Collegiate esports company ESPORTSU has announced the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup (CECC), a scholastic esports event that will take place in Atlanta from May 6-8. The event represents a partnership between ESPORTSU and all of Atlanta’s major esports organizations and is the latest move in a push for the city to become a hotbed of …
The Cybathlon is a multi-sport international competition in which people with physical disabilities compete against each other to complete everyday tasks using state-of-the-art technical assistance. It’s basically an excuse to create enhancements in assistive technology and a nice showcase for the current state of the industry. Also, cyborgs competing against cyborgs. Plus the competitions are …
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WavebreakmediaMicro – stock.adob As we move further into 2022, and the first few locations across the world show signs that the pandemic might be easing, many organisations have an opportunity to refocus on core strategic goals and aims. For the tech sector, one of these must be sustainability By Chris Tilley, CFO, Harvey Nash Group …
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ronstik – stock.adobe.com Acquisition will see cyber defence and threat intelligence specialist folded into Google Cloud’s security suite By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 08 Mar 2022 16:23 Barely six months after splitting from its former cohort FireEye, frontline cyber defence and threat intelligence powerhouse Mandiant is to be acquired by Google for $5.4bn (£4.1bn/€5bn) …
The UK’s new National Cyber Strategy is clear in its ambitions, but to fulfil them, we must double down on appropriate skills development, says ISACA director Mike Hughes By Mike Hughes Published: 08 Mar 2022 On 15 December 2021, the UK government launched the National Cyber Strategy 2022 in Birmingham. Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay set out …
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. March 2022 A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to data integration Data integration is increasing in importance for businesses. In this 17-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at its complex nature, four key trends to assess, which approaches to take when linking IT systems and why Nasa’s …
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This guy bought some titanium tetrachloride which basically turns into white smoke when exposed to air and decided to soak a ball in it to make the world’s smokiest ball. A few weeks ago, I bought some titanium tetrachloride which, I heard is one of the most obnoxious chemicals. When exposed to air, almost immediately, …
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Mark Rober, the former NASA engineer who builds all those package thief glitter bombs, spent 5 years building this robot that sets up dominoes. Not only does it set up dominoes, but it sets up, like, a lot of them. Apparently a world record amount at 100k over 24 hours. The robot is obviously super …
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During halftime of the USA-France men’s basketball game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Toyota Engineering Society’s CUE 3 humanoid robot rolled out to midcourt and proceeded to start draining shots with the same ease at which it would also probably kill a human. And although the shooting is impressive, what I’m really interested in are …
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This is a short video showing what happens when you pour liquid nitrogen into a dirty container. I’m not a scientist so I can’t give a scientific explanation of what’s happening, but as best as I can tell it make the dirt go move. And move away. With bubbly. Keep going for the full video. …
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