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Your computers may soon be having 'rich interaction' with you as a partner

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Washington, August 20 (ANI): A computer similar to the Hal 9000 system in the movie '2010', which claims enjoying working with human beings and having stimulating relationships with them, may soon be created, thanks to a new research project. Oregon State University researchers are pioneering the concept of "rich interaction" that can pave the way for computers that do want to communicate with, learn from and get to know humans better as persons. The idea behind this "meaningful" interaction is one of the latest advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, in which a computer doesn't just try to learn from its own experiences, it listens to the user, tries to combine what it "hears" with its internal reasoning, and changes its program as a result. When ordinary users spot the machine's errors they should be able to step in, and explain directly to the machine the logic it should be using. "There are limits to what the comp...

The top 100 most dangerous websites for your PC enlisted

Melbourne, Aug 20 (ANI): Internet security company Norton Symantec has come up with a list of Top 100 Dirtiest sites, which could infect your computer with malware. Malware is a software that can damage or compromise a computer system without the owner's consent. Natalie Connor, spokeswoman of the anti-virus company, said that even visiting any of the named websites could expose a computer to infection and put the personal information into the hands of unwanted people. "What people don't realise is when you type in a website, you're bringing down information on a page and with it could be malware," News.com.au quoted her as saying. The list was compiled with the help of global data collected on Norton Safe Web, a site that analysed websites' security risks. The infected sites had on average 18,000 threats and 40 per cent of the sites had more than 20,000 threats, while 75 per cent of websites on the list were found to be spreading malware for over six months. ...

Infosys bids for over 10 govt deals

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Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest IT services exporter, has bid for more than 10 large government projects in India as part of a drive to lower its dependence on the U.S. market, an official said. Infosys, which gets more than half its business from the United States, plans to generate $1 billion in revenue from the Indian market in 2-3 years versus an insignificant level now, the head of its India business unit said. "There are large opportunities in India. So we are definitely going to go after these kinds of businesses very aggressively in India," Binod Rangadore told Reuters in an interview. "We have a very healthy pipeline right now." The market for technology and business outsourcing services in India is expected to expand five-fold by 2020 to $90 billion to $100 billion on the back of a growing economy, according to a recent study by lobby group NASSCOM and consultancy McKinsey. Outsourcing firms such as Infosys and bigger rival Tata Consultanc...
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Popcorn may help keep heart disease, cancer at bay

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Eating a bowl of popcorn while watching movies could give your health a boost, according to a new research. Scientists have found that snack foods like popcorn and many popular breakfast cereals contain ''surprisingly large'' amounts of healthful antioxidant substances called ''polyphenols.'' Polyphenols are a major reason why fruits and vegetables - and foods like chocolate, wine, coffee, and tea - have become famous for their potential role in reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer, and other diseases. The is the first-of-its kind study to establish that whole grain cereals - regarded as healthful for their fiber content - and snack foods also were a source of polyphenols. "Early researchers thought the fiber was the active ingredient for these benefits in whole grains, the reason why they may reduce the risk of cancer and coronary heart disease," said Joe Vinson, a chemist at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and lead author of ...

IT spend in Asia-Pacific improving: TCS

Bangalore : Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's top IT services firm by sales, is seeing an increase in corporate technology spending in Asia Pacific in the current quarter on signs of economic revival, an official said on Monday. "I think there is a generally positive view that Asian economies are coming back," Girija Pande, Tata Consultancy's head of Asia Pacific operations outside India, said in an interview. "Both global and local companies are investing back in Asia and the IT spend, therefore, is going up," he said. "I can already see green shoots in many countries in Asia where the growth is starting to come back again." After posting a scorching pace of growth for years, India's outsourcing sector has been battling a slowdown as top global customers struggled were hit by the global financial crisis and economic downturn. Indian software services firms such as Tata Consultancy and second-ranked Infosys Technologies are expanding in Eu...

Bhuvan, ISRO's new eye in the sky

Overview ISRO launched the beta version of its web-based 3-D satellite imagery tool, Bhuvan, on August 12 , 2009 . Bhuvan will offer superior imagery of Indian locations compared to other Virtual Globe software with spatial resolutions ranging from 10 m to 100 m. Locations can be viewed from different perspectives and will allow for the measurement of distances. The Bhuvan portal is designed to run on slow Internet connections. The imagery would steer clear of all sensitive military installations in India for security concerns. [ 4 ] Bhuvan displays better images of India than the ones relayed by Google Earth along with a number of other interesting features which include weather information and even administrative boundaries of all states and districts , relevant only to the country. Bhuvan is equally capable of offering images of the globe , but the best resolution area includes India at the moment. In the Indian subcontinent, Bhuvan will be able to display a picture from ten ...