or image in Mobile phonr but, he plastered all over the car.This love for the ideal made him travel from Pune to Mumbai hoping to meet Boney and her idol’s husband.As she said earlier, “I am yearning to meet and showcase our Sridevi

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Sonam Kapoor’s Expensive Return Gifts For The Guests

Fans just can’t get over the dreamy wedding of Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja. The actress tied the knot with her long-term beau Anand on May 8 in an intimate ceremony at her aunt’s bungalow. The marriage was followed by a lavish reception which was attended by who’s who of Bollywood including Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Dhawan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek

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After tens of thousands of pre-orders, 3D audio headphones startup Ossic disappears

After taking tens of thousands of crowd-funding pre-orders for a high-end pair of “3D sound” headphones, audio startup Ossic announced this weekend that it is shutting down the company and backers will not be receiving refunds. The company raised $2.7 million on Kickstarter and $3.2 million on Indiegogo for their Ossic X headphones which they pitched as a pair of high-end head-tracking headphones

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OnePlus will be holding a bunch of pop-up events to give you the chance to be one of the first to check out and even buy the new phone. When you attend a pop-up event near you, you’ll be able to take home exclusive swag, enjoy a selection of snacks, celebrate with the OnePlus team and even meet special guests.“Join the OnePlus crew at one of our global pop-up events . On top of exclusive swag and

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The thinking error at the root of science denial

Currently, there are three important issues on which there is scientific consensus but controversy among laypeople: climate change, biological evolution and childhood vaccination. On all three issues, prominent members of the Trump administration, including the president, have lined up against the conclusions of research. This widespread rejection of scientific findings presents a perplexing

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5 Ways To Prevent DDoS Attacks On Your Website

5 Ways To Prevent DDoS Attacks On Your WebsiteDenial of Service attacks have been a hazard for web sites since the earliest days of the World Wide Web. Although the average speeds and network capacities for the earliest users of Internet service were nowhere near as high as they are today, it was still possible to generate enormous volumes of traffic and direct them at servers that were totally

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Federal Programs to Spur Private Sector IT Engagement

By John K. Higgins Apr 20, 2018 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government has launched two new programs designed to modernize and upgrade IT performance at federal agencies. Each program will involve significant participation of private sector providers as both advisors and contractors for IT equipment and services.The first program involves the creation of a federal Information Technology Modernization

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With at least $1.3 billion invested globally in 2018, VC funding for blockchain blows past 2017 totals

Jason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor In Canada’s cloud services market, venture investment opportunities abound What did VCs study in college? Although bitcoin and blockchain technology may not take up quite as much mental bandwidth for the general public as it did just a few months ago,

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US, China Agree to Increased Trade Cooperation

WASHINGTON — The United States and China agreed to take measures to reduce the U.S. trade deficit in goods by having China purchase more American goods, particularly agriculture and energy products, according to a joint statement the two nations released Saturday.“There was a consensus on taking effective measures to substantially reduce the United States trade deficit in goods with China,” the

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First Somali-American Legislator Seeks Re-Election

It’s been an unlikely journey from a Somali refugee camp in Kenya to the Minnesota State House of Representatives, but 36-year-old Ilhan Omar’s historic rise as the first Somali American legislator in the United States is a beacon of hope for Muslims – particularly Muslim women – worldwide. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more from St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Somali Refugee Makes History in Britain

He is a former refugee, a Muslim, and now the first Somali-British mayor, the youngest ever Lord Mayor for Sheffield city in the United Kingdom.The 28-year-old Magid Magid has also become the first Green Party mayor. He was sworn in Friday.“This really was a victory for the Somalis and other Muslim communities in Sheffield,” Kaltum Osman, a young Somali woman who also won a seat at Sheffield’s

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Middle Office or No-Man's Land?

