Mark Andersen and Richard Marshall at the Future in Review conference
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Dan Farber)
LAGUNA BEACH, CA–After the publication of the Mandiant report earlier in the year linking China’s People’s Liberation Army ongoing and massive cyberattacks against U.S. corporations, government agencies, universities and other organizations, policy makers and industry experts have been trying to figure out how to better secure their intellectual property against cyberattacks.
Call it a work in progress.
“The frustration [...]
Is protecting intellectual property from cyber thieves futile?
Mark Andersen and Richard Marshall at the Future in Review conference
(Credit:
Dan Farber)
LAGUNA BEACH, CA–After the publication of the Mandiant report earlier in the year linking China’s People’s Liberation Army ongoing and massive cyberattacks against U.S. corporations, government agencies, universities and other organizations, policy makers and industry experts have been trying to figure out how to better secure their intellectual property against cyberattacks.
Call it a work in progress.
“The frustration [...]
Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
WASHINGTON |
Thu May 23, 2013 2:36pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Thursday confirmed a White House nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
In a break from partisan battles over judicial appointments, the Senate gave bipartisan support to Sri Srinivasan, 46, a political appointee in the Justice Department. The court is one level down from the Supreme Court and Srinivasan is viewed by some as a potential justice on the nation’s highest court.
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UK first quarter growth unchanged
23 May 2013
Last updated at 06:46 ET
Services are growing more strongly, but construction continues to struggle
The UK’s economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures have confirmed.
The figure from the Office for National Statistics is unchanged from the initial estimate it gave in April.
It confirms the UK avoided falling into a triple-dip recession, and suggests signs of recovery in the economy.
On Wednesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the government to do more to st [...]
Big names falter at PGA Championship
Luke Donald made an awful start to his defence of his PGA Championship title on day one at Wentworth.
The world number six carded four bogeys and one double bogey on the front nine and ended six over after a 78.
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“I’m pretty unfamiliar with these conditions after playing in warmer climates”
Rory McIlroy
World number two
England’s Justin Rose finished bogey, double bogey to drop from three under to level, six shots off leader James Kingston from South Africa.
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Novo Nordisk says obesity drug trial confirms weight loss
COPENHAGEN |
Thu May 23, 2013 12:58pm EDT
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, the world’s biggest insulin producer, said Phase III study results had shown people treated with its liraglutide drug had an 8 percent weight loss.
“These data, together with previously reported Phase III trials, consistently demonstrate clinically significant weight loss and improvements in obesity-related risk factors in people with obesity,” chief science officer Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen sa [...]
Weiner makes a scene on campaign trail
Anthony Weiner’s said it’s possible more lewd photos of him will emerge even as he insisted the scandal that sank his congressional career is “behind” him, in his inaugural foray on to the campaign trail for mayor.
The fallen congressman clearly enjoyed every ounce of attention, for better or worse, even as some reporters held up a newspaper headline about him featuring the word “balls” and as a woman on the subway implored him to “stay off Facebook and all that.”
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“It’s behind me,” Weiner told [...]
New Water-Repellant Fabric Is Like A Second Skin
We’ve seem some neat ideas for water-repellant materials that suggest sweat stains will one day be as dead as dial-up. Here’s one more: Researchers at the University of California, Davis, are developing a fabric that acts like human skin, channeling and releasing excess moisture.
Beads of sweat form and fall when there’s excess water on the body, and the idea behind this project is similar: hydrophilic threads are stitched into a fabric made from a hydrophobic material. Put water in touch with the fabric, and the wate [...]
Next-Generation Consumer 3-D Printer Arrives, but a Lawsuit Looms
Shipping: The Form 1 3-D printer is now coming off a factory production line.
Desktop 3-D printers are about to become available with higher-definition capabilities, with a new startup shipping its first model this month.
At $3,299, the Form 1 could expand the market for 3-D printing technology. It can produce much higher-fidelity plastic objects than the consumer desktop printers available today can. But it is still cheap enough to be affordable to a wide swath of professional designers, engineers, and dedicated tinkerers. The Fo [...]
Searchers find body of second child killed in Minnesota mudslide
MINNEAPOLIS |
Thu May 23, 2013 2:54pm EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Searchers on Thursday found the body of a second fourth-grader killed when a landslide swept students, who were on a fossil-hunting field trip, into a pit full of water and mud at a park in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities said.
The body of one student had been pulled from the pit after the landslide Wednesday afternoon, which injured two other students, but rescuers were unable to find the missing student before calling off the search la [...]
Pussy Riot member denied parole
23 May 2013
Last updated at 15:04 ET
Maria Alyokhina began a hunger strike in protest at being unable to attend her parole hearing
A Russian court has denied parole to a member of punk band Pussy Riot who has begun a hunger strike in jail.
The court in Berezniki accepted claims that Maria Alyokhina had systematically disobeyed prison authorities and failed to repent for her crime, Russian media reported.
Last month, fellow band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was also denied parole.
Internationally famous musicians includi [...]
Can Microsoft’s Kinect finally deliver for gamers?
Microsoft touted its new Kinect for the Xbox One. But there still aren’t any great games that take advantage of the hardware.
Everything about the Xbox One’s new and improved Kinect camera sounds amazing.
It has a larger field of view, which means it will work in smaller rooms. It can detect the most subtle motions, like the rotation of your wrist. It can even tell you your heart rate by reading the color changes in your face.
The possibilities for how these features might find their way into games are endless. But we al [...]
GB sides into World Team Cup finals
Great Britain’s women’s and junior wheelchair tennis teams are both through to Friday’s finals at the World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey.
The women beat second seeds and 2011 finalists Germany 2-1 and will face top seeds the Netherlands for the title.
London 2012 bronze medallists Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley won the deciding doubles rubber.
Alfie Hewett and Lauren Jones combined to beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the junior semi-final.
After Jones lost her singles match, Hewett, the world number on [...]