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Meet the finalists for IBM’s $200K Call for Code competition

Sep09
by on September 9, 2019 at 7:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, robots


The 2019 Call for Code challenge is coming to a close as partners IBM and David Clark Cause are set to announce the grand prize winner next month. The months-long contest solicited technologists from around the world to invent solutions to improve natural disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. And one team’s going to get a $200K cash prize and a development meeting. More than 180,000 people from around the globe participated in this year’s contest – whether through submission or support – and 31 teams have been selected as finalists. A panel of judges led by President Bill Clinton will…

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Microsoft unveils new To Do as Wunderlist founder mourns its imminent death

Sep09
by on September 9, 2019 at 6:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Microsoft today revealed an update for its To-Do app, now simply called To Do, that makes the app much more useful and pleasant to look at. But not everyone is happy, as the development of this app potentially signals the retirement of another. The new version To Do includes a refreshed look with new backgrounds. The app also includes a smart daily planner, lists that can be accessed from multiple devices, and integration with other Microsoft apps like Outlook, Microsoft Planner, and Cortana. It looks a lot like popular to-do app Wunderlist, and that’s not a coincidence. The company explicitly says…

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Bitcoin analysts show ‘apparent relationship’ between exchange flow and price

Sep09
by on September 9, 2019 at 4:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


There’s less Bitcoin flowing in and out of cryptocurrency exchanges lately, which indicates calm from those who’ve been keen to profit from its price movements — especially when compared to levels recorded in June and July. In fact, the amount that traders have sent to major cryptocurrency exchanges is now on par with the total being taken off-exchange, reports Delphi Digital in analysis shared with Hard Fork. “It’s clear there were significant net outflows during the big rally in the second quarter of 2019, as bullish sentiment really started picking up and individuals were moving Bitcoin off exchanges because they had no intention of…

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Texas says no to ransom demand as it recovers from a ‘coordinated ransomware attack’

Sep09
by on September 9, 2019 at 12:04 pm
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Texas officials have said that none of the municipalities impacted by the crippling ransomware attack last month have yielded to the ransom demand. In its first update since August 20, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) — which is leading the investigation into the incident — said more than half of the affected entities have resumed usual operations. “All the impacted entities had transitioned from assessment and response to remediation and recovery with business-critical services restored by August 23,” the agency noted. The coordinated ransomware attack hit 22 agencies on August 16, with their IT systems locked out by…

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