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Technology creating, not destroying, jobs – millennials - Rappler

28-08-2017 15:48 via rappler.com

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Technology creating, not destroying, jobs – millennials
Rappler
NEXT TREND. Millennials in the Global Shapers Annual Survey 2017 say artificial technology is the next big technology trend. MANILA, Philippines – Today's millennials have a more optimistic view when it comes to technology's impact on employment: they ...and more »

Iswaran urges students to tap opportunities in innovation and technology - Channel NewsAsia

28-08-2017 15:22 via channelnewsasia.com

Channel NewsAsia
Iswaran urges students to tap opportunities in innovation and technology
Channel NewsAsia
This was the message of Trade and Industry (Industry) Minister S Iswaran to students at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) Economic Dialogue on Monday (Aug 28). The forum was attended by Nanyang Technological University, National University of ...and more »

Voices Boomer's Blueprint: Who is providing your technology vision? - Accounting Today

28-08-2017 15:12 via accountingtoday.com

Voices Boomer's Blueprint: Who is providing your technology vision?
Accounting Today
The digital transformation threatens to disrupt much of what we thought we knew about firm management and technology, resulting in a sudden crowd of players wanting access to the C-suite and control over the IT budget. Who is providing the required ...

Technology Director for Sandwich Schools Speaks on District Technology Changes, Future Needs - WspyNews (press release) (registration)

28-08-2017 15:12 via wspynews.com

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Technology Director for Sandwich Schools Speaks on District Technology Changes, Future Needs
WspyNews (press release) (registration)
The Director of Technology for Sandwich Schools says a lot has changed since he started in the district 10 years ago. Glen Bloemker, Director of Technology of Sandwich School District 430, reviewed his 10 years with the school district when speaking at ...

Apple#39;s new operating system may be a death knell for around two lakh apps

28-08-2017 14:46

App developers were given ample time to update their existing 32-bit apps to 64-bit

Buffon slams VAR as Serie A struggles with technology - Vanguard

28-08-2017 14:07 via vanguardngr.com

Vanguard
Buffon slams VAR as Serie A struggles with technology
Vanguard
Juventus and Italy goalkeeping great Gianluigi Buffon has slammed the “misuse” of the video assistant referee (VAR) system, saying that it makes Serie A “ugly”. Buffon. The VAR, footage which can be consulted by the referee on the touchlines to rule on ...and more »

Food festival showcases locally grown food, new technology across NB - CBC.ca

28-08-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca

CBC.ca
Food festival showcases locally grown food, new technology across NB
CBC.ca
Families gathered in Fredericton's Wilmot Park over the weekend to support locally grown food across the province. In conjunction with Canada 150, Fredericton's One Big Family Picnic aimed to provide a healthy and sustainable local food economy and to ...

PROPERTY Homes are still sold by people, not technology - Krugersdorp News

28-08-2017 13:35 via krugersdorpnews.co.za

PROPERTY Homes are still sold by people, not technology
Krugersdorp News
Online real estate companies offering to sell your home for a low fixed price or a discounted commission appear to be multiplying daily – but they are actually just peddling old – and unsuccessful – concepts dressed up in new digital clothes. Berry ...

Homes are still sold by people, not technology - Krugersdorp News

28-08-2017 13:35 via krugersdorpnews.co.za

Homes are still sold by people, not technology
Krugersdorp News
Online real estate companies offering to sell your home for a low fixed price or a discounted commission appear to be multiplying daily – but they are actually just peddling old – and unsuccessful – concepts dressed up in new digital clothes. Berry ...

How evolving technology changed hurricane coverage - Poynter (blog)

28-08-2017 13:32 via poynter.org

Poynter (blog)
How evolving technology changed hurricane coverage
Poynter (blog)
Good morning. Here's our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in your inbox every morning? Subscribe here. Long before CNN morphed into Trump TV, Jeff Flock was its most estimable and high-profile chronicler ...and more »

Mine event delegates get the drill on technology - The West Australian

28-08-2017 13:31 via thewest.com.au

The West Australian
Mine event delegates get the drill on technology
The West Australian
Remote diamond pipe handling technology was exhibited to Kalgoorlie-Boulder geologists at a drilling and exploration forum this week. Topdrill displayed its DA 555 rod handler at its drilling and innovation conference at the Kalgoorlie Golf Club on ...

Technology, experience driving youth venue choices - SportsBusiness Daily (subscription)

28-08-2017 12:56 via sportsbusinessdaily.com

Technology, experience driving youth venue choices
SportsBusiness Daily (subscription)
When one of his sports commission clients saw a baseball tournament that had been profitable for a dozen years leave for Ripken Baseball's six-field complex in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., sports tourism consultant Jon Schmieder called the operators to ask why ...and more »

This revolutionary new British fuel technology slashes emissions (and will save YOU cash) - Express.co.uk

28-08-2017 12:36 via express.co.uk

Express.co.uk
This revolutionary new British fuel technology slashes emissions (and will save YOU cash)
Express.co.uk
A BREAKTHROUGH new British fuel technology could help slash the emissions produced by your engine by 80 per cent – and offer savings of some 20 per cent. By Luke John Smith. PUBLISHED: 11:16, Mon, Aug 28, 2017 | UPDATED: 12:29, Mon, Aug 28, ...

