An anonymous reader quotes Computerworld columnist Mike Elgan: Ambient computing is real. It’s the next megatrend in computing…. To interact in an “ambient computing” context means to not care and not even necessarily know where exactly the devices are that you’re interacting with. When IoT devices and sensors are all around us, and artificial intelligence can understand human contexts for what’s…
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‘How Close Are We to Self-Driving Cars, Really?’
Chris Urmson helped pioneer self-driving car technology at Google before founding Aurora (which sells self-driving car software to automakers, and this week announced a new partnership with Chrysler and a new round of investment by Hyundai). In a new interview, Urmson “says he expects that in about five to 10 years, Americans will start seeing robots cruising down the road in…
IT Pro Screwed Out of Unused Vacation Pay, Bonus By HPE Thanks To Outdated Law
Slashdot reader Meg Whitman shares a report from The Register: A “highly skilled IT professional” has lost his fight to be paid his unused vacation days as well as a non-trivial bonus, after a judge stuck to a law he admitted was outdated. Matthew White joined Hewlett-Packard in 2013 and left in July 2015, just months before the company split into…
Facebook Collected Device Data On 187,000 Users Using Banned Snooping
Facebook obtained personal and sensitive device data on about 187,000 users of its now-defunct Research app, which Apple banned earlier this year after the app violated its rules. TechCrunch reports: The social media giant said in a letter to Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office — which TechCrunch obtained — that it collected data on 31,000 users in the U.S., including 4,300 teenagers….
Will Car-Sharing Apps Revolutionize Transportation?
We’re now living in a wrold where customers “can download smartphone apps and rent privately owned cars, usually parked a short walk away in urban areas or residential neighborhoods,” reports the Orlando Sentinel, noting that the rates can be as cheap as $5 an hour — or $400 a day if you want to spend a day driving a Ferrari, Aston…
Germany: Backdoor Found in Four Smartphone Models; 20,000 Users Infected
An anonymous reader shares a report: The German Federal Office for Information Security (or the Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik — BSI) has issued security alerts today warning about dangerous backdoor malware found embedded in the firmware of at least four smartphone models sold in the country. Impacted models include the Doogee BL7000, the M-Horse Pure 1, the Keecoo P11,…
Watchdog Says FBI Has Access To About 640M Photographs
JustAnotherOldGuy writes: A government watchdog says the FBI has access to about 640 million photographs — including from driver’s licenses, passports and mugshots — that can be searched using facial recognition technology. The figure reflects how the technology is becoming an increasingly powerful law enforcement tool, but is also stirring fears about the potential for authorities to intrude on the lives…
After 10 Years, Bing Is ‘Not the Laughingstock of Technology Anymore’
Bloomberg remembers the launch of Bing ten years ago — “It was all a little sad”. There was even a jingle-writing contest in which song-a-day writer Jonathan Mann won a $500 gift card for his song “Bing Goes the Internet”. (After TechCrunch called it “awful” and compared it to the sound of dying cows, the songwriter released a second song which…
Food Delivery Apps Are Drowning China In Plastic
“The astronomical growth of food delivery apps in China is flooding the country with takeout containers, utensils and bags,” writes Raymond Zhong and Carolyn Zhang for The New York Times. “And the country’s patchy recycling system isn’t keeping up. The vast majority of this plastic ends up discarded, buried or burned with the rest of the trash, researchers and recyclers say.”…
Coursera Extends East Coast Reach with New York City Office
Today we’re excited to announce the opening of our New York City office to support the expansion of Coursera’s fastest growing business line, Coursera for Business. The new Manhattan location will serve our rapidly expanding customer base in North America and on the East Coast, with particular emphasis on the financial and professional services verticals. […]
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