I mean really ends. Archivists and preservationists are feeling pressed for time as the VHS magnetic tape deadline approaches. Some are calling it the “magnetic media crisis.” 15-20 years is all VHS tapes are really expected to be good for. Like all magnets, the strength fades over time, and once enough of the magnetic field … Read more
A Walgreens in New Mexico is being criticized after one of its pharmacists refused to fill a prescription for birth control (Misoprostol), according to the frustrated mother. The ACLU is now in on the action. They’re filing a complaint against Walgreens: “A mother and her daughter who were discriminated against when they attempted to pick … Read more
Drones in commercial, industrial, government, public, and private spaces — everywhere — pose various threats. And they can be just a plain nuisance as well. One company working on this problem is Dronefence. They have a patent-pending tech that basically uses 2 cameras in stereo and a sensor, as well as some software, to identify … Read more
It’s capable of travelling over water, snow, sand and land, it can carry 10 people, and it has no problem with steep slopes and embankments … and it’s about to be unveiled at the Skolkovo Foundation’s Startup Village in Russia this week. … By the way, its very different from hovercraft, and it goes way … Read more
Developed by the Russian company Diamant, the tech uses the tagged neutron method to find large diamonds inside kimberlite ores. The unique advantage of the TNM method is to provide an image of the hidden object in three-dimensions, without having to crack open a bunch of rock. Alrosa has come out as one of Diamant’s … Read more
The British PM called the internet a safe space for ideas to breed, and, she said, we cannot allow that: “We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed – yet that is precisely what the internet, and the big companies that provide internet-based services provide.” Therefore, and in the wake of … Read more
The UK capital saw 3 notable attacks Saturday. including on London Bridge, at Borough Market, and at Vauxhall. London authorities are currently saying that the London Bridge and Borough Market are connected and are being treated as “terrorist” actions, but the Vauxhall is currently considered separate. The attacks include a vehicle hitting pedestrians and stabbings. … Read more
Why You Get Spam Voicemail When Your Phone Doesn’t Even Ring Now It’s the latest thing in telemarketing. The phone doesn’t ring, but you hear a notification that you have a new voicemail. It’s called “ringless voicemail” and it’s getting more common this year. The great thing about ringless voicemail — if you are a … Read more
Multi-Track Europe – Dysfunctional institutions – Peaceful Brexit – Reinvented EU The American billionaire warned the EU this week that it was risking its own existence because of “dysfunctional institutions, a persistent austerity policy and outdated treaties. “If the European Union carries on with business as usual, there is little hope for an improvement,” Soros said. … Read more
This was the idea advocated by a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson at this years SPIEF economic forum. She was speaking at the “Hoax vs. Truth: challenges of the modern information world” session. “We are trying to somehow spur a discussion regarding the creation of a certain global mechanism, an instrument that would counteract the spread … Read more
According to Igor Drozdov, the board chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation, who spoke at Russia’s SPIEF economic forum this year, new technologies will allow more people “to earn real money using intellectual property institutions.” He also talked about tech that would be developed in order to protect IP, describing projects similar to what Microsoft is … Read more
Big Data is the “new oil” of the digital economy, according to speakers at Russia’s 2017 SPIEF economic forum. In order to prevent uncontrolled sales of this valuable and important info, the government should streamline and oversee it, according to the participants. The chips haven’t yet settled in the global understanding of how we should … Read more