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New Pioneer technology aims to distribute artist royalties for music played in electronic sets - Mixmag

24-10-2017 23:31 via mixmag.net

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New Pioneer technology aims to distribute artist royalties for music played in electronic sets
Mixmag
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Pioneer and Canadian organization SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, artists are getting one step closer to being paid appropriately in royalties for tracks of theirs played ...

Emerging Natural Gas Water Heating Technology Comes to the US - Business Wire (press release)

24-10-2017 22:00 via businesswire.com

Emerging Natural Gas Water Heating Technology Comes to the US
Business Wire (press release)
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rheem Manufacturing Company (Rheem), the largest manufacturer of water heating products in North America, today announced an international collaboration with energy innovation company SaltX and the Northwest ...and more »

Ideal location for science and technology - Daily Nation

24-10-2017 21:47 via nation.co.ke

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Ideal location for science and technology
Daily Nation
Contrail Robotics innovator Moses Gichanga demonstrating how one of his device work during a past National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP ...

New technology could cut MRI scan times - Phys.Org

24-10-2017 21:34 via phys.org

Phys.Org
New technology could cut MRI scan times
Phys.Org
Patients who have to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging scan may be spared the ordeal of having to lie still in the scanner for up to 45 minutes, thanks to new technology patented by Rice University, also known as "compressed sensing" technology.and more »

Earliest known marine navigation tool revealed with scanning technology - Science Daily

24-10-2017 20:52 via sciencedaily.com

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Earliest known marine navigation tool revealed with scanning technology
Science Daily
Date: October 24, 2017; Source: University of Warwick; Summary: Details of the earliest known marine navigation tool, discovered in a shipwreck, have been revealed thanks to state-of-the-art scanning technology. Share: FULL STORY ...
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3M Earnings Jump as Push Into Technology Pays Off - Wall Street Journal

24-10-2017 20:51 via wsj.com

Wall Street Journal
3M Earnings Jump as Push Into Technology Pays Off
Wall Street Journal
3M Co. MMM 5.91% shares closed at a record Tuesday as the company said investments in higher-growth technology sectors are bringing results. In the past three years, 3M has worked to rethink its electronics and energy division, accelerating spending ...and more »

Retailers embrace self-service technology, at the expense of jobs - CBC.ca

24-10-2017 19:50 via cbc.ca

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Retailers embrace self-service technology, at the expense of jobs
CBC.ca
Retailers are racing to adopt new technologies, like the self-scanner Walmart has rolled out in 22 Canadian stores, to stay competitive in a challenging industry. But experts say the trend toward automation threatens more jobs in a sector that is ...and more »

How Technology Has Changed The Way Mark Ruffalo Can Play The Hulk In A Marvel Movie - Cinema Blend

24-10-2017 19:18 via cinemablend.com

Cinema Blend
How Technology Has Changed The Way Mark Ruffalo Can Play The Hulk In A Marvel Movie
Cinema Blend
Mark Ruffalo's part in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok is unlike any role we've seen played by the Hulk on the big screen before. Audiences are used to seeing a lot more of Bruce Banner than the big green monster, with the scientist doing everything he can ...and more »

Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy - MIT Technology Review

24-10-2017 19:01 via technologyreview.com

MIT Technology Review
Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy
MIT Technology Review
Gene therapy, which introduces new genetic material into a person's DNA, was developed as a revolutionary way to treat some of the rarest syndromes on earth. Drug companies have attached astronomical prices to these narrowly targeted treatments. In ...

Local company pushes for telecommunications technology - Lexington Dispatch

24-10-2017 18:33 via the-dispatch.com

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Local company pushes for telecommunications technology
Lexington Dispatch
MyNet, a local telecommunications business, is pushing for the growth of cloud-based phone systems. (From left) Partner Arnold Watt, sales manager Mark Temple, partner Jimmy Wynn and customer support engineer George Reudelhuber. Not pictured is ...

Apps for autism: Silken Laumann campaigns for new technology - CBC.ca

24-10-2017 18:31 via cbc.ca

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Apps for autism: Silken Laumann campaigns for new technology
CBC.ca
Victoria-based Olympic rowing legend Silken Laumann knows firsthand the role technology can play in the lives of children with autism and is bringing attention to an app that helps build communication skills. Laumann is part of a campaign for Look At ...

