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• Google fires back at age discrimination lawsuit

  01-08-2016 22:56
  
  Google, in new federal court papers, is rebutting claims of age discrimination and its handling of two older job applicants who were rejected for positions.
  Google insisted in a court filing Friday that its policies "rigorously forbids discrimination of any kind," including age discrimination. It is fighting an age discrimination lawsuit filed last year by two plaintiffs who were rejected for jobs. Both are over the age of 40.
  One plaintiff, Cheryl Fillekes, a programmer, filed a motion in June
  
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• Four US firms rule the world's cloud infrastructure

  01-08-2016 22:56
  
  There are plenty of companies vying for a piece of the worldwide cloud infrastructure market, but the top four -- all in the U.S. -- currently dominate by such a wide margin as to effectively leave their competitors in the dust.That's the overriding conclusion of a study released Monday by Synergy Research Group, which provides quarterly market tracking and segmentation data, including vendor revenues by segment and region.Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, IBM, and Google collectively control more
  
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• 38% off Philips Automatic Pasta Maker - Deal Alert

  01-08-2016 21:59
  
  This powerful, fully automated pasta maker from Philips is currently discounted $134, officially making it less expensive to buy new on Amazon than refurbished. Add ingredients, choose a program, and the unit goes to work mixing, kneading and extruding while you sit back and enjoy a beverage. Up to 1600 pounds of force extrudes all types of pasta in as little as 15 minutes. Various shaping discs are attached to make Spaghetti, Penne, Fettuccini, Lasagna and more. Egg, herbs, spinach, carro
  
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• SolarCity agrees to $2.6B buyout by Tesla

  01-08-2016 21:38
  
  SolarCity has reached an agreement to be acquired by Tesla Motors in an all-stock deal valued at $2.9 billion that was first announced last month.
  The rooftop solar installer said the result of the merger would be the creation of the world's first "vertically integrated sustainable energy company."TeslaTesla's Powerwall battery mounted on the wall of a garage with a Tesla Model S all-electric vechicle beside it.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Tablet shipments drop to three-year low in Q2

  01-08-2016 21:32
  
  Tablet shipments reached their lowest point in three years in the second quarter of 2016, according to analyst firm Canalys.
  However, analysts at Canalys and IDC are seeing a glimmer of hope for the devices with business demand for detachable tablets like the Microsoft Surface Pro and the iPad Pro. The Windows 10 anniversary update, which rolls out tomorrow, could further the business trend toward detachable tablets as could the next version of Android, called Nougat, with its better multitaski
  
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• Containers adoption remains in its infancy – but businesses should get ready for the next wave of virtualization

  01-08-2016 21:03
  
  Simply put, containers offer a lightweight alternative to virtual machines, offering even greater resource utilization, simplified management and the ability to quickly move applications between servers.
  A panel discussion at Cloud World 2016 in London last month - which included representatives from the analyst, vendor and end user communities - gave a balanced view of some of the business benefits alongside the limitations as more companies investigate the technology.
  While there are some cle
  
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• Interpol arrests Nigerian email scammer who swindled $60 million

  01-08-2016 20:45
  
  Interpol has arrested a top Nigerian email scammer who stole more than US$60 million by tricking businesses into handing over funds by posing as trusted suppliers.The 40-year-old Nigerian, known as “Mike,” is allegedly the leader of a criminal ring that targeted hundreds of victims across the world, Interpol said on Monday.He and at least 40 other individuals pulled off their scheme by allegedly pretending to be CEOs or suppliers using hacked email accounts of legitimate companies.Th
  
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• Donald Trump signs pledge to crack down on Internet porn

  01-08-2016 20:37
  
  Donald Trump has pledged to crack down on Internet pornography via corporate partnerships and possibly establishing a federal commission on the harmful effects of pornography, a nonprofit said Monday.
  While it appears to be coincidental, Trump’s pledge comes a day after the New York Post’s Sunday edition included a full-page nude photo of Melania Trump, his wife, on its cover.
  Enough is Enough, a nonprofit dedicated to confronting online pornography, child pornography, chi
  
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• BrandPost: Hyperconverged Infrastructure Meets the Storage Monolith

  01-08-2016 20:22
  Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is emerging as a way to improve the delivery speed and efficiency for IT services by overcoming bottlenecks in how IT resources are deployed. Hyperconverged infrastructure accomplishes this by aggregating servers, storage, and networking into homogeneous resource pools to enable dynamic scaling, ease of management, and improvements in agility, utilization, and cost reduction.Adopting a hyperconvergence strategy inevitably brings up a crucial se
  
