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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- May 18, 2017

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Headline Scan
Google Pushes AI, Machine Learning to the Front
Feren OS: A Linux Desktop Game-Changer
Wearable Tech Can Detect Life-Threatening Heart Problems
HPE Unveils Huge Single-Memory Computer Prototype
Crate.io Packs New Features, Services Into DB Upgrade
Nintendo Readies Mario for E3 Spotlight
Google's New Mobile OS Will Have a Distinctly Non-Linux Hue
Dell's 'Alice' Will Guide Women Through VC Wonderland
Nvidia Embraces Deep Neural Nets With Volta
Microsoft Debuts Smarter Cloud at Build
Amazon Gives Fashion Advice, Snacks Get Musical, Coffee Tables Get Smart
The IoT's Scramble to Combat Botnets
Amazon Adds Show to Echo's Tell

Today's Story Highlights

Google Pushes AI, Machine Learning to the Front
Addressing thousands of developers at the annual Google I/O conference
on Wednesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai outlined the company's new
strategy to transition from mobile first to artificial intelligence and
machine learning. The goal is to equip the company's line of digital
assistant products and services to anticipate the needs of users, and
comprehend sights and sounds in new ways.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84542.html

Feren OS: A Linux Desktop Game-Changer
Feren OS is a polished and well-stocked Linux distro that comes close to
being an ideal replacement for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In fact,
this impressive Linux OS is a very attractive replacement for any Linux
distro. The only impediment to this assessment is dislike of the
Cinnamon desktop. Feren OS does not give you any other desktop options,
but it comes with many configuration choices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84541.html

Wearable Tech Can Detect Life-Threatening Heart Problems
Cardiogram last week announced that it has developed a preliminary
algorithm to use with the Apple Watch and Android Wear devices to detect
atrial fibrillation with higher accuracy than previously validated
detection methods. Atrial fibrillation, or AF, affects about 2.7 million
Americans, and increases the risk of stroke by five times. Overall, it
causes about 15 percent of strokes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84525.html

HPE Unveils Huge Single-Memory Computer Prototype
HPE on Tuesday introduced the world's largest single-memory computer as
part of The Machine, its research project into memory-driven computing.
The computer has 160 T-bytes of memory, and HPE expects the architecture
to allow memory to scale up to 4.096 yottabytes. The memory is spread
across 40 physical nodes that are interconnected using a high-
performance fabric protocol.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84536.html

Crate.io Packs New Features, Services Into DB Upgrade
Crate.io on Tuesday announced an upgrade to its open source CrateDB, and
introduced a commercial version. The database now is available as a
managed service as well. CrateDB 2.0 features clustering enhancements
and SQL improvements. The enterprise edition adds authentication and
authorization features for enhanced security, which are not provided in
the open source version.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84538.html

Nintendo Readies Mario for E3 Spotlight
Nintendo will provide numerous activities and spotlight its in-
development titles at next month's E3 in Los Angeles. However, it once
again has decided not to host a traditional press event, despite the
fact that Nintendo was one of the first companies to establish the
tradition of holding a pre-show briefing for institutional investors,
analysts and the media.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84534.html

Google's New Mobile OS Will Have a Distinctly Non-Linux Hue
Google has been developing a new open source OS called "Fuchsia" for
smartphones, tablets and other devices, which could be unveiled as early
as this summer. Little has been revealed about the new OS since it first
came to light last year. However, new details that surfaced last week
have been making the rounds. Fuchsia apparently will move Google away
from its long association with Linux.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84535.html

Dell's 'Alice' Will Guide Women Through VC Wonderland
One of the interesting things at Dell EMC World came from Karen Quintos,
the most powerful woman at Dell. Karen is responsible for its
Entrepreneur in Residence program, which focuses on equipping and
helping woman entrepreneurs. Dell Technologies apparently has created
"Alice," a female-focused artificial intelligence focused on helping
support and drive innovative firms backed by women.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84527.html

Nvidia Embraces Deep Neural Nets With Volta
At this year's GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia's premier conference
for technical computing with graphic processors, the company reserved
the top keynote for its CEO Jensen Huang. Over the years, the GTC
conference went from a segment in a larger, mostly gaming-oriented and
somewhat scattershot conference called "nVision" to become one of the
key conferences that mixes academic and commercial high-performance
computing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84528.html

Microsoft Debuts Smarter Cloud at Build
Microsoft executives, led by CEO Satya Nadella, introduced a series of
enhancements to the company's critical data and cloud services at the
kickoff of its annual Build conference, demonstrating new ways to expand
adoption of artificial intelligence, personal digital assistants and
other innovations. There will be more than 25 billion intelligent
devices in the world by 2020, Nadella said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84524.html

Amazon Gives Fashion Advice, Snacks Get Musical, Coffee Tables Get Smart
Amazon's Echo system, which brought the company's Alexa assistant to
tables and countertops as a hub for your home, now has evolved into
something a little more visually minded. I don't mean the brand new Echo
Show -- it's the Echo Look that has caught my eye. The Echo Look has a
built-in camera that captures both audio and video. Amazon wants you to
use it to help you choose your outfits.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84515.html

The IoT's Scramble to Combat Botnets
With shadowy botnet armies lurking around the globe and vigilante gray-
hat actors inoculating susceptible devices, the appetite for Internet of
Things security is stronger than ever. "If you throw IoT on a con talk,
you've got a pretty good chance to get in," remarked information
security professional Jason Kent, as he began his presentation at
Chicago's Thotcon conference last week.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84523.html

Amazon Adds Show to Echo's Tell
Echo isn't just for sound anymore. Amazon on Tuesday announced Echo
Show, a new version of its popular smart speaker that comes with a 7-
inch color touchscreen, 5-inch front-facing camera and dual 2-inch Dolby
speakers. With its screen, it can show YouTube videos, access home
security cameras, display photos and scroll lyrics as you listen to
songs from streaming services.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84522.html

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