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Google intros new tool for U.S. voters
Google is providing a helping hand to those who wish to vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. It’s just introduced a new tool that helps citizens to register for the vote, all they need to do is search for “register to vote” or some similar term, and Google will provide detailed information on the ...
Report: Machine learning to become “mainstream” by 2018
Machine learning is set to go mainstream in the next two years, according to a new survey by software and application development vendor SoftServe Inc. The new report, based on an April poll of 300 U.S. and U.K.-based medium and large enterprises, shows that 62 percent of firms expect to roll out machine learning-based tolls ...
Microsoft admits 1 billion device goal for Windows 10 was a tad ambitious
When Microsoft launched Windows 10 just under a year ago, the company confidently proclaimed its new flagship operating system would be running on a billion devices in just three years’ time. Now, the company has publicly admitted what many have suspected for a long time – that it’s not going to be able to achieve ...
SoftBank swoops on U.K.-based chip maker ARM Holdings in $31bn deal
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. today announced plans to acquire U.K.-based chip maker ARM Holdings Plc. in a £23.4 billion ($31 billion) deal as part of a move to strengthen its position in the growing mobile and Internet of Things markets. ARM designs microprocessor chips for hundreds of technology firms, including mobile phone giants like Apple ...
Gartner says container-based apps are “more secure”
Gartner Inc. is advising security-conscious organizations to switch to a container-based app delivery model, saying the technology is more secure than having apps running on a bare OS. Writing in the Gartner Blog Network, analyst Jeorg Fritsch says that “Gartner asserts that applications deployed in containers are more secure than applications deployed on the bare ...
The State of SaaS: Spending to hit $50bn by 2024
Spending on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products is set to hit $50 billion a year by 2024, up from $12 billion a year now, according to a new study from price comparison firm Better Buys. The company’s 2016 Report on the State of SaaS, compiled its data from a number of industry surveys, and comes to the ...
WeatherPlot provides weather forecasts and soil analysis for any location on Earth
Smartphone users rely on numerous different kinds of weather apps to keep them up to date about the latest forecast for the area they’re in. They’re pretty accurate too, and keep us reasonably well informed of impending rainstorms, heat waves and other potentially complicating climactic conditions. But a new app from Iteris Inc., a provider ...
Machine learning reveals undiscovered Ebola-carrying bats
Scientists are hoping to use Big Data and machine learning to prevent further outbreaks of Ebola, by identifying the likelihood of various bat species carrying the virus. Ebola is what’s known as a filovirus, which are long filament-shaped viruses whose genome is encoded on a single strand of RNA. Ebola is the most famous example, ...
Salesforce1 update to drop support for most mobile devices
Salesforce.com Inc., is causing some upset over its decision to drastically reduce the number of devices supported by its Salesforce1 mobile app. The decision will effectively leave anyone using an older or less popular smartphone or tablet out in the cold. The winter 2017 release of Salesforce1, set to land in October, will see Salesforce ...
Microsoft starts testing new Professional Degree program
Microsoft has announced a new online certification program called the “Microsoft Professional Degree” which will cover a wide range of subjects in IT, beginning with the data science area. The new program is currently only available in beta at the present time, the company said at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Canada, last month. ...