A controversial data-sharing agreement between Google-owned AI company DeepMind and the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has caught the eye of the National Data Guardian — the government appointee who works with the Department of Health to try to ensure citizens’ confidential health data is safeguarded and used properly. Read More
Move over, dolphin-safe tuna and bee-friendly pesticides, and make room for orca-friendly products on the shelf.
This week, two Ace Hardware stores in Washington state will begin placing “orca-friendly” tags on products that won’t harm the marine environment of the Puget Sound, the seasonal home of endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
“We weren’t really calling attention to the fact that products are going down the drain or running off from gardens and into the water, so what better way to make a statement than labeling certain products as orca safe?” said Randy Burgess, owner of the two Ace stores. One store is in Anacortes on Puget Sound, and the other is in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, where orcas frequent the waters each spring and summer. …
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Content marketing company ScribbleLive announced today that it has acquired Linkdex. In a blog post, ScribbleLive’s Geoffrey Gualano said the deal will combine his company’s content marketing platform with Linkdex’s capabilities in search engine optimization: This acquisition streamlines content marketing and SEO software to empower an all-in-one marketing platform.… Read More
CrunchBase, the database of startups, announced today the launch of its iOS app. The app allows users to look up information about companies, acquisitions, investors, funding rounds and business news, just as the website does.
“Now our users have the fastest way to search for innovative companies and leaders, read the CrunchBase Daily, and see what’s trending right at their… Read More
Google just released the finished goods of Android 7.0 Nougat to those impatient Nexus owners out there, making good on rumors and promises that Nougat will be available before the summer is over.
We haven’t had a summer Android release since way back when Jelly Bean was outed in July 2012, so this marks a pretty significant change, indicating that more frequent and sped up updates may be in the future of Android, unlike the annual cycles available in the fall that we’ve had for the past three editions or so.
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As expected, the Samsung Z2 has been official, making it the third Tizen-powered smartphone to hit the market. The device is powered by a Spreadtrum chipset with quad-core processor, and sports a 3.97-inch display.
RAM is 1GB, while internal memory is 8GB. A 1,500mAh battery is there to keep the lights on. In terms of camera, the phone features a 5MP rear unit and a VGA front shooter. It runs Tizen 2.4and also offers support for 4G LTE connectivity.
The Z2 comes with an app called My Money Transfer that lets you easily transfer money from one bank account to another. In addition,…
Despite being a year old, the iPhone 6s is known to hold its own against more modern devices in speed tests. This is in no small parts due to Apple’s software optimization, the performance of the A9 chip, and incredibly quick NVMe storage. But how does it fare against the brand new Galaxy Note7?
Well, the question should be how does the Note7 fare against the year old iPhone 6s. And the answer is very, very poorly, at least in this particular test.
The video goes through a bunch of identical apps and games on both platforms, launching them, waiting for them to load before closing and…
The other day, we told you to expect the Tizen powered Samsung Z2 to be unveiled today. According to a report published on Tuesday, the phone will be priced at the equivalent of $68 USD in India. Earlier this month, the Z2 was seen in Africa tagging along during the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. That was followed by the release of an official product video for the handset.
The Samsung Z2 features a 4-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 800 (WVGA). A quad-core 1.5GHz CPU is under the hood and 1GB of RAM is aboard. 8GB of expandable native storage is inside. A 5MP camera … – Source
Now that the Olympic Games are over, we’ve been gifted the results of another kind of tally. Tinder has bestowed upon the world the results of their data, which tells us which sports are home to the most lusted-after athletes.
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During the games Tinder reported that active users, matches and swipes around the Olympic Village increased daily with speed of Usain Bolt casually obliterating his track competition. Now it’s clear which sports are the most desirable.
Exceptional news for tennis players! Olympian tennis dudes were on the receiving end of the most right-swipes and table tennis players took out top spot right-swipes on ladies in Rio. …
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One of the world’s largest and most expensive truffles ever has been sniffed out by a man and his dog in Australia, and it’s thought to be one of the world’s largest truffle hauls to date.
Stuart Dunbar of Yarra Valley Truffles posted the 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) haul online, valued at A$3000 ($2291). It might look like a big pile of poop, but what a score!
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Herald Sun reported that Dunbar came across the big brown beauty when he and his dog were inspecting their orchard.
Black truffle, which is the type uncovered by Dunbar and his dog, is the second most expensive edible fungus behind …
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Coder or not, at one point or another you’ve thought of tackling web design. Or mobile app development. Or database querying. Or something else from the evolving list of savvy, modern languages out there. (Yes, there are hundreds and hundreds.) For non-coders, the lack of control and reliance on developers plays into the pressure to pick up on at least some form of programming … Read More
Looks at first like somebody threw a bunch of glowing beads on some rocks, but what you see here is actually alive.
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Using muffin tins to freeze ice cubes is perfect for making a ton of ice at once
or freezing whole lemon slices
for a citrus boost, but it’s also a great way to make ice cubes that are the ideal size for keeping pitchers and punch bowls chilled.
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New study says that the high-energy food is becoming more popular as prison food gets even worse. – Source
Apple has just dropped the 7th developer beta for macOS Sierra, along with the macOS Sierra Public Beta 6, for other early adopters of the new version of the Mac operating system first shown off at this year’s WWDC 2016. The release follows on the heels of the 7th iOS developer beta, which arrived on Friday. At the time, it wasn’t clear if macOS, watchOS, or tvOS would also arrive… Read More
The next summer games could spark a slew of innovation in Japan, a possible antidote to its slumping economy. – Source
LOS ANGELES — When Netflix’s spooky sci-fi series Stranger Things became the talk of the summer, it seemed like sibling creators Matt and Ross Duffer arrived in the blink of an eye.
Except for one thing … the Duffers didn’t come out of nowhere. In fact, they’ve been on my radar for nearly a decade, thanks to a mutual friend who witnessed their rise.
When I first moved to Los Angeles, I worked as an intern for The Girl Next Door director Luke Greenfield, spending most of my days swapping far-fetched Hollywood dreams with a young Chapman University film student named Sam Winkler. Far-fetched, that is, until the following year, when he started talking about …
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