Sep 18
He added some gravity to Colbert’s light song and dance.
Sep 18
CNN anchor has a reminder for the president.
Sep 18
Much to the joy of its acolytes, Nintendo recently promised to revive the NES Classic Edition in 2018. But, the nostalgia trip doesn’t end there. As it turns out, the company’s latest console may carry a NES emulator. Hackers have found the system wr…
Sep 18
This year’s show featured some of the biggest stars on the small screen.
Sep 18
Shows and roles featuring strong female narratives dominated at the 69th Annual Emmy Awards.
Sep 18
‘SNL’ Dominates At The Emmys And Alec Baldwin Happily Taunts Trump About It
Posted in: Today's Chili“Saturday Night Live” swept the Emmys with nine total wins, which was more than any of the other shows nominated.
Sep 18
Robots are already good at sorting things, so wouldn’t it be nice if they could sort things out on a much smaller scale? They might soon. Caltech researchers have developed a ‘robot’ made from a single DNA strand that autonomously picks up molecule…
Sep 18
In a report from Bloomberg, it seems that Google’s parent company could be considering making an investment to the tune of $1 billion in ride-hailing service Lyft. Both companies are said to have been in talks with each other, with the investment possibly coming from either Google or CapitalG, Alphabet’s private-equity arm.
It is unclear what Alphabet plans to gain from this investment, although it seems that it might have to do with self-driving cars and technology. Interestingly enough earlier this year Waymo and Lyft announced a partnership to develop the technology, and a couple of months later, Lyft announced that they would be looking to develop their own technology as well.
Presumably this investment could potentially give Alphabet a share in the company and if and when Lyft begins licensing out its self-driving tech to other carmakers in the future, Alphabet would stand to gain as well. However Bloomberg does note that this investment might not even happen since nothing is confirmed yet, so for all we know it may never come to fruition.
Also Bloomberg points out that Alphabet was an early investor in Uber, which is going to be tricky since not only is Uber a competitor to Lyft, but Waymo and Uber are currently embroiled in a lawsuit over alleged stolen intellectual property.
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Sep 18
When going to an airport, it isn’t uncommon to see sniffer dogs walking about. This is to help sniff out anyone who might be trying to smuggle things like explosives or drugs onto planes (in addition to security screening systems). However it seems that over in the UK, there will be sniffer dogs that have been trained specifically to sniff out hidden data devices.
What makes these dogs different from drug or explosive sniffer dogs is that they can detect hidden data devices such as USB sticks, SD cards, and hard drives. This means that there is a potential that more criminals can be caught using sniffer dogs. According to Ch Supt Jim Nye, commander for the alliance operations department, “These dogs will give the police a new way to fight the threat of terrorism, paedophiles and fraudsters.”
So far it seems that the new sniffer dogs are working out quite well. For example Tweed, a 19 month old springer spaniel was sniffing around what looked like a Coke can, but upon closer inspection it was discovered that the can was a money box with several SD cards hidden inside of it. The other dog, Rob, a 20 month old black Labrador, managed to sniff out a device that was hidden inside a drawer that might have otherwise been missed if searched the regular way.
These device sniffing dogs aren’t exactly a new thing and have been used in the US before, but it was only thanks to a collaboration between the Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Police and the US authorities that this training program found its way to the UK.
These Sniffer Dogs Can Be Used To Detect Hidden Data Devices , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Sep 18
Recently we’ve seen how researchers are using technology such as AI to detect Alzheimer’s early on, as early as 10 years, so it doesn’t really come as a surprise to learn that technology is also being used to detect disease outbreaks way before they can happen, like in the case of malaria where researchers use satellite data to predict potential outbreaks.
Researchers are using data from NASA’s satellite’s to predict malaria outbreaks. This is done by identifying areas where the moist soil, due to floods or deforestation, can become a prime breeding ground for the mosquitoes that can transmit malaria. This has resulted in a system that is effective enough to anticipate malaria outbreaks as early as 3 months in advance, and can be pinpointed right down to individual households.
According to Ben Zaitchik, the project’s co-investigator responsible for the LDAS component and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, “It’s an exercise in indirect reasoning. These models let us predict where the soil moisture is going to be in a condition that will allow for breeding sites to form.”
Unfortunately it seems that the system isn’t quite ready for primetime just yet as the researchers still need to refine it further, and it seems that it might not be ready for a few years. However when it is ready, the way the tool is designed makes it adaptable for use with other kinds of diseases as well.
Satellites Can Predict Malaria Outbreaks Months Before It Happens , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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