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• U.S. driver interest in self-driving cars dips slightly after Tesla crash

  01-08-2016 20:20
  
  U.S. driver confidence in self-driving car technology suffered only slightly in the aftermath of a Tesla Model S fatal crash that occurred with the Autopilot engaged, two new surveys revealed.
  Two separate online survey results from more than 1,500 U.S. vehicle owners by consultancy AlixPartners showed consumer interest in self-driving cars dipped about three percentage points after news of the May 7 Tesla crash was reported on June 30.Florida Highway Safety PatrolThe damage to the Tesla Model
  
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• Android Nougat may be coming on August 5

  01-08-2016 20:20
  
  It may truly be a happy Friday in the land of Android.
  That’s because Android Nougat could arrive on Aug. 5. The word comes from Evan Blass, who has a secret network of elves that feed him (usually accurate) leaks and rumors.
  Android 7.0 releases next month, with the 8/5 security patch. Sorry Nexus 5 owners, no Nougat for you 😢— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 30, 2016
  If this goes forth, it means Nexus owners will be the first ones to sample the latest flavor of Android (except
  
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• BrandPost: More Security Isn’t Always Better

  01-08-2016 20:19
  Do you know how many security solutions your organization currently has deployed? According to a survey we recently conducted with IDG, 80% of organizations use one to six vendors to meet their security needs. That says a lot about the challenges that top IT decision makers face when it comes to protecting their data, infrastructure, and users. To combat modern security threats and address multiple concerns, organizations often need multiple solutions. A successful security program must have str
  
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• BrandPost: Five Critical Success Factors for Capitalizing on the Internet of Things

  01-08-2016 20:03
  
  The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to generate a huge amount of excitement in IT and business circles. People are all but breathless over the opportunities that are at our doorstep—and for good reason. The IoT represents a major growth opportunity for businesses—one that CIOs should begin pursuing now, while the sector is still developing.Getting there, however, is another story. Before your organization can capitalize on the IoT, you need to take a step back and rethink some fun
  
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• Browser Election 2016: Chrome leads by landslide

  01-08-2016 19:54
  
  Chrome reached a major milestone last month when it was used by more than half of those browsing from a personal computer, data published Monday showed.
  According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, Chrome's user share grew by more than 2 percentage points in July, the fourth time in the last six months that its gains were of that size, to end the month at 51%.
  In the last 12 months, Chrome has added 23.1 percentage points to its user share, starting that stretch with less than 30% and e
  
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• Verantwoordelijkheid digitale transformatie bij veel organisaties onduidelijk

  01-08-2016 19:52
  Wie er precies verantwoordelijk is voor digitale transformatie is bij veel organisaties onduidelijk. Wellicht als symptoom hiervan ontbreekt het veel bedrijven aan een strategie. Daarop duidt wereldwijd onderzoek in opdracht van IFS, leverancier van enterprise applications.In de Benelux geven vier op de tien... lees meer
  
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• Verizon aims to pump up its IoT presence with fleet management deal

  01-08-2016 19:13
  
  Verizon Communications plans to buy cloud-computing-focused fleet management firm Fleetmatics Group, in a deal that will pump up the telecom carrier's internet of things portfolio.The US$2.4 billion deal for the Dublin-based fleet management vendor will give Verizon a toehold in the GPS vehicle-tracking and connected cars markets. Fleetmatics, with U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, has about 37,000 customers and 737,000 subscribed vehicles worldwide.The d
  
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• The doctor will see you now – virtually

  01-08-2016 19:11
  
  Telehealth, the practice of providing care services remotely using digital technologies, took a big step forward at New York-Presbyterian last week. The hospital system, which sees more than two million people a year, is now offering patients the option to receive second opinions, urgent care and consultations via online portals and video conferencing services.The initiative is designed to improve patient outcomes while lowering healthcare costs, says CIO Daniel Barchi, who joined the hospital i
  
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• 47% off CARCHET Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring System - Deal Alert

  01-08-2016 19:03
  
  This gadget from CARCHET is a tire pressure monitoring system that is simple to install on virtually any vehicle, and wirelessly shows you the current pressure of all 4 tires at all times while driving. Proper tire pressure prevents puncture and damage of car parts caused by flat tires. It improves fuel efficiency, prolongs tire life, and prevents abnormal wear of vehicle parts. 20% under-inflation reduces tire lifetime by 30%
  30% over-inflation reduces tire lifetime by 45%
  30% lower
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 reasons why enterprise IoT is a tough market for startups

