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IMAGE: Colin Crawford: As I was doing my research on Netflix, I started to realize the central role Silicon Valley s relationship to Wall Street had in creating the service as we. view more
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Netflix s emergence as a truly transformative platform for consuming entertainment has been one of the most discussed tech stories of the past decade. It has revolutionised the way we watch, produce and discuss film and television. The media landscape is now categorized into pre- and post-Netflix.
And yet in many ways it is just another successful technology company. In his recently published book
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VIDEO: Scientists from Aalto University, in collaboration with Korkeasaari Zoo, have designed and built an on-demand video device for white-faced saki monkeys to activate as and when they like. While enrichment. view more
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Helsinki, Finland Technology helps humans maintain connections, get work done, and relax after a long day. How it can best improve the lives of animals, particularly those in captivity, however, has remained an open question.
Scientists from Aalto University, in collaboration with Korkeasaari Zoo, have designed and built an on-demand video device for white-faced saki monkeys to activate as and when they like. While enrichment systems for zoo animals have been around for some time, very few offer animals the ability to choose when and how they use the device, even though choice and control are known to promote animal welfare.
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Graphs data structures that show the relationship among objects are highly versatile. It s easy to imagine a graph depicting a social media network s web of connections. But graphs are also used in programs as diverse as content recommendation (what to watch next on Netflix?) and navigation (what s the quickest route to the beach?). As Ajay Brahmakshatriya summarizes: graphs are basically everywhere.
Brahmakshatriya has developed software to more efficiently run graph applications on a wider range of computer hardware. The software extends GraphIt, a state-of-the-art graph programming language, to run on graphics processing units (GPUs), hardware that processes many data streams in parallel. The advance could accelerate graph analysis, especially for applications that benefit from a GPU s parallelism, such as recommendation algorithms.
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IMAGE: DEVCOM ARL researcher Dr. Niranjan Suri, will receive the NATO Science and Technology Organization s Information Systems Technology Panel Individual Excellence Award. view more
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ADELPHI, Md. A U.S. Army researcher received high honors from NATO for driving innovation for military communication systems.
Dr. Niranjan Suri, a researcher with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now referred to as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, received the NATO Science and Technology Organization s Information Systems Technology Panel Individual Excellence Award.
NATO instituted the award to recognize outstanding personal and group contributions to STO Collaborative Network activities.