Google to buy video compression firm for $106.5M
(AP) -- Google Inc. says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million.
Business
Aug 5, 2009
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Mapping the 'memory loss' of disinformation in fact checks
Fact-checking is an important tool in the fight against online disinformation that can have serious implications for individuals and society by influencing elections, conflict and health. However, according to a survey conducted ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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Low-cost cameras could be sensors to remotely monitor crop stress
Being able to identify crop problems early can make the difference between saving a crop and losing it, but high-tech solutions can be costly. An interdisciplinary team of researchers thinks a new approach leveraging existing ...
Ecology
Jun 10, 2020
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Volkswagen to network factories in the cloud with Amazon
Volkswagen said Wednesday it is partnering with Amazon to develop cloud computing capacity aimed at improving efficiency and coordination across the automaker's vast global factory network.
Automotive
Mar 27, 2019
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The World Wide Web at 29: Tim Berners-Lee talks weaponization and big tech
It's turning 29—what do you get the World Wide Web that has everything?
Internet
Mar 13, 2018
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The 'splinternet' may be the future of the web
Both The Economist and WIRED are worried about the "splinternet". The UK research organisation NESTA thinks it could "break up" the world wide web as we know it.
Internet
Aug 4, 2017
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New open-source online maps provide details of urban supply chains
As ever-larger "megacities" become home to more and more of the world's people, the supply chains that bring essential supplies to these crowded populations will become increasingly complex.
Engineering
Sep 9, 2013
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Yahoo! revamps search page design
Yahoo! unveiled a new search page design Wednesday as part of the struggling Internet pioneer's effort to ramp up competition with Google.
Internet
Jun 5, 2013
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Taiwan's Hon Hai in tie-up with Mozilla
Taiwan's tech giant Hon Hai Precision Monday announced plans to develop devices and software using Mozilla's Firefox operating system, in an attempt to diversify its existing manufacturing services.
Business
Jun 3, 2013
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Researchers develop new tool to provide radiation monitoring in Japan
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton have designed a new tool to intelligently combine nuclear radioactivity data in Japan. The technology harnesses the power of crowdsourced radiation data; an innovative ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 15, 2013
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