Robots, Artificial Intelligence, To Take Your Job? (video)

Could a Robot or AI Take Your Job?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partner Steve Jurvetson discusses the future of robots and artificial intelligence on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 11/12)

The Difficulties With A BlackBerry Partnership In China - BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY) | Seeking Alpha: "....I see little if any value in a Chinese BlackBerry partnership since the company's whole value proposition is security. It would be different if BlackBerry had one million native apps and an army of developers working for the platform. If this were the case, I could see Lenovo and others licensing BB10 for that value alone. But this is not the reality...."


New York Times
Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute
New York Times
Books and other items at an Amazon warehouse in Phoenix. ... Amazon and Hachette announced Thursday that they had resolved their differences ...
Amazon, Hachette End Publishing Dispute - Wall Street Journal
Amazon And Hachette End Battle, Settle On E-book Pricing - Forbes
Amazon, Hachette End Monthslong Dispute - ABC News


CNN
Separated at birth, reunited on Facebook
CNN
(CNN) -- Anais Bordier and Samantha Futerman have the same laugh and the same freckled cheeks. They wear their hair the same way and have ...


CNET
Microsoft patches 19-year-old Windows bug
CNET
This reveals basic vulnerabilities in PC technology. For one, it's up to users to apply patches to keep their machines secure. Yet security-conscious ...

How to Switch to Google's New Messenger App for SMS
How to Open Links in Your Mobile Browser Instead of the Facebook App ... How to Switch to Google's New Messenger App for SMS ... The app itself is fully fitted out with Google's new Material Design look and the colors of your ...

VentureBeat
Strap a phablet to your face: Oculus VR releases mobile dev kit
VentureBeat
Facebook's virtual-reality company just unleashed its mobile software-development kit on its website, and you can pick it up now to start building software for mobile VR. While Oculus has made headlines for nearly two years thanks to its powerful Rift headset, ...

Livemint
Samsung chases curved smartphone wave to beat flat-screen crowd
Livemint
Samsung declined to give early sales figures or expected profit margins for the Note Edge, but the specialist screen technology required means the curved display is difficult to make and likely more expensive. Photo: Reuters. Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co.

Pew Study: Americans Fear They've Lost Control of Personal Data
eWeek
A Pew Research study examined how Americans view the privacy of their personal information in the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations about online government snooping. The Pew Research Internet Project published a study on Nov. 12 that reveals ...

USA TODAY
Sony previews upcoming PlayStation Vue cloud TV service
USA TODAY
Sony plans to begin testing its new subscription cloud TV service PlayStation Vue in New York City later this month. After that initial test of the service, which is delivered via the Net to PlayStation 4 and PS3 game systems, Sony expects to launch the service in ...

CNNMoney
People Still Aren't Downloading iOS 8
Huffington Post
... Apple has stopped providing an update to its new iOS 8 mobile operating software, following complaints by some ...

Android Lollipop
Ars Technica
Android's biggest update ever revamps nearly every part of the OS.
Ars Technica
Android updates don't matter anymore—or at least that's what many people think. Back-to-back-to-back Jelly Bean releases and a KitKat release seemed to only polish what already existed. When Google took the wraps off of "Android L" at Google I/O, though, ...

SlashGear
iPad Pro now rumored for late 2015 launch
SlashGear
The iPad Pro has many tablet hounds excited, and those who may want to ditch their laptop for a large-screen tablet even more anticipatory, but we're still not getting our hands on it. After being rumored for release at just about every interval you could think of, ...

Xiaomi Escalating The Great Ecosystem Battle | Seeking Alpha: "In the smartphone space, MIUI's closed ecosystem mimics that of iOS and differentiates from other mobile operating systems with features that are most relevant to Chinese users whereas Apple and Google have avoided localization of their mobile OS, a strategy I believe could be detrimental to their growth in a highly-localized Chinese market."

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Europe's Rosetta Spacecraft Lands Probe on Comet (video)

Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft landed the first ever probe on a comet, the culmination of a decade-long mission to the icy body that’s currently between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Planetary Resources President Chris Lewicki speaks on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 11/12)

iOS weakness allows hackers to replace iPhone apps | Technology | The Guardian: iOS Vulnerability--"A weakness in newer versions of iOS lets hackers install apps on iPhones or iPads by sending users an email or text message."

PCWorld
Nexus 6 review: The best Nexus yet, if you can tolerate its gargantuan size
PCWorld
The biggest, most expensive, and best Nexus phone Google has ever produced. All it needs is decent camera software. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest. It's bound to happen. You'll be lining ...


