The famous Paris landmark has been fitted with two new wind turbines that generate enough electricity to power the commercial areas of its first floor.
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Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Data is key to IoT value: Microsoft
An Internet of Things strategy can help reduce daily cost operations for businesses, but only if it's extracting the right data, new research from Microsoft and Telsyte has revealed.
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Bimobil transforms the Mercedes Sprinter into compact, rugged expedition vehicle
The Sprinter isn't necessarily the Mercedes-Benz platform that immediately comes to mind when we think rugged, AWD expedition vehicle. In fact, Mercedes has said that the Sprinter is the number one base vehicle for luxury camper vans, not exactly a description that makes one think of muddy tracks and rocky hill climbs. That said, German camper manufacturer Bimobil has managed to create a convincingly tough expedition vehicle by planting its own living module on top of an AWD Sprinter chassis. This is one Sprinter that can travel and camp virtually anywhere in the world. .. Continue Reading Bimobil transforms the Mercedes Sprinter into compact, rugged expedition vehicle
Section: Outdoors
Tags: Bimobil, Campervan, Camping, Mercedes-Benz, Off-road
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Check out the new (and coolest) Mars Curiosity panorama selfie
Bravo NASA f0r capturing this new cool Mars Curiosity selfie on the surface of Mars at its new research site, the Mojave. NASA made this image by combining dozens of photos taken during January 2015. Here is the annotated version, so you can see the sites that the rover visited before reaching this point.
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Spectacular photo of a missile launch from a Russian fighter jet's wing
Very cool high resolution shot of a missile launch from the wing of a Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker. According to Cenciotti at The Aviationist, it's an R-73, a "heat-seeking, short-range missile with a sensitive, cryogenic cooled seeker that can "see" targets up to 40° off the missile's centerline."
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Government IT investments set to rise across Asia-Pacific: IDC
The government sector in the Asia Pacific region, not including Japan, is on track to spend $32.5 billion (AU$41.3 billion) in IT investments in 2018, according to new research by IDC.
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Ears-on with Audi's 3D Sound system
The latest Audi Q7 will be going in to battle with some seriously tough competition in the luxury SUV market – as well as the usual suspects like BMW’s X5 and Mercedes’ ML-Class (soon to be GLE-Class), Volvo has thrown its hat into the ring with the new XC90. To set it apart from the crowd, Ingolstadt’s finest sound engineers have created the new 3D Sound system, which Gizmag tried out at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. .. Continue Reading Ears-on with Audi's 3D Sound system
Section: Automotive
Tags: Audi, Audio, Car Audio, Detroit Auto Show 2015, Surround Sound
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- Audio only where you want it with the Klang Ultrasonic Speakers concept
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Instagram account exposes congressman who blew public funds on private flights and concerts
An Illinois congressman was found to have used taxpayer and campaign funds on private plane travel, concert tickets, and other lavish expenses after the Associated Press cross-referenced his Instagram account against his flight records. Republican representative Aaron Schock, who is already facing several ethics probes, reportedly spent more than $40,000 on private air travel from 2011 onwards, and took his interns to a sold-out Katy Perry show in June last year, a $1,928 expense that he listed as a "PAC fundraising event."
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FBI offers record $3M reward for Russian hacking suspect
Man suspected of being the mastermind behind the GameOver Zeus botnet, which was used by cybercriminals to steal more than $100 million.
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Prefab tiny home generates more power than it uses
The Archiblox Carbon Positive House is a modular prefabricated home designed to give back to the environment -- by producing more energy than it uses.
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Google makes it more difficult to accidentally download harmful software
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Dallas Buyers Club piracy judgment expected in three weeks
When ISPs sought to prove to the court that a new code will be in place to deter and warn alleged online copyright infringers, Dallas Buyers Club LLC pointed out that businesses and mobile customers would be exempt from the code.
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Love hormone shows promise as a sobriety pill by helping drunken rats see straight
Oxytocin is often called the "love hormone" due to its role in encouraging social behaviors, love and long-term bonding. Now, scientists have discovered that it might have something to offer those with weak knees of a different kind. Research carried out at the University of Sydney has established that the hormone can curtail the intoxicating effects of alcohol in rats, suggesting that a sobriety pill for humans could one day become a reality... Continue Reading Love hormone shows promise as a sobriety pill by helping drunken rats see straight
Section: Science
Tags: Alcohol, Sobriety, University of Sydney
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All The Ways Apple Will Probably Mess Up Its Car
Much as Apple's successes are celebrated in breathless blog posts and barely believable earnings reports, it still screws up as much as any company. Maps. Crappy battery life. Forcibly inserting Bono into your life. This (quite fake) ad details how those mistakes would apply to the rumored Apple automobile.
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