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Massive Dailymotion hack sees more than 85 MILLION user details leaked
Reports claim that details of 85.2 million accounts were stolen by hackers One in five hacked accounts are thought to have had passwords associated The French video sharing website has confirmed the attack and is advising users to update their security details and choose a new password Reports claim that details of 85.2 million accounts were stolen by hackers The French video sharing site Dailymotion has been hacked, with 85.2 million users' email addresses and usernames stolen. Only one in five had an associated password, and these were'hashed' - meaning they will be difficult to crack This makes it difficult, but not impossible, for the password to be retrieved. Apple users in China complain... Artificial BLOOD stored as powder could be used in... The'Shazam for faces': World's first facial recognition for... Apple buys artificial intelligence firm that can read... Apple users in China complain... Artificial BLOOD stored as powder could be used in... The'Shazam for faces': World's first facial recognition for... Apple buys artificial intelligence firm that can read... Man punches kangaroo in the face to save dog being strangled CCTV shows woman hit by a CAR as thieves dodge paying for petrol Christmas advert so touching it's being shared around the world Watch the original 1972 trailer for'Last Tango in Paris' Drivers lose control and plow into each other on snowy street Violence in Liverpool's city centre as crowd confront police Dog gets caught digging huge hole in garden but styles it out Which body types do women like best?
Vladimir Putin's underwater 'robot' can imitate submarines and carry out spying
Putin's 50ft underwater'robot' that can imitate any submarine in the world and carry out 600-mile spying missions 1,800ft below the surface Russian military engineers have unveiled design of a submarine called Surrogat'Robot' will be able to imitate conventional and nuclear-powered submarines 600-mile range unmanned sub is to be used for'mapping and reconnaissance' 'Robot' will be able to imitate conventional and nuclear-powered submarines On the drawing board: Vladimir Putin's 50ft underwater'robot' will be able to imitate any submarine in the world and carry out 600-mile spying missions 1,800ft below the surface, experts claim The design was unveiled as Russia continues to build up its forces on Europe's borders amid heightened tensions between president Vladimir Putin (pictured in a submarine last year) and the West Russia MOCKS British war games, saying: 'Polish-assembled... Russian tanks will be equipped with'Pterodactyl' DRONES,... Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump AGAIN, ...
[video] #BigData-Driven #DevOps @DevOpsSummit #IoT #SDN #AI #ML #CD
DevOps is being widely accepted (if not fully adopted) as essential in enterprise IT. But as Enterprise DevOps gains maturity, expands scope, and increases velocity, the need for data-driven decisions across teams becomes more acute. In this power panel at @DevOpsSummit 19th Cloud Expo, moderated by DevOps Conference Chair Andi Mann, Gordon Haff, senior cloud strategy marketing and evangelism manager at Red Hat; Dave Bilbrough, product evangelist for the Adobe Marketing Cloud; and Paul Peissner, Customer Success Specialist at CollabNet, explored this emerging use of Big Data generated by the digital business to complete the DevOps feedback loop, and inform operational and application decisions. The widespread success of cloud computing is driving the DevOps revolution in enterprise IT. Now as never before, development teams must communicate and collaborate in a dynamic, 24/7/365 environment.
Singapore university leverages NVIDIA's supercomputer for AI research
Thanks to the supercomputer, SMU's food AI project has successfully recognised the 100 most popular dishes in Singapore. The Singapore Management University (SMU) will be using the NVIDIA DGX1 deep learning supercomputer to conduct AI research for Singapore's Smart Nation project. The research will take place at the SMU Living Analytics Research Centre (LARC), which is supported and funded by Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF). Providing performance that is equivalent to 250 conventional servers, the supercomputer will reduce the time it takes for researchers to train sophisticated deep neural networks. The solution is also built on NVIDIA Tesla P100 GPUs, which utilise the latest Pascal GPU architecture.
