Kaspersky Lab has launched a free version of its antivirus software in the U.S. with plans for a global rollout over the next four months. Called Kaspersky Free, the software provides the core essentials, including email and desktop antivirus protection, the ability to quarantine infected files, as well as automated updates. The free version lacks some of the premium features users can… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Three thousand new manufacturing jobs in America is great news, if people are trained to do the work.
Source: Wired
E-sports is maturing at a rapid pace. What once was only found on a Twitch stream here and there is now becoming the new favored spectator sport for an entire generation of gamers. Blizzard recently announced the first city-based e-sports league for the ultra-popular game Overwatch. As a follow-up, Blizzard has outlined some of the standards for signing and employing professional players. Read More
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El RacerX puede presumir de la “velocidad de avance más rápida jamás alcanzada por un cuadricóptero de baterÃas controlado en remoto”. Aunque para las carreras de drones, sus creadores usarán un modelo anterior más lento pero que toma mejor las curvas
Source: MIT
Parece que hay bastante consenso en que el cambio de siglo masificará algunas innovaciones que podrÃan cambiar nuestra forma de vida. Además de los coches autónomos y eléctricos, 2021 podrÃa ser el gran año de la pÃldora masculina, el pollo de laboratorio y la realidad virtual, entre otras
Source: MIT
Dos expertas de Microsoft y Google alertan de que ni las grandes empresas dueñas de los modelos matemáticos que rigen nuestras vidas ni los gobiernos están haciendo nada por resolver el problema de la discriminación algorÃtmica
Source: MIT
According to new security measures being rolled out to all U.S. airports by the Transportation Security Agency, all electronics larger than a cell phone must be placed in bins for X-ray scanning.Â
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Medium has a new head of product, while the startup behind the defunct texting app Talkshow appears to be done for good. Talkshow Industries was led by Michael Sippey, who’d spent two years as vice president of product at Twitter. The company’s first product was the Talkshow app, which allowed you to follow other users’ text message conversations. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Facebook is winning the race to bring Snapchat’s Stories format to the rest of the world before its originator. WhatsApp Status, its version of Snapchat Stories, now has 250 million daily active users. That’s despite it being relegated to a secondary dedicated tab in the app, opposed to being front and center on the home screen like Instagram Stories which also now has over 250… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Alex Wild wants to teach you — and everyone else — how to be a bug photographer.
Source: Wired