iSpeech.org Bloomberg | Source URL Microsoft Corp. said it’s secured a lucrative cloud deal with the intelligence community that marks a rapid expansion by the software giant into a market led by Amazon.com Inc. The deal, which the company said Wednesday is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, allows 17 intelligence […]
California debuts ‘digital’ license plates. Here’s what they’ll cost you.
tts The Sacremento Bee | Source URL California’s dramatic new license plate is hitting the streets — a digital display board that allows changeable messages controlled by the driver or remotely by fleet managers. The new plates use the same computer technology as Kindle eBook readers, along with a wireless […]
With Sonic Weapon Attack, China Demonstrates Experimental Program
Powered by iSpeech Joshua Philipp | The Epoch Times | Source URL An employee at the U.S. embassy in Guangzhou, China allegedly suffered mild traumatic brain injury after hearing a vague and abnormal sound, which was revealed in a May 23 health alert released by the embassy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
The Line Between Big Tech & Defense Work
iSpeech Wired | Source URL FOR MONTHS, A growing faction of Google employees has tried to force the company to drop out of a controversial military program called Project Maven. More than 4,000 employees, including dozens of senior engineers, have signed a petition asking Google to cancel the contract. Last week, Gizmodo reported that […]
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors
iSpeech Anne Trafton | Phys.org | Source URL Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Only a handful of drugs are approved to treat glioblastoma, and the median life expectancy for patients diagnosed with the disease is less than 15 months. MIT researchers […]