Forward Motion - Why Jaguar Land Rover Is Investing In Technology Startups - Forbes

28-08-2017 11:38 via forbes.com

Forbes
Forward Motion - Why Jaguar Land Rover Is Investing In Technology Startups
Forbes
Owned since 2008 by Tata Motors of India, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is one of UK manufacturing's undoubted success stories . In 2016, the luxury car company rang up sales of around £24bn, feeding through to a profit of £1.6bn. And at a time when Britain ...and more »

Google creates a â€˜fake cityâ€™ in California to train and test its self-driving cars

28-08-2017 11:20

The city named Castle is a 100-acre â€˜fake townâ€™ in the Californian desert and is named after Castle Air Force base near the town of Merced.

When Technology Becomes Disruptive, Transformation Takes Place - DATAQUEST

28-08-2017 10:37 via dqindia.com

DATAQUEST
When Technology Becomes Disruptive, Transformation Takes Place
DATAQUEST
Technology is not just a mere word; it's a power and a tool that defines the actions of different communities. When technology becomes disruptive, it further strengthens itself to transform the way digital consumers have been marking their day to day ...and more »

India to have it#39;s own robocop now, thanks to Hyderabad-based H-Bots

28-08-2017 10:11

The company aims to have a police robot offering security services when Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trumps#39; daughter, visits in November for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit

This womanâ€™s story of becoming a Google engineer without a software degree will inspire you

28-08-2017 08:26

The tech lead of the team noticed her programming skills and took her on board and thus Angela got employed as an entry level software engineer at Google

Can technology help Bangladesh end mass arsenic poisoning? - The Indian Express

28-08-2017 08:14 via indianexpress.com

The Indian Express
Can technology help Bangladesh end mass arsenic poisoning?
The Indian Express
Van Geen said Lamont researchers are developing a mobile-based mapping application to help DPHE employees collect and input data on wells using a smartphone or tablet. The app will display a map of all tested wells and their status, and can assess the ...and more »

Jennifer Doudna awarded 5-year grant to improve gene-editing technology - Daily Californian

28-08-2017 07:34 via dailycal.org

Jennifer Doudna awarded 5-year grant to improve gene-editing technology
Daily Californian
The National Human Genome Research Institute, or NHGRI, awarded a five-year grant to UC Berkeley molecular biology and biochemistry professor Jennifer Doudna to lead the Center for Genome Editing and Recording. Lu Wang, a program director at ...and more »

Professors must update outdated technology in online courses - GW Hatchet (subscription)

28-08-2017 07:28 via gwhatchet.com

Professors must update outdated technology in online courses
GW Hatchet (subscription)
Online courses allow students to learn from wherever and whenever, from a desk in a suit and tie to a bed with a pair of pajamas on. They allow flexibility that normal classes just can't provide. But along with these pros come the cons. The technology ...

VIDEO: Is gyroscopic technology the secret to beating our traffic jams, or a huge sham? - Pickle

28-08-2017 07:27 via pickle.nine.com.au

Pickle
VIDEO: Is gyroscopic technology the secret to beating our traffic jams, or a huge sham?
Pickle
If you've had a gut full of traffic jams in your city, we may have found the solution to the infuriating problem. The answer is gyroscopic technology, if this video is to be believed. In a video spanning nearly nine minutes, a bizarre spin on ...and more »

Driver assistant technology is nice, but parents need to teach teens the basics - Omaha World-Herald

28-08-2017 07:01 via omaha.com

Omaha World-Herald
Driver assistant technology is nice, but parents need to teach teens the basics
Omaha World-Herald
Every time Chloe Olier, 16, of Brookfield, Wis., gets in her car and turns on the key, a DriveCam in the vehicle monitors her driving, records video and sends reports to her parents' computers. Most parents would agree that keeping our children safe is ...

Projects wanted for $150m Renewable Technology Fund offered by SA Government - ABC Online

28-08-2017 06:52 via abc.net.au

ABC Online
Projects wanted for $150m Renewable Technology Fund offered by SA Government
ABC Online
South Australian taxpayers will help fund energy storage and other technologies to prevent wind farms and other intermittent energy sources from undermining the security of the electricity grid. The State Government is calling for expressions of ...and more »

Grant could help update city's fire technology - IllinoisHomePage.net

28-08-2017 06:48 via illinoishomepage.net

IllinoisHomePage.net
Grant could help update city's fire technology
IllinoisHomePage.net
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) -- The city is pursuing a grant that could help save lives. It would fund technology updates for the fire department. Officials with the city say it would help them get to fires faster. The biggest updates would be putting cameras ...

