The White House tapped Twitter legal director Nicole Wong as its first chief privacy officer, CNET reported. Wong, a Silicon Valley legal veteran, had only been at Twitter about six months; she was previously at Google for eight years.

Ever wonder why it has taken so long for your robot butler to arrive? It’s 2013, so why aren’t those long-promised robotic domestic servants helping out around the house yet? One reason for the delay: Robot engineers lacked a common platform on which to communicate and collaborate with one another. Robotic hardware and software systems had to be built from the ground up every time.

Leipzig is a lively and dynamic city with plenty going on. Explore pulsing bars and clubs by night and take in the exquisite architecture and classical music matinees by day. After all this is the city that gave us Bach, Wagner, Schumann and Mendelssohn.

Orsomarso is a delightful medieval town in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is completely immersed in the Pollino national park which is rich in wildlife and natural charm. Why go there? Well, many tourists from all over the world and locals too, visit the place because it is one of the few places in Calabria suitable for extreme sports, among which you’ll be spoiled for choice. With the professional guidance of the experts in extreme sports and with Good2Go travel insurance you can live an experience full of adrenaline!

Há cada vez mais consumidores a fazerem transações financeiras na internet e nos telemóveis. Mas, apesar dos avisos dos especialistas, muitos continuam a correr riscos e a justificar uma nova onda de criminalidade: o cibercrime.

If you’re planning a trip to Italy, make sure you polish up on your knowledge of the local etiquette and customs to avoid making a cultural boo boo!

The beautiful area of South Devon offers something for everyone. Whether you are after a family holiday, a romantic getaway, a few days away with friends or even a relaxing break for one %u2013 a great holiday awaits you in a South Devon holiday cottage.

CISPA, the controversial cybersecurity bill passed by the House last week, appears to be dead in the Senate. It’s deja vu all over again for the measure, which would authorize private companies to share your email, texts and other personal information with federal agencies without a warrant or other privacy protections. Last year, CISPA also cleared the House but foundered in the Senate.

While fewer companies now argue that sustainability is a passing trend, applied action still hasn’t gone full mainstream. Visionaries and proactive businesses continue to stress that CSR and sustainable business strategies are designed to bring environmental awareness and education to employees, customers, and suppliers which, in turn, brings value to the organization. This ripple effect also broadens and expands sustainability mindsets into the communities and lives of the individuals. As Earth Day approaches, questing your position as a visionary or a lacker can spur not just a day of honoring the Earth, but a long term commitment to responsible business growth.

It’s still unclear exactly how law enforcement officials zeroed in on the two figures in surveillance footage suspected of carrying out the deadly bomb attack at Monday’s Boston Marathon%u2014figures whom officials have identified as Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, two young brothers from a family of Chechen immigrants. But it’s likely that investigators used some form of facial-recognition software as part of their effort. These technologies remain in their infancy, but law enforcement is relying on them more and more.

Sob o mote Juntos vamos tornar o seu Projeto uma Realidade, a Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar (APMGF) e a AstraZeneca Portugal, empresa biofarmacêutica global orientada para a inovação e investigação, criaram recentemente uma Bolsa destinada a promover e incentivar a investigação clínica na área dos Cuidados de Saúde Primários.

Está em curso o processo de candidaturas à 4ª edição do Prémio Sociedade das Ciências Médicas de Lisboa / MSD em Epidemiologia Clínica, uma distinção da Sociedade das Ciências Médicas de Lisboa e que conta com o apoio da MSD.
