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Spotify Buys Echo Nest, Brings Brains to Streaming Service
2014-03-07 02:56:17| Appliances - Topix.net
In a move that brings Spotify AB 's music recommendation technology completely in-house and allows it to more aggressively compete against Pandora, Beats Music, iHeartRadio, Rdio and other services, the Stockholm-based music streaming giant has acquired The Echo Nest Corp. The deal is the culmination of a more than three-year relationship between ... (more)
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Bee pesticides may 'harm developing brains unborn babies'
2013-12-17 17:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Controversial pesticides linked to declines in bee populations may harm the developing brains of unborn babies, experts at the European Food Safety Authority ruled on Tuesday. They want maximum exposure limits to the chemicals cut while more research is carried out. The experts found the chemicals "may adversely affect the development of neurons and brain structures associated with functions such as learning and memory," an EFSA statement said. "Some current guidance levels for acceptable exposure...
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myLifter Turns Smartphone Brains Into Bulk-Hoisting Brawn
2013-12-17 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Having been asked by a neighbor to help haul her kayak onto her SUV one weekend morning last summer and finding it quite difficult -- that's with two of us doing the lifting -- myLifter was an obvious choice for this week's Crowdfunding Spotlight. myLifter is a smartphone-controlled mini-winch now looking for funding through a Kickstarter campaign.
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Qualcomm wants to bring 'brains' to smartphones, tablets
2013-11-21 01:20:44| InfoWorld: Top News
Qualcomm wants to make tablets and smartphones more perceptive by giving the devices a "silicon brain," company CEO Paul Jacobs said Wednesday. The company wants to load mobile devices with its Zeroth processor, which is being designed to mimic a human brain, Jacobs said, during a speech at the company's annual investor meeting in New York. The chip can learn human patterns and anticipate actions, which could make interaction with mobile devices easier.
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Nest Brings Brains and Brawn to Smoke Detection
2013-10-09 20:36:07| TechNewsWorld
The company that brought Apple-style elegance to the lowly home thermostat is attempting to do the same for the common smoke detector. Nest Labs, founded by Apple emigres Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, on Tuesday announced Nest Protect, a US$129 combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector with more smarts than others in the market.
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