IBM today announced PAIRS Geoscope, a new experimental cloud-based service that makes it easier for developers to work with large amounts of geospatial data from across a wide variety of sources. The service handles ingesting, integrating and managing the data and allows developers to focus on their queries. Read More
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Ventech has been around for 20 years, which is the equivalent of 80 years in tech time. And the VC firm is still going strong as it just announced the initial closing of a new fund. The firm has raised $170 million (€140 million) and wants to reach the $250 million hard cap (€200 million) within a few months. And Ventech isn’t going to reinvent the wheel. The firm plans to do more of… Read More
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This week on Technotopia I talked to Jonathan Zufi, creator of the LifeClock One, a replica of the watch worn by Snake Pliskin in Escape From New York. Zufi loves design and his insight on what makes something a timeless classic – even when it comes to computer hardware – is fascinating. Zufi is also the author of Iconic, a book that details Apple products from the earliest days to… Read More
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Panel that reviews mergers with US companies is concerned with Broadcom’s relationships with foreign entities.
Source: CNET
Commentary: Warner Bros. released new “Ready Player One” posters, paying homage to classic movies. But they’ve missed the mark. Big time.
Source: CNET
The patent shows a robot that can switch from two to three wheels and carry cargo. But can it “like” friends’ updates for you with its robo-arm?
Source: CNET
The agency’s relationship with staff in the Best Buy repair unit goes back at least a decade, say documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Source: CNET
China’s first space station, Tiangong-1, launched in 2011 and was supposed to wind up in the Pacific Ocean. Now it’s anyone’s guess where it’ll land.
Source: CNET
Attendees at Crypto Sanctum in New York last week consumed “infused” food and drink, many without realizing it.
Source: Wired
Travel websites get redesigned all the time, but you just need to visit the homepage to tell that the team at Condé Nast Traveler has something different in mind. Instead of a standard river of articles, or a menu for navigating to different sections and travel destinations, there’s just a declaration in large text: “To all the rulebenders, wanderlusters, and amrchair… Read More
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