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Glendale Unified hears proposed financial plan to lease new technology devices - Los Angeles Times

15-09-2017 23:15 via latimes.com

Los Angeles Times
Glendale Unified hears proposed financial plan to lease new technology devices
Los Angeles Times
In establishing a technology sustainability plan for the Glendale Unified School District, its chief business and financial officer is recommending school officials use the $3.66 million in one-time funding received in 2017-18 from the state to lease ...

Companies take over Kansas Technology Center - Pittsburg Morning Sun

15-09-2017 23:15 via morningsun.net

Companies take over Kansas Technology Center
Pittsburg Morning Sun
PITTSBURG — Over 200 companies will flock to the Kansas Technology Center at Pittsburg State University next week. The companies are filling the technology center for PSU College of Technology Company Day September 19 and 20.

Air Force opens applications for dual-purpose technology accelerator program - Air Force Link

15-09-2017 22:53 via af.mil

Air Force opens applications for dual-purpose technology accelerator program
Air Force Link
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force launched a new startup technology accelerator through its AFwerX community of innovators. The technology accelerator will focus on developing better relationships with commercially viable startup companies with ...

Stocks head higher, led by technology, industrial companies - SFGate

15-09-2017 22:46 via sfgate.com

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Stocks head higher, led by technology, industrial companies
SFGate
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Friday as technology companies turn higher and Boeing continues to lead industrial companies. That comes in spite of a drop in industrial production and weaker retail sales for the month of August. Stocks in the ...and more »

ENGINEERS DAY: Use modern technology with traditional wisdom: Akhtar to engineers - Greater Kashmir

15-09-2017 21:31 via greaterkashmir.com

Greater Kashmir
ENGINEERS DAY: Use modern technology with traditional wisdom: Akhtar to engineers
Greater Kashmir
“The world is moving ahead with technology that makes building designing efficient, safe and in consonant with local environment. GKNN Srinagar, Publish Date: Sep 16 2017 12:17AM | Updated Date: Sep 16 2017 12:17AM. ENGINEERS DAY: Use modern ...and more »

Keep up With Technology Advancements - Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)

15-09-2017 19:25 via officer.com

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Keep up With Technology Advancements
Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)
There are a lot of new products in law enforcement. Each day when I open by inbox, I see about three or four emails (sometimes more) for new products available for the industry. They range from clothing to firearms accessories, software to forensic ...

Facebook Heads to Canada for the Next Big AI Breakthrough - MIT Technology Review

15-09-2017 18:09 via technologyreview.com

MIT Technology Review
Facebook Heads to Canada for the Next Big AI Breakthrough
MIT Technology Review
AI research center in Montreal will use recent advances in machine learning to give machines better language skills. by Will Knight; September 15, 2017. The first genuinely impressive AI assistant may well have a Canadian accent. Facebook announced ...and more »

Bringing Blockchain Technology to E-Commerce: Current Trends - CoinTelegraph

15-09-2017 18:07 via cointelegraph.com

CoinTelegraph
Bringing Blockchain Technology to E-Commerce: Current Trends
CoinTelegraph
While online retail sales have increased astronomically over recent years, in the online retail space, from shoes, to purses, and even to software-as-a-service (SaaS), retailers are facing challenges in the ways that they reach and satisfy customers.

Bob Cairns: Storms showed good and bad uses of technology - Oneonta Daily Star

15-09-2017 18:04 via thedailystar.com

Oneonta Daily Star
Bob Cairns: Storms showed good and bad uses of technology
Oneonta Daily Star
Like many, I spent a lot of time looking at TV and computer screens during the recent weather disasters in Texas and Florida. In addition to having a general interest in the world around me, I have friends in the affected areas of both states and was ...

Innovation Saskatchewan looks to technology to help fight rural crime - Globalnews.ca

15-09-2017 17:59 via globalnews.ca

Innovation Saskatchewan looks to technology to help fight rural crime
Globalnews.ca
The Saskatchewan government is looking at ways to use technology to fight rural crime in the province. Innovation Saskatchewan is asking technology companies and researchers to submit proposals for a 16-week residency program. Story continues below ...

Arsenal Launches Innovation Lab Dedicated To Sports & Technology - Forbes

15-09-2017 17:43 via forbes.com

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Arsenal Launches Innovation Lab Dedicated To Sports & Technology
Forbes
I cover the business of sports & technology Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Professional sports teams are becoming increasingly involved in technology and innovation. So much so that some franchises go as far as launching hubs ...

How a YouTube star gained 5.4 million followers by mimicking the Stone Age - CNBC

15-09-2017 15:57 via cnbc.com

CNBC
How a YouTube star gained 5.4 million followers by mimicking the Stone Age
CNBC
Primitive Technology is a YouTube channel and blog that shows a man creating tools, shelter, clothing and other items completely from nature. The channel is run by John Plant from Australia and has 5.4 million subscribers. Michelle Castillo ...

