TECHNOLOGY

Honors College Retro Readings courses focus on seminal texts viewed through a contemporary lens. Students will examine The Lord of the Rings trilogy and theorist Walter Benjamin's concerns about art's role in the face of technological progress. This seminar, taught by Curtis Maughan, will examine "The Work of Art in the Age of Technological Reproducibility' by Walter Benjamin.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Arkansas Newswire

Varjo, a provider of industrial-grade virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) hardware and software, and FORCE Technology have signed a strategic frame agreement. The partnership aims to launch a compact, highly portable, immersive training solution that can be transported and deployed anywhere. Using Varjo’s XR-4 series headsets, the solution will aim to address maritime training accessibility and efficiency, and will help significantly cut down on the cost and logistical challenges associated with traditional maritime training methods.
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2 years ago Read more at Auganix

Technology companies face rising cyber threats Modern ransomware gangs have upped the extortion game. Phishing remains a top threat, with almost 40% of malicious PDFs impersonating well-known brands like Geek Squad, PayPal, and McAfee. The technology sector frequently encounters malware through email attachments.
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2 years ago Read more at Help Net Security

As of Feb. 2, 2024, it had nearly 120,000 employees, down from 126,000 a year earlier. Advertisement Dell expects net revenue in its client solutions group (CSG) to grow for the entire year, it said on Monday. The segment’s revenue had fallen 12% in the fourth quarter.
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2 years ago Read more at The Indian Express

InvestorsObserver Analysts Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) is the highest overall rated company in the Information Technology Services industry with an overall score of 74. HCKT is up 35.55% so far this year after the company closed yesterday at $24.06.
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2 years ago Read more at InvestorsObserver

annealing processors are designed specifically for addressing combinatorial optimization problems, where the task is to find the best solution from a finite set of possibilities. The complexity of this coupling directly affects the scalability of the processors. In a new IEEE Access study published on 30 January 2024, researchers have developed and successfully tested a scalable processor that divides the calculation into multiple LSI chips.
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2 years ago Read more at EurekAlert

The City of New Bern is implementing a new system to help them respond to gun violence. The system detects audio. The devices are placed on buildings or light poles. They pick up any sounds that may resemble a gun being shot. Once they make that decision, local officers are alerted by an app and a call comes into the 911 center.
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2 years ago Read more at WNCT

Police departments are always looking for new tools and new technology to fight crime and make communities safer. It's a search engine and data analysis tool that helps officers get the information they need faster and more efficiently, so they are better able to handle any call for service. Greensboro and Winston-Salem are the only agencies in the Triad to partner with ForceMetrics.
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2 years ago Read more at WXLV

We can see that institutions own the lion's share in the company with 47% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Instacart and Associated Wholesale Growers (AWG) have expanded their partnership to offer eCommerce and same-day delivery solutions to AWG members. This extended partnership will simplify access for another 2,300 member locations, according to the release. The newly expanded partnership will streamline access to the technology and service our retail partners’ need to grow via a proven eCommerce offering.
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2 years ago Read more at PYMNTS.com