University of Missouri graduate teaching assistant is accused of grabbing a teenage family member by the hair and pulling her out of school because she wasn’t wearing a traditional headscarf worn by some Muslim women. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports 53-year-old Youssif Omar was arrested Wednesday at his home on…
Facebook’s new digital assistant “M” is like Siri, Cortana or Google Now, but with a human touch
You might recall that last month we told you about a virtual digital assistant being dreamed up by Facebook, with the code name Moneypenny. Today, the new assistant has been introduced by Facebook, and it is being tested on the Facebook Messenger app. Called Facebook M, the assistant can do…
Facebook starts testing M, the virtual assistant that lives inside Messenger
Facebook has started testing M, a new virtual assistant that lives inside its Messenger app. Rolling out first in the San Francisco Bay Area, M’s artificial intelligence in trained and supervised by people. One of the big selling points of M is its ability to do things for you in…
How to set Microsoft’s Cortana as default voice assistant on Android
Microsoft brought its phone companion app, Cortana, to Android some time ago, allowing the users of Google’s popular OS to relish in some of its key features. Indeed, Siri and Google Now’s rival is one of the better voice assistants to try to shake things up and offer a third…
Microsoft updates Cortana beta, lets you replace Google Now as default assistant
The Cortana beta available for Android users has been updated by Microsoft. The company has added the feature to enable users of the assistant to set Cortana as default, replacing the pre-loaded Google Now. This alteration will also enable you to press and hold the home button to activate the…
Former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of transportation optimistic about 2014 Sochi Olympic Games
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Gregory B. Starr becomes the first Diplomatic Security Service agent to serve as assistant secretary for diplomatic security
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FBI names new executive assistant director of its National Security Branch
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: FBI’s Douglas Stephanie Douglas was named on Oct. 3 executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch by agency director Robert Mueller. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full post on The Cyber Wars
FBI names new executive assistant director of National Security Branch
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: FBI’s Douglas Stephanie Douglas was named executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch by agency director Robert Mueller, on Oct. 3. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full post on The Cyber Wars
IACP 2012: Assistant Secretary of State Brownfield promotes international police training
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: education_training Image Caption: William BrownfieldAssist Sec. of State William Brownfield, a shrewd and witty diplomat who serves as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, appeared at the IACP show in San Diego on Sept. 30 to sign a partnership agreement…