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Samsung Offers to Buy Blackberry for US$ 7.5 Billion

2015-01-17T02:42:00.000+08:00

Samsung Electronics recently offer to buy the BlackBerry Ltd. for US$ 7.5 billion, according to a source and documents obtained by Reuters news agency.

Blackberry rejected number of acquisition bids in recent few months. (doc: Reuters)

This offer is intended to look for valuable patent rights in the middle of a feud with Apple in corporate market.

Samsung from South Korea offers a starting price of around US$ 13.35 to US$ 15.49 per share, representing a premium 38% to 60% of Blackberry trading price recent, according to sources on Wednesday (14/1).

The executives of both companies met last week to discuss the potential transaction, the source said.

However, efforts of Samsung to buy Blackberry seems not smooth.

On Wednesday, Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail also reported that Blackberry has rejected a takeover proposal in recent months because the board of directors and its largest investors feel the restructuring strategy of company will deliver shareholder value greater than acquisition bids. (Reuters)

Stress Become The Cause of Human Not to Empathize with Others

2015-01-17T02:02:00.000+08:00

In a separate test conducted in mice and humans, found that feelings of empathy for strangers increases when the stress hormone is blocked by the drug.

After the stress is blocked, look human can feel empathy higher. (doc: Thinkstock)

Playing a fun video game with strangers also have same effect with the use of drugs, said Canadian and American research team that published their finding in the journal Current Biology.

Studies conducted previously demonstrated that the ability to feel suffering or pain experienced by others not only of humans, mice can also feels empathy. However, in both species, strong feelings of empathy arise among those who know each other and there is absolutely no otherwise know each other.

Stress levels are also seen soaring both in mice and humans when they are dealing with are not they recognize. In this study, the researchers gave stress blocker drug to mice and observe the response when faced with other mice that were in pain.

They found that mice become more empathetic and more generous to mice that did not recognize and react in a way that is usually like when dealing with mices whom are familiar. When mices were allowed to stress again, the mice became less empathetic to mice in pain.

The same test is done to the students to use the same drug and showed exactly the same effect, the study said.

Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, the authors of this study report which is also the nervous system expert from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, said that his team discovery signaled that stress systems in the brain can "veto" system of our empathy.

"But not many people are aware that there is a stress response when we were in the room together with people we do not know," said Mogil.

Mogil also discovered that the secret to reducing stress levels quickly is to play the game ice breaker. In the study, number of students who do not know each other, playing fun video games that require them to work together.

"When testing is done, there is no more stress," said Mogil.

Ferry, Alternative Transportation in San Fransisco City

2015-01-17T01:30:00.000+08:00

San Francisco, the second most populous city in the United States after New York, provides alternatives public transportation by waterway, which is the ferry. Residents of San Francisco are very fortunate facilitated by a number of ferries. In fact, ferry is now equipped with technology that makes it operate more efficiently. Follow more VOA's team of San Francisco, California.

Source: VOA Indonesia

Google Stop selling Glass

2015-01-17T00:50:00.000+08:00

Technological, information and communication company, Google Inc., will stop production of the Google Glass. They will focus on Google Glass forms issued in the future.

Google Glass, when it was launched gets excited, but recently got a negative response

Starting next week, the company will stop taking orders for Glass product, but they will still support other companies that use the Glass.

Explorer program, which provides opportunities for software developers to buy Glass with a price of US$ 1,500 will also be discontinued. The program was launched in the US in 2013. Then the product was opened to the public and launched in the UK last summer.

Glass project get positive support from one of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin. When Glass was released, he was involved skydivers jumping from a plane while wearing Glass and emit their views to the conference in San Francisco.

Beginning users of Glass are also very enthusiastic about the product, which allows them to get information on a small screen at the top of their right eye, while taking photos, videos, and get directions.

On other hand, Glass users complained that the product was not growing like what it was promised. There are also concerns about privacy and security, which led to several restaurants and bars prohibit the use of Glass in their place.

FBI thwarted an attack plan was inspired by ISIS to the Capitol Building

2015-01-16T09:49:00.000+08:00

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) United States have arrested a man in Ohio on charges of plotting attacks inspired by ISIS to Capitol Building in Washington DC.

Suspects allegedly would install pipe bombs and launch an attack on the Capitol Building

Man identified as Christopher Cornell was arrested after buying firearms on Wednesday (14/01). He has staked out by an undercover agent. According to the agency that handles this case, John Barrios, people are not in danger during the investigation carried out.

