Category Archives: Technology

Q&A: What studying networks can tell us about the world and ourselves

There was an opening ceremony on Feb. 5 for the Yale Institute for Network Science (YINS), dedicated to exploring fundamental properties of networks as they appear throughout the biological, physical, and social sciences.

The interdisciplinary institute will be led by co-directors Nicholas Christakis, the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science, and Daniel Spielman, the Henry Ford II Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics.

Christakis and Spielman recently met with YaleNews to discuss the nature of networks and the institute’s mission. The following is an edited version of the conversation. (more…)

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Die Ankunft der Netzpolitik im Bundestag

Diese Woche wurde der netzpolitische Diskurs klar durch die offizielle Einsetzung des Ausschusses für Digitale Agenda durch den Deutschen Bundestag dominiert. Die Erwartungen an den neuen Ausschuss sind groß. Unsere Presseschau beinhaltet darüber hinaus einige Themenschwerpunkte, die auch im neuen Ausschuss diskutiert werden müssen. Peter Schaar appelliert etwa an die Verantwortung der Politik zur Wahrung der Grundrechte im digitalen Zeitalter. Die Idee eines „deutschen Internets“ soll auch im Ausschuss diskutiert werden, wie CDU und SPD betonten. Hannes Grassegger überlegt, ob wir bald mit Visum surfen müssen.

Video der Woche (more…)

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Made in IBM Labs: Scientists Set New Speed Record for Big Data

Ultra-high definition 4K movie or 40,000 songs from the Cloud could be downloaded in a few seconds

SAN FRANCISCO – 13 Feb 2014: IBM today announced that it has achieved a new technological advancement that will helpimprove Internet speeds to 200 – 400 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) at extremely low power.

The speed boost is based on a device that can be used to improve transferring Big Data between clouds and data centers four times faster than current technology. At this speed 160 Gigabytes, the equivalent of a two-hour, 4K ultra-high definition movie or 40,000 songs, could be downloaded in only a few seconds. The device was presented at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco.  (more…)

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IBM Provides Developers No-Charge Access to Power Systems Servers in the Cloud

New Development Cloud Provides Open Platform for Innovation to Speed Up Big Data Application Development

LAS VEGAS, N.V. – 11 Feb 2014: IBM today unveiled an application development cloud called the IBM Power Development Platform, providing software developers withno-charge access[1] over the cloud to IBM Power Systems servers to build, port and testapplications.  IBM expects the new resourcewill be of particular interest to Linux developers, many of whom are seeking and using more powerful, modern servers built to handle the new wave of open, collaborative applications built for Big Data, mobile and social business computing. (more…)

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“It‘s your privacy, stupid” – Erfahrungsbericht einer Kryptoparty

Über ein halbes Jahr ist es her, dass Edward Snowden mit seinen Enthüllungen eine globale Überwachungs- und Spionageaffäre ausgelöst hat, von der nicht nur das Handy von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel, sondern auch die private Kommunikation von Millionen Deutschen betroffen ist. Im Selbstversuch hat die politik-digital.de-Redaktion das Verschlüsseln geübt und eine Kryptoparty veranstaltet. Das Ergebnis: Es hat sogar Spaß gemacht. Ein Erfahrungsbericht.

Seit Monaten schon fordern Datenschützer, Internetaktivisten, Programmierer und Hacker uns auf, unsere Daten und Kommunikationswege zu schützen. In der Redaktion von politik-digital.de kennen wir die Argumente für und gegen Verschlüsselung gut. Mit der praktischen Umsetzung befasst haben wir uns aber bisher kaum. Währenddessen kommen immer weitere Details über die Machenschaften der Geheimdienste ans Licht, und die Regierungen zeigen sich weiterhin wenig beeindruckt von der Empörung in breiten Teilen der Gesellschaft. Bequemlichkeit und Zeitmangel können als Ausreden also nicht mehr gelten, und so haben wir beschlossen, dass es höchste Zeit ist, uns kryptografische Fähigkeiten anzueignen. (more…)

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IBM Brings Watson to Africa

$100M “Project Lucy” Initiative Heralds New Era of Data-Driven Development

LAGOS and NAIROBI – 06 Feb 2014: IBM has launched a 10-year initiative to bring Watson and other cognitive systems to Africa in a bid to fuel development and spur business opportunities across the world’s fastest growing continent. Dubbed “Project Lucy” after the earliest known human ancestor, IBM will invest US$100 million in the initiative, giving scientists and partners access to the world’s most advanced cognitive computing technologies. (more…)

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The Barriers of E-learning and How to Survive It

Students can experience convenience and benefits but at the same time, barriers of E-learning. These barriers hinder the learning process that is why it is important to evaluate the kind of barrier and know how to survive it.

Technology Issues

E-learning doesn’t require students to be very good with computers, software, and Internet. It only requires little technical skill. But there are some people who really find it hard to deal with technology issues. If they won’t do anything to resolve it, they will only feel frustrated that will only lead to not continuing the learning process. (more…)

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Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO

Bill Gates steps up to new role as Technology Advisor; John Thompson assumes role as Chairman of Board of Directors.

REDMOND, Wash. Feb. 4, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Nadella previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group. (more…)

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