Outdated technology is a greater threat than hackers to US elections - Washington Examiner

28-08-2017 06:19 via washingtonexaminer.com

Washington Examiner
Outdated technology is a greater threat than hackers to US elections
Washington Examiner
The recent DefCon hacking conference demonstrated why America needs to modernize its voting systems with more technology, not less. Participants exposed vulnerabilities in various pieces of election technology at DefCon's Voting Machine Hacking ...

Aston Martin vows to put hybrid technology in every car - Financial Times

28-08-2017 06:12 via ft.com

Financial Times
Aston Martin vows to put hybrid technology in every car
Financial Times
Aston Martin is embracing electric technology with a pledge that every car in its range will use hybrid technology within a decade. The luxury carmaker, as synonymous with the roar of a V12 engine as it is with its fictional customer James Bond, will ...

How the fire-breathing dragons on #39;Game of Thrones#39; are made

28-08-2017 05:52

Presenting a mythical creature convincingly for an audience requires the expertise of many different professionals

RATIO Group links technology and government in Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg.com

28-08-2017 05:45 via fredericksburg.com

Fredericksburg.com
RATIO Group links technology and government in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg.com
Jerry McQoid (left) and Jeff Rose (right) started RATIO Group, a company that seeks to disrupt federal contracting by connecting with entrepreneurs here and in Silicon Valley. SUZANNE CARR ROSSI / THE FREE LANCE–STAR. Ratio. Buy Now. Jerry McQoid ...

Apple's Ban on Local Apps Mark of Advancing Domestic Technology: Iran - News18

28-08-2017 05:33 via news18.com

News18
Apple's Ban on Local Apps Mark of Advancing Domestic Technology: Iran
News18
Apple has banned Iranian apps from its iOS App Store. Iran's minister of telecommunication and information technology sees this as a testament to Iran's developing technology. IANS. Updated:August 28, 2017, 9:02 AM IST. facebook · Twitter · google ...
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Garnet Valley pushing use of technology - The Delaware County Daily Times

28-08-2017 05:24 via delcotimes.com

Garnet Valley pushing use of technology
The Delaware County Daily Times
CONCORD >> Garnet Valley School District has consistently been on the leading edge of technology use. The Technology Department, led by Sam Mormando, manages infrastructure, networks, data and information that run the district. The prime focus is on ...

York County revamps busing with new routes, technology - Daily Press

28-08-2017 04:50 via dailypress.com

Daily Press
York County revamps busing with new routes, technology
Daily Press
York County Transportation Department has a number of improvements to the bus fleet.The department embraced improvements to the school busing system, both in redrawing routes and using new technology. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Josh ReyesContact ...and more »

Drop in international students at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology - Independent Community Newspaper

28-08-2017 04:24 via stuff.co.nz

Independent Community Newspaper
Drop in international students at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Independent Community Newspaper
Indian student Rudraraj Goswami has just completed his first semester in Bachelor of Viticulture and Winemaking at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. Fees from international students at a top of the south polytech are well below ...and more »

Blackville field day offers look at ag technology to cuts costs - The Times and Democrat

28-08-2017 04:00 via thetandd.com

The Times and Democrat
Blackville field day offers look at ag technology to cuts costs
The Times and Democrat
BLACKVILLE — Tests on new nutrient-management technology under development at Clemson University showed savings of up to $54 an acre on cotton production. Those savings could mount quickly. South Carolina plants more than 180,000 acres of ...

Uber chooses Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO - The Guardian

28-08-2017 03:10 via theguardian.com

The Guardian
Uber chooses Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO
The Guardian
Uber has chosen Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of travel company Expedia, to be its new boss, ending a contentious search that has been marred by boardroom spats and leaks. The announcement, made on Sunday, comes as the ride-hailing ...and more »

New technology improves recovery after tonsils removed - TheRecord.com

28-08-2017 02:16 via therecord.com

TheRecord.com
New technology improves recovery after tonsils removed
TheRecord.com
Dr. Vinita Bindlish with coblation technology that will improve tonsillectomies for children at Grand River Hospital. - Photo courtesy of Grand River Hospital. KITCHENER — Children who get their tonsils out will have a faster and easier recovery with ...and more »

Analyzing the ECAR Trends to Watch 2017 Report - Inside Higher Ed (blog)

28-08-2017 01:31 via insidehighered.com

Analyzing the ECAR Trends to Watch 2017 Report
Inside Higher Ed (blog)
The Mayweather vs. McGregor fight? The season 7 finale of Game of Thrones? Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do single, in which she disses Kanye West and Kim Kardashian? No, no, and no. The most important media event of late August was the ...

Technology, now major GDP booster – Rack Centre CEO - The Punch

28-08-2017 01:17 via punchng.com

The Punch
Technology, now major GDP booster – Rack Centre CEO
The Punch
Tier III data centre is like detailed aircraft certification. You have to invest and not cut corners in your processes, as that will push you to a tight corner. Procrastination is also not helpful when it comes to this kind of business. There are a ...