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CoSMo CEO Michel Morvan talks about augmented intelligence

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 Michel Morvan is the CEO of The CoSMo Company, a big data service provider and insight generator. He knows how to use AI to help C-level execs make decisions and he thinks the current crop of AI is just the beginning. Morvan doesn’t believe AI will become “self-aware.” Instead he speaks of “augmented intelligence,” robots that help us think better and make… Read More Continue reading CoSMo CEO Michel Morvan talks about augmented intelligence→

Big data expert Flavio Villanustre talks about the future of massive data stores

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Flavio Villanustre is an expert in Big Data. He and his team at an offshoot of LexisNexis created a massive open source product aimed at allowing first-timers to spin up huge data stores. The product, called HPCC, is a way to bring parallel computing a… Continue reading Big data expert Flavio Villanustre talks about the future of massive data stores→

EY’s Jeff Wong brings startups into the boardroom

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jeff_t1 In this episode of Technotopia I talk to Ernst & Young’s Jeff Wong. Jeff is a former startupper and early member of the eBay team. Wong is EY’s future guru now and is helping his clients build out interesting new products in the blockchain space. We had a far reaching-conversation but what I really wanted to know is why a young person leaving college should go work for EY… Read More Continue reading EY’s Jeff Wong brings startups into the boardroom→

Tech support scammers abuse bug in HTML5 to freeze computers

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A flaw found in an HTML5 API is being used by tech support scammers to push fraudulent pages and freeze people’s computers with a fake virus warning.Categories: Social engineeringTags: HTML5microsoftpushstatetech supporttech support scams(Read more…) Continue reading Tech support scammers abuse bug in HTML5 to freeze computers→

Google Plans Chrome Transition to HTML5 by Default; Changing Flash Behavior

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In a move similar to that made by Microsoft last year with its new Edge browser, Google will soon turn off Flash by default in its Chrome browser but have options in the browser itself for permission based access.

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Arduino Makerbeam Live Plotter Controlled By HTML5 Canvas and Java Website

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We’ve never seen someone build a plotter out of buzzwords, but [roxen] did a really good job of it. The idea is simple, place the plotter over a sheet of paper, open a website, draw, and watch the plotter go. Check out the video below the break.

The user draws in an HTML5 Canvas object which is read by a Java Web Server. From there it gets converted to serial commands for an Arduino which controls the steppers with two EasyDrivers.

The build itself is really nice. It perfectly meets the mechanical requirements of a pen plotter without a lot …read more

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