People with diabetes losing disability tax credit because of 'advances in technology': minister - CTV News

24-10-2017 17:57 via ctvnews.ca

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People with diabetes losing disability tax credit because of 'advances in technology': minister
CTV News
According to a letter obtained by CTV News, “advances in technology” is the reason that most adults with diabetes now don't qualify for a disability credit that can reduce their tax bills by as much as $1,500 a year. In the July 31, 2017 letter ...and more »

UW, Company Sign Agreement to Pursue Clean-Coal Technology - University of Wyoming News

24-10-2017 17:34 via uwyo.edu

UW, Company Sign Agreement to Pursue Clean-Coal Technology
University of Wyoming News
The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources and Clean Coal Technologies Inc. (CCTI), a clean-energy company based in New York City, have signed an agreement to further develop the company's patented technology to convert run-of-mine ...and more »

The Suffix That Tells the Story of Modern Science - The Atlantic

24-10-2017 17:05 via theatlantic.com

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The Suffix That Tells the Story of Modern Science
The Atlantic
If you grew up in the United States in the 1980s, chances are you'll remember riding the Gravitron at the local fair, or struggling to get past level one of the video game Robotron: 2084 at the arcade downtown. That would be after you got up early to ...and more »

Purdue researchers seeking to repurpose Blu-ray technology to diagnose early-stage cancer receive federal, state grants - Purdue News Service (press release)

24-10-2017 16:27 via purdue.edu

Purdue News Service (press release)
Purdue researchers seeking to repurpose Blu-ray technology to diagnose early-stage cancer receive federal, state grants
Purdue News Service (press release)
Robinson_cytomics J. Paul Robinson is the SVM Professor of Cytomics in Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine and a professor in Purdue's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His company, Cytomics Analytical LLC, is pursuing a way to repurpose ...

MBTA testing technology to speed the flow of buses, trolleys - Metro US

24-10-2017 15:55 via metro.us

Metro US
MBTA testing technology to speed the flow of buses, trolleys
Metro US
Over the next several months, the MBTA will test a new way of prioritizing traffic signals so that, hopefully, the trains and buses get through quicker. MBTA Green Line B. The pilot program will prioritize the traffic signals at some intersections on ...and more »

Technology Sector Update for 10/24/2017: PEBO - Nasdaq

24-10-2017 15:41 via nasdaq.com

Technology Sector Update for 10/24/2017: PEBO
Nasdaq
In technology stocks news, United Technologies ( UTX ) reported financial results for Q3, with earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations; it also raised its guidance for fiscal 2017. Shares were trading 0.3% lower at $120.53 in pre-market ...and more »

Here's the Economic Argument to Trump for Fighting Climate Change - MIT Technology Review

24-10-2017 15:36 via technologyreview.com

MIT Technology Review
Here's the Economic Argument to Trump for Fighting Climate Change
MIT Technology Review
The Government Accountability Office says America has spent over $350 billion in the last 10 years on extreme weather and fire events, a total that could increase sharply as climate change effects worsen. In a 45-page report, Congress's bipartisan ...and more »

Oldest known marine navigation tool revealed with scanning technology - Phys.Org

24-10-2017 15:30 via phys.org

Phys.Org
Oldest known marine navigation tool revealed with scanning technology
Phys.Org
Details of the earliest known marine navigation tool, discovered in a shipwreck, have been revealed thanks to state-of-the-art scanning technology at WMG, University of Warwick. Professor Mark Williams from WMG was tasked with scanning the artefact ...and more »

When classroom technology impedes student learning - American Enterprise Institute

24-10-2017 14:21 via aei.org

When classroom technology impedes student learning
American Enterprise Institute
New research in the latest issue of Education Next does an elegant job of capturing the perils of ed tech. Researchers Susan Payne Carter, Kyle Greenberg, and Michael Walker report intriguing but disquieting findings from a randomized controlled ...

