Categories
Technology

Bad Year For Piracy: 2016 Was The Year Torrent Giants Fell

From a report on TorrentFreak: 2016 has been a memorable year for torrent users but not in a good way. Over a period of just a few months, several of the largest torrent sites vanished from the scene. From KickassTorrents, through Torrentz to What.cd, several torrent giants have left the scene.Another notable website which vanished […]

Categories
Technology

Foxconn Boosting Automated Production in China

Foxconn Electronics is automating production at its factories in China in three phases, aiming to fully automate entire factories eventually, according to general manager Dai Jia-peng for Foxconn’s Automation Technology Development Committee. From a report on DigiTimes: In the first phase, Foxconn aims to set up individual automated workstations for work that workers are unwilling […]

Categories
Technology

Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won’t Recommend Apple’s MacBook Pro

Consumer Reports took many by surprise last week — certainly Apple — when it said it doesn’t recommend the company’s new MacBook Pro models. The American magazine, which has garnered credibility over 80 years of its existence, said battery life on Apple’s new laptops was all over the place — hitting 19 hours in a […]

Categories
Technology

Has the Internet Killed Curly Quotes?

Glenn Fleishman, writing for The Atlantic: Many aspects of website design have improved to the point that nuances and flourishes formerly reserved for the printed page are feasible and pleasing. But there’s a seemingly contrary motion afoot with quotation marks: At an increasing number of publications, they’ve been ironed straight. This may stem from a […]

Categories
Technology

Checking Email as Soon as You Wake up Could be Ruining Your Day

From a CNBC report: If you’re like most people, you wake up to an alarm ringing on your smartphone. Then you probably roll over and check your work email. That’s a dangerous way to start the day, according to a woman who studies happiness for a living. Reading just one negative email could lead you […]

Categories
Technology

Facebook Buys Data From Third-Party Brokers To Fill In User Profiles

An anonymous reader quotes a report from International Business Times: According to a report from ProPublica, the world’s largest social network knows far more about its users than just what they do online. What Facebook can’t glean from a user’s activity, it’s getting from third-party data brokers. ProPublica found the social network is purchasing additional […]

Categories
Technology

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources Site No Longer Says Humans Cause Climate Change

The website of Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources has been updated with new language and no longer says that humans and greenhouse emissions cause climate change. Instead, the site says that the causes of global warming “are being debated and researched by academic entities.” The problem is that almost all climate scientists agree that human-made […]

Categories
Technology

Toshiba Is ‘Burning Cash At An Alarming Rate’

bsharma quotes a report from Reuters: Faced with the prospect of a multibillion-dollar write-down that could wipe out its shareholders’ equity, Japan’s Toshiba is running out of fixes: It is burning cash, cannot issue shares, and has few easy assets left to sell. The Tokyo-based conglomerate, which is still recovering from a $1.3 billion accounting […]

Categories
Technology

Seattle Man Accused of Using Social Media To Set Up Fake Porn Agency

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has charged a Seattle man for setting up a fake talent agency for adult entertainers in order to trick women into posing nude and having sex with him. NBC News reports: Michael-Jon Matthew Hickey is accused of creating a fictitious business and using deceptive ads with bogus employment offers […]

Categories
Technology

Mining Companies Are Using Autonomous Trucks, Drills and Trains To Boost Efficiency, Reduce Employees

schwit1 quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Mining companies are rolling out autonomous trucks, drills, and trains, which will boost efficiency but also reduce the need for human employees. Rio Tinto uses driverless trucks provided by Japan’s Komatsu. They find their way around using precision GPS and look out for obstacles using radar and […]

Codice amico Very Mobile Diagonal Media Digital Marketing