Robot flying ambulance makes first solo flight
An autonomous flying ambulance has successfully completed its first solo test flight, offering a potential solution for challenging search and rescue missions. Completing such missions in rough terrain or combat zones can be tricky, with helicopters currently offering the best transportation option in most cases. However, these vehicles need clear areas to land, and in the case of war zones, helicopters tend to attract enemy fire. Now an Israeli company has completed the test flight for an automated flying vehicle, dubbed the Cormorant, that could one day go where helicopters cannot. Last month, the company flew the Cormorant on the craft's first solo flight over real terrain.
With a big donation for a new neuroscience institute, Caltech dives deeper into brain research
Sometimes the biggest gifts arrive in the most surprising ways. A couple in Singapore, Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo, were watching the news and saw a Caltech scientist help a quadriplegic use his thoughts to control a robotic arm so that -- for the first time in more than 10 years -- he could sip a drink unaided. Inspired, Chen and Luo flew to Pasadena to meet the scientist, Richard Andersen, in person. Now they've given Caltech $115 million to shake up the way scientists study the brain in a new research complex. Construction of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech will begin as early as 2018 and bring together biology, engineering, chemistry, physics, computer science and the social sciences to tackle brain function in an integrated, comprehensive way, university officials announced Tuesday.
Microsoft's new Zo chatbot dodges politics, doesn't always make sense
Microsoft is taking another shot at giving users a friendly AI-driven bot conversation partner. On Monday, the company released Zo, a chatbot that users can converse with on Kik, the popular messaging platform. Zo is a follow-up to Tay, the tech giant's first foray into friendly, English-speaking chatbots. It's clear that the company has learned from its first attempt, when the friendly chatbot was turned into a font of white supremacist propaganda by malicious users. In contrast, Zo adamantly refuses to discuss political matters.
Baidu's driverless car: Scary stuff for a control freak
I don't, for example, enjoy riding in cars driven by other people. Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled when Chinese tech giant Baidu (BIDU, Tech30) offered me a chance to ride shotgun in a car driven by a computer. But I was able to put my unease aside, for journalism's sake, and agreed to take Baidu's new driverless car for a spin in Wuzhen, a city located roughly 130 kilometers west of Shanghai. The car is called Yun Xiao, or "Cloud Ride," and it doesn't look like much. It appears to be a very typical sedan, in fact, until you notice the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device perched on its roof.
Apple users in China complain that their handsets have caught fire
A state-run consumer watchdog claims to have received eight such reports The consumer body has called on Apple to address the complaints The issue follows Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 in which the firm was forced to recall some 2.5 million handsets following reports of batteries catching fire The issue follows Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 in which the firm was forced to recall some 2.5 million handsets following reports of batteries catching fire Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed that their handsets caught fire or exploded, according to a new report. Forget a doorman, this apartment will have a ROBOT: San... Would you let a robot perform surgery on your EYE? Axsis... Tech giants unveil plan to fight terrorist propaganda:... So much for rise of the machines: Starship drone inventor is... Forget a doorman, this apartment will have a ROBOT: San... Would you let a robot perform surgery on your EYE? Axsis... Tech giants unveil plan to fight terrorist propaganda:... So much for rise of the machines: Starship drone inventor is... This week, Apple finally revealed the details behind a technical glitch that saw some iPhone 6s handsets shutting down unexpectedly.
Obama makes a push for transparency before handing over executive power to Trump
President Obama is making a push for transparency in his last days in office before handing off the vast counter-terrorism apparatus he has built to President-elect Donald Trump, starting with a major address Tuesday defending his record on national security. Obama's speech, at the U.S. military's Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla., will also explain the legal and policy underpinnings that his administration has established over eight years in deciding whether and how to detain, interrogate or kill suspected terrorists. The White House released some details on its legal rationale ahead of the speech. The efforts at transparency were striking for an administration criticized for being secretive by news and watchdog organizations; Obama has used the Espionage Act more times than all other U.S. presidents combined to investigate leaks of government information. The bid for openness also served to make public additional facts that can be used to hold the Trump administration accountable, though the White House downplayed any message to the president-elect.