AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station
The space station robot CIMON has exchanged its first words with its spacefaring crew. German astronaut Alexander Gerst talked with the artificially intelligent crew-assistant CIMON during a 90-minute experiment on Nov. 15 aboard the International Space Station (ISS). According to a statement from the manufacturer, Airbus, Gerst, the commander of the current space station crew, […]
nCorium Startup joins LANL’s Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium for Ultra-scale Efficiency
The San Jose-based startup company nCorium has joined Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium (EMC3) in the quest for efficient, ultra-scale computing. Los Alamos and nCorium are co-sponsoring, along with other partners in EMC3, components in a laboratory, at the Ultra-Scale Systems Research (USRC) center associated with EMC3, to explore and evaluate […]
Microsoft’s redesigned Office icons reflect its move to the cloud
Microsoft’s Office icons on Windows and the web have been conservative, to put it mildly. They’ve been functional things you click while you scramble to finish a business spreadsheet or school report. The company would like you to sit up and take notice this time around, though. It just unveiled redesigned Office icons that will […]
Blackmagic eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 release delayed until December
On the same day as the new Mac mini and MacBook Air were unveiled last month, Blackmagic Design announced a new eGPU Pro destined for release in November. Apple today, however, has updated its webpage for the product to indicate the release has been pushed to December. The Blackmagic eGPU Pro features the powerful Radeon […]
Here’s the silver lining in traders’ outlook for gold
Market timers are warming to gold, but not enough to signal a buying opportunity It is still premature for gold traders to start buying. That’s the judgment of many contrarian analysts, who note that gold market sentiment is not yet favorable. This is the same opinion they had six weeks ago, the last time I […]
Giving Tuesday hits $1 billion milestone
Americans were more generous than ever before this year Americans seem to be getting more and more generous every year. Four million donors and counting participated in Giving Tuesday, pushing the grassroots web-based movement past $1 billion in total online donations since it was launched seven years ago by the 92nd Street Y in New […]
Stocks close weaker as market focus shifts to Trump-Xi summit
Fed minutes show officials comfortable with raising rates again U.S. stocks reversed direction to close lower Thursday as investors’ attention shifted to a weekend meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping amid some skepticism whether the two leaders can reach a consensus on trade. Major indexes had earlier traded higher for a […]
Gas is now below $2 a gallon in these 24 states
Pump prices could tick up by year-end, however, especially if OPEC and Russia keep up their coordination, says analyst There are 24 U.S. states and counting in which gasoline is going for under $2 a gallon, its cheapest in nearly nine months and a drop that reflects a new push lower for already plunging oil […]
Netflix raises rates
Another price hike is on the way for Netflix Canada subscribers as competition heats up among the biggest streaming video services. The company behind “Narcos” and “Orange Is the New Black” is introducing its biggest price increase yet for both new subscribers and current members. Netflix’s standard plan will now cost $3 more — or […]
On track for USMCA signing
Canada says it is on track to sign a new North American free-trade agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina, but Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland would not provide a firm confirmation on Thursday. Freeland, speaking on a sunny patio at a hotel in Buenos Aires shortly after the Canadian delegation landed […]