2015年5月19日 星期二

2015-05-20 Israel Sci/Tech


Shalom Life
   
Israelis Develop Tech that Can Detect Your Gender Just From Holding Your Phone   
Shalom Life
Hold on to your cell phones people - literally - because apparently there is a new algorithm out there that can predict your gender. Developed by Ben-Gurion University systems engineers, the formula is capable of predicting, with up to 92 percent accuracy, ...

New technology can predict gender of smartphone user using motion sensors   Jerusalem Post Israel News
New BGU: Predicting Users' Genders Using Mobile Devices'   Jewish Business News

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ABC News
   
Questions rise along with recall of 34 million cars over air bags   
The Seattle Times
Takata's redesign to address humidity problems, which hasn't been reported before, may solve one of the mysteries of the auto-safety crisis. By Masatsugu Horie · Ma Jie. Bloomberg News. Takata, the air-bag maker that agreed to the largest automotive recall ...

Air bag recall doubled to nearly 34 million vehicles; biggest such recall ever   Kansas City Star
Recall's Huge Scale Could Delay Repairs   New York Times
Record Takata Recall Poses Dilemma for U.S. Backing Untested Fix   Bloomberg
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
Reuters Canada   
Financial Times   
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USA TODAY
   
With Twitter deal, Google searches show tweets   
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO - Tweets are now showing up in Google search results on mobile devices in a bid by Twitter to increase its mainstream appeal. Google and Twitter made the announcement Tuesday. "It's a great way to get real-time info when something is ...

Digits: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
Google renews tie-up with Twitter   Independent Online
Tweets return to Google for US mobile users only   ZDNet
GMA News   
The Australian   
Bloomberg   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Apple Updates MacBook Pro Trackpad, Cuts the Price of 5K iMac   
Wall Street Journal
Apple quietly rolled out a pair of small but significant Mac updates Tuesday. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is now being sold with a “Force Touch” trackpad. The iMac with Retina 5K Display is now available for a lower starting price of $1,999.
Apple Rolls Out 15" MacBook Pro With Force Touch And Cheaper Retina 5K iMac   Gizmodo Australia
Apple launches new 15-inch MacBook Pro in India at Rs 1,59900 onwards   IBNLive
Apple unveils updated MacBook Pro, cheaper iMac, but don't hold your breath ...   Fox News
Christian Science Monitor   
Financial Post   
San Jose Mercury News   
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U.S. News & World Report
   
Tech Firms Press Obama on Surveillance, Encryption   
U.S. News & World Report
President Barack Obama speaks at a summit on cybersecurity with technology companies in February. The tech industry is pushing back on the administration's calls to allow government access to private software. By Tom Risen May 19, 2015 | 6:27 p.m. EDT ...

Apple and Google to Obama: Hands off our phones!   EverythingLubbock.com
Tech firms send letter to Obama: no security back doors   VatorNews
Tech giants urge Obama to reject backdoors to data encryption   SFGate
Law360 (subscription)   
Uncover California   
EFF   
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GMA News
   
First Apple Watch update released in the wild   
GMA News
Improvements for Siri and fitness apps are among the highlights of the first software update for the newly launched Apple Watch. Watch OS version 1.0.1, released on Tuesday, also has display support for new emoji characters and added language support, ...

Apple Releases First Watch OS Update, It Adds New Emojis And Fixes Bugs   Forbes
Apple watch may introduce sleep tracking, health features   Rapid News Network
Apple Watch Will Go On Sale At Apple Retail Stores In June: Tim Cook   Tech Times
Insurance Networking News   
Popular Science   
Daily News Biotech Wired   
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Fox News
   
Baby spiders fall from the sky, cover the ground with 'angel hair' in Australia   
Fox News
The photograph was taken by Kevin Dixon, sent to Keith Basterfield. It was taken in May 1974 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. (Keith Basterfield). Those who suffer from arachnophobia beware. Last week, people in the city of Albury in New South Wales ...

Baby Spiders Reportedly Rain Down on Australian Town   ABC News
Everyone's Worst Nightmare Has Come True! It's Literally Raining Spiders in ...   E! Online
Thousands of spiders fall from the sky in Australia, and it can happen anywhere   OregonLive.com
Syracuse.com   
New York Daily News   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
Tale of two Indias: City auto buyers go upscale, no-frills minis rule villages   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The logo of the Toyota automobile company is seen on the window of a company showroom in the Indian capital, New Delhi. As India's auto industry matures, manufacturers are facing up to a new reality - from Mumbai to the provinces, they now have two ...

GenX Nano Seeks to Lift Tata's Sagging Sales   The New Indian Express
Tata Motors keeps Nano dream alive, launches cheapest automatic car   Financial Express
Nano loses Rs 1L tag, to cost double   Times of India
Business Standard   
Livemint   
The Hindu   
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
   
White House announces federal plan to feed the bees   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Renee Jones Schneider, Dml - Dml - Star Tribune A bee in Hamburg, Minn., on the Charlie Garrett farm. Text size. comment. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest. Copy shortlink: Purchase: Order ...

Federal plan seeks to save honeybees   Press Herald
White House Sets Strategy To Deal With Declines In Honey Bees, Butterflies   Tech Times
White House issues plan to save bees, other crop pollinators   Duluth News Tribune
Grist   
Siouxland Matters   
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Times of India
   
US close: Stocks rally after weak start, Facebook erases losses   
IFA Magazine
US markets managed to finish with decent gains on Thursday, as a surge in domestic manufacturing activity to a four-year high and a strong performance from Facebook helped to erase earlier losses. Markets were also shrugging off weak economic from ...

Facebook Plans to Let Businesses Contact Customers via WhatsApp: Report   NDTV
Facebook to let businesses contact customers through WhatsApp   PC Tech Magazine
Facebook may allow businesses to interact with WhatsApp users   Jagran Post

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