Researchers use machine learning for the first time to predict timing of earthquakes

24-10-2017 14:02

The result that is derived from the experiment can not only applied to predict earthquakes but also other natural calamities like avalanches, landslides etc

Makarfi College of Health Technology to award degree soon – Lawmaker - Vanguard

24-10-2017 14:00 via vanguardngr.com

Makarfi College of Health Technology to award degree soon – Lawmaker
Vanguard
Shehu Idris College of Health Science and Technology, Makarfi, will soon become a degree-awarding institution, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Alhaji Bello Sani-Gimi, a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, made the disclosure in an interview with ...and more »

Jim Tisdel — Technology leads the ways to success - Petoskey News-Review

24-10-2017 13:46 via petoskeynews.com

Petoskey News-Review
Jim Tisdel — Technology leads the ways to success
Petoskey News-Review
Advancements in technology will affect every element of human endeavors. Those sci-fi stories of humans with computer chips in them will come true. Most of our current everyday items are now computer-oriented, be it a car, cellphone, or a toaster.

OnePlus 5T#39;s leaked image reveals smaller bezels and no fingerprint sensor on the front

24-10-2017 12:49

The new phone is expected to have a larger 6.0-inch 2,160 x 1,080 resolution display with an 18:9 aspect ratio

Marketers can solve marketing and data silos with next generation marketing technology, according to new report - The Drum

24-10-2017 12:03 via thedrum.com

The Drum
Marketers can solve marketing and data silos with next generation marketing technology, according to new report
The Drum
Brands that plan to survive in the digital age need to utilise their existing technology stack or risk alienating customers, a new report finds. The report, Introducing the Next Generation Marketing Technology, has been produced by The Drum in ...

Technology and GDPR: Is your platform ready? - ITProPortal

24-10-2017 11:34 via itproportal.com

ITProPortal
Technology and GDPR: Is your platform ready?
ITProPortal
There are several common challenges arising from GDPR that companies should consider when it comes to making their technology platforms GDPR compliant. Shares. GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation) is European Union (EU) legislation that ...and more »

50000 drivers needed: Can technology save the trucking industry? - ZDNet

24-10-2017 11:27 via zdnet.com

ZDNet
50000 drivers needed: Can technology save the trucking industry?
ZDNet
The trucking industry has a big problem: Millennials don't want to drive trucks. As a result, the industry could be short 50,000 drivers by the end of the year. That's according to Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Association ...and more »

Advanced Logic Analytics Appoints Ryan Shuttleworth as Chief Technology Officer - Business Wire (press release)

24-10-2017 11:07 via businesswire.com

Advanced Logic Analytics Appoints Ryan Shuttleworth as Chief Technology Officer
Business Wire (press release)
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Logic Analytics (ALA), a provider of enterprise-class big data and finance analytics solutions for buy- and sell-side institutions and other financial firms, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ryan ...and more »

Apple#39;s founder, Steve Jobs, has the best management advice to give in two sentences

24-10-2017 10:28

From Macintosh to iPad to iPhonesâ€”his genius has marked several spheres of our lives. His ideas are still revered and imitated, however, never mastered

Retails jobs at risk from self-service technology, experts say - CTV News

24-10-2017 10:19 via ctvnews.ca

CTV News
Retails jobs at risk from self-service technology, experts say
CTV News
VANCOUVER - Retailers are racing to adopt new technologies, like the self-scanner Walmart has rolled out in 22 Canadian stores, to stay competitive in a challenging industry. But experts say the trend toward automation threatens more jobs in a sector ...and more »

How Hollywood technology is changing fashion retail - Wired.co.uk

24-10-2017 09:04 via wired.co.uk

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How Hollywood technology is changing fashion retail
Wired.co.uk
As head of innovation at the London College of Fashion, Drinkwater has adapted a range of camera photography techniques for use in online retail and developed augmented and virtual reality systems for showing new products. At the most forward-thinking ...

3CLogic Promoted to ServiceNow® Silver Technology Partner - Business Wire (press release)

24-10-2017 09:00 via businesswire.com

3CLogic Promoted to ServiceNow® Silver Technology Partner
Business Wire (press release)
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3CLogic, a leading provider of cloud call center software for the enterprise market, today announced its recent promotion to Silver Technology Partner status for ServiceNow. The recognition is based on the company's ...and more »

Oculus Rift Creator's Mysterious Defense Technology Start-Up Is Now Hiring - GameSpot

24-10-2017 06:52 via gamespot.com

Oculus Rift Creator's Mysterious Defense Technology Start-Up Is Now Hiring
GameSpot
In one of the stranger career changes from a video game personality, Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey is helping lead a new defense company--and it's now hiring. Anduril Industries, named after Aragorn's reforged sword from The Lord of the Rings, is a ...and more »

In These Small Cities, AI Advances Could Be Costly - MIT Technology Review

24-10-2017 06:24 via technologyreview.com

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In These Small Cities, AI Advances Could Be Costly
MIT Technology Review
It's long been clear that urbanization and automated technologies are shaping society, but it hasn't been obvious how the two forces affect each other. Until now, perhaps. A new study from MIT's Media Lab posits that the smaller the city, the greater ...