  01-08-2016 18:57
  
  The IoT platform market has been growing at a record pace. Just a couple of years ago, the market only counted a few early vendors that were starting to court enterprises and device manufacturers. Today, the IoT platform space is a hypercompetitive market encompassing a broad set of companies from telecommunication operators to platform as a service (PaaS) providers. However, for being such as fast-growing, emerging market, the enterprise IoT platform space hasn’t seen a large number of st
  
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• The Ultimate PC Bundle - Save Hundreds on 10 Top-Rated Apps Ft. Scrivener & CCleaner Pro - Deal Alert

  01-08-2016 18:45
  
  The web is an incredible place, filled with a slew of programs and apps designed to help you get the most out of your PC. But which ones do you pick? Fortunately, the Ultimate PC Bundle is here, and it has curated 10 top-rated productivity, entertainment, and performance programs designed to breathe new life into your PC for only $39.99.Included in the bundle is Scrivener, a word processor and project management tool that lets you outline, take notes, and conduct research all at once. If you&rsq
  
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• Pokemon Go now a go on Android smartphones with Intel chips

  01-08-2016 17:02
  
  It took a while, but the hot Pokemon Go mobile game is now working on smartphones with Intel chips.Initially, the app wasn't compatible with Intel-based smartphones. Concerned users put up a petition, which had 42,606 supporters, requesting Niantic Labs -- the developer -- to make the game compatible with x86 smartphone chips.In response to the user backlash, Niantic Labs and Intel worked together to make the app compatible with x86 smartphones.To read this article in full or to leave a comment,
  
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• VCE chief boasts of hyperconvergence superpower

  01-08-2016 16:42
  
  VCE has only been in the hyperconverged appliance market since the February launch of its VxRail family, but President Chad Sakac says the company will soon be the No.1 player in that rapidly growing market. Sakac doesn’t lack for confidence, nor will his company – launched as a joint EMC/Cisco/VMware venture – lack for resources to back up his claims. VCE is now the converged infrastructure division of EMC and, if things go to plan, will soon be part of the merged Dell/EMC. T
  
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• 3 ways you can still get Windows 10 for free

  01-08-2016 16:28
  
  Well, here we are. The free upgrade period for Windows 10 ended on July 29. You had a year to upgrade to Windows 10 for free, but you put it off, and put it off, and now it’s too late.
  Or is it? There is no longer an official way to upgrade to Windows 10 without paying a cent. But there are a few loopholes making the rounds on the Internet that apparently allow you to still get a free upgrade.
  We haven’t tested all of these methods to see if they’ll work. But we can tell you t
  
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• What your cyber risk profile tells insurers

  01-08-2016 16:09
  
  A cyber risk profile is a complex measure of an organization's security posture. It paints a picture of your risk related to technical aspects such as network and system security liability and network interruption, as well as more organizational aspects such as cyber defense maturity.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• How 7 Hall of Fame CIOs thrive by evolving

  01-08-2016 15:53
  
  CIO Hall of Fame inductee Randy Sloan started his career in the mid-1980s -- the days of the mainframe -- when IT focused on automating processes and keeping computers humming.For many technologists back then, those tasks were enough. Sloan, though, had other ideas. He wanted to contribute more."When I started my career, I was a programmer. I loved the technology. But I had an inflection point. I realized that what I really like to do is solve business problems," he says. Sloan's insight came as
  
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• CIOs mean business

  01-08-2016 15:44
  
  Mobile, cloud, big data and social technologies have unleashed a sweeping tide of transformation that has given rise to a keen awareness of the importance of the customer experience and has presented CIOs with an unprecedented opportunity to make their mark by steering their companies toward digital business.Many have dabbled in ecommerce, digital marketing and social media initiatives, but 2016 will be the year that digital business strategies take root, according to Forrester Research. Forty-e
  
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• Zagat restaurant app for iOS gets major makover

  01-08-2016 15:32
  
  I'd almost forgotten Zagat even existed until last week when I learned it had released a new iOS app and overhauled its rating system. And in just a week, Zagat has become one of my most-used apps.
  In case you forgot Zagat too, it started out as a paperback guide for local restaurants. Readers rated restaurants on a scale of 1 to 30 for food, décor, and service. Zagat offered mobile apps before, but they were at best, "meh."
  Google acquired Zagat in 2011 as a source for restaurant r
  
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• Do no harm: an oath for health IT developers

  01-08-2016 15:30
  
  As health professionals, nurses, doctors, and even pharmacists are held to a high standard of making sure everything they do is above board. They can lose license for failing to comply with ethical guidelines. Even though software engineers in health IT have a far greater reaching impact on patients, no equivalent code of conduct exists for developers.
  The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently granted the Mayo Clinic $142-million to create a biobank as part of the Precision Medicine Initi
  
