October 19, 2015

Stanford Researchers Treat Autism With Google Glass

Screen_Shot_2015-10-16_at_3.20.55_PM[1] As Google retools its Glass experiment, researchers at Stanford are using the device to help autistic children recognize and classify emotions. In a small office buried inside an administrative building at Stanford, Catalin Voss and Nick Haber are pairing face-tracking technology with machine learning to build at-home treatments for autism. The Autism Glass Project, a part of the Wall Lab in… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Security Firm Reports Cyberattack From China the Day After Obama and Xi Jinping Announced Agreement on Cyberthreats

"We've seen no change in behavior."

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

'I've Never Seen Anything More Bizarre Than That': Colts Stun Everyone With Unbelievably Bad Trick Play Attempt on 4th Down

"What are you doing here?"

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StreetHub Raises Further $2.6M, Launches Trouva To Curate And Sell Items From Indie Shops And Boutiques

StreetHub StreetHub, the U.K. startup that's helping independent shops and boutiques be discovered and sell online, has raised a further $2.6 million in funding. It'a also launching a new brand and consumer-facing offering: Trouva is an e-commerce site that promises to curate and make available items to buy from its 350-strong network of independent shops and boutiques. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

HeadBox Is An Online Marketplace In The U.K. For 'Inspiring Spaces'

HeadBox HeadBox is a newly-launched marketplace in the U.K. for 'creative, inspiring and off-site spaces'. It enables corporate, SME, and private bookers to find and book spaces for things like launch events and parties, off-site meetings, workshops or basically any kind of occasion that requires a setting that moves slightly beyond the everyday. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Hillary Clinton Looks to Turn Benghazi Hearing Into Next Boost

With the Republican-led committee under fire, the former secretary of state and Democratic front-runner prepares to testify.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Emails: Clinton Foundation Donor Lobbied State Department for Haiti Hotels

A donor to the Clinton Foundation reached out to Hillary Clinton's office to promote a Haiti hotel project that later received support from the U.S. government and Bill Clinton, according to emails released by the Department of State.

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Spotify Moves Closer To Launches In Indonesia And Japan

Spotify NYC D'Angelo It's now two and a half years since Spotify first brought its music streaming service to Asia, and the company is moving close to entering in two important markets in the region: Japan, where music streaming is beginning to show promise, and Indonesia, the world's fourth most largest country with a population of over 250 million. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Nexus 5X Review: Google's Second Best Flagship Device

Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 7.33.31 PM LG and Google have worked together again to bring you their latest Nexus incarnation. The Nexus 5X, one of two new flagship phones from Google, is being described fondly by the company as "the all-around champ." I'm not sure what that means. Also, they're saying things like the 5X is "capturing the soul of the Nexus family." I'm not sure what that… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Square Reportedly Poaches Yahoo Chief Development Officer Jacqueline Reses

Apple Pay Square Square filed for a long-awaited IPO this week, and the payments firm has reportedly nabbed a big name to help it go public: Yahoo's chief development officer Jacqueline Reses. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Netanyahu to Kerry: No concessions

(Paul Mirengoff) The spate of stabbings by Palestinians of Israeli Jews has caused John Kerry to spring into action, defined as it always is for Kerry as attempting to wring concessions from Israel. Kerry plans to meet with PA president Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II in the Middle East next weekend. In advance of these meetings, Kerry will meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamim Netanyahu on Thursday, assuming events allow

Source: Power Line

Driver's Astonishing Response After He's Caught on Video Swerving His Car Into a Passing Motorcycle and Sending the Riders Crashing to the Road

"If her arm gets infected they're going to have to amputate it."

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Feds Hide Secret List Of 11 Staggering Obamacare Insurers

"We are paying for it. We have a right to know," Sally Pipes, president Pacific Research Institute

Via: The Daily Caller

Zomato Closes Its Cashless Payments Service Following A Trial In Dubai

Zomato_App1_hi-res-L Following up on a big round of layoffs earlier this week, Zomato said it is shutting down its cashless payments system — a system that it had trialled in the Middle East at the beginning of this year. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Trump's Trolling Of Jeb Could Spell Doom For The Governor

Bush is now doing the last thing he wanted to do in his run for president

Via: The Daily Caller

Veteran Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shot by Man He Was Guarding in Hospital Room

"This tragedy reminds us that Minnesota's law enforcement officers risk their lives every day and night to keep us safe."

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

China's Economic Growth Declines to 6-Year Low

Weakening trade and manufacturing have fueled concern about possible job losses and unrest.

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories