penurious
Definition: | (adjective) Unwilling to spend money; stingy. |
Synonyms: | parsimonious |
Usage: | When solicited for a donation, the penurious man began to extend a nickel, but, thinking twice, withdrew it. Discuss. |
Definition: | (adjective) Unwilling to spend money; stingy. |
Synonyms: | parsimonious |
Usage: | When solicited for a donation, the penurious man began to extend a nickel, but, thinking twice, withdrew it. Discuss. |
Among Google’s latest attempts at innovation is a spoon that allows people with essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease to eat without spilling. The project was begun by a small startup that was acquired by Google earlier this year. Equipped with sensors that detect shaking, the spoon uses algorithms to keep it steady, reducing shaking by an average of 76 percent, according to the results of clinical trials. Doctors say the device has allowed some patients to eat independently who otherwise would have to be fed. More… Discuss
The FBI has warned that decisions by Apple and Google to encrypt their smartphones will make it more difficult to rescue kidnapping victims and foil terror plots.
Apple and Google have both decided to add new encryption systems to their smartphones
The two Silicon Valley giants have both decided to add new encryption systems in the face of privacy concerns sparked by Edward Snowden‘s disclosure of mass government surveillance.
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