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• CIOs expand their horizons

  01-08-2016 15:23
  
  Just as technology is touching every aspect of business, CIOs are showing an aptitude for handling other C-suite roles. That's certainly true of our CIO 100 honorees, many of whom are much more than "just" CIOs: In addition to being strong technical leaders, they also exhibit deep business acumen and understand the importance of focusing on the customer.Valuing versatility
  "I always believed if I earned the seat I had every day by knowing what the company needs and getting results, doors would b
  
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• Experts: SentinelOne ransomware guarantee no replacement for cyberinsurance

  01-08-2016 14:36
  
  Earlier this week, SentinelOne announced that it will reimburse customers for up to $1 million if they are hit by a ransomware attack, but some experts say that this is a marketing gimmick and no replacement for a solid cyberinsurance policy.
  "It’s good that they are standing behind the capability of their product with this guarantee," said Mike Buratowski, vice president of cybersecurity services at Fidelis Cybersecurity. "The guarantee program is a novel idea with some credibility to it
  
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• Spies planted malware on critical infrastructure, Russian security service says

  01-08-2016 14:17
  
  Russian military networks and other critical infrastructure have been hit by tailor-made malware, according to government officials.
  Networks at some 20 organizations in Russia -- including scientific and military institutions, defense contractors, and public authorities -- were found to be infected with the malware, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Saturday.
  The range of infected sites suggests that the targets were deliberately selected as part of a cyber-espionage operation, t
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Banned Hillary Clinton app now on the App Store

  01-08-2016 14:00
  
  I recently did two roundups of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton apps. Some of the apps poked fun at both candidates and provide plenty of amusement for partisans on both sides of the political divide.But there was one app about Hillary Clinton that Apple initially refused to publish. The company has finally changed its mind, and now you can download the Capitol HillAwry game for free from the iOS App Store.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Beveiligingsteams vaak in laat stadium betrokken bij transformatie

  01-08-2016 13:59
  Veel bedrijven zien beveiliging als hindernis voor digitale transformatie. Als gevolg hiervan wordt het beveiligingsteam te laat bij transformatieprocessen betrokken, waardoor deze tot halfslachtige resultaten leiden. Daarop duiden de resultaten van wereldwijd onderzoek onder IT-beslissers in opdracht van Dell.... lees meer
  
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• IT career roadmap: The journey to certified scrum trainer

  01-08-2016 13:46
  
  Angela Johnson's career began at a call center where she performed technical and customer support and end-user training for legal clients having trouble with the online legal research and database service WestLaw. But after a few years, during which time parent company West was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Johnson moved to Rockwell Automation, a manufacturing automation company whose products gathered and analyzed data about specific parts being machined on factory and plant floors."I am one of
  
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• IT resume makeover: Don’t try to please everyone

  01-08-2016 13:21
  
  The longer your career stretches out, the more experience and knowledge you gain. But that doesn't mean you need to dump it all onto your resume. Instead, resume experts say, you should focus on crafting a focused and concise resume.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Ink will soon do your math homework for you

  01-08-2016 13:00
  
  Microsoft’s new inking technology within Windows 10’s Anniversary Update, Windows Ink, has just begun to recognize what you write. Its next chapter? Equations.
  Shortly before reviews of Windows 10’s Anniversary Update hit on Monday, Microsoft showed off a rather sophisticated update to OneNote: Microsoft’s note-taking app was able to interpret mathematical equations entered using Windows Ink and also solve them—and show its work. Microsoft will begin prov
  
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• Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Everything you need to know

  01-08-2016 12:30
  It’s almost here. Microsoft’s Anniversary Update (AU) for Windows 10 rolls out to users on Tuesday, August 2. The second major update to Windows 10, the Anniversary Update promises a ton of new features.Everything you need to know
  Windows Insiders have seen sneak peeks of AU features in preview builds over the past few months, including big changes likeextensions for Microsoft Edge, the ability torun a third-party antivirus suite alongside Windows Defender, full-screen Game Bar suppo
  
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• Legacy to the rescue: Well-tuned foundational systems make cutting-edge projects possible

  01-08-2016 12:30
  
  AFLAC still uses technology that was developed using assembly, the old programming language. It's part of the mainframe system that runs the insurance company's policy, administration, claims and billing functions, and it works just fine.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• What causes Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10?

