Can You Really Summon A Self-Parking Car With Your Smart Watch? Leave it to your car to fight for that prized parking space – The hours we spend over a lifetime searching for that elusive free parking space are a complete waste of time and energy, and those big brains at BMW are saying enough is enough. …
The most powerful supercomputers in the world – and what they do? We live in the computer age so it’s no surprise that a nation’s international importance is often measured on the number and the size of supercomputers it runs. After three wins in a row, it was no surprise that this supercomputer, was hailed once again as the world’s most powerful system…
Identity theft victims face months of hassle Yahoo Finance: By Brandon Bailey SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at Target last year, the 36-year-old tech worker signed up for the retailer's free credit monitoring offer so he would be notified if someone used his identity to commit fraud. Someone did. The first monitoring report showed crooks
Oil to take down the S&P 500 — but there's still no better time to invest in energy Marketwatch: By Barbara Kollmeyer Invest in energy. Now. The heck you say. But as we plumb the depths of under-$60-a-barrel oil, that chorus is rising. Take Stephen Schwarzman, the chairman of Blackstone, who said yesterday there’s no better time to invest in energy than now. Simply, lots of people out there have
The technology may still be in its infancy, but flexible screens are gradually being seen in more and more products. Samsung and LG have led the way, so far, but a number of other firms including Japan’s Semiconductor Energy Laboratory are also developing super-strong, flexible screens…
After two years of popping up at high-profile events sporting Google Glass, the gadget that transforms eyeglasses into spy-movie worthy technology, Google co-founder Sergey Brin sauntered bare-faced into a Silicon Valley red-carpet event on Sunday…
Senate passes spending bill, ends government shutdown threat Reuters: By David Lawder and Amanda Becker The U.S. Senate on Saturday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that lifts the threat of a government shutdown as Congress attempts to wrap up a two-year legislative session marked by bitter partisanship and few major accomplishments. The Senate's 56-40 vote sends the measure to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into
The Reason Putin Is Buying So Much Gold – Russian President Vladimir Putin is developing a taste for gold (CEC:Commodities Exchange Centre: @GC.1). With all of its income from selling oil (Intercontinental Exchange Europe: @LCO.1), Russia is…
There was a huge development reported in the silver market last week and how did the precious metal community respond? They basically ignored it. Go figure. So, I will try again to get the word out by presenting it in a different fashion. Indian silver demand was so strong this year, that…
Hedge funds added bullish gold wagers at the fastest pace since June as central bank action from China to Japan and Europe helped stem the rout in prices. The net-long position in New York futures and options expanded 56 percent, U.S. government data show…