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Happy Birthday Computer Virus
…dered as an example of artificial life within a computer. In those days (late 80s, early 90s) there other issues emerged such as "worms" (which infected other computers on the network), "rabbits" and "logic bombs". But now malware has gotten a lot trickier. There are different types of malware. For example Trojans are a type of malware that acts as though it is le…
10.11.2016
ITMO and SAP Launch a New Business Accelerator
…nt of the "Convergent Innovations Center" that will be opened by the end of the year on the base of ITMO's business incubator. Among other units of the Center will be the Internet of Things, Establishment Architecture, Computational Design and Audio-Visual Arts laboratories. "Studying real business processes, solving pressing problems of the industry, developing bu…
09.11.2016
"World of Knowledge" - The Best Science-Popular Films of the XI International Film Festival
… — Sergei Kapiza’s award — went to the "Spaceship Earth" film by Kevin McMahon. The film compares Earth to a spaceship that travels the Universe. Both the spaceship and the planet have its resources, navigation systems, and crew. The director brings up many pressing problems — is everything alright on our ship? Are we using our resources so as to continue our journey…
08.11.2016
Everything You Need to Know About Apple Pay
…sian market. If you’re worried about security, you’re probably worse off when you use your card, since people can easily copy down your card data and use it on the internet. With Apple Pay you just put the phone on the terminal and you put your finger on the Touch ID when paying. So even if your smart phone ends up in the wrong hands, they can’t take any money…
08.11.2016
Our New Powers: Time presented Top-50 Apps
…droid) The app made by Russian developers, which became a sensation! Unlike other photo editing systems it doesn’t apply filters, but instead, creates new images using neural network systems. The program can turn a selfie into a picture in Vincent van Gogh’s style [you can read here about how neural networks look like and work Ed.]. …
03.11.2016
"IT-Start" in Anapa — a Program for Future IT-Entrepreneurs
…There already are jokes on the Internet about people seeing IT as another utility: we become equally angry at the electricity switching off and some application crashing. This is why IT is so important from a business point of view: without IT, it's no longer possible to communicate with clients, organize staff or make sales. "IT is going to develop further — both …
03.11.2016
USA Investor on Startups and Challenges Females Face in Business
… all, a fledgling entrepreneur has to know people and know how to work out the necessary contacts. If you have even the smallest opportunity to meet the investor — take it. Do networking, as any of the people you know might become a link to finding the money for your business. Secondly, education is the key to success. You have to use anything to learn what's related…
03.11.2016
Chirality: The Property That Changes It All
…tals using light, or any other method, we can selectively add them to chiral molecules. Then, after separating free molecules and molecules with nanocrystals using light or magnetic fields, we will be able to separate the racemic mixture. Then all what's left is cleaning the molecules from nanocrystals; the crystals can be re-used then. As for the sensors, it is even…
02.11.2016
ITMO University Won a Grant by Horizon 2020 for Smart City Development
…ose of the bloTope project (Building an IoT OPen innovation Ecosystem for connected smart objects) is to develop an infrastructure for horizontal interoperability between internet of things' services. The project works on open API and frameworks for providing smart devices united in systems. As a part of this project ITMO University will conduct a comprehensive resea…
01.11.2016
5 Cool and Spooky Finds
… modern fears, such as losing your phone or a public speech, getting an old-fashioned scare can be good for you. Worried about machine-related Apocalypses? Google’s neutral networks have just created their own encryption using machine learning, without being taught specific cryptographic algorithms. Score for Google Brain’s Al and the future of artificial intellig…
31.10.2016