Look Inside Largest Tornado Ever With New Tool – National Geographic
Scientists now have a way to understand the fierce tornado that killed veteran stormchaser Tim Samaras in 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The May 31 storm was the largest ever recorded, and one of the fastest. New software has allowed scientists to piece together video…
Telecity fix nixed: Borked UK internet hub ‘had no UPS protection’ – The Register
Telecity cancelled its plans for a second shot at fixing the stricken power supply in its Docklands internet hub at Sovereign House. Engineers for the data centre operator were due to try fixing the broken system again on Wednesday night/Thursday morning, sources told The Register….
Watch Out Intel, Here Comes Facebook – Barron’s
Moore’s Law is breaking down, and the physics of chips is becoming treacherous. Barron’s Graphics For 50 years, the computer-chip industry has ridden a road of economic miracles, but now it’s reaching an end, and a potential crisis is unfolding for some of the industry’s…
Waterville airport sets sights high after big investments – Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Randy Marshall, airport manager at Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport, stands with his dog, Molly, on Thursday on the newly renovated runway at the city-owned airport in Waterville. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans WATERVILLE — The Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport is poised to handle more…
Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail
From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED – Wired
I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting, chilling the sweat on my back…
Big data analytics accelerates Williams’ Formula One performance – V3.co.uk
Formula One cars are essentially big data factories on wheels. They have hundreds of sensors across many components collecting data on everything from fuel levels and engine performance, to oil temperature and tyre pressure. Turning that data into useful information to tweak a car’s performance…
Procera Networks Defines Broadband Subscriber Experience with ScoreCard – PR Newswire UK (press release)
— Solution measures subscriber experience and suggests investments to maximize CAPEX ROI FREMONT, California, June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Procera Networks, Inc., the global Subscriber Experience company, today announced ScoreCard, a new solution enabling improved visibility and measurement of the quality of experience (QoE) that…
Cummins Power Systems, LLC Delivers the First Natural Gas 45KW Electric Power … – SYS-CON Media (press release)
News Feed Item Cummins Power Systems, LLC Delivers the First Natural Gas 45KW Electric Power Generator Set to Coates International, Ltd. Headquarters/Plant in New Jersey Yesterday, October 21, 2015 By Marketwired . Article Rating: October 22, 2015 10:55 AM EDT WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ —…