Tech News and Updates

Researchers Use Netflix Algorithm to Accelerate Biological Imaging

March 17, 2019

Researchers have found a way to use an algorithm that was actually created for Netflix’s 2009 movie prediction competition to carve out a method for getting classical Raman spectroscopy images of biological tissues at unparalleled speeds. This new ...

Industry Leader, Netronome, Upgrades Server Performance and Security with New 50GbE OCP-based SmartNICs

March 17, 2019

Netronome just introduced its Agilio CX 50GbE SmartNICs in OCP Mezzanine 2.0 form factor with line-rate advanced cryptography and 2GB onboard DDR memory to the market. The new SmartNIC cuts down on tail latency significantly and this allows for a ...

Facebook’s Outage Has Ripple Effects

March 17, 2019

On Wednesday, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram’s servers went down, rendering the platforms unavailable to most users across the globe. This happening at a time when new Federal Prosecutors from New York were currently conducting a criminal ...

Pulling in the Slack

March 17, 2019

In the ever-evolving struggle to create a safe platform for its users, Slack has taken down over 2 dozen accounts that have been linked to known hate groups. The collaborative hub and chat platform made the announcement in a blog post this ...

Federal Prosecutors Probes Facebook Data Sharing Deals

March 14, 2019

U.S Federal prosecutors are currently pursuing a criminal probe into the controversial deals social networking giant – Facebook – has had with major tech companies. According to a recent report by The New York Times, a grand jury has been ...

Supplier of Cracked Hulu, Spotify, Netflix Accounts Arrested

March 14, 2019

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) in conjunction with The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Sydney man for allegedly selling thousands of personal accounts for online services. The AFP made it known in a press release that ...

Mitsubishi Electric Set to Expand Industrial Automation to the Philippines

March 13, 2019

If you thought the AC Servo and Motion Control Unit was all they had to offer for the first half of this year, you were definitely wrong as their new company being established in the Philippines would swing into full operation from June 2019. ...

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Fixes 64 Bugs Under Attack

March 13, 2019

Microsoft, in its March Edition of Patch Tuesday, has released patches for two Win32k bugs as well as 4 additional bugs that were already known. The Win32k bugs connected to how Microsoft handles object of memory, were both known to be an ...

Homeland Security Fast Tracks Facial Recognition for All US Airports

March 13, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are on a fast track to make facial recognition identification a reality in all major US airports by 2021. Recall that the President Donald Trump in 2017 had issued an executive order hastening the ...

AI Enhanced Flight Check-In by JAL and Accenture

March 12, 2019

Imagine a service that uses artificial intelligence to take care of passenger requests at the check-in counter of the airline. This is the advantage of the new solution provided by the partnership between Japan Airlines (JAL) and Accenture. The ...