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Google releases a new compression algorithm called Brotli two years after Zopfli. Where Zopfli was still compatible with Deflate, Brotli is a completely new data format. The new format should be able to achieve a 20 to 26 percent higher…

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, conceived by Elon Musk, has announced a partnership with Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum and design, design, construction and financing company Aecom. Both companies provide their expertise in exchange for…

Cloud storage service Wuala is going to close its doors. Users have until November 15 to secure their cloud data. After that, everything will be deleted. The service would no longer show enough promise for growth and revenue.The website…

Researchers at the CSEM say they have developed the most compact vision-in-package. The standalone 'vip' is about a cubic centimeter in size and contains an optical sensor, an ARM soc and storage memory.The vision-in-a-package is 18.5 x…

Swisscom has announced that it plans to experiment with self-driving cars. To this end, the company has fitted a conventional car with sensors and special software. With the tests, Swisscom mainly wants to work on future network…

Swiss bank UBS will investigate how the blockchain technology used by bitcoin could be used in the world of financial services. UBS will set up a special research lab in London for this purpose.The research lab will be staffed by IT…

Watch manufacturer Tag Heuer will develop a smartwatch in collaboration with Google and Intel. Tag Heuer will make the case, while Intel will provide the soc for the smart watch. Google, in turn, will make Android Wear suitable for the…

A group of scientists has designed a rather unusual contact lens. Normally, lenses are used to restore vision, but the researchers at the Swiss EPFL let you zoom in with their specially developed contact lens.According to the EPFL…

The popular file locker service RapidShare has announced that it will stop its storage service on March 31. After that date, user data will be deleted, so the service recommends that users remove it from the site.The service has announced…

The manufacturer of quality watches Tag Heuer also wants to produce a smartwatch itself. The director of the company has announced this. The company started developing a smartwatch four months ago.The company has already concluded…