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Amazon voice technology to be used for artificial intelligence in accounting apps - Accounting Today

20-01-2017 22:59

Accounting Today
Amazon voice technology to be used for artificial intelligence in accounting apps
Accounting Today
MyFirmsApp, a U.K.-based technology development company, has gotten the go-ahead to use the technology powering Amazon's Alexa voice-based assistant to develop artificial intelligence apps for accounting.and more »

The BOSS Network Presents Its Minority Women in Technology Series - Black Enterprise

20-01-2017 22:12

Black Enterprise
The BOSS Network Presents Its Minority Women in Technology Series
Black Enterprise
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, The BOSS Network, a network on a mission to encourage and promote the small business spirit and the career development of women, presents “The Launch Summit.” This is The BOSS Network's first annual technology event ...

New technology front and centre at Montreal International Auto Show - Montreal Gazette

20-01-2017 21:56

Montreal Gazette
New technology front and centre at Montreal International Auto Show
Montreal Gazette
The Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, displayed at the Toyota boot at the 49th edition of the Montreal International Auto Show. Marie-France Coallier / Montreal Gazette. Share Adjust Comment Print. In today's modern world, technology ...and more »

Coffee Shop to Open inside Little Rock Technology Park - KARK

20-01-2017 21:26

KARK
Coffee Shop to Open inside Little Rock Technology Park
KARK
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News release) - Blue Sail Coffee Roasters has signed a lease to operate a retail coffee shop inside the Little Rock Technology Park Phase 1 development at 417 Main Street. The 1,222 square foot space will be located on the first ...

Friday Sector Leaders: Materials, Technology & Communications - Forbes

20-01-2017 20:33

Forbes
Friday Sector Leaders: Materials, Technology & Communications
Forbes
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Materials companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.8%. Within that group, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) and Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing ...

Two from MIT honored at World Technology Awards - MIT News

20-01-2017 20:06

Two from MIT honored at World Technology Awards
MIT News
PhD candidate Maher Damak and Professor Moungi Bawendi recognized for advances in engineering and chemistry. Ben Miller | Tata Center for Technology and Design January 20, 2017. Press Inquiries Share ...

New iPad Pro Leak Promises Improved Technology - Forbes

20-01-2017 18:58

Forbes
New iPad Pro Leak Promises Improved Technology
Forbes
The Apple Pencil is one of the key “value adds” that the iPad Pro range of tablets has. It helps promote the hardware as suitable for creatives, increases the use of the tablet to author new content (as opposed to being used to consume content, a role ...and more »

Technology, warfare and culture: How America changed during Obama's presidency - 11alive.com

20-01-2017 15:53

11alive.com
Technology, warfare and culture: How America changed during Obama's presidency
11alive.com
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - It's been eight years since a new president has taken office. And since President Obama's inauguration, the world has seen some big changes. During those eight years, technology has probably taken its biggest leap. A flip phone ...and more »

Reinventing Professionals: The art of investing in legal technology - ABA Journal

20-01-2017 15:43

Reinventing Professionals: The art of investing in legal technology
ABA Journal
Ari Kaplan speaks with Krishna Srinivasan, a founding general partner at LiveOak venture partners in Austin, Texas, an early-stage venture capital firm with investments in a variety of companies, including e-discovery review software provider, DISCO.and more »

MeitY Common Service Centres to Start Offering PAN Services

20-01-2017 15:26

The Common Service Centres will enrol with the PAN Service providers in order to fully utilize the CSC network in the PAN application process and act as facilitation centres to expand the outreach of physical and online PAN applications.

Air India Blocks Omar Abdullah on Twitter; No One Knows Why

20-01-2017 15:26

While there are no recent conversations between Abdullah and Air India on Twitter, a search revealed some old tweets, dating back to December 2015.

Untangling the spaghetti of hotel technology - Tnooz

20-01-2017 14:10

Tnooz
Untangling the spaghetti of hotel technology
Tnooz
A fly on the wall of a conversation about hospitality and hotel technology will almost invariably hear the word silos. How are technology silos holding us back, for instance? NB: This is an analysis by Margaret Ady, head of marketing for Snapshot. Data ...

New AI Tech Can Now Match Human Standards

20-01-2017 13:28

Researchers from Northwestern University built the new computational model on CogSketch, an artificial intelligence platform, that has the ability to solve visual problems and understand sketches in order to give immediate and interactive feedback.

Internet Woes to Continue Till January 30 in Bangladesh

20-01-2017 13:28

Internet users in Bangladesh were experiencing slow internet since January 4, due to technical glitches including the cable cut.

Google App For Android Will Save Results in Case of Bad Connection

20-01-2017 13:28

With the update, search results will be saved as soon as they are retrieved, according to a blog post by Google product manager Shekhar Sharad. Once a connection is available again, Googlewill deliver the search results and users can pick up where they left off.

Apple MacBook Pro Could Get Latest-Gen Intel Core Kaby Lake Processors in 2017

20-01-2017 13:28

According to a research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, reported by a host of tech news sites, Apple has finally decided to use Intel's latest processors in its MacBook Pro computers.

Apple Launches Major Updates For GarageBand and Logic Pro X Music Apps

20-01-2017 13:28

ogic Pro X 10.3 comes with a modern interface, new features for professional audio production as well as support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro.

Air India Blocks Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Twitter; No One Knows Why

20-01-2017 13:28

While there are no recent conversations between Abdullah and Air India on Twitter, a search revealed some old tweets, dating back to December 2015.

Debrett's 500 List: Engineering & Technology - Telegraph.co.uk

20-01-2017 13:02

Telegraph.co.uk
Debrett's 500 List: Engineering & Technology
Telegraph.co.uk
Julia King – Baroness Brown of Cambridge since her 2015 appointment to the House of Lords – is vice-chancellor at science and engineering university Aston. She was previously principal of the Engineering Faculty at Imperial, and her expertise means she ...

