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Technology and you - Business Standard

04-06-2017 23:04 via business-standard.com

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Technology and you
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Technology has come to the aid of savers and investors in many ways. One stark example is reduction in costs, and consequently, improvement in returns. For example, buying mutual funds (MFs) through the direct plan route by going to the fund house's ...and more »

New Technology Helps Improve Doctors' Precision - whotv.com

04-06-2017 23:03 via whotv.com

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New Technology Helps Improve Doctors' Precision
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The McGill University Health Centre is the only hospital in North America with this technology, and as NBC's Dan Spector reports, doctors doctors say it will make surgeries safer. "So this is something we call augmented reality and it's something that ...

Walmart Touts Investment in People, Technology as Advantages - Memphis Daily News

04-06-2017 22:48 via memphisdailynews.com

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Walmart Touts Investment in People, Technology as Advantages
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Walmart CEO Doug McMillon touted the company's investments in people and technology, but also said the company may have reached an employment peak and urged employees not to be afraid of automation. Speaking Friday ...
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The Week In Technology, June 5-9, 2017 - Aviation Week

04-06-2017 22:46 via aviationweek.com

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The Week In Technology, June 5-9, 2017
Aviation Week
Truck-Maker Workhorse Enters eVTOL Market Electric-truck manufacturer Workhorse will unveil a hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the Paris Air Show. Flight tests of the two-seat SureFly are planned to begin by year-end ...

Technology at your fingertips, staying safe during hurricane season - WESH Orlando

04-06-2017 22:33 via wesh.com

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Technology at your fingertips, staying safe during hurricane season
WESH Orlando
Technology is one of the most powerful tools in building forecasts that keep you safe in a storm. Advertisement. There is also technology you can use at home to safeguard your family at any time. Some of the technology to keep you safe is probably ...

New Transplant Technology Could Benefit Patients with Type 1 Diabetes - Georgia Tech News Center

04-06-2017 21:30 via news.gatech.edu

New Transplant Technology Could Benefit Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Georgia Tech News Center
Combining a new hydrogel material with a protein that boosts blood vessel growth could improve the success rate for transplanting insulin-producing islet cells into persons with type 1 diabetes. In an animal model, the technique enhanced the survival ...and more »

Steven Petrow: How To Use Technology To Advance Your Career - Forbes

04-06-2017 21:09 via forbes.com

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Steven Petrow: How To Use Technology To Advance Your Career
Forbes
I spoke to Steven Petrow, who writes the Digital Life column for USA Today and is the author of five advice books, about what got him interested in modern manners, how technology has impacted our relationships, the biggest mistakes people make on ...

Ocado signs technology licensing deal with retailer - Financial Times

04-06-2017 20:12 via ft.com

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Ocado signs technology licensing deal with retailer
Financial Times
Ocado, the online grocer that is trying to reinvent itself as an automation-focused technology company, has signed a long-awaited licensing deal with an international customer — but it cannot say who, and has yet to commit to putting its equipment in ...
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Technology to ease phantom limb pain - The Hindu

04-06-2017 18:53 via thehindu.com

Technology to ease phantom limb pain
The Hindu
Scientists have developed a virtual reality (VR) technology that can relieve the sensation of phantom limb pain by tricking the brain into thinking that it is still in control of a missing limb. “The tactile representation of different body parts are ...and more »

This Technology Helps Quickly Fix Your Golf Swing Flaws - Forbes

04-06-2017 17:56 via forbes.com

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This Technology Helps Quickly Fix Your Golf Swing Flaws
Forbes
My golf game has begun spiraling into a state of disarray. And it's only June. So last week, I decided to do something about it, before my index inches any higher. To make the fix, I braved four hours of traffic from Detroit up to the Boyne Fitting ...

Gov. Baker elevates technology post to cabinet level - Wicked Local Waltham

04-06-2017 16:48 via waltham.wickedlocal.com

Gov. Baker elevates technology post to cabinet level
Wicked Local Waltham
... .Citing security, privacy and economic considerations, Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing the creation of a new secretariat in his administration to oversee information technology services and security. Under legislation Baker's office announced ...and more »

Making A Career Transition To Technology (It's Not Rocket Science) - Forbes

04-06-2017 15:00 via forbes.com

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Making A Career Transition To Technology (It's Not Rocket Science)
Forbes
This is the third column in an ongoing series from David K. Williams called “Ask Dave.” This one addresses an important question from marketing manager Heather Nemelka, who is hoping to pivot her career into technology: Hi Dave! When I was in college, ...

