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July 12, 2016 Intuition Helps Humans Beat Computers in Thorny Physics Game
Computers may have us beat at chess and checkers, but new research suggests our brains still have an edge when it comes to solving certain tricky problems thanks to a very human trait: intuition. Scientists in Denmark have found that people who played a game that simulated a complex calculation in physics sometimes did better […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Intel Announces Next-Gen ‘Apollo Lake’ Platform For Affordable ‘Cloudbook’ PCs
Intel formally announced its new Apollo Lake platform for affordable PCs at the 2016 edition of the annual Intel Developers Forum in Shenzhen, China. CPUs based on this design cane be used for a variety of device types, but the company is specifically targeting the new netbook-like “cloudbook” category of affordable clamshell devices. Apollo Lake […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Swift Says Customers Responsible for Securing Their Own Computers
Swift has told its bank customers that they are responsible for securing computers used to send messages over its global network, which was used to steal some $81 million from a Bangladesh central bank account at the New York Fed in February. The theft marked one of the biggest-ever cyber-heists. “Swift is not, and cannot, […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Chromebook Shipments Overtook Mac for the First Time in the US: IDC
HIGHLIGHTS An IDC analyst claimed that Chrome OS overtook OS X in the US. PC shipments recorded a decline last month. Dell overtook HP in the US PC shipments last month. Google’s Chrome OS-powered laptops and PCs have for the first time outsold Apple’s OS X-based Mac PCs in the US. The Verge cites IDC […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Spread of Locky Virus in Mantralaya PCs Contained, Data Safe: Official
HIGHLIGHTS The Locky virus had affected about 150 computers in Mantralaya. Virus was first detected on Friday last week. The virus has encrypted documents and files to locky files. The state’s Information Technology department has managed to contain the spread of Locky virus, a file-encrypting ransomware, in computer systems at Mantralaya and all the data […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Maharashtra Government Bans Use of Private Email Accounts for Employees
HIGHLIGHTS Last month Locky virus infected Maharashtra Mantralaya computers. It encrypted all the files to the Locky type. Private email services have been asked not to be used. After the file-encrypting ‘Locky’ virus infected computers at the Mantralaya (the secretariat) recently, Maharashtra government has banned use of private email accounts by the staff for official […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Toot Toot: The Politely Honking Driverless Car Is Here
HIGHLIGHTS Google’s self-driving cars can honk the horn like a regular human. The system will likely require a lot more fine-tuning. Google’s honking will be more reliable than human honking. Google has revealed that its self-driving cars don’t just know how to change lanes and run yellow lights – now, they can even honk the […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Singapore Blocking Internet Access on Government Computers
Singapore confirmed Wednesday it would cut off Internet access for government work stations within a year for security reasons, a surprise move in one of the world’s most wired countries. The decision will not disrupt government operations, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said after local daily The Straits Times reported that some 100,000 computers would […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 ‘Press the Big Red Button’: Computer Experts Want Kill Switch to Stop Robots From Going Rogue
Pop culture wants us to fear the artificially intelligent robot: The titular “Terminator” characters goes back in time to kill a mother and her child. Cylons of “Battlestar Galactica” fame destroy Earthly civilization and, bloodthirst not slaked, pursue the remnants of humanity through space. “The Matrix” begat two sequels and “Jupiter Ascending.” Today’s artificial intelligence […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Three Great Projects Using a Raspberry Pi 3 for the Summer
HIGHLIGHTS A Raspberry Pi is a computer the size of a credit card. You can use this low-cost device to hack together cool projects. We put together a media centre, game console, and smart assistant. The Raspberry Pi sounds like a dessert for math lovers but it’s really a computer the size of a credit […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 PC Shipments to India Declined in First Quarter: Gartner
HIGHLIGHTS Personal computer shipments to India totalled about 2 million units Besides, mobile PCs declined by 13 percent year-on-year HP was in the number one position in PC shipments to India Personal computer (PC) shipments to India totalled about 2 million units in the first quarter of 2016 – a 7.4 percent decrease over the […]
COMPUTERS July 12, 2016 Chipmaker Micron to Cut Jobs After Turnaround Plans Dashed
‘ Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc said it would lower costs, including by cutting jobs and focusing on fewer programs, after its hopes of reversing its fortunes this year were thwarted by a persistently challenging market. Demand for Micron’s DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals […]
