Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

How the Government Controls Sensitive Satellite Data

It might just buy exclusive rights to image it doesn’t want out there.
Source: Wired

Norovirus Is a Terrible Gut Bug. The Olympics Could Make It Worse

South Korean Olympics officials are dealing with an outbreak of norovirus among security personnel. If it spread to athletes, it could be very, very bad.
Source: Wired

Winter Olympics overload? Comcast wants to be your video DJ – CNET

Comcast is inventing more than 50 “virtual channels” that string video together like a playlist, an experiment it may roll out to all kinds of programming.
Source: CNET

Bitcoin won't be the dark web's top cryptocurrency for long – CNET

Cybercriminals are moving on from bitcoin. The next cryptocurrency to emerge from the dark web will likely be litecoin, researchers say.
Source: CNET

Twitter’s fourth-quarter results: The TechCrunch Review

 Here at TechCrunch, we cover company earnings on a pretty regular basis. And we promise it’s for a good reason: The success and failure of these publicly-traded companies tends to give us at least one more data point when it comes to calibrating which technologies are exciting to investors, as well as the trajectory of those technologies. One of our favorite companies to cover,… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

'Electric Dreams': Like 'Black Mirror,' but a slower burn – CNET

Commentary: Amazon’s sci-fi anthology series pushes buttons more gently than the Netflix show, but the after-echoes still linger.
Source: CNET

7 tips for using an air fryer – CNET

Killer french fries are only the beginning.
Source: CNET

5G phones will come in 2019. Here's more proof – CNET

Eighteen carriers and 18 device makers have already backed it.
Source: CNET

Hulu rolls out support for 60fps, a top request from sports fans

 Hulu announced on Wednesday it has begun to rollout 60fps (frames per second) to its Live TV service – something that’s been one of the most-requested features, especially from those who stream live sports. These higher-quality streams are initially coming to a select number of channels and devices as the first phase of a larger rollout. One of the troubles with switching from… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Disney has begun populating its parks with autonomous, personality-driven robots

 The process of making a Disney park feel alive is most easily encapsulated in animatronic figures. These hydraulic, pneumatic and now electric figures have been a fixture at Disneyland since the 60s. Since then, massive advancements have been made in control systems, movement architecture and programming. The most advanced animatronic figures like the Na’Vi Shaman in Disney… Read More

Source: TechCrunch