Cornell, 20 years old, has been charged with attempted murder of US officials attempt. He became the target of FBI investigation after writing chirp on Twitter that support extremist groups such as ISIS.

He was accused of managing a Twitter account under name ‘Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah’, which later became the target of FBI, after FBI was getting information from a 'source'.

During the investigation of Cornell, the FBI cooperated with someone called 'source'. Court document mentions that the 'source' has been cooperating with the FBI through the exchange with unrelated case at all.

Cornell was accused told the 'source' was that he did not get a direct order from the leader ISIS, but want to do “jihad with its own command".

Criminal record mentions, in a meeting last October, Cornell told the 'source' is that they need a weapon but he did not want to tell his plans in detail. At the second meeting, Cornell allegedly told to the 'source', they will go to Washington, to install a pipe bomb at the Capitol and then firing the employees and officials there.

Now, Cornell is arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Task Force of FBI after purchase semi-automatic weapons M-15 with 600 ammo in Ohio.

Indonesian Animator, Rini Sugianto, is Busy Working on The Avengers 2

2015-01-16T09:11:00.001+08:00

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Reliable animator from Indonesia, Rini Sugianto, has been preoccupied with cultivation of animation for the movie which will debut later this year, The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Indonesian Animators for many Hollywood movies, Rini Sugianto

"Coincidence of September (2014) I return to San Francisco (to) the company Industrial Light and Magic to work on Avengers 2," told Rini Sugianto to VOA recently.

Previously, Rini also incorporated in the animation team who worked on various other Hollywood movies, such as The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Hobbit 1 and 2, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the movie also first The Avengers. "This is one of surprises for me was also finally able to follow that its sequel, Avengers 2," said Rini.

When involved in filming the first Avengers, Rini still working at Weta company owned by renowned director, Peter Jackson, New Zealand. "His experience this time working at a different company," said the graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

For the cultivation of animation, this time Rini very helpful because already familiar with the characters in the Avengers movie. "Bit-somewhat similar. Except that Ultronnya, "said Rini.

The success of first film The Avengers became a challenge for Rini to produce best animation for second The Avengers movie . "When the trailer came out we all also not expect that the response will be very positive. From that, its higher pressure. So now, like it or not I want make it to be better," said Rini with a laugh.

According to the plan, The Avengers: Age of Ultron will be aired in the US in May 2015. The film will be starring top actors and actresses of Hollywood, among others, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and many more. Actor Chris Hemsworth who has recently been named as People magazine's sexiest men in the US will also appear in the film directed by Josh Whedon.

The Interview Will Be Released by Sony in the UK and Ireland

2015-01-13T07:55:00.000+08:00

The satire about North Korean leader, The Interview, will be released in the UK and Republic of Ireland, as confirmed by Sony Pictures. The movie will begin playing in theaters Britain and Ireland from February 6^th.

Premiere of The Interview on several theatres in the US, on Christmas Day

Sony had time pull the film from the plan premiere in US on Christmas day, but then canceled because of the threat of attacks on Sony's internet.

After receiving criticism from various parties, then Sony released the film on several theaters of choice in United States and other than that just on the internet.

Until now The Interview has earned US$ 31 million while its limited release in theaters generate US$ 3 million.

Written and directed by Seth Rogen, last year the film is referred to as 'terrorism striking' by North Korea's official news agency, KCNA.

Cancellation first screening of the film taken by Sony after their computer hacked, so movies, email, and salary of employees leaked onto the internet.

North Korea denies being behind the hacking of Sony and say maybe the supporters who do so. But the investigation the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, leading to North Korea behind the hacking attempt.

SpaceX Cargo Capsule Arrived at International Space Station (ISS)

2015-01-13T06:42:00.000+08:00

SpaceX cargo capsule, Dragon, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday morning (12/1).

SpaceX cargo plane, Dragon looked at the end of Canadarm2 robotic arm international space station (ISS) in the delivery of supplies, the end of May last year (source: Reuters)

The astronauts who worked on the ISS using a robotic arm to intercept the capsule from orbit. Dragon brings much-needed supplies the crew of the station.

Dragon carrying 2,300 kilograms of food, materials and supplies other experiments, including the first 3-D printer for use by astronauts. NASA imagine that the astronauts use the printer to produce the necessary parts later.

Dragon was launched from Cape Canaveral on Saturday. This is the fifth launch of the mission by SpaceX contract worth 1.6 billion dollars with NASA.

The six astronauts on the ISS began a shortage of supplies, because of the previous cargo plane, belonging to another company, was destroyed during the burst when it launched last October.