Новости за 20.05.2016

One of the world's largest solar power plants had to be shut down after a fire started by mirrors on a 452-ft high water boiler tower melted steam ducts and water pipes.

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Last time, I wrote about a Chromebook used by a single person that was experiencing multiple problems. The problems were specific to the Google user on that Chromebook, when they used a different Chromebook, all was well. And, when the problematic Chromebook was used in Guest mode things were fine too.

A secret FBI hacking tool, used to compromise the Tor anonymous browser in one investigation, is facing challenges from criminal defendants, perhaps putting its future in doubt.

Routers and other wireless devices made by Ubiquiti Networks have recently been infected by a worm that exploits a year-old remote unauthorized access vulnerability.

Microsoft yesterday said it will introduce changes in this summer's Windows 10 Anniversary Update to simplify switching from Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to Edge, and back.

Apple’s iPads may be the future of computing, but they already offer an array of tricks to make them even more effective Post PC replacements.

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The National Telecommunications & Information Administration released Thursday a list of voluntary privacy best practices for commercial and non-commercial drone users, in the wake of concerns that drones could encroach on individual privacy and open a new front in the collection of personal data for commercial use.

Here's a look inside Google I/O's playground for developers

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Robots can paint, but when it comes to writing, they shouldn't quit their day jobs. That's the combined conclusion from results of two contests announced this week.

Major retail shopping malls today function, for the most part, frighteningly similarly to how they did 20 years ago. Although individual stores might accept some NFC payments and broadcast beacon coupons to mobile phones, the stores are their own islands, benefiting from none of the attributes of being right next to each other and often sharing a mall LAN.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google executives say the company isn't the consumer-oriented business of its youth.

Now that tax time for 2015 is over, it's time to think about preparing for 2016 -- especially if you're an independent worker.

Businesspeople need to demand more from machine learning so they can connect data scientists’ work to relevant action. This requires basic machine learning literacy -- what kinds of problems can machine learning solve, and how to talk about those problems with data scientists. Linear regression and feature selection are two such foundational topics.

Macintosh got outsold by Chromebooks last quarter, in the USA. And Mac sales grew by a healthy amount, so this is huge news.

This company used to have a very useful portal for ordering computer hardware, including replacement parts -- but those days are gone, reports a pilot fish working there.

In recent years, major high-tech firms have started releasing workforce diversity data, along with a promise to improve. And there is much room for improvement, according to federal officials.

UPS and SAP have announced plans to launch a distributed, on-demand manufacturing network based on 3D printing that will be available through The UPS Store in more than 60 locations around the U.S.