Barista's edition for Tue 17 September 2013
Man's best friend? Research shows dogs are happy to interact with robots
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We might be some way off convincing humans that robots are anything but, well, robots but it seems that dogs are far more accepting of mechanical interlopers. A new study published in the journal Animal Cognition has shown that our canine friends are more than happy to interact socially with robots, following their cues and commands to find food even when the bot in question looks distinctly unwelcoming.
GTA 5 review: a flawless experience
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After numerous teasing trailers, various launch date delays and enough 'leaks' to create a tide of frenzy among gamers - finally it's here. And the 25 million expected to purchase GTA V over the next 12 months will find it's been worth the wait.
At $72B, Bill Gates is richest American for 20th straight year
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And as usual, Forbes' latest list of the wealthiest 400 Americans includes a tech industry who's who, from Ellison to Zuckerberg and Musk. It's hard to think of a year in which Bill Gates wasn't at the top of the Fortune 400 list, considered as the definitive annual list of America's richest.
Belgian telco says it was hacked, while reports point to NSA or GCHQ as culprit
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Here's a curious one: Belgium's largest telco has filed a complaint against an "unknown third party" that hacked into its internal IT systems and apparently inserted a virus. Belgacom hasn't officially suggested who this third party might be, but De Standaard has quoted sources as saying it was the U.S.
Are You Prepared? Record Number Of Cyber Attacks Target Small Business
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There are 5 simple things every business can do to reduce cyber security risk. "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to phish and he'll use your credit card to buy dinner." If you think your business is too [...]
Microsoft launches OneNote for Android in 60 more countries, bringing total to 116
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Microsoft today launched OneNote for Android in 60 more countries, bringing the total number to 116. You can download the app now directly from Google Play. Microsoft first released OneNote for Android back in February 2012. The last update, released in July 2013, was a major one that added Office 365 syncing.
Why you probably don't need an API strategy
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Over the course of 2013, the API industry has matured a great deal. Not only have we seen many of the major vendors get acquired and/or receive large rounds of funding, we are also seeing an uptick in new players, new tools and services, new publications, and even a series of API-focused conferences.
China Mobile already has 42 million iPhone users, without a deal with Apple (yet)
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A recent Sina Tech column (spotted first by Unwired View) has highlighted the importance of China Mobile to Apple - it is more than simply the fact that China Mobile, as the world's largest carrier, has over 740 million subscribers.
NSA taps credit card transaction data, report claims
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-exclusive-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922276.html The NSA may have found a way to monitor some credit card transactions, according to a Snowden-derived report from Germany's Der Spiegel. The agency said in leaked documents that it found a way to access Visa transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but the financial services company denies the tapping of its...
'The Walking Dead' spin-off series coming to AMC
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A new hoard of zombies is walking over to AMC. A spin-off series of The Walking Dead featuring a new story and a new cast of characters is now in development for a targeted 2015 debut, reports Deadline .
Music industry matchmakers Giggem now wants to match bands with venues and promoters
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It's been a couple of months since Giggem introduced Auditions to its matchmaking platform for the music industry, with a view towards helping bands recruit new members. As things stand, if you're a band in need of a drummer, a drummer in need of a band, or a 'shirt-and-tie' looking to discover new talent to sign, this is where Giggem seeks to help.
Where'd that building go? Korea to get 'invisible' skyscraper
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Now you see it, now you don't. A 1,476-foot tower planned for construction just outside of Seoul, South Korea, appears to disappear through optical technology. (Credit: GDS Architects) If you're among those eagerly awaiting a working invisibility cloak, get ready to be jealous.
LinkedIn's Market Cap Passes Salesforce, Long The Bellwether Symbol Of Cloud Services
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For the second week in a row, LinkedIn's market capitalization finished higher than Salesforce.com. Linkedin ended trading on Friday with a $32.56 billion market cap while the Salesforce market cap was $29.59 billion. Salesforce is a darling of Wall Street and has long been the symbol of the..
Google Acquires Bump for at Least $30M
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Google has acquired the mobile startup Bump. A source close to the transaction said it was worth at least $30 million, and perhaps as much as $60 million. Bump had raised about $20 million from backers including Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, so it was "not a home run," the source admitted.
CDC Threat Report: 'We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era'
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just published a first-of-its-kind assessment of the threat the country faces from antibiotic-resistant organisms, ranking them by the number of illnesses and deaths they cause each year and outlining urgent steps that need to be taken to roll back the trend.
Google Acquires Bump, The Simple File Sharing App
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Google has acquired Bump, the application that lets users touch devices to share files and information and one of the top 25 best-selling iPhone apps of all time. Bump and Flock, the collaborative photo sharing service it founded last year, will continue to maintain their services but the company said users should stay tuned for future updates.
Netflix Wins Two Emmys for 'House of Cards' Over Major TV Dramas
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The first barrage of winged-woman Emmy statuettes were handed out at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy on Sunday, and Netflix won the night's first one for House of Cards in the Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series category.
Upworthy Raises $8 Million for Clickbait with a Mission
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Can you build a successful Web site by repackaging work other people did? What about building a successful Web site by repackaging other peoples' work, in service of a "mission-driven" agenda? Yup, you can do that, too. Upworthy, which didn't exist 18 months ago, now claims more than 22 million visitors a month, all drawn in by stuff the site didn't make itself.
Gabe Newell: Linux is the future of gaming, new hardware coming soon
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Gabe Newell, the co-founder and managing director of Valve, said today that Linux is the future of gaming despite the minuscule share of the market it has today. That seems hard to believe, given that Newell acknowledged Linux gaming generally accounts for less than one percent of the market by any measure including players, player minutes, and revenue.
Nexus 5 photographed in a bar: LG G2 to the core
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Appearing in the most classic of phone leak locations, the Nexus 5 appears to have popped up in a bar, complete with LG branding on its back. This device rings true as a device we've seen a couple of times before in early testing and/or Google public dogfooding.
Grand Theft Auto V
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I'm trying to put into words how difficult a situation it is attempting to summarize my thoughts on a game that I've only been playing for two weeks when I know in the back of my mind Rockstar Games has been hard at work on Grand Theft Auto V for over four years.
Google acquires Bump, a startup that enables devices to wirelessly share data
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In a blog post today, Bump CEO and found David Lieb announced that his company had been acquired by Google. Bump builds a set of proprietary technologies that allow devices to share data. The selling point is that users can exchange photos or contacts by simply bumping their phones together.
Iran opens up access to Twitter and Facebook for the first time since 2009
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https://twitter.com/ThomasErdbrink/status/379685323250610177 https://twitter.com/jrezaian/status/379687743309107200 https://twitter.com/kavehpajouhan/status/379692774833930241 https://twitter.com/es_arman/status/379690508723187712 Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks are back online in Iran. It's been four years since the government shut off access to most social media during protests following the 2009 presidential elections. But a new administration, elected in June, has vowed to improve communications in Iran and liberalize access to the...
Iran Unblocks Twitter and Facebook
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For the first time since the "green revolution" that followed the 2009 elections in Iran, citizens of the country can access Twitter and Facebook. The social media sites, blocked for four years, were available in at least some parts of the country Monday, according to multiple local reports, tweets and updates.
iOS: A visual history
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In what is widely regarded as his greatest presentation ever, Apple's Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world on January 9th, 2007. In the five-plus years since then, the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have literally redefined the entire world of mobile computing.