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Grand Falls House report gets political audience – Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser
Deputy Mayor Barry Manuel said in a press release Friday morning that he hopes the dialogue leads to a transition agreement for the possible transfer of the property to the Town of Grand Falls–Windsor and the implementation of some of the key recommendations of the…
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…
Google opens Alphabet era with stock-lifting report – Salt Lake Tribune
The third-quarter gains also reflected the financial discipline that has been imposed by Porat, who made it clear she intended to curb spending shortly after joining Google in May. Google’s operating expenses in the third quarter rose at slightly slower pace than net revenue, helping…
Five Ways 5G Will Make Doing Business Easier – Tech Cocktail
The high connection speeds afforded by 4G networking have already been a boon to businesses, who can stay in touch with clients and colleagues around the world. Many businesses already use VoIP services like Skype for video conferencing and chat, along with an array of…
ARMing a Breadboard — Everyone Should Program an ARM – Hackaday
I’m always a little surprised that we don’t see more ARM-based projects. Of course, we do see some, but the volume isn’t what I’d expect given that low-level ARM chips are cheap, capable, low power, and readily available. Having a 32-bit processor with lots of…
Five steps to making your first podcast – IJNet (blog)
It’s not breaking news that podcasts have made a comeback, and we’ve seen journalists embracing the medium to reach their audiences in a cost-effective way. “It’s important to think about what [podcasting] can do in terms of getting your name out there. The barrier to…
Why Microsoft Bought A Game Engine From Intel – Seeking Alpha
Summary Microsoft bought the biggest game-related 3D physics engine company, Havok, from Intel. Microsoft is likely fortifying its influence on game publishers and developers. Havok’s physics engine is far more popular than Nvidia’s Physx game engine. Havok offers almost a complete all-in-one game development software…
How to get kids to start coding – USA TODAY
Jinny Gudmundsen, Special for USA TODAY 11:54 a.m. EDT September 27, 2015 With The Foos app, kids learn to code by arranging animated icons in an order that results in a character moving through a puzzle.(Photo: codeSpark) Fifteen years ago, I started this column with…
Light painting illuminates Floating Points’ Silhouettes video – Dezeen
Music: patterns of light spring up around a Martian-like world in this music video that directors Pablo Barquin and Junior Martínez created for Floating Points (+ movie). Martínez already knew Sam Shepherd – the musician behind Floating Points – before the idea for the video…
2015 Boating Industry Movers & Shakers Finalists – Boating Industry
Jonathan Sweet, Editor in ChiefSeptember 15, 2015Filed under Features, In This Issue Now in its fifth year, the Movers & Shakers awards recognize innovative leaders, people unafraid to take chances to improve the industry. Since 2011, we’ve recognized dozens of those Movers & Shakers, yet…