Doctors take inspiration from online dating to build organ transplant AI

When Bob Jones performed one of Victoria's first liver transplants in 1988, he could not imagine that 29 years later he'd be talking about artificial intelligence and online dating.Jones is the director of Austin Health's Victorian liver transplant unit in Melbourne, Australia, a … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Clippers' Paul leaves game with sprained left thumb

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clippers guard Chris Paul has sprained his left thumb against the Oklahoma City Thunder. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn't on 'Snapface' or 'InstantChat'

The NFL's football players are increasingly using social media to build their brands, express their frustrations, and sell their condos, but the same familiarity shouldn't be expected from one of the game's most successful coaches. "SnapFace and all that, I don’t really get those … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Former Microsoft executive and noted AI expert Qi Lu joins Baidu as COO

Just a day after it opened an augmented reality lab, China’s internet giant Baidu has beefed up on its AI talent after it announced the hiring of former Microsoft executive Qi Lu as COO. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Green fouls LeBron, appears to mock him for flopping

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Draymond Green and LeBron James went at it again in the first half of the Cavaliers' visit to Golden State on Monday. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

Characteristics Of Accounting Information Method

When you have a selection between two or more options and you have to pick one particular, you are making a selection. If there is no decision, you will have to merely stick to or obey. So a decision implies a selection, a choice, a verdict or a nod.Management accountants prepare … | Continue reading


@talefoundry.com | 7 years ago

Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Bearish Signs Emerge

Key Highlights ETH price traded a touch lower against the US Dollar, and closed below the $9.50 support area. Yesterday’s ascending channel pattern on the hourly chart (data feed via SimpleFX) of ETH/USD was broken to clear the way for more downsides. There is a bearish trend lin … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Bragi’s $149 answer to Apple’s AirPods are now available

Bragi, the German wireless audio gear company that first made a splash on Kickstarter, is finally ready to begin shipping its new cable-free earbuds, dubbed Headphone. The $149 set is a simpler version of the firm’s previous Dash headphones, which included fitness tracking capabi … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Article: New eMarketer Estimates Show Pay TV Audience Edging Lower

Although subscriber growth has slipped into negative territory, declines are nominal. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: Internet Users Watching More Live Video

Live video viewership continues to grow, increasing sharply in just six months. While most individual channels saw slight declines in viewership between June and November 2016, Facebook and Twitter showed gains. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: What's the Future of Tablet Shipments in Japan?

Japan tablet shipments were down 3.7% in 2016, but estimates show growth is on the horizon. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: Sweden's Central Bank Considers Digital Currency

Move would create first central-bank backed virtual currency in Europe, but Swedes express reservations. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: Consumers Turn Up Their Noses at Mobile Payments in Germany

Many mobile users say they simply don't see the value in using a phone for payments. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: Interest in Self-Driving Cars High in Asia-Pacific

Consumers in Asia-Pacific are expressing strong interest in self-driving cars, mirroring growing curiosity about the technology around the world. But potential buyers in the region have safety concerns that could hold back widespread adoption. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: Recommended Reading: January 17, 2017

eMarketer's scan of the key developments of the day, plus data to make sense of it all. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: How Retailers Use Personalization—If They Do at All

Personalization may be the key to nurturing customers online, but according to a report polling ecommerce executives, more than a third of respondents don't use personalization technology at all. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Article: Indonesian Ride-Hailing Unicorn Go-Jek Accelerates Digital Payments

Go-Jek is one of the few "unicorns" to emerge in Southeast Asia, building a billion-dollar valuation on its popular motorbike-hailing app. But it has recently found new success in its digital payment service, GoPay. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 7 years ago

Shooting Erupts at Miami Park, Wounding Several

Eight people, including five juveniles, were wounded in a shooting on Monday in a Miami park after the annual Martin Luther King Day parade. Photo: WSVN-TV | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 01/17/2017 – Calm Before the Storm?

Bitcoin price is stuck in consolidation as a potential breakout looms with top-tier catalysts on deck.The post Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 01/17/2017 – Calm Before the Storm? appeared first on NEWSBTC. | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Tips for Pepping Up Your Inbound Marketing Tactics for 2017

2017 could certainly be the best year for your business but you would need to devote time to building an effective strategy and ensuring flexibility for adjusting along the way. By deviating a little from the usual, you could effectively use inbound marketing tools for driving mo … | Continue reading


@digitalinformationworld.com | 7 years ago

Baidu hires Microsoft executive Qi Lu as its new COO

Chinese search engine operator Baidu today disclosed that it has hired Qi Lu away from Microsoft to be its new group president and chief operating officer. In his new role, Lu will handle products, technology, sales, marketing, and operations. At Microsoft Lu was highly regarded, … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Picking the Correct Hairstyle for You

There are numerous approaches to enhance your appearance, you can change your attire, you can adjust your garments and keep up your smooth skin, yet you may likewise attempt another hair styles. However, picking the correct hairstyle can be dubious, you have to consider your hair … | Continue reading


@talefoundry.com | 7 years ago

Looking for commonality among HTTP request APIs

It all started when ...While developing the CLA bot for Python[https://github.com/python/the-knights-who-say-ni] I realized this might not bethe last bot I or anyone else may have to write for helping with CPython'sdevelopment once it shifts to GitHub. As such, I began to think … | Continue reading


@snarky.ca | 7 years ago

Milanote is the Evernote for creatives

The late Steve Jobs once said: Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

A tale of two videos: creating an emotional connection

It has become more and more obvious to me that traditional media strategies miss out on how powerful true branded content can be when it is designed to create an emotional connection first and provide information and awareness second. Done the right way, the result is brand loyal … | Continue reading