Can't decide where to go on holiday? Now there's brain technology to help you decide - Irish Independent

04-06-2017 14:08 via independent.ie

Irish Independent
Can't decide where to go on holiday? Now there's brain technology to help you decide
Irish Independent
In 2017 it is quite possible to travel to just about anywhere in the world, the only real challenge is choosing where exactly you want to go. This is where adventure travel experts Explore are here to help. Explore were in Dublin this week to launch ...and more »

ISRO's 'Monster' Rocket Lifts Off With 3,136-kg Satellite Tomorrow

04-06-2017 14:02

India will on Monday launch communication satellite GSAT-19 using its heaviest rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mk-III), that weighs equivalent to five fully-loaded Boeing Jumbo Jets or as much as 200 fully grown elephants.

Isaac Bennett, Portland Arts and Technology High School - Press Herald

04-06-2017 13:32 via pressherald.com

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Isaac Bennett, Portland Arts and Technology High School
Press Herald
Home-schooled, Isaac Bennett, 17, enrolled and excelled in the automotive technology program at PATHS. With his uncle, he rebuilt this 1989 Jeep. Staff photo by Derek Davis. Isaac Bennett developed an interest in how things work the old-fashioned way ...

Heaviest ISRO Rocket lifts off Tomorrow, May Take Indians to Space Someday

04-06-2017 10:44

India will on Monday launch communication satellite GSAT-19 using its heaviest rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mk-III), that weighs equivalent to five fully-loaded Boeing Jumbo Jets or as much as 200 fully grown elephants.

Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new masters - The Guardian

04-06-2017 10:30 via theguardian.com

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Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new masters
The Guardian
Many are concerned about the internet's role in politics. But more worrying is the digital tsunami poised to engulf us, as machine intelligence and a rising tech elite radically restructure life as we know it. Graphic digitised treatment of images of ...

Students advised to use the latest technology judiciously - The Hindu

04-06-2017 09:41 via thehindu.com

Students advised to use the latest technology judiciously
The Hindu
Superintendent of Police Bhimashankar Guled has appealed to students to use the latest technology very judiciously as overuse of technology may lead them on to the wrong path. Speaking after inaugurating The Hindu EDGE CET Counselling 2017 ...

Foreign investors with modern technology welcome in steel sector, says Steel Minister - Business Today

04-06-2017 08:55 via businesstoday.in

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Foreign investors with modern technology welcome in steel sector, says Steel Minister
Business Today
The government has welcomed foreign investors with modern technology to set up steel plants in India as the country aims to increase the output to 300 million tonnes (MT) by 2030. "If somebody comes with a new technology with any joint venture or some ...and more »

Blockchain, technology behind Bitcoin, emerges as key tool in food safety battle - The Japan Times

04-06-2017 08:53 via japantimes.co.jp

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Blockchain, technology behind Bitcoin, emerges as key tool in food safety battle
The Japan Times
NEW YORK – The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory management by tracking meats and crops from farm to table. Working with IBM, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing ...and more »

Surge pricing comes to the supermarket - The Guardian

04-06-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com

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Surge pricing comes to the supermarket
The Guardian
Online retailers are increasingly using your personal data to decide how much to charge you. And high-street shops are about to get in on the act. Supermarket loaf with different price tags. Supermarkets may soon adopt dynamic pricing for everyday ...

Hiltz: Technology in education: Is it worth the investment? - Roanoke Times

04-06-2017 06:06 via roanoke.com

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Hiltz: Technology in education: Is it worth the investment?
Roanoke Times
Our world has been dramatically changed with the advances and investments in technology through various tools, applications and systems developed over the past several decades. This holds true in our personal lives as well as our working environments.

'Technology can help teacher, but can never replace one' - The New Indian Express

04-06-2017 02:28 via newindianexpress.com

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'Technology can help teacher, but can never replace one'
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: CAN an android and a smart board ever replace a great teacher in the classroom of tomorrow? Absolutely not. That's what speakers at the gala TNIE EdEx 40 Under Forty Awards event held at Feathers on Saturday night all agreed on. Chief guest ...