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Thursday, May 15, 2014

The computer knows you're bowling: New algorithm identifies human activity from video

Apple CEO Tim Cook -- now, half-off

Is EU's 'right to be forgotten' really the 'right to edit the truth'?

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May 15, 2014
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The computer knows you're bowling: New algorithm identifies human activity from video

Researchers at MIT, UC-Irvine develop efficient new way for computers to tell what we're up to.

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Issue highlights

1. Apple CEO Tim Cook -- now, half-off

2. Is EU's 'right to be forgotten' really the 'right to edit the truth'?

3. Microsoft promises Xbox Live Gold refunds to disgruntled fans

4. Russia threatens to pull out of space station partnership

5. An Internet of Things prediction for 2025 -- with caveats

6. Comcast plans to reimpose monthly data caps on all customers within 5 years

7. OS X 10.9.3, iTunes 11.2 arrive with bug fixes, feature enhancements

8. AT&T to activate HD Voice over 4G LTE in four states on May 23

Apple CEO Tim Cook -- now, half-off

A lunch date with Apple CEO Tim Cook went for $330,000 in an online charity auction -- a little more than half what someone paid last year for a 30-minute coffee break with him. READ MORE

Is EU's 'right to be forgotten' really the 'right to edit the truth'?

With Europe's top court ordering Google to allow people to basically edit their online personal histories, some wonder what this will mean for finding the truth online. READ MORE

Microsoft promises Xbox Live Gold refunds to disgruntled fans

If you paid for Xbox Live Gold simply to stream Netflix or Hulu on your Xbox One, Microsoft will pay you back if you wish to drop it. READ MORE

Russia threatens to pull out of space station partnership

Russia said it wants out of deal with NASA by 2020; space agency says it has not received any official notification. READ MORE

An Internet of Things prediction for 2025 -- with caveats

A massive survey by the Pew Research Center about the Internet of Things in 2025 is very optimistic about the future of the technology. But even though the report seemingly tramples on IoT skeptics, its responses are filled with questions, doubts and caveats. READ MORE

Comcast plans to reimpose monthly data caps on all customers within 5 years

Bandwidth caps are coming back for Comcast home Internet customers, according to one company executive. READ MORE

OS X 10.9.3, iTunes 11.2 arrive with bug fixes, feature enhancements

Time to take a visit to the Mac App Store's Updates tab, because OS X 10.9.3 has arrived, along with iTunes 11.2. READ MORE

AT&T to activate HD Voice over 4G LTE in four states on May 23

Verizon promises HD Voice capability over LTE later this year. READ MORE

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