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CyArk Gives World Heritage Digital Second Life

Posted December 11th, 2015 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Caught in the crossfire of war and extremism, many of the world’s ancient monuments, particularly in Iraq and Syria, are being destroyed. But one California-based non-profit is on a mission to digitally preserve as many of these sites as possible in the coming year. “We’ve seen a real increase in the … intentional destruction of […]

Tech Sightings, July 1, 2014

Posted July 1st, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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AP Using Robots To Write Earnings Reports Can they do that? AP says it has started using “automation technology” or robots to write quarterly earnings summaries for about 4,400 companies. Normally, AP reports on earnings reports from about 300 companies. A New Map of Palm Oil Plantations Could Help Save Rainforests Malysian and Indonesian rainforests […]

Tech Sightings, June 17, 2014

Posted June 17th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Apple Opens Applications for $100 million Program to Boost Tech in Schools Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is soliciting applications for its part of a White House initiative to improve connectivity and technology in schools. The initiative aims to get 95 percent of American students on high-speed networks by 2019. Cyberprotesters Target Brazil’s Digital Government Infrastructure […]