It was once common knowledge that Apttus was the next big acquisition target on Salesforce’s radar, until Salesforce decided to acquire another CPQ (configure, price, quote) vendor to augment its Sales Cloud. In the two-ish years since, Apttus has nicely pivoted, diversifying its partner base and justifying its existence with a new strategy and nomenclature around what it calls the “middle office

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EU parliament pushes for Zuckerberg hearing to be live-streamed

There’s confusion about whether a meeting between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the European Union’s parliament — which is due to take place next Tuesday — will go ahead as planned or not. The meeting was confirmed by the EU parliament’s president this week, and is the latest stop on Zuckerberg’s contrition tour, following the Cambridge Analytics data misuse story that blew up into a major

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With Custom Skills, Alexa Inches Closer to Being One of the Family

Amazon on Thursday introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints, adding personalization capabilities to its smart speaker devices. The new tool provides pre-crafted templates for users to create customized experiences. Among the possibilities are answers to specific questions, or skills for particular users, such as houseguests.With Alexa Skill Blueprints, users can build into their devices experiences that

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Microsoft Calls On Linux for Its New IoT Security Platform

By Jack M. Germain Apr 22, 2018 5:00 AM PT Microsoft has opted to use its own version of a Linux operating system instead of Windows 10 to drive its new Azure Sphere solution for securely connecting Internet of Things devices.Microsoft introduced Azure Sphere last week at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.Azure Sphere is a platform that connects microcontroller units, or MCUs,

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1 New Death From Ebola in Congo, Bringing Total to 26

Congo’s health ministry announced one new death from Ebola Sunday, bringing to 26 the number of deaths from the deadly outbreak in Equateur province in the country’s northwest.Four new cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to country’s health ministry most recent statement. People suspected of having the Ebola virus wait at a treatment

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Trump reportedly pushed USPS to double Amazon’s shipping rates

According to new reporting from The Washington Post, President Trump personally pushed United States Postal Service head Megan Brennan to jack up shipping prices on Amazon and other firms. The story comes from unnamed sources, who suggest that, thus far, the postmaster general has held out against pressure from the president. If enacted, the new pricing structure would likely cost the online

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Meghan Markle looks graceful donning a saree, pictures from her visit to India

Get Daily Updates In Email The royal wedding is topic of discussion and creating buzz on the internet. The royal bride Meghan Markle is known for her show ‘Suits’. She has also done charity work and considers herself a feminist. Meghan became a global ambassador of World Vision Canada and visited India in 2017 to raise awareness regarding issues concerning women. Her visit to India is quite

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Bigg Boss 10 contestant Lokesh Kumari has lost weight and looks completely a diva now, see pics

Remember former Bigg Boss 10 contestant Lokesh Kumari, the cutest person inside the house? Yes, the girl is breaking the headlines once again and this time for her shocking transformation from fat-to-fit.Yes, the girl has shed her extra-kilos and is looking damn hot now. If you will see her latest pics, you will not be able to believe that she is the same girl.She has broke the internet with her

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Original Content podcast: ‘Dear White People’ returns to ask more uncomfortable questions

Dear White People has a pretty provocative title — and the show, for the most part, lives up to that promise, with a sharply drawn portrait of racial tension at Winchester University, a fictional Ivy League school. It was originally a film written and directed by Justin Simien, who then reinvented the story as a Netflix series with each episode focusing on a different character; the spotlight

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3-D Printed Practice Organs Smooth Toddler's Transplant

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Federal Programs to Spur Private Sector IT Engagement

By John K. Higgins Apr 20, 2018 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government has launched two new programs designed to modernize and upgrade IT performance at federal agencies. Each program will involve significant participation of private sector providers as both advisors and contractors for IT equipment and services.The first program involves the creation of a federal Information Technology Modernization

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Cinnamon Desktop Spices Up RoboLinux Raptor

By Jack M. Germain May 19, 2018 5:00 AM PT RoboLinux is a unique distro that focuses on incorporating Windows versions XP through 10 within a fully functional Linux operating system.You might never need the Stealth VM features that let you easily install and run Microsoft Windows within most any Linux distro. Still, RoboLinux is a topnotch general purpose Linux computing platform that comes with

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VIDEO: M And M Chairman sharing this WhatsApp gag is every Indian uncle EVER

Get Daily Updates In Email When Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra group, crack jokes, the well-known personality appears to be no different from our seniors, who are figuring their ways around latest cellular phones.Anand Mahindra posted a small video recording on his Twitter handle, which he discovered in his “WhatsApp wonderbox”.He also stated that how he trusts the application program to

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‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actress Shivangi Joshi celebrated her birthday with beau Mohsin Khan and other cast, see pics

‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actress Shivangi Joshi aka Naira turns a year old on May 18. The actress celebrated her special day with her beau Mohsin Khan and the other cast of the show.On the occasion of her birthday, the actress organised a lavish birthday party and invited all her friends.Shivangi looks beautiful in a pink outfit with matching accessories. She also cuts a three tier cake.

