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• Hiring good tech people: Where to start?

  24-10-2015 18:53
  
  Paul Nickelsberg told a room full of attendees at this week's Innovation Unconference in Boston that he’s on the prowl for good tech people to add to his firm’s electronic product design team.
  “Just good?” inquired one of the session’s facilitators. 
  Nickelsberg, president of Orchid Technologies Engineering & Consulting in Maynard, Mass., said he certainly wouldn't turn away excellent talent -- “but I’ll take good.”
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• CIO of the Year 2015: Rolomschrijving boven functietitel

  24-10-2015 12:11
  De nieuwe CIO of the Year krijgt dit jaar een opvallend digitaal en businessgericht profiel. Dat blijkt uit de shortlist van vijf genomineerden voor de jaarlijkse Award, die op dinsdag 24 november wordt uitgereikt tijdens CIODAY2015 in de Amsterdamse Beurs van Berlage.De missie van de jury, die voorafgaand aan het... lees meer
  
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• Someone just bought your smart home. Did they get your data, too?

  24-10-2015 02:06
  
  It's move-in day, and you finally have the papers and the keys for your new home. But do you have the passwords?That's one of the questions homebuyers and renters should be asking themselves now that connected devices like locks, lights and thermostats are growing more common, according to the Online Trust Alliance. The industry group joined up with the U.S. National Association of Realtors to compile a checklist for anyone moving in or out of a connected home.Built-in Internet of Things gear ca
  
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• Priv slider phone targets enterprise users wanting security, Google apps

  24-10-2015 02:04
  
  With the new Priv slider Android smartphone going on sale Friday for $699, BlackBerry is chasing mainly after enterprise users who want a hard keyboard in addition to a touchscreen and who want access to Google apps and the Chrome browser, analysts said.
  "All in all, it's a bold move for BlackBerry and keeps BlackBerry relevant as they are struggling with market share," said Ramon Llamas, an analyst at IDC, in an interview.
  Just by the numbers, BlackBerry has faded nearly into oblivion, with ju
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Artificial intelligence: Humankind’s best chance for a healthier future

  24-10-2015 00:44
  
  In the 1990s Garry Kasparov achieved rock star status in the chess world with a freestyle approach that made mincemeat of his opponents. But Kasparov’s reign as world chess master ended in 1997 at the digital hands of IBM’s Deep Blue, making him the first high-profile victim of the modern machine. He would not be the last. In 2011, IBM Watson thrashed human opponents on Jeopardy.  Not long after some people began to wonder if this was the beginning of the end. Stephen Hawking, E
  
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