Wall Street Journal
Amazon Web business jumps 40 percent
The Seattle Times
The head of Amazon Web Services says a long list of businesses in every “imaginable segment” is using AWS “in a meaningful way.” 


Android Headlines - Android News
Samsung VR Headset Arrives in December
PC Magazine
Samsung told developers at its SF conference that the future is wide open for exciting new tech platforms...

ABC News
The New Way You Can Say 'Thank You for Being a Friend' on Facebook
ABC News
There's a new way to say, "Thank you for being a friend," on Facebook. The social network announced today it is launching a new service, "Say Thanks," that allows users to send video cards to their friends and family. The service is gradually being rolled out ...


CIO Today
Microsoft Releases Another Windows 10 Build
Tom's Hardware
Microsoft's Gabe Aul updated the Windows blog on Wednesday with news that a new version of Windows 10 is now available to download. This new build, 9879, includes new windowing and gesture improvements, tweaks to OneDrive usage, improvements ...


Christian Science Monitor
AT&T halts improvements until FCC decides on net neutrality
Christian Science Monitor
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says the company will pause further investments into its fiber networks until the government makes a decision on net neutrality....


Detroit Free Press
Pew Privacy Survey: We've Lost Control Over Our Personal Data
NBCNews.com
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that nearly all Americans surveyed feel they've lost control over how companies collect and use their personal information. The survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet Project asked 607 U.S. adults about ...


Wired
Microsoft's big play for the future of development
ITworld.com
It's hard to change direction when you're a company the size of Microsoft. In the past 18 months however, they've become considerably more open and modern. Today in a not so surprise move, Microsoft announced .NET Core 5, a component of the next ...

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Privacy, Personal Data, Facebook, Big Brother's Little Brother

Facebook now Big Brother's Little Brother? --

https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-site-governance/section-by-section-summary-of-updates/10153200989785301

https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-site-governance/proposed-updates-to-our-governing-documents/10153167395945301

Facebook has to pony up $20 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over how user information is incorporated in ads like the much-maligned—but hugely profitable—Sponsored Stories. (source infra)
Under legal pressure, Facebook clarifies how it uses your data
PCWorld
Facebook wants to be clear: It can use the names, profile pictures and other data of its members to deliver ads on the site. On Thursday, the site announced a wide range of proposed updates to its Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, ...

Google Glass Assists Surgeons and Medical Students at Ohio State University
ABC News
Google Glass has been used to film road trips, fashion shows, and boardwalk arrests. Now, a group of surgeons at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center can add that it can film surgical procedures too. Christopher Kaeding, an orthopaedic ...

Microsoft CEO Hunt a Tough Bet as Web Gamblers Favor Elop
Bloomberg
Elop's all-or-nothing remake of Nokia, using Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, hasn't yet created a significant challenger to Apple and Samsung Electronics Co., the dominant leaders in the smartphone market. Still, Elop can claim at least one ...

Microsoft sets $100 Surface Pro discounts in stone
Computerworld
"The customer response to recent Surface pricing and keyboard-cover promotions has been exciting to see, and we are proud to begin rollout of Surface Pro, Touch Cover and Surface RT bundles at even more affordable prices starting August 29," a ...

Apple Seeks Trademark in Malaysia
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Apple is seeking to trademark the term “startup,” under various categories covering retail stores services for computers, software, peripherals, mobile phones and consumer electronic devices ; repair and maintenance of devices; conducting seminars, ...

Google executive Hugo Barra poached by China's Xiaomi
BBC News
One of Google's top executives is leaving the company to join up-and-coming Chinese firm Xiaomi. Hugo Barra was vice president of product management for Google's mobile platform Android, and had been at the company since 2008. Google confirmed his ...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin embroiled in office affair?
CBS News
(CBS News) Silicon Valley is being rocked by a reported love affair. The marriage of Google co-founder Sergey Brin is said to be on the rocks, following an office romance, according to the influential Web site All Things D, which covers the high-tech ...

Microsoft, AmEx Said to Compete for Foursquare Stake
Bloomberg
Foursquare has helped Microsoft by making an application for its Windows 8 operating system, which has had trouble attracting developers because of the popularity ofGoogle's Android and Apple's iOS software for smartphones and tablets. To contact the ...