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Fast-Moving Lava Cuts off Homes, Forces Air Rescue

PAHOA, HAWAII — Fast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes Friday in a rural subdivision below Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, forcing at least four people to be evacuated by county and National Guard helicopters.Hawaii County Civil Defense said police, firefighters and National Guard troops were securing the area of the Big Island and stopping people from entering.The homes were

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Plugged In: Sen. Mark Warner

VOA Contributor Greta Van Susteren talks with U.S. Senator Mark Warner about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia’s intervention in the 2016 US presidential election and the controversy surrounding the new director of the CIA. Warner is from Virginia and is the ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee.

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Harry, Meghan Become Husband, Wife in British Royal Ceremony

The big day finally arrived for Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as the couple married Saturday in the town of Windsor, outside London.Prince Charles, Prince Harry’s father, walked the bride down the aisle.The American former actress confirmed earlier that her father would not attend the ceremony, owing to ill health, after days of speculation over whether he would make the journey

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Shorter Drug Treatment OK for Many Breast Cancer Patients

Many women with a common and aggressive form of breast cancer that is treated with Herceptin can get by with six months of the drug instead of the usual 12, greatly reducing the risk of heart damage it sometimes can cause, a study suggests.It’s good news, but it comes nearly two decades after the drug first went on the market and many patients have suffered that side effect. The study was done in

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Federal Programs to Spur Private Sector IT Engagement

By John K. Higgins Apr 20, 2018 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government has launched two new programs designed to modernize and upgrade IT performance at federal agencies. Each program will involve significant participation of private sector providers as both advisors and contractors for IT equipment and services.The first program involves the creation of a federal Information Technology Modernization

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With Custom Skills, Alexa Inches Closer to Being One of the Family

Amazon on Thursday introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints, adding personalization capabilities to its smart speaker devices. The new tool provides pre-crafted templates for users to create customized experiences. Among the possibilities are answers to specific questions, or skills for particular users, such as houseguests.With Alexa Skill Blueprints, users can build into their devices experiences that

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Shared housing startups are taking off

Notice any commonalities? Yes, the startups listed are all based in either New York or the San Francisco Bay Area, two metropolises associated with scarce, pricey housing. But while these two metro areas offer the bulk of startups’ living spaces, they’re also operating in other cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle and Pittsburgh. From white picket fences to high-rise partitions The early

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What are your thoughts on Android P Developer Preview 2?

Google released the first developer preview of Android P back in March of this year, but it was one that not many people ended up using. Instead, they decided to wait until the second developer preview was released. The company announced the second developer preview at Google I/O last week and since then we’ve had a lot of time to dig through the update and pick out some of the biggest changes.

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Should I kill spiders in my home? An entomologist explains why not to

I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home.Why? Because spiders are an important part of nature and our indoor ecosystem – as well as being fellow organisms in their own right.People like to think of their dwellings as safely insulated from the outside world, but many types of spiders can be found inside. Some are accidentally trapped,

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Study: Cost Effective to Test for All Lung Cancer Mutations at Once

CHICAGO — Testing advanced lung cancer patients for all of the possible genetic mutations that could be driving their cancer at once is more cost effective than testing for one or a limited number of genes at a time, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.There are eight targeted therapies doctors can use to treat nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients based on genetic defects, and more

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La Belle Vie wants to compete with Amazon Prime Now in Paris

French startup La Belle Vie announced a new funding round of $6.5 million earlier this week (€5.5 million). Julien Mangeard, Thibaut Faurès Fustel de Coulanges, Louis Duclert, Kima Ventures and Shake-Up Factory participated in the founding round. Online grocery shopping is becoming quite competitive in Paris. You can order groceries from Amazon using Amazon Prime Now. And all the traditional

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Hybrid Messaging Key to Upselling Success: Report

Companies that aim to upsell their existing customers should develop a hybrid message that reinforces their existing relationships while providing an incentive to break the status quo, suggests a new study commissioned by Corporate Visions.The study was conducted by Nick Lee, a professor at Warwick Business School, in partnership with the International Journal of Sales Transformation.Corporate

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India, EU Give WTO Lists of US Goods for Potential Tariff Retaliation

GENEVA — India and the European Union have given the World Trade Organization lists of the U.S. products that could incur high tariffs in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariffs on steel and aluminum, WTO filings showed Friday.The EU said Trump’s steel tariffs could cost $1.5 billion and aluminum tariffs a further $100 million, and listed rice, cranberries, bourbon, corn,

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Conservative Revolt Over Immigration Sinks House Farm Bill

In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewal of farm subsidies popular in GOP-leaning farm country.Hard-right conservatives upset over the party’s stalled immigration agenda opposed the measure, which failed by a 213-198 vote. Some 30 Republicans joined

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France, Allies Call for Emergency Session of UN Chemical Weapons Watchdog

PARIS — Thirty-three countries called on Friday for an emergency plenary session of the world’s chemical watchdog to propose a new way to attribute blame for attacks with banned munitions, after efforts to impose a new system at the United Nations broke down.The countries met in Paris as part of the “Impunity Partnership,” which France launched in January, with the objective of preserving

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Meet the judges for the TC Startup Battlefield Europe at VivaTech

VivaTech is right around the corner, and I’m excited to introduce you to the third batch of judges that will come to Paris for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Europe. If you haven’t been to TechCrunch Disrupt, the Startup Battlefield is arguably the most interesting part of the show. Before everybody started doing a startup competition, there was the Startup Battlefield. Companies like Dropbox,

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Congo: 3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed in City

KINSHASA, CONGO — Three new cases of the often lethal Ebola virus have been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million people, Congo’s health minister announced, as the spread of the hemorrhagic fever in an urban area raised alarm.The statement late Friday said the confirmed cases are in Mbandaka city, where a single case was confirmed earlier in the week.There are now 17 confirmed Ebola cases in

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Tinfoleak - The Most Complete Open-Source Tool For Twitter Intelligence Analysis

Tinfoleak – The Most Complete Open-Source Tool For Twitter Intelligence AnalysisTinfoleak is an open-source tool within the OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) and SOCMINT (Social Media Intelligence) disciplines, that automates the extraction of information on Twitter and facilitates subsequent analysis for the generation of intelligence.Taking a user identifier, geographic coordinates or keywords,

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Ban Dance Mein Kutta From 3 Dev Is The New Party Song Of This Year

Get Daily Updates In Email Karan Singh Grover, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Ravi Dubey starrer film 3 Dev is one of the path-breaking films of the recent times. The movie restores faith in God. 3 Dev shows the life of three con youngsters who are in search of a flat and how they land up in various problems.The makers have now rolled out a new song from the movie titled Ban Dance Mein Kutta. The song is

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Sunny Leone looks impressive in the FIRST LOOK poster of ‘Veeramadevi’

On the occasion of Sunny Leone’s birthday on May 18, the makers of ‘Veeramadevi’ unveiled the first look of the actress from the film and it looks impressive.The poster features Sunny Leone holding sword in her hand. The poster only features her eyes.She reportedly plays a warrior princess in this period drama. Reports suggest that Sunny has specifically learnt horse riding and sword fighting for

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With Custom Skills, Alexa Inches Closer to Being One of the Family

Amazon on Thursday introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints, adding personalization capabilities to its smart speaker devices. The new tool provides pre-crafted templates for users to create customized experiences. Among the possibilities are answers to specific questions, or skills for particular users, such as houseguests.With Alexa Skill Blueprints, users can build into their devices experiences that

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zGlue launches a configurable system-on-a-chip to help developers implement customized chipsets