@lushthecontentagency.com | 7 years ago

New research report claims Pixel demand still high at Verizon stores

A new research report says that demand for the Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones at Verizon Wireless stores continues to be high three months after launch. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Scientists create 3D-printed objects that can change shape after they’re printed

3D printed plastics tend to remain pretty stable over time. For example, your 3D-printed Yoda won’t turn into a Chewbacca head without some severe plastic trauma… until now. Scientists at MIT have created a 3D printing technique that allows you to change the polymers in an object … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Pelicans' Anthony Davis leaves game after hard landing

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- New Orleans center Anthony Davis has left the Pelicans' game at Indiana after landing hard on his back following a foul. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

Report: MacBook could get a Pro-level update in 2017

I’m sure there were a handful of people that Apple’s newest laptops didn’t piss off after last year’s long-awaited unveiling. I wasn’t one of them. For a device that calls itself ‘Pro,’ the decision to strip away ports, use sixth — not seventh — generation Intel chips, and limit … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Analyst: Apple’s next MacBook Pros will have Kaby Lake processor, more RAM

Well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at KGI Securities in Taiwan has issued a new note indicating that this year’s MacBooks will be upgraded with Intel’s Kaby Lake processors, as well as 32 gigabytes of RAM in the 15-inch model. Details from the note were published earlier by Ma … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Tranquility Continues as Prices Remain in $800 Range

A tranquil day in bitcoin markets. Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Clothing maker Scott Jordan talks about the future of fashion

Scott Jordan never meant to make clothes. He was a lawyer by trade and wanted something he could wear to keep his Walkman from snagging on doorknobs. A few iterations later he invented the ScottEVest, a vest with loads of pockets and secret channels for headphones and other cable … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

No Man’s Sky and The Witness now available on NVIDIA Shield

Two major PC and console games from 2016, No Man's Sky and The Witness, are now both playable on NVIDIA's Shield TV devices. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Apple will reportedly release a 15-inch MacBook Pro with up to 32GB of RAM in Q4

Apple later this year will fix one of the biggest issues with its latest MacBook Pro laptop — specifically the maximum amount of RAM available — according to a new report. KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a new note that in the fourth quarter of this year, Apple will come out wi … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

StorePower helps groceries deliver like Instacart without giving away the keys to the store

A startup called StorePower wants to take a bite out of the grocery delivery business by giving supermarkets an alternative to working with courier marketplaces like Instacart, Postmates, Amazon Fresh or Google Express. The company has raised an undisclosed amount of early stage … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Gene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon, has died at 82

On December 7, 1972, NASA’s Apollo 17 mission took off under the command of Gene Cernan. Four days later, the crew touched down on the lunar surface. It was Cernan’s third and final trip to space — and, as it would turn out, the final time to date that NASA would send a team to w … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Top fitness trackers for your kids

Want to get your kids up and moving? Join us as we take a look at some of the best kids fitness trackers on the market right now. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

FCH2 JU call for proposals 2017

Identifier: H2020-JTI-FCH-2017-1Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 7 years ago

Mystérieux cadavre d’un enfant retrouvé près de Tizi Ouzou | actu33: Information et Actualité

Actu33 a partagé un lien | staraffaires : Social et Affaires | Continue reading


@staraffaires.com | 7 years ago

MacOS beta adds display brightness warning to save your MacBook some battery life

It’s pretty obvious that a brighter screen leads to reduced battery life, but sometimes we forget to change that setting in the middle of a busy workday, nor do we know exactly how low we should set it. Apple’s latest macOS beta wants to lend a helping hand. As spotted by MacRumo … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Patches is Hearthstone’s most-played card since Mean Streets of Gadgetzan released

Pirates and Shaman are the current kings of Hearthstone. Hearthstone data site Viscous Syndicate has released a list of the digital card game behemoth’s most popular cards since the release of the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion in early December. The new set introduced over … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

A new lawsuit alleges anti-aging startup Elysium Health hasn’t paid its sole supplier

Chromadex, the sole supplier of pterostilbene and Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), the two ingredients in anti-aging startup Elysium’s products, is suing Elysium Health for failure to make payments on those ingredients and for breach of a trademark and royalties agreement.According to … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Ted Baker partners with Xtend Barre for launch of new collection

Fashion retailer Ted Baker is hosting a series of three exclusive classes at its Commercial Street store in a collaboration with the fitness aficionados at Xtend Barre. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 7 years ago

The 5 Minute Guide™ to App Store Security and Privacy

Mobile devices have largely avoided the malware outbreaks that have plagued PCs for decades now for a simple reason — app stores. Nearly all — or even all — the software that’s on your phone or tablet now came through these official portals, where they endured some degree of vett … | Continue reading


@safeandsavvy.f-secure.com | 7 years ago

Bots will replace people before they replace apps

GUEST: The bot land grab is officially under way and everyone is rushing to recreate successful app ideas in chat interfaces. Somehow the old pitch by analogy — we’re “AirBnB for pets” — has found a way to be even less original. Now any aspiring entrepreneur need only take the na … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Nvidia’s original Shield TV gets Android Nougat and Amazon Video in big update

Nvidia just announced a new Shield TV streaming box during CES, but it turns out most of its updates were cosmetic and software changes – the internals are pretty much identical. So in a welcome software update rolling out today over the air, Nvidia is bringing most of the new Sh … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Gene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon, has died

The U.S. space program lost another towering figure today as astronaut Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 and the last person to walk on the moon, died at the age of 82 on Monday.SEE ALSO: NASA's first African-American Space Station crewmember is your new role model"Even at the … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Masters Hedge Fund: Greed and Leverage Broke Bitcoin's Rally

Bitcoin markets could see "a series of failed rallies" in the period ahead, according to one major bitcoin hedge fund. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago