Saving Nancy (Baruch Event)

Posted on November 17, 2013 by alexy muratov

About a month ago I had the honor of participating in the saving Nancy campaign. The purpose was to get people to swab the inside of their cheeks in order to find out if they can be a suitable bone marrow donor for someone. The number of people that we got to swab their cheeks was higher than our goal by about 50%. Being a part of this made me realize how much people actually care in Baruch. People were so eager to help and see what they can do to help someone in need, it made me very proud to be a part of such a school.

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Google Announces New Phone and Updates Operating System

Posted on November 4, 2013 by alexy muratov

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Google announces the new Nexus 5 and a new operating system called Kitkat 4.4. This is a step in the right direction for Google. First the phone an amazing bang for the buck due its price of only $350 (off contract) while still offering all the high-end hardware more expensive phone offer. The second big step for Google is android 4.4 aka KitKat. With this new operating system Google continues its project butter initiative where they make the phone smoother to use. Overall there is a nice new look to the operating system and interesting new voice recognition software.

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In Singapore, Building Businesses for the Next Billion

Posted on November 4, 2013 by alexy muratov

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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/returning-to-singapore-and-a-warehouse-of-young-companies/?ref=technology

This article talks about how a small country like Singapore is using the technology business to grow. Countries such as Singapore don’t have many natural resources. This means that they must find a different way to support their economy. They have resolved this issue with their booming technology industry.

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Lighter and Faster, It’s iPad Air

Posted on November 4, 2013 by alexy muratov

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/technology/personaltech/ipad-air-is-lighter-thinner-and-faster.html?src=me&_r=0

Apple announces the new iPad air, which is slimmer, lighter, and faster than the last. It’s about time that Apple redesigned the iPad, with the last redesign already several years old. The larger iPad now follows the design elements of the iPad mini, including the slim borders. The iPad mini now has the famous retina display. Both of the iPads are now beefed up inside for better performance.

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The Automatons of Yesteryear

Posted on November 4, 2013 by alexy muratov

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/science/the-automatons-of-yesteryear.html?ref=science&_r=0

This article talks about the history of robots and the role they played throughout history. Robots have developed greatly throughout the past century. Robots started off extremely simple, but the people who made them had much bigger plans for them. Slowly as new technology developed robots became capable of a lot more.

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Making Robots More Like Us

Posted on November 4, 2013 by alexy muratov

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/science/making-robots-more-like-us.html?ref=science&_r=0

Scientist are working on making robots more like us in every way. Robots have evolved tremendously over the past few decades. The robots of today are becoming more and more human. New advancements in robotics allows scientist to create robots that move, act, and even talk like us, humans. There is even something called robot soccer where robots actually compete against each other in a game of soccer. With the rate at which robots are advancing it won’t be long till robots are near indistinguishable from humans.

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