Author: Loknath Das

Update: See the latest list of gifts for the techies on your list at The Best Gadget Gifts. Tech gadgets can make great gifts for business partners, clients, and tech savvy team members. And with plenty of new innovations being released each year, there are lots of new gadgets to choose from for the people on your 2015 holiday gift list. For the really tech savvy geeks on your holiday shopping list, check out the list of gadget gifts below for some unique gift ideas. Gadget Gifts for 2015 Bluesmart Suitcase Business travel can be a pain. But this smart suitcase offers a number…

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As we gear up for the holidays, we ultimately start thinking of what to get people. Whether you are traveling for the holidays, are one of those people who have a hard time making a holiday gift list or you’re doing some holiday shopping for the businessperson who seems to have it all, there are many new gadgets available. The following is a list of tech gadgets gift ideas I recommend for you or any other businessperson on the go. Tech Gadgets Gift Ideas for You GlobaTrac: Trakdot Luggage Tracker This palm-sized device fits into your luggage and has worldwide location…

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The bigger the role that social media plays in our lives, the more annoyed we get at its imperfections. Whether it’s personal abuse, invasive advertising, worries about privacy or just sheer information overload, people vent their frustration (on social media, naturally) in their tens of thousands, and many feel compelled to jump ship. Indeed, in the last quarter of 2017 the number of daily active Facebook users in the US dropped for the first time since the service launched in 2004. So it’s hardly surprising that whenever rumours start to spread of a new app claiming to address people’s annoyances…

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Potential attempts by the United Arab Emirates to purchase influence and get the White House to back its regional policy are being investigated by a special team looking into US election fraud, a weekend report has revealed. A team led by Robert Mueller, the special counsel in charge of investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US election, is also interested in the activities of George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman who is also adviser to the UAE’s crown prince, according to a New York Times report published at the weekend. The reason and content of Nader’s frequent visits to the White House in…

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The company, claiming to be called Focus on Market, is offering local residents investment opportunities in shares, stocks and foreign exchange transactions. The Jersey Financial Services Commission says the firm is not regulated either in Jersey or Australia. Any investment business wishing to operate in the Island must be licensed by the JFSC or hold an appropriate exemption. The commission says Islanders should be ‘mindful of any unsolicited approaches by investment businesses’ and should carry out background checks before investing money or providing personal details. Barry Faudemer, JFSC director of enforcement, said: ‘We would recommend that you always independently verify…

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In what can impact the exim trade, the Rs 126 billion Nirav Modi scam at Punjab National Bank has affected trade finance activities as lenders have become extra cautious, while the premium on Indian paper has shot up by 10-50 bps, say bankers.”The PNB fraud has already affected trade financing. No bank is now prepared to extend letters of understanding (LoUs). The ability of a company to raise money through LoUs from abroad has been affected badly,” a senior official from a state-run bank has told PTI.A private sector banker closely associated with the activity echoed the same, saying lenders have taken a “cautious” approach in the aftermath of…

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Hong Kong-listed Wisdom Education International Holdings, the largest private education group in southern China, said it had been approached by several local governments across the country to build schools amid mounting demand for better education. Li Jiuchang, the group’s chief operating officer, told the South China Morning Post the availability of land and quality teaching staff play an important role when it comes to the company deciding on opening schools. “It is not easy to find a large piece of land in a city’s downtown area to build a big school,” he said. “We will also assess the reserve of teaching staff in…

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It took less than a day for a politician to blame the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on violent video games, and little more than a week for Donald “I’m the biggest fan of the Second Amendment” Trump to publicly make the connection. And now, even after yesterday’s bizarre televised meeting where he seemingly split from standard gun-protecting procedure, the president is apparently carrying on with this idea that violent media is just as much to blame for America’s epidemic of mass shootings as its lax gun-contol laws. In fact, he’s stepping up his efforts. At a press briefing today, White House…

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The AI program used trial and error to uncover a quirk in the game’s code that let it score a huge amount of points. No human player of Q*bert is believed to have ever uncovered the tricks it used to win. The AI program was let loose on the video game by German researchers who are developing code that can learn. Suicide strategy Video games have proved popular with AI researchers because they are limited worlds in which success (high scores) and failure (losing the game) are easy to assess. This can help refine AI programs because those that score…

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Exclusive figures lay bare drop in education spending in councils across Scotland Over two-thirds of councils have cut real spending since 2010-11, new figures obtained by Tes Scotlandshow. The figures, compiled by the councils, show that even with the money being pumped into local authorities by the Scottish government to boost disadvantaged pupils’ attainment, 23 of the 32 councils have cut their spending on education in real terms since 2010-11. One council, Shetland, has cut its spending by a fifth. Nine councils have cut their real-terms spending by around 10 per cent, ranging from 11.4 per cent in East Dunbartonshire to 8.4…

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