
New Machine Learning Platform Announced at the AWS Summit
The senior vice president of Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy announced the new machine learning platform at the AWS Summit in San Francisco. The new machine learning platform is designed to give developers, without a machine learning background, the tools to build data-driven smart apps that can monitor what is

Beebone gets Fixed by Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI
The infamous shape shifting malware called Beebone has been shut down by the Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI. Beebone was controlling more than 100,000 computers a day and hackers were using it to steal information like passwords and download other programs to infect machines. According to reports, around 12,000

Jawbone’s UP3 Fitness Tracker Extends Their Product Launch
The UP3 fitness tracker by Jawbone will be launched 4 months ahead from the original delivery date. The tracker was supposed to launch on the 20th of April this year. The company also mentioned that the device will not be waterproof as advertised first. However, it will be “splash proof”.

Data Initiative for Community Policing, Leaders Gather at the White House
Police data initiative through using data and technology in community policing is given more priority. US President Barack Obama, after a meeting with the representatives of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, speaks to the press in the White’s House Roosevelt Room, on March 2. Later last year

US and China Tension Ignites with Latest Technology Export Licensing Block
Tech tension between the US and China is further ignited with the prior’s move of blocking technology exports to the latter. The move comes from US tech companies, which are grappling with the proposed restrictions imposed by Beijing. The US is blocking the technology exports correlated with the world’s fastest

Ed Tech Execs, Founders Sit Down at the ASU+GSV Summit
Hundred of education technology capitalists and executives attend and meet at the lobby of the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona this week. They join forces and sit down at the annual education technology conference with full view of their competitors. A highlight: An online skills training company for technology professionals,

Apple Watch ‘Overpriced, Not Worth the Dollar,’ Mixed Reviews Revealed
Reviews are mixed ending up with mostly negatives against the new wearable tech, the Apple Watch. Three weeks before the much-publicized watch hits the shelves, technology and news websites take the device for a run, but come up with mixed results. Two days before shipping begins, Apple’s press release team

Intel Reveals its 3D Camera that can be Fitted into a Smartphone
The RealSense is Intel’s latest technology that can be used to track hand and head movements. It is also possible to change the focus of the photos after the photos have been taken. At the moment Intel has unveiled their prototype in an event in China. Many experts are saying

Xiaomi sells 2m phones in 12 hours during a Fan Festival
The retail channels in India were massively expanded by Xiaomi with its mega sales bonanza after selling more than two million smart phones in a festival on Wednesday. Xiaomi is a Chinese company and they had arranged a 12 hour festival in seven different countries in Asia. They have successfully

Hillary Clinton Hires Veteran Google Exec for Campaigns
Long time Google executive has been hired by Hillary Clinton to become her chief technology officer to supervise her presidential campaign technology development as well as to discover and to build ways on how she can engage with potential voters, according to a source from the Democrats who has knowledge