Facebook testing new #39;snooze#39; feature that will let users to #39;mute#39; annoying updates

15-09-2017 14:29

Facebook is testing a new feature that will allow users to take a temporary break from a friend or a group without unfriending or unfollowing them

'Technology refreshment' a healthy alternative for agencies struggling with IT modernization stress - FederalNewsRadio.com

15-09-2017 13:59 via federalnewsradio.com

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'Technology refreshment' a healthy alternative for agencies struggling with IT modernization stress
FederalNewsRadio.com
Forget baking in, avoid bolting on. When it comes to modernizing its IT systems, the federal government needs to get counting. Curtis Levinson, NATO's U.S. cyber defense adviser, told Federal News Radio the way for agencies to get a handle on updating ...

Bitcoin falls below $3000 as Chinese regulator orders cryptocurrency exchanges to shut shop

15-09-2017 13:59

According to a policy document seen by Chinese news outlet Caixin, all cryptocurrency exchanges are to submit detailed plans to exit the market by 6:00 pm Beijing time on September 20.

Who's Home at the White House Science and Technology Office? - WIRED

15-09-2017 13:01 via wired.com

WIRED
Who's Home at the White House Science and Technology Office?
WIRED
Members of the Texas National Guard prepare recovery efforts after Hurricane Harvey on September 6, 2017 in Orange, TX. Spencer Platt/Getty Images. In late October 2012, as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York and New Jersey, barrels of ...

Mercedes invest in radical electric car technology which could revolutionise the industry - Express.co.uk

15-09-2017 12:57 via express.co.uk

Express.co.uk
Mercedes invest in radical electric car technology which could revolutionise the industry
Express.co.uk
A NEW battery that can be recharged in five minutes and deliver around 300 miles of range has been revealed as a potential game changer for the EV world. By Luke John Smith. PUBLISHED: 11:18, Fri, Sep 15, 2017 | UPDATED: 11:49, Fri, Sep 15, 2017 ...

Itâ€™s official: Google set to launch the next Pixel smartphone on October 4

15-09-2017 10:40

After Apple and Samsung, itâ€™s Googleâ€™s turn.

Who Will Build the Health-Care Blockchain? - MIT Technology Review

15-09-2017 06:01 via technologyreview.com

MIT Technology Review
Who Will Build the Health-Care Blockchain?
MIT Technology Review
Decentralized databases promise to revolutionize medical records, but not until the health-care industry buys in to the idea and gets to work. by Mike Orcutt; September 15, 2017. 4. There are 26 different electronic medical records systems used in the ...

Equifax will not survive fallout from massive breach, says technology attorney - CNBC

15-09-2017 01:04 via cnbc.com

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Equifax will not survive fallout from massive breach, says technology attorney
CNBC
"This is ugly. The facts are still unfolding. It's going to get worse," attorney Mark Grossman said about Equifax. The firm's massive data breach may impact up to 143 million Americans. There are 23 class-action lawsuits filed and a congressional ...and more »

How technology is disrupting wealth creation - The Sydney Morning Herald

15-09-2017 00:30 via smh.com.au

The Sydney Morning Herald
How technology is disrupting wealth creation
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian families traditionally built wealth through buying property, investing in shares or putting cash in bank term deposits. But in the past five years we've seen an astonishing disruption in financial services that gives consumers different ways ...and more »

Glendale Unified hears proposed financial plan to lease new technology devices - Los Angeles Times

Companies take over Kansas Technology Center - Pittsburg Morning Sun

Air Force opens applications for dual-purpose technology accelerator program - Air Force Link

Stocks head higher, led by technology, industrial companies - SFGate

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ENGINEERS DAY: Use modern technology with traditional wisdom: Akhtar to engineers - Greater Kashmir

Keep up With Technology Advancements - Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)

Facebook Heads to Canada for the Next Big AI Breakthrough - MIT Technology Review

Bringing Blockchain Technology to E-Commerce: Current Trends - CoinTelegraph

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Bob Cairns: Storms showed good and bad uses of technology - Oneonta Daily Star

Innovation Saskatchewan looks to technology to help fight rural crime - Globalnews.ca

Arsenal Launches Innovation Lab Dedicated To Sports & Technology - Forbes

How a YouTube star gained 5.4 million followers by mimicking the Stone Age - CNBC

Facebook testing new #39;snooze#39; feature that will let users to #39;mute#39; annoying updates

'Technology refreshment' a healthy alternative for agencies struggling with IT modernization stress - FederalNewsRadio.com

Bitcoin falls below $3000 as Chinese regulator orders cryptocurrency exchanges to shut shop

Who's Home at the White House Science and Technology Office? - WIRED

Mercedes invest in radical electric car technology which could revolutionise the industry - Express.co.uk

Itâ€™s official: Google set to launch the next Pixel smartphone on October 4

Who Will Build the Health-Care Blockchain? - MIT Technology Review

Equifax will not survive fallout from massive breach, says technology attorney - CNBC

How technology is disrupting wealth creation - The Sydney Morning Herald