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General Dynamics Information Technology closing Texas center
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
LACY LAKEVIEW, Texas (AP) — General Dynamics Information Technology plans to close a Central Texas call center and eliminate about 840 jobs. The company announced Monday that operations will cease May 31 at the center in Lacy Lakeview, near ...and more »

Telegraph.co.uk
Technology and the internet risk fuelling a surge in migration and extremism, warns World Bank chief
Telegraph.co.uk
technology Jim Yong Kim said rising broadband access had created a world where "keeping up with the Jones's" meant those in the developing world were comparing their lives with those in advanced economies. Credit: PA. Szu Ping Chan. 11 April 2017 • 8: ...and more »

90.5 WESA
'Ledger' Becomes First Academic Journal Dedicated To Blockchain – The Technology Behind Bitcoin
90.5 WESA
University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor of Chemistry Chris Wilmer has launched an academic journal focused on his passion, blockchain technologies. Mark Nootbaar / 90.5 fm WESA. Listen. Listening... /. 4:00. The Pittsburgh Tech Report talks to the ...and more »

PC Gamer
AMD's wireless VR technology and talent grab hints at something bigger
PC Gamer
There are two main drawbacks to VR. One is that high-end solutions are expensive, such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. And the other is having to contend with wires. AMD might be on a path to solve at least one of those issues, as it just acquired ...
AMD Acquires Virtual Reality Technology from NiteroNews18
AMD Expands Technology Portfolio to Drive Immersive Computing Vision with Acquisition of Wirel

FDA.gov (blog)
'Organs-on-Chips' Technology: FDA Testing Groundbreaking Science
FDA.gov (blog)
There are many things you might envision putting on a chip. It's unlikely that a human organ is one of them. Suzanne Fitzpatrick But creating human organ systems in miniature on micro-engineered chips about the size of a AA battery is a revolutionary ...
FDA to Use Emulate's Organ-on-a-Chip Technology for Toxicology TestingGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog)all 10 news articles &r

Government Technology
Risks of New Technology Highlighted by Medication Errors in Pennsylvania Hospitals
Government Technology
In some cases, new technology meant to improve patient safety “has led to new, often unforeseen types of errors” due to system problems or user mistakes. by Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / April 11, 2017. Shutterstock. (TNS) -- In the first six ...and more »

The Morning Download: Whole Foods Turnaround Tightly Linked to Technology
Wall Street Journal (subscription) (blog)
Good morning. Whole Foods Market Inc. is facing pressure from investors who want tighter focus on operations and results. Activist investor Jana Partners LLC has built up a large stake in the grocer known for upscale, organic goods and wants it to ...and more »

New York Times
New Technology Is Built on a 'Stack.' Is That the Best Way to Understand Everything Else, Too?
New York Times
In 1990, when computers were still merely in the process of taking over the world, John Daugman, a computer scientist and researcher at Harvard University, published an article titled “Brain Metaphor and Brain Theory,” noting a habit he had observed ...