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Brainspace Bolsters International Use Cases with Release of Discovery 5.4
Brainspace Corporation, makers of Discovery 5, the industry leader in analytics for eDiscovery and investigations, today announced the latest release of Brainspace Discovery 5.4. This version now delivers deeper, native support for foreign languages, including Brainspace's patented phrase detection for Chinese, Japanese, and Farsi. These enhancements ensure litigators, as well as government and enterprise investigators, are able to utilize Brainspace's powerful contextual discovery capabilities on a wide variety of international datasets. "Brainspace's Discovery 5.4 represents a critical leap forward in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The ability to process native files (English, Russian, Arabic, and Mandarin Chinese) adds a critical piece of the puzzle that has been missing from collaboration, predictive analysis, and search," said Edward Scott Smith, Founding Owner of Ryswyk, LCC.
NASA Is Finally Sending a Hotel Magnate's Inflatable Habitat to the ISS
When humans leave Earth for good, they're going to need somewhere to stay. Something like a big bouncy castle for kids, but built to house astronauts and solar system colonists and tourists looking for an out-of-this-world vacation. It sounds like a sci-fi fever dream, but it's becoming reality. On Friday, SpaceX will launch a so-called "expandable"--a prototype called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module--to the International Space Station. It will remain there, attached to the Tranquility module, for two years.
Chainsaw attached to drone and flown around in terrifying video footage
Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display
The Army Wants You to Make Its Soldiers Pocket-Sized Drones
Drones first glided into the public imagination in the early 2000s when the US Air Force and the CIA started using school bus-sized Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and airstrikes in the Middle East. These days, the US Army wants something a bit smaller: Pocket-sized drones that soldiers can use in battle zones to see around corners, over hills, or behind trees to aoid ambushes and other surprises. Ideally, soldiers will be able to launch such a nano-drone quickly, the Army says. "It will send real-time video back to the operator to give them real-time situational awareness of what's in the immediate vicinity," says says Phil Cheatham, the deputy branch chief for electronics at the Army's Maneuvers Center for Excellence (MCOE). The Army wants something affordable that can be ordered in bulk to provide a drone to each squad. The Army already uses satellite imagery and larger drones to provide broader battlefield intelligence, Cheatham says.
Commercial drones could soon be given the green light: Report outlines plans to lift the ban on flying machines over crowds and during deliveries
'Every TV station in the country wants one, but they can't be limited to flying in the middle of nowhere because there's no news in the middle of nowhere,' said Jim Williams, a former head of the FAA's drone office who now advises the industry for Dentons, an international law firm. Mobile network providers also want to loosen restrictions so drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, can inspect mobile phone masts, which often are in urban areas. Amazon's vision for package deliveries entails drones winging their way over city and suburban neighborhoods. The AP obtained a copy of the recommendations, which were sent to the FAA late Friday. The agency is not bound by the recommendations and can make changes when it writes the final rules.
Microsoft follows Tay chatbot with fresh bot projects for Cortana and Skype
Instead, it is doing just the opposite: the Windows maker announced the Bot Framework, a tool to assist developers in creating their own chat bots, at its Build developer conference in San Francisco. Microsoft has released its BotBuilder software development kit (SDK) on GitHub under an open source MIT licence. The kit will enable developers to add chat bots to different applications, including widely used communication apps like Slack. Microsoft's own developers are using the tool to integrate its virtual assistant Cortana with Skype, as well as launching a dedicated bot platform for the video calling service. Cortana will reportedly be able to actively search for relevant words and phrases and draw more detail from Bing, help users manage their calendar and make suggestions for people Skype users should get in touch with.
Oculus Rift terms and conditions allow company to monitor users' movements and use it for advertising
Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display
APNewsBreak: Move to OK commercial drone flights over people
A government-sponsored committee is recommending standards that could clear the way for commercial drone flights over populated areas and help speed the introduction of package delivery drones and other uses not yet possible, The Associated Press has learned. The Federal Aviation Administration currently prohibits most commercial drone flights over populated areas, especially crowds. That ban frustrates a host of industries that want to take advantage of the technology. "Every TV station in the country wants one, but they can't be limited to flying in the middle of nowhere because there's no news in the middle of nowhere," said Jim Williams, a former head of FAA's drone office who now advises the industry for Dentons, an international law firm. Cellular network providers also want to loosen restrictions so drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, can inspect cell towers, which often are in urban areas.
10 Things to Know for Monday
An international coalition of media outlets publishes what it says is an extensive investigation into the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous. The EU agency that's responsible for processing asylum seekers has less than a tenth of the 2,300 officers that it needs to do the job. He's calling for the Ohio governor, who has won only his home state, to drop out of the GOP presidential race. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaking in Cairo during a congressional tour of the region, says that Congress will continue to play a primary role in foreign policy "regardless of what Mr. Trump says or does." The accident just south of Philadelphia kills two Amtrak workers and sends more than 30 passengers to the hospital.
FAA given recommendations, terms for commercial drone flights over people: AP
WASHINGTON – A government-sponsored committee is recommending standards that could clear the way for commercial drone flights over populated areas and help speed the introduction of package delivery drones and other uses not yet possible, The Associated Press has learned. The Federal Aviation Administration currently prohibits most commercial drone flights over populated areas, especially crowds. That ban frustrates a host of industries that want to take advantage of the technology. "Every TV station in the country wants one, but they can't be limited to flying in the middle of nowhere because there's no news in the middle of nowhere," said Jim Williams, a former head of the FAA's drone office who now advises the industry for Dentons, an international law firm. Cellular network providers also want to loosen restrictions so drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, can inspect cell towers, which often are in urban areas.