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Teachers Race with Students’ Technology
In Indiana, teachers are finding new methods to helping students learn better with computers. Recently, some schools started providing computers to each student to use, such as tablets and notebooks, aside from textbooks. Over the weekend, teachers became students themselves by spending time scouring computer screens, keyboarding and surfing, all
Police: Credit Card Skimming Devices Harder to Spot
Authorities have been battling credit card skimmers in years, but claimed that criminals are getting harder and harder to beat (and spot). Recently, a skimming device was spotted inside a Lakeland gas station pump. According to police investigators, a card reader like it was also used at a SunTrust Bank
Panelists: Technology Will Change How People Get Healthcare
Panelists claim technology to change the way people receive healthcare. In 2013, Ed Buckley, a doctoral student at the University of Florida was a presenter/creator during the first ever One Spark Festival, but not on Wednesday. He was back in Jacksonville in another session of One Spark, but not as
Intel blocked by the US to help China upgrade their Supercomputer
The US government has restricted Intel to help China building the world’s biggest supercomputer. The Tianhe-2 computer needs new chips which were supposed to be built Intel. Intel has applied for a license to build and export thousands of these chips to China but was restricted by the US as
New Machine Learning Platform Announced at the AWS Summit
The senior vice president of Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy announced the new machine learning platform at the AWS Summit in San Francisco. The new machine learning platform is designed to give developers, without a machine learning background, the tools to build data-driven smart apps that can monitor what is
Beebone gets Fixed by Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI
The infamous shape shifting malware called Beebone has been shut down by the Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI. Beebone was controlling more than 100,000 computers a day and hackers were using it to steal information like passwords and download other programs to infect machines. According to reports, around 12,000
Jawbone’s UP3 Fitness Tracker Extends Their Product Launch
The UP3 fitness tracker by Jawbone will be launched 4 months ahead from the original delivery date. The tracker was supposed to launch on the 20th of April this year. The company also mentioned that the device will not be waterproof as advertised first. However, it will be “splash proof”.
Data Initiative for Community Policing, Leaders Gather at the White House
Police data initiative through using data and technology in community policing is given more priority. US President Barack Obama, after a meeting with the representatives of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, speaks to the press in the White’s House Roosevelt Room, on March 2. Later last year
US and China Tension Ignites with Latest Technology Export Licensing Block
Tech tension between the US and China is further ignited with the prior’s move of blocking technology exports to the latter. The move comes from US tech companies, which are grappling with the proposed restrictions imposed by Beijing. The US is blocking the technology exports correlated with the world’s fastest
Ed Tech Execs, Founders Sit Down at the ASU+GSV Summit
Hundred of education technology capitalists and executives attend and meet at the lobby of the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona this week. They join forces and sit down at the annual education technology conference with full view of their competitors. A highlight: An online skills training company for technology professionals,