The complexity and cost of packing an array of sensors and power inside a small amount of space has opened the door to a wider and wider variety of use cases for internet-connected devices beyond just smart thermostats or cameras — and also exposed a hole for getting those ideas into an actual piece of hardware. So there are some startups that are looking to address this hole by providing

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Federal Programs to Spur Private Sector IT Engagement

By John K. Higgins Apr 20, 2018 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government has launched two new programs designed to modernize and upgrade IT performance at federal agencies. Each program will involve significant participation of private sector providers as both advisors and contractors for IT equipment and services.The first program involves the creation of a federal Information Technology Modernization

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Federal Programs to Spur Private Sector IT Engagement

By John K. Higgins Apr 20, 2018 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government has launched two new programs designed to modernize and upgrade IT performance at federal agencies. Each program will involve significant participation of private sector providers as both advisors and contractors for IT equipment and services.The first program involves the creation of a federal Information Technology Modernization

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Man Arrested After Firing Shots at Trump Golf Club

A man shouting about Donald Trump entered the president’s south Florida golf course early Friday, draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with police before being arrested, police said.One officer received an unspecified injury, officials said.Police were notified of an “active shooter” in the Trump-owned club about 1:30 a.m., Doral Police Chief Hernan Organvidez told news reporters

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Trump: Libya Is Not US Model for North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States and North Korea are still making arrangements for a summit next month, despite tough rhetoric by officials on both sides. Trump denied his national security adviser’s claim that the U.S. would model a nuclear deal with North Korea after one reached in 2003 with Libya. John Bolton angered North Korean leaders with his tough talk regarding a

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Poisoned Ex-Spy Sergei Skripal Leaves UK Hospital

LONDON — Doctors say former Russian spy Sergei Skripal has been discharged from a hospital, more than two months after he was poisoned with a nerve agent.Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious in the English city of Salisbury on March 4, and spent weeks in critical condition.Yulia recovered more quickly than her father and was discharged last month.Salisbury District Hospital said

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Congo Ebola Virus Moves From Rural Area to Urban One

The World Health Organization reports one confirmed case of the deadly Ebola virus in the city of Mbandaka, a city of more than one million 150 kilometers from Bikoro where the outbreak started.WHO says as of May 15, 44 cases of Ebola have been reported in the DRC and more than 20 people have died. Except for the confirmed case in Mdbandaka, the other cases have been in Bikoro, a remote,

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Baidu’s top AI exec is stepping down

Baidu’s stocks took a hit earlier today after the company announced that its Qi Lu is stepping down his job as President/COO after just a year and a half. In a press release tied to the news, the executive cited personal reasons for his decision to “transition” to a lesser role. “Baidu is a great company with strong talent and deep technologies,” Lu said in the statement. “I am highly optimistic

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Nix This Innovative OS for Its Uninviting Complexity

By Jack M. Germain Apr 19, 2018 11:19 AM PT NixOS is a modern and flexible GNU/Linux-based distribution that is both archaic to install and maddening to set up.That combination makes NixOS a reach too far for new users. That result may be an unintended consequence for a Linux operating system that is built around a very novel design approach.It is far more complex than other innovating options

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YouTube TV adds Tastemade and The Young Turks, as it expands its digital media content

In April, YouTube TV confirmed rumors it was expanding its service by way of digital-only networks by launching two news channels from Cheddar. The streaming service was also expected to roll out channels from Tastemade and The Young Turks soon, reports said – something YouTube TV hoped would differentiate its service from the now numerous live TV streaming rivals, while leveraging the power of

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Researchers Take Two-Pronged Approach to Testing for Zika

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'Explosive Eruption' at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano

Officials in Hawaii say there has been an “explosive eruption” at the Kilauea volcano’s summit, sending a plume of ash thousands of meters into the air.“The resulting ash plume will cover the surrounding area,” the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said, urging residents of the Big Island in the path of the ash plume to shelter in place. An image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows lava

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Trump Lawyer: President Can't Be Indicted

U.S. prosecutors have determined if President Donald Trump is accused of wrongdoing he will not be indicted in the year-old investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether he obstructed justice to thwart the probe, one of his attorneys said Thursday.Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who recently joined Trump’s legal team, told Fox News’ Fox & Friends show that in recent days

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