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  To solve Windows 10 system crashes, you need to understand what causes the dreaded Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Microsoft boosts Node development in Visual Studio

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  Microsoft has updated its Node.js Tools for Visual Studio package, improving IntelliSense ease-of-coding capabilities and enhancing performance, debugging, and unit testing. The upgrade also supports the recently released Node.js 6.
  Version 1.2 of the open source tool enables development of enterprise Node.js applications using Microsoft's signature Visual Studio IDE. The upgrade works with Visual Studio 2015.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• July's powerful new PC hardware: Pushing new limits in graphics, storage, and more

  01-08-2016 12:00
  Quality, not quantityImage by Gordon Mah UngJuly tends to be a slow month in the world of technology, as the industry takes a collective breath between June’s fierce one-two punch of Computex and E3 and August’s back-to-school rush. And true to form, the past 30 days weren’t quite as action-packed asJune’s dawn of a glorious new era. Still, July was anything but dead.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• How to solve Windows 10 crashes in less than a minute

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  When I began to work with Windows 10, I was able to shut the laptop down without Googling to find the power button icon; a great improvement over Windows 8. My next interest was determining what to do when the OS falls over, generating a Blue Screen of Death. This article will describe how to set your system up so that, when it does, you’ll be able to find the cause of most crashes in less than a minute for no cost.
  In Windows 10, the Blue Screen looks the same as in Windows 8/8.1. It&rsq
  
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• How to detect buggy device drivers in Windows 10

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  When buggy third-party drivers crash a system and invoke a blue screen of death, it can be difficult to pinpoint the source among all the active running software. An alternative method to using WinDbg is to identify any device driver addition or change that occurred prior to the Blue Screen of Death event.
  Windows device drivers are just one part of the broader Windows operating environment function called Autorun Settings. Windows’ Autorun Settings identify Windows auto-starting software
  
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• Game of Thrones can teach you valuable security lessons

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  With new hacking techniques, malware, viruses and threats being created faster than Melisandre’s demon babies, the web is indeed dark and full of terrors. Here are seven lessons for security managers pulled straight out of Westeros.1. Small things can become huge problemsIn the age of big data, risk once deemed minimal may pose serious threats to companies concerned with keeping the information they’ve collected private, but that begins and ends within the companies and the parameter
  
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• 7 security lessons learned from Game of Thrones

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  Small things can become huge problemsImage by ThinkstockIn the age of big data, risk once deemed minimal may pose serious threats to companies concerned with keeping the information they’ve collected private, but that begins and ends within the companies and the parameters and protocols they have in place to keep data secure.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Uber China gives up fight, will merge with local player, Didi Chuxing

  01-08-2016 07:55
  
  Uber Technologies has decided to cooperate rather than compete in China, with the ride-hailing app company set to announce a merger with arch-rival Didi Chuxing, the largest ride-hailing company in the country.Under the deal, Uber China investors will hold 20 percent stake in Didi Chuxing in a deal that values the combined entity at around US$35 billion, according to reports on Monday. Didi Chuxing will also make a $1 billion investment in Uber Global.Didi Chuxing, which already had investments
  
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• Uber is investing $500M in alternative to current maps like Google's

  01-08-2016 06:41
  
  Uber wants more information from mapping technologies, including more data on traffic patterns and precise pickup and dropoff locations.The ride-hailing company that introduced mapping cars in the U.S. last year and more recently in Mexico now plans to extend the initiative soon in other countries as well, according to Brian McClendon, the former head of Google maps, who was hired by the ride-hailing company.“Accurate maps are at the heart of our service and the backbone of our business,&r
  
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• 53% off Blitzu Cyborg Ultra Bright USB Rechargable Bike Light - Deal Alert

  01-08-2016 00:57
  
  The Blitzu Cyborg 168T Bike Tail light features 50 micro-LED chips, and emits up to 168 Lumens. It is simple to install and you can mount this rear light anywhere you want in seconds, such as the handlebar, the seat post or anywhere on the frame.Stop wasting your money and never buy batteries again. The Cyborg 168T bicycle rear light charges from your computer or any device with a USB port. It only takes 2 hours to fully charge.  The Blitzu Cyborg 168T Bike Light averages 4.5 out
  
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• 53% off Blitzu Cyborg Ultra Bright USB Rechargable Bike Light

  01-08-2016 00:57
  
  The Blitzu Cyborg 168T Bike Tail light features 50 micro-LED chips emits up to 168 Lumens. It is Simple to install and you can mount this rear light anywhere you want in seconds, such as the handlebar, the seat post or anywhere on the frame.Stop Wasting Your Money and Never Buy Batteries Again. The Cyborg 168T bicycle rear light charges from your computer or any device with a USB port. Only takes 2 hours to fully charge.  The Blitzu Cyborg 168T Bike Light averages 4.5 out of 5 sta
  
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