Microsoft who? Sinofsky adds another scene to his second act, signs up with Box
PCWorld
However, Box wasn't one of the rivals that Microsoft listed on the retirement agreement it struck with Sinofsky, which bars him from accepting direct or indirect employment withAmazon, Apple, EMC, Facebook, Google, Oracle, or VMWare. Microsoft said it ...

Google, Twitter and others share transparency reports
USA TODAY
The following is a breakdown of the so-called transparency reports published by Google, Twitter, Microsoft, and, most recently, Facebook for all law-enforcement-requested data.Google. Google's data requests are on a steep incline. Within the two-year ...

Apple is 'dead money' says porn-loving bond king
Fortune
The last time we wrote about the controversial founder of DoubleLine Capital he was telling a group of investment bankers that he had lost faith in the Apple's (AAPL) ability to wow customers and was shorting the stock. "I just wonder how many people ...

Here's Why Microsoft Coming To Foursquare's Salvation Might Make ...
By Alex Wilhelm
By buying into Facebook as its only corporate investor, Microsoft has locked up a long-term deal to provide mapping and search capabilities for the social giant. ... Bing competes with Google and Apple to provide local data, and mapping.
TechCrunch

At Google, a Love Triangle and a Departing Executive - NYTimes.com
By By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
But this year, it is Google's secrets, not Apple's, that have people abuzz. On Wednesday, reports from Google emerged about a love triangle involving Google's co-founder, Sergey Brin, and Hugo Barra, an Android executive who announced ...
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Amanda Rosenberg of Google - Business Insider
By Jay Yarow
That same Googler who was dating Barra is now in a relationship with 40-year-old Sergey Brin, Google's co-founder who recently split with his wife of six years, Anne Wojcicki. The Googler at the heart of all of this is Amanda Rosenberg, ...
Business Insider

TV Shows seeing outage for some on Apple TV, iTunes Store ...
By Mark Gurman
We're receiving multiple reports from readers indicating that the TV Shows feature onApple TV and on iTunes on Mac in the United States is seeing an outage. So, it's not just you. Apple is yet to comment on the downtime on its official status ...
9to5Mac

Sorry Apple, larger phones are a growing portion of Indian ... - GigaOM
By Kevin C. Tofel
Apple may have a tougher time cracking the huge Indian market of 1.2 billion people, simply because it doesn't offer what 30 percent of buyers bought last quarter: Phones with displays of 5-inches or larger.
GigaOM

Huge canyon discovered under Greenland ice
BBC News
One of the biggest canyons in the world has been found beneath the ice sheet that smothers most of Greenland. The canyon - which is 800km long and up to 800m deep - was carved out by a great river more than four million years ago, before the ice arrived.

Mac Users Report SimCity Installation Issues
PC Magazine
Electronic Arts is suffering from a bad case of déjà vu: Almost six months after SimCity's PC debut was marred by server problems, Mac players are now finding themselves locked out of this week's launch. A number of users reportedly have been unable to ...

AT&T to go nationwide with prepaid Aio Wireless service
CNET (blog)
The phone giant takes on T-Mobile in the no-contract market, announcing it will push its prepaid network throughout the U.S. in mid-September. by Desiree Everts DeNunzio. August 29, 2013 10:32 PM PDT. (Credit: Aio Wireless). AT&T is pushing more ...

Nokia's Here brings the cloud to the car
CNET
Nokia is making a strong push for more control over your activity in the car. The company on Friday announced a new "Connected Driving" experience under its automotive Here brand that aims at connecting in-car activity with the cloud.

Microsoft slashes Surface Pro prices in Europe by €100 – for good
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: Will a €100 permanent price cut on Surface Pro be enough to convince Europeans to buy Microsoft's tablet? Microsoft made its August price cuts to the Surface ...

Pressy Kickstarter projects automates Android functions with the press of a button
Mobile Burn
Kickstarter is home to many doomed projects, but there are some that provide such an obvious "Why hasn't anyone already thought of this?" solution that the product almost instantly succeeds. Pressy, a button that plugs into a phone's headphone jack and ...

Milky Way's giant black hole spotted rejecting food
The Space Reporter
In order to descend over the event horizon, material trapped by a black hole has to lose heat and momentum. Milky Way's giant black hole spotted rejecting food ...

China's Xiaomi poaches Google executive Hugo Barra
Telegraph.co.uk
Lei Jun, the Xiaomi founder, said on his Weibo feed that Mr Barra, who led product development for Google's industry-leading Android mobile software, will join in October as head of international business development. "Barra will be responsible for Xiaomi's ...

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