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Intel Cancels Intel Developer Forum Conference Including Upcoming IDF17
Over the past two decades, Intel held its Intel Developer Forum technical conference in San Francisco annually. It was initially held in San Jose near their Santa Clara base back in 1997 when it was still small but has moved to the larger Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco with…
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Donald Trump’s Lawyers Take Down 17-Year Old Girl’s Kitten Website (DEBUNKED)
Who would have thought Donald Trump does not like being grabbed by a pussy? According to FOX News, the sitting US President has sent his team of lawyers to take down kittenfeed.com which had an interactive video game that lets users scratch an image of President Trump with kitten paws.…
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San Francisco Coupled Died Due to Carbon Monoxide from 3D Laser Cutter
Update: This story has been edited to reflect the use of a Laser CNC, not a 3D Printer. A couple in San Francisco, as well as their two cats, were found dead in their home last Monday. The MIT graduates, aged 35 and 32, suffered lethal carbon monoxide poisoning caused by…
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San Francisco Transit Hacker Hacked
Over the weekend, it emerged that the San Francisco Municipal Rail system (SFMTA) had been hacked, with employees greeted by ransomware on their computer terminals. In a delicious twist, an interested party who read about the San Francisco transit ransomware – in an article which listed the attacker’s e-mail address…
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Self-Driving Ubers Spotted in San Francisco
Despite a large number of companies currently rushing to develop their autonomous car capabilities, very few of these firms are yet to bring their vehicles to the streets. Despite the strict regulations on self-driving vehicles in California, Uber may have managed to beat many firms to the punch with what…
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Man Shot Dead While Playing Pokémon Go
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed while playing Pokémon Go in San Francisco over the weekend. Calvin Riley was apparently murdered while playing the popular mobile game with friends in Aquatic Park on Saturday night (6th August). https://twitter.com/EHarringtonNews/status/762383958612946944 “A friend said Riley and a friend noticed someone suspicious watching…
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Uber & Lyft Drivers Will Need Business Permits in San Francisco
When it comes to “ridesharing” apps like Uber and Lyft, the law has been slow to catch up on the latest app-driven taxi scheme. Debating if they are consultants or employees, cities have been torn apart as Taxi drivers argue that they use loopholes to avoid extra charges that Taxis…
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Energy-Friendly Chip Could Boost Neural Networks
The quest to gain a greater insight into artificial Intelligence has been exciting and has also opened up a range of possibilities that have included “convolutional neural networks”, these are large visual networks of simple information-processing units which are loosely modelled on the anatomy of the human brain. These networks…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Neighbours Unhappy Again!
Mark Zuckerberg is not really ingratiating himself with his neighbours within the local but admittedly expensive community that is Liberty Hill in San Francisco. The extensive construction and the accompanied noise and disruption has not been a favourite with the fellow residents and now a parking dispute has again caused…
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Is Debian Founder’s Death Linked to Allegations of Police Brutality?
The tragic and mysterious death of Debian founder Ian Murdock was revealed by Docker on 30th December. The day before his death, Murdock posted a series of disturbing tweets in which he threatened to kill himself, later revealing that he was falsely arrested (for “[Knocking] on [his] nieghbor’s door,” as…
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Google Employee Lives in a Parking Lot and Saves 90% of His Income
A 23-year-old Software Engineer who works for Google in San Francisco has eschewed renting an apartment in favour of sleeping in a truck in his employer’s parking lot. Brandon, who has withheld his surname and photo to maintain his anonymity, was struggling last Summer, living with four people in a…
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California Pot Smokers to Get Their Bitcoin-Paid-For Gear Delivered by Drone
New startup Trees will deliver marijuana, bought using Bitcoin, to Californian potheads via drone. San Francisco-based Trees allows cannabis smokers to order boxes of weed online, using either a computer or a smartphone, and have it delivered to them the same day. https://youtu.be/o29d4qW1W00 Trees offers three boxes: the Bud Box,…
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Off Grid Solar Charging Implemented in San Francisco
With electric vehicles (EVs) starting to gain traction in the automotive world, ways of charging them when ‘out and about’ has been a small concern for some motorists. This has now been tackled head on by the company Envision Solar, with the introduction of three separate solar powered charging stations;…
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Twitch Fan Convention to Take Place in San Francisco
Twitch, the popular game streaming service, is to have its very first fan convention in San Francisco. TwitchCon will take place across two days on September 25th and 26th where viewers, Twitch broadcasters and developers can all sit and watch each other play in person instead of online. Well, it’s…
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Microsoft Event: Conclusion
Microsoft has presented their new Windows operating system, and I’m ready to continue the coverage after I getting over the shock of the new name. While I don’t have anything against it, it just doesn’t make sense to me. Doesn’t have to, Windows 10 is on its way. Microsoft wants…
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