Savvy Homes Portal aims to make it easy and affordable for real estate agents to integrate virtual reality into their business. I caught up with Lauren Taylor for a chat on the benefits of virtual reality for realtors and the real estate market. HH: Ok, thanks for joining us today Miss. Taylor, so I understand … [Read more…]
ESET researchers have discovered another banking trojan on Google Play — this time disguised as a Flashlight widget and targeting a potentially unlimited number of apps. Android users were the target of another banking malware with screen locking capabilities, masquerading as a flashlight app on Google Play. Unlike other banking trojans with a static set of … [Read more…]
“Digital Disruption and Opportunities in Science Fiction” is this year’s set theme for the Melon Sci-Fi Conference, which brings together science fiction authors and industry professionals to discuss hot topics that impact the science fiction genre as a whole. Of special interest is new technologies and publication practices that could disrupt the media outlets that … [Read more…]
A space shuttle tile has been reported stolen from the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. Personnel on the scene at the time of the theft included freelance photographer Brandon Thonen, who said this on Twitter: To all of my #NASASocial #tweeps out there we need your help. Please RT this … [Read more…]
LG has announced its latest smart phone for business, the G6 Premium, which comes loaded with useful apps and features such as an Always-On display and wireless charging. As part of an introductory promo, the LG G6 Premium also includes the Google Assistant — an app that normally retails for $129. LG has worked with … [Read more…]
The eighth annual National Robotics Week kicks off April 8 with STEM-focused events happening across the country. Founded by iRobot and established by Congress in 2010, National Robotics Week raises awareness around the importance of education focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and the role these subjects play in shaping the future of … [Read more…]
Looking for a job? Make sure you dust off your credentials because tech sector employment gained by 3% in 2016 according to an annual analysis conducted by CompTIA. This report, titled Cyberstates 2017™, provides a state-by-state breakdown of tech sector employment growth. Total employment in the tech sector now totals 6.9 million workers working directly … [Read more…]
Robotics, AI, and the Macro-Economy | Jeffrey Sachs Despite setbacks that include successful judicial challenges to his immigration policies and the walking back of his promise to make Mexico pay for a border wall, President Trump is keeping one campaign promise to pursue policies that force manufacturers to keep jobs in U.S. territory. As a … [Read more…]
Recent research conducted by staffing specialists Robert Half Technology and The Creative Group show that businesses are less eager than consumers to adapt new technologies, despite the opinion of an overwhelming majority of CIOs and advertising and marketing executives that it is “very” or “somewhat” important for department leaders to test new technologies. This comes … [Read more…]
A global research team has built five new synthetic yeast chromosomes, meaning that 30 percent of a key organism’s genetic material has now been swapped out for engineered replacements. This is one of several findings of a package of seven papers published March 10 as the cover story for Science. Led by NYU Langone geneticist … [Read more…]