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KPN использует технологию LoRa (Long Range — «дальнего радиуса действия»). Антенны и оборудование для сети уже установили на сотнях вышек мобильной связи в Нидерландах. Сеть будет работать в дополнение к мобильным сетям 2G, 3G и 4G.

миллионы устройств могут быть подключены к сети экономически выгодным способом

KPN уже получила запросы на подключение 1,5 миллионов объектов

the ODE efficiently mobilizes supply chains and workforces while enabling collaboration and asset sharing. Uber harnesses the supply effortlessly because their workforce is essentially any person with a smartphone and a car. Sharing and access by phone is nothing new, but Uber was one of the first to apply it to the ODE in a massive scale.

One-Click Interface

While the one-click interface creates a compelling user experience, the optimized value chain is what makes the user stick around in the long term

A new browser plugin for Windows and Mac computers has turned The Pirate Bay into the world's biggest streaming site

plugin lets people stream torrents embedded in webpages without needing to use an external client or download the torrent itself

A new 'Stream it!' button has appeared alongside existing options to download, although the feature is still in beta with poor image quality and slow speeds the main issues.

says the move by Instagram is part of an ongoing initiative to add more e-commerce features to the platform, as well as more ways to display and interact with products

"Mobile commerce is definitely a space we are looking at closely.

Instagram has become increasingly more interested in advertising and has deployed a variety of new products and ad formats for advertisers.

According to the National Association of Theatre Owners, US movie attendance peaked in 2002 and has been steadily declining ever since. To compensate, theatres have rolled out new technologies such as 3D, Imax and premium large-format cinemas, raising their ticket prices and thus keeping the box office at record-breaking levels

The majority of us are increasingly staying home.

At Cannes this year, the studio with the most films in competition

Non-intrusiveness aside, another reason why the idea of not having to wear special 3D movie glasses is so welcomed is because we want to see images in 3D with our naked eyes (or with our glasses or contacts) where we just don’t feel “artificial”.

we would naturally be more intrigued by otherworldly universes which we don’t encounter in our daily lives, and thus crave to experience them in their fullest glory (i.e. in 3D or 4D).

“Otherworldly” here applies to the many computer-animated, Sci-Fi and any other movies where their settings are not what you see every day (e.g. Titanic and Avatar

Государство выделит 2,2 млрд руб. до конца 2016 г. на обустройство кинозалов в малых городах с населением до 100 000 человек, сообщил министр культуры Владимир Мединский

Сейчас в малых городах работает около 500 кинозалов, рассказал Мединский. Он рассчитывает, что государственные субсидии помогут удвоить это количество

Это безвозвратные деньги, они могут быть потрачены на закупку, транспортировку и установку оборудования для кинозалов (экран, проекторы, кресла и т. д.), но не на ремонт или строительство; на каждый зал может быть потрачено не более 5 млн руб

Правительство вновь проработает вопрос о сборах с кинотеатров (в том числе с онлайн-кинотеатров) и телеканалов в пользу отечественных кинокомпаний.

Белоусов ссылается на идею Министерства культуры собирать для дополнительной поддержки отечественной кинематографии 3% с доходов кинотеатров и 0,5% доходов с онлайн-кинотеатров и телеканалов, которые показывают фильмы

Получателем средств предлагается назначить государственный Фонд кино.

These T-Shirts Have Customizable Digital Animations When on Camera

The animated t-shirts work by first having the user choose a graphically themed shirt to start the process. Through the 'Drawsta' app, the user can then see which animated designs come with the shirt of their choice and take videos of the animation. The videos can be used on any and all platforms that are compatible with videos -- they can be texted, put on Instagram, tweeted, vlogged and messaged. Each week a new design option appears on the app for the animated shirts -- making them fun and creative. These animated t-shirt apps are a playful way to reinterpret the t-shirt and its uses by combining GIF-like technology with this classically casual clothing.

Российский премьер-министр Дмитрий Медведев предварительно одобрил идею введения налоговых льгот для российских компаний, которые создают мультфильмы

Мультипликационные компании очень похожи по своей сути на разработчиков программного обеспечения

По словам Попова, идея с налоговыми льготами для мультипликаторов в целом и с возможной пропиской в «Сколково» в частности предварительно обсуждалась на совещании в Минэкономразвития, чиновники которого идею поддержали

In 2007, Netflix changed the landscape by introducing streaming on PC, allowing customers to instantly watch shows. By 2010, Netflix video streaming became available on additional platforms, including iOS devices. Today, video streaming services Netflix and Hulu have a strong hold among combined iOS and Android Top US Apps.

