Category Archives: Technology

A short note on ‘Brainhacking’

As hackers do, they hack your computer and take control of your system, in a similar way, in ‘Brainhacking’, neuroscientists place electrodes on physically disabled person’s head to let his brain control a robotic arm, let’s say. So the person can hold a cup to drink or hold cutlery to take his meal. (more…)

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Ethische Richtlinien für den Einsatz von Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen gefordert

Datenschutz, Haftung und Sicherheit müssen bedacht werden, verlangen Wissenschaftler der Universität Tübingen

International führende Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Neurophysiologie, der Neurotechnologie und der Neuroethik haben ethische Richtlinien für den Einsatz von Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen formuliert. Sie sollen Datenschutz, Haftung und Sicherheit bei hirngesteuerten Systemen gewährleisten; bisher wurden diese Aspekte wenig beachtet und sind teilweise noch völlig ungeklärt. (more…)

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Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market ranked #28 and Amazon ranked #2 on Fortune’s 2017 list of World’s Most Admired Companies

SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 16, 2017– Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $13.7 billion, including Whole Foods Market’s net debt. (more…)

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IBM Brings Identity-as-a-Service to Hybrid Cloud Environments

New Service Enables Enterprises to Speed Business Agility in Adopting Cloud Applications Across On-Premise and Cloud Environments, and Helps Improve Employee Productivity with Single Sign-On from Any Device

ARMONK, NY – 13 Jun 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new service, delivered via the IBM Cloud, designed for managing how employees gain access to their preferred business applications.  IBM Cloud Identity Connect is a new Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), which helps provide users with rapid access to thousands of popular cloud apps while enabling single sign-on (SSO) to their applications, whether from the cloud or on-premise. (more…)

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IBM to Deliver New Cost and Asset Management Application for Cloud

The first of a new generation of applications, Cost and Asset Management provides greater visibility and governance for hybrid cloud environments

ARMONK, N.Y. – 08 Jun 2017: Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the availability of its Cloud Brokerage Services Cost and Asset Management application which helps provide companies ongoing visibility, actionable insights and recommendations into their hybrid cloud investments.   (more…)

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