India Warily Eyes AI - MIT Technology Review

24-10-2017 06:11 via technologyreview.com

MIT Technology Review
India Warily Eyes AI
MIT Technology Review
Technology outsourcing has been India's only reliable job creator in the past 30 years. Now artificial intelligence threatens to wipe out those gains. by Samanth Subramanian; October 24, 2017. Two days after K.S. Sunil Kumar received a promotion, Human ...

Technology may be useful for children with disabilities - ScienceNordic

24-10-2017 06:01 via sciencenordic.com

ScienceNordic
Technology may be useful for children with disabilities
ScienceNordic
Researchers asked children and young people with disabilities to test watches and special smartphones. This technology can contribute to an everyday life with more play and entertainment. Keywords: Kids and young people · SendPDFPrint. By: Oddny ...

Ghana Water Company rolls out new technology to check billing challenges - Myjoyonline.com

24-10-2017 05:51 via myjoyonline.com

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Ghana Water Company rolls out new technology to check billing challenges
Myjoyonline.com
Management of the Ghana Water Company Ltd has introduced an electronic billing system to tackle challenges such as delays in billing, non-billing, non-reflection of bill payments, and difficulty in monitoring meter readers among others. The utility ...and more »

Panelists discuss technology in the American workplace - Burlington Times News

24-10-2017 04:48 via thetimesnews.com

Burlington Times News
Panelists discuss technology in the American workplace
Burlington Times News
William Moner, an Assistant Professor of Communications at Elon University, left, and Roland Roberts, a professor in Mechatronics Engineering Technology at Alamance Community College, talk about the future of jobs during "Community Connections: ...

What the future holds for fitness technology - Trinidad Guardian

24-10-2017 04:30 via guardian.co.tt

Trinidad Guardian
What the future holds for fitness technology
Trinidad Guardian
Swarms of drones follow you while you run, recording video of your workout. Sensors hidden in your T-shirt track your heart rate and how many calories you're burning. Your sunglasses log your miles and respond when you ask, “How's my pace?” No, you ...

Google#39;s latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start

24-10-2017 04:25

The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, which start at $649 and debuted in stores on Thursday, are the lynchpin of Google#39;s efforts to take on Apple Inc#39;s iPhone directly.

The Outlook for Technology M&A - Wall Street Journal

24-10-2017 04:13 via wsj.com

Wall Street Journal
The Outlook for Technology M&A
Wall Street Journal
Tech companies aren't sticking to their bread and butter when it comes to acquisitions. In 2016, Microsoft Corp. MSFT 0.03% surprised the market with its $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn. And this year, Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.69% purchased Whole ...

80000 Singaporeans to be trained in construction technology by 2025 - The Straits Times

24-10-2017 03:58 via straitstimes.com

The Straits Times
80000 Singaporeans to be trained in construction technology by 2025
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Instead of sweat, mud and grime, Singaporeans joining the building and construction industry in the near future can expect a career of digital design and cutting-edge technologies which prioritise productivity and innovation over manual work.and more »

Stocks skid as GE tumbles and technology companies fall - Los Angeles Times

24-10-2017 00:04 via latimes.com

Los Angeles Times
Stocks skid as GE tumbles and technology companies fall
Los Angeles Times
Industrial and technology companies and retailers all stumbled Monday as U.S. stocks began the week with losses. General Electric suffered its worst one-day loss in six years following downgrades from analysts. After a mixed start, stocks turned lower ...
US stocks skid as GE tumbles and technology companies fallThe Mercury Newsall 17 news articles »

Shift Technology raises another $28 million to prevent fraudulent ... - TechCrunch

24-10-2017 00:01 via techcrunch.com

TechCrunch
Shift Technology raises another $28 million to prevent fraudulent ...
TechCrunch
Shift Technology is raising a Series B round of $28 million from Accel and General Catalyst. Accel had already led the company's previous round. Existing..and more »