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U.K.: AI gaining $837 billion by 2035

Artificial intelligence could add 630 billion pounds ($837 billion) to the U.K. economy by 2035, a government-commissioned report said. Nine months after the government commissioned an independent review into artificial intelligence, the authors have revealed their fundings. The major recommendations? AI and its applications shouldn’t be subject to direct regulation, but an AI council should oversee the industry. The report describes Artificial intelligence like the engine of the digital revolution. It depends for its power on a number of prerequisites: computing power, bandwidth, and large-scale data sets, all of which are elements of ‘big data’, the potential of which will only be realised using artificial

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Two Lost Kids; Two New Wearable Tracking Devices at CES 2015

Wearable devices are being used to keep track of wandering children. CES showcases two competing companies with differing visions who are vying for your dollars.

Cloud Computing, Entertainment, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Software Programs

If Fitness is Your Holiday Target, Get the Fitbug

The Fitbug is a wearable device that you can buy that enables daily activity monitoring from exercise, rest and even sleep, empowering healthy living

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Qualcomm to Acquire CSR

Qualcomm says acquisition will help it solidify its presence in growing markets.

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Tesla Confirms Model 3 to Follow Model X

In case you haven’t heard, Tesla just confirmed a story originally posted by AutoExpress in the UK that they will be indeed naming the vehicle that follows the Model X by the name Model 3. This is unfortunately a result of the fact that Ford blocked Tesla from naming their next car after the Model X by the name Model E. If that had happened, Tesla would have been able to sell a Line of Model S, Model E and Model X vehicles, also known as the SEX Models of cars when you combine all three letters of the different Tesla models. The Model 3

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DHS Pushes New Ridiculous Security Measures

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently posted a ‘warning’ to foreign airports that have direct flights into the US, with an apparent focus on UK airports, namely Manchester and London’s Heathrow. In this posting, Secretary Johnson, the head of the DHS stated that elevated security measures were being implemented based on the ever changing security climate. So, what exactly are these elevated security measures? According to the BBC, these new security measure being implemented in airports like Manchester and London are requiring users to have their electronic devices charged and to be able to power the device on when prompted to. Furthermore, if a

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NSA Can Spy on Any Country Not in the "Five Eyes"

According to documents obtained by the Washington Post, the US court that oversees the FISA-based activities, also known as the FISA Court, has given the NSA the ability to effectively spy on any country that isn’t part of the Five Eyes alliance. The countries included in the Five Eyes alliance are all English-speaking powers that are England or former English colonies. These include, The UK (who has GCHQ), Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The US is also part of the Five Eyes alliance, which is the fifth member of this English-speaking alliance. And due to agreements signed by these five countries, they have all agreed

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Netflix Expands Further into Europe

As we fight for our Net Neutrality rights in the US, Europeans, who have their Net Neutrality rights already set in stone are about to get Netflix. Netflix has been the core of many of the Net Neutrality debates in the United States because of how successfully it has challenged the cable operators (who are also ISPs) traditional businesses. Netflix has announced they they plan to expand their service into more European countries than they are already serving, adding the two biggest countries in Europe. So, in addition to the US, Canada, and basically ALL of the Americas, Netflix is also available in the U.K.,

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Netflix Expands Further into Europe

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