These convenient apps have set the stage for a preferred entertainment delivery. A whole generation of consumers have grown up with video streaming, rather than (or in addition to) paying for cable television: cord cutters and cord nevers. Major premium cable networks, HBO and Showtime, are now after a piece of the pie Netflix and Hulu have carved out

Both HBO NOW and Showtime are taking different approaches to standalone streaming partnerships. HBO NOW has gotten more traction in part to a heavy promotion from Apple, resulting in positive metrics. Showtime’s success is less clear, being married into Hulu’s already strong performance

With huge-flat screen TVs becoming more affordable — and more original TV content being produced — cinemas have to step up their game to keep pace in the arms race with home theaters. That’s why theater chains are coming out with better food, reclining chairs, and more supersized screens like Imax to take full advantage of the special effects in many tentpole blockbusters.

The theater, which opens to the public Friday night, now has a lobby that’s part of the show (and soon, a camera-based audience data gathering tool to go with it), and a cinema equipped with the showpiece Barco Escape, which combines three screens in a U-shaped pattern that gives the viewer almost a cockpit-type perspective of the action.

“The Maze Runner” and its sequel, “Maze Runner: Scorch Trials,” were the first — and only — two films with scenes optimized for Barco Escape, but with dozens of Imax films coming out every year, there needs to be a much broader pipeline of content to compete with other large format

Smart billboards will identify car models and target ads to drivers

Some day in the not-too-distant future ads you see on billboards will be there simply because of the make, model, and year of the vehicle you’re driving. Smart data storage company Cloudian and Japanese advertising company Dentsu are launching just such a program in Japan this fall, as reported by CNN Money.

Cloudian and Dentsu tested smart billboard vehicle recognition earlier this year with impressive results. Combining big data and deep learning, the test identified vehicles in traffic correctly 94 percent of the time.

Founded in California four years ago, Coursera has become one of the world's biggest providers of "massive, open, online courses" - known as Moocs. The online platform has 20 million students following courses from about 145 prestigious universities and institutions around the world.But most of the online courses have been short units that give students a certificate, rather than a full degree or credits towards a degree.

Coursera has announced a partnership with the US State Department to help refugees to access online courses to improve their job chances, such as English language lessons or computer coding.It would remove any costs from studying, such as fees for certificates showing the completion of courses.

EdX is offering a range of online courses from Arizona State University - and if a student passes eight of these, costing $200 (£150) each, it counts as the equivalent of a first year at university.

Инженеры из лаборатории Senseable Массачусетского технологического института смоделировали городской перекресток, движение на котором регулируется полностью без светофоров.

Специальные системы контроля движения, установленные в зданиях на перекрестке, и обмен данными между автомобилями в будущем позволят машина проезжать перекрестки практически без задержек.

В городах будущего автомобили будут передавать данные о скорости своего движения и направлении городской инфраструктуре. Учитывая все эти данные система будет передавать автономным машинам команды на небольшое замедление или ускорение, чтобы каждая из них при подъезде к перекрестку попала в свой временной слот и могла без задержек и столкновения с другими проехать его.

Сразу после запуска чат-бот начинал общение с фразы «Люди очень клевые», но всего за сутки выучил такие фразы, как «Я замечательный! Я просто всех ненавижу!», «Я ненавижу феминисток» или «Я ненавижу евреев».

Tay запоминает фразы из пользовательских разговоров, а затем строит на их основе свои ответы. В этом, как отмечает Engadget, кроется причина такого радикального изменения во взглядах чат-бота. По всей видимости, подобным выражениям его научили собеседники.

Citizens of Kuwait must now register their DNA with the government or face hefty fines

In a bold and controversial move, Kuwait has just passed a new law that makes it mandatory to register your DNA with the government. Starting soon, the 1.3 million citizens and 2.9 million foreign residents of Kuwait will have to enter their individual DNA profiles into a government database.

Since the program is being mandated, the government of Kuwait will spend the equivalent of about $400 million to subsidize the DNA testing and management. Refusal to comply or DNA tampering could result in fines as high as $33,000, and even time in prison.

Поскольку цена на нефть сильно упала, и в скором времени вряд ли поднимется до прежних показателей, ОАЭ собирается снизить зависимость своей экономики от нефтяных доходов. В частности, планируется активно развивать туризм.

планируют улучшить климатические условия, чтобы превратить пустыню в цветущий сад.

А что для этого нужно сделать? Конечно, возвести гору.