Lenovo PHAB 2 Pro With Google Tango AR Technology Launched For Rs 29,990

20-01-2017 11:41

HAB 2 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor and comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage expandable up to 128GB.

Budget 2017: Intex CFO Expects Incentives on Make in India Mobiles

20-01-2017 11:41

A clearly laid out research and development policy is necessary to succeed in a highly technical industry like ours and will help bring component manufacturing base in India to save precious foreign exchange.

Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Receive Android 7.0 Nougat Update

20-01-2017 10:00

On Thursday, the company said its Nougat rollout has so far hit the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge; users of both devices now have access to several new and improved features as well as faster speeds for downloading apps and system software updates.

Now Men Can Check Their Fertility Using Smartphones at Home

20-01-2017 10:00

YO Sperm test developed by US-based technology company Medical Electronic Systems is a $50 male fertility kit that is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for at-home use.

Facebook Lifts Ban From Russia Today; Allows it to Post Content

20-01-2017 10:00

Facing criticism for allegedly spreading fake news that favoured Trump and racial bias in hate speech censorship, a Facebook bot banned RT from posting content on its page on Thursday.

What does it mean for technology to be innately African? - Disrupt Africa

20-01-2017 09:02

Disrupt Africa
What does it mean for technology to be innately African?
Disrupt Africa
Mobile and cloud may be global technologies, but African startups have explored their functionalities, shaped their applications and used them to build differentiated business models suited to their markets, writes Amrote Abdella, regional director of ...and more »

Mozilla Revamps Its Logo, Builds 'Quantum' Browser Engine

20-01-2017 08:22

For almost 15 years, the Mozilla foundation has been offering alternative open-source software solutions that are accessible to all, respect user privacy and seek to maintain the independence of the web. Its flagship product is the Firefox internet browser, which is due for some major changes in 2017.

Barack Obama Posts Farewell Letter on Facebook

20-01-2017 08:22

Expressing gratitude to the American people, Obama on Thursday wrote: "Throughout these eight years, you have been the source of goodness, resilience, and hope from which I've pulled strength. I've seen neighbours and communities take care of each other during the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes."

Assam to Establish a 'Skill City' Soon: Minister

20-01-2017 08:22

The government has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ITE Education Services, Singapore.

Apple, Amazon End Audiobook Exclusivity Deal

20-01-2017 08:22

A subsidiary of Amazon since 2008, Audible is the seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word content. Apple's iTunes store, integrated in Apple devices, allows customers to purchase and download content, including audiobooks.

Amazon Removes Mahatma Gandhi Chappal Recalling Sushma Swaraj's Warning

20-01-2017 08:22

The e-commerce major- Flipkart, has now also pulled out flip-flops bearing the picture of Mahatma Gandhi

Can technology deliver sustainability? - New Atlas

20-01-2017 07:35

New Atlas
Can technology deliver sustainability?
New Atlas
Over time, technological progress results in products that use less energy, are more compact and use up fewer raw materials. Does this add up to enough resource savings to make life on Earth more sustainable? A new study from MIT has examined modern ...and more »

Why billionaire shopping centre owners are not fazed by technology - The Australian Financial Review

20-01-2017 06:53

The Australian Financial Review
Why billionaire shopping centre owners are not fazed by technology
The Australian Financial Review
Steven Lowy, Frank Lowy and Peter Lowy at Westfield World Trade Center. Steven Lowy has said Australian retailers are "not investing sufficiently in technology", however the family is still a major shareholder in Scentre, which owns Westfield in Australia.

Facebook to Build Data Centre Run on Renewable Energy, in Denmark

20-01-2017 06:11

The new centre, which is Facebook's third outside the United States, would be one of the most advanced and energy-efficient data centres in the world and would be powered completely by clean and renewable energy.

Amazon Great Indian Sale: Deals on OnePlus 3T, Moto G4 Plus, Lenovo Z2 Plus And More

20-01-2017 06:11

Here are the top deals to look out for on Day 1 of Amazon Great Indian Sale.

Amazon voice technology to be used for artificial intelligence in accounting apps - Accounting Today

The BOSS Network Presents Its Minority Women in Technology Series - Black Enterprise

New technology front and centre at Montreal International Auto Show - Montreal Gazette

Coffee Shop to Open inside Little Rock Technology Park - KARK

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Reinventing Professionals: The art of investing in legal technology - ABA Journal

MeitY Common Service Centres to Start Offering PAN Services

Air India Blocks Omar Abdullah on Twitter; No One Knows Why

Untangling the spaghetti of hotel technology - Tnooz

New AI Tech Can Now Match Human Standards

Internet Woes to Continue Till January 30 in Bangladesh

Google App For Android Will Save Results in Case of Bad Connection

Apple MacBook Pro Could Get Latest-Gen Intel Core Kaby Lake Processors in 2017

Apple Launches Major Updates For GarageBand and Logic Pro X Music Apps

Air India Blocks Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Twitter; No One Knows Why

Debrett's 500 List: Engineering & Technology - Telegraph.co.uk

Lenovo PHAB 2 Pro With Google Tango AR Technology Launched For Rs 29,990

Budget 2017: Intex CFO Expects Incentives on Make in India Mobiles

Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Receive Android 7.0 Nougat Update

Now Men Can Check Their Fertility Using Smartphones at Home

Facebook Lifts Ban From Russia Today; Allows it to Post Content

What does it mean for technology to be innately African? - Disrupt Africa

Mozilla Revamps Its Logo, Builds 'Quantum' Browser Engine

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Amazon Removes Mahatma Gandhi Chappal Recalling Sushma Swaraj's Warning

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