Facebook M is set to give competition to Google Now, Apples Siri and Microsofts Cortana. Such customer service tasks arent something Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazons assistants offer. The business model for Facebook is very clear. M can do this because it does not depend only on artificial intelligence to answer questions, Marcus said. Keeping money services aside, Facebook is without doubt in a very strong position in the digital assistant race....

The NSA also wants quantum computers of its own. However, quantum computers may not be likely available to regular users. Thus, we have been obligated to update our strategy, the NSA said in its release. Our ultimate goal is to provide cost effective security against a potential quantum computer, stressed the NSA. source: www.techworm.net

More importantly the information is sent to the parents in an unsolicited email. The tool also specifically flags up search terms and blocked content that children tried to access. I dont want this. I have no desire to spy on my boy. Also, this could do a lot of damage to a parent/child relationship. And apart from that, its just really creepy. However, the feature is optional. For what its worth, Windows users say the feature has always been available on the platform....

Wi-Fi routers vulnerable to remote hacking due to hard-coded admin credentials A group of researchers have discovered that they could remotely log into some Wi-Fi routers using the hard-coded default administrator login. This yet unpatched security vulnerability can give attackers access to a few DSL, SOHO (small office / home office) WiFi routers using such default login scheme. The group of researchers from the European University of Madrid had disclosed this vulnerability in May 2015 along with a few moreother security vulnerabilitiesinclude privilege escalation, CSRF, XSS, DOS, authentication bypasses in other devices....

The German Federal Court is the countrys highest authority which rules on patents cases. This user-friendly display was already suggested by the state of the art, the court said today. The contested patent thus isnt based on an invention. That case is still pending on appeal and was stayed to wait for the outcome of Tuesdays suit. Apple and its rival manufacturers have been involved in various patent suits and countersuits since 2009....

When the client first launched, the software was extremely small, clean and easy to use. However, as the popularity of BitTorrent technology increased, the list of uTorrent users also began to increase. The uTorrent team says that its never been happy with the bundled software approach. According to the team, paid options will soon be on the horizon, with options for every budget. As you know, uTorrent is a free piece of software....

In 2014, the school hired company Isotrope, LLC, to analyze the radio communication signals and emissions. The suit also seeks $250,000 in damages. Were still hoping to reach a resolution that will allow him to safely be in those classrooms. source: www.techworm.net

Table Of Contents Google will take between 684 to 2461 years to actually index a GOOGOL webpages! But will Google even exist as a company and care about indexing the web pages till that time? Have you ever wondered, what does Google actually mean? Now, 1 googol means 1 followed by 100 zeros. That means 1 Googol would resemble: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. The calculations showed that Google can continue at a35 percent growth ratefor a very long time....

DASH stands for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP. However, it will go back to lower resolution streams, if the data pipe conditions stop it. Shaka Player is up for grabs onGitHub. you’re able to also play around with ademoas well. source: www.techworm.net

He told NBC that he is thankful to be alive. This arm was above my head, tangled up. I know it was on the exhaust because it was burnt from here up, Ray said. Thats when he repeatedly told Siri to call 911. After several tries, the call went through and he heard Rutherford County dispatcher Christina Lee on the line. Lee initially believed the call was a pocket-dial, but then realized it was a plea for help....

This follows a day of violent protests after one of the leaders was detained by local police in Ahmedabad. The rally generated substantial success with around 1.5 million Patels joining in the protests. Alarmed at the turn of events, police detained Hardik Patel on Tuesday. I give a call for Gujarat bandh tomorrow (Wednesday). This decision has been taken by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti considering widespread violence in the state....

Im a huge supporter of personal freedom and personal responsibility. It just weighs 10 pounds (4.5kg) with a full tank of fuel. However, this rig has approximately double the range of the XM42. This is a pretty dangerous mix because its a combination of butane and gasoline which is highly flammable. California, at the state level, needs a permit whereas Maryland prohibits them altogether. In 1981, the United States signed the Inhumane Weapons Convention, which prohibits incendiary weapons including flamethrowers....

It will be convenient for people to listen music or other audio while working away from their TV. The remote will be available only in Japan (next month) for 19,880 yen ($160). Sony says that this unit is particularly useful when theres a lot of noise going around in your apartment. It will be interesting to see how this unique product fares in the market. Will it be dumped into the back shelves or will it prove as innovative as Walkman was....