Friday, October 30, 2015
There Is a Cure for the First-Job Blues: Proper Guidance
Business school professors, career service professionals and recruiters need to help students temper expectations so they can better appreciate the ...
Campaign 2016: Who Rules Social Media?
Whether socially liberal or socially conservative, presidential candidates need to harness social media to engage with the electorate. While Donald Trump once led in all the polls, which candidates lead on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook?
17 Things to Do With Your Extra Hour This Weekend That Will Make Next Week Amazing
It's one of the best nights of the year--the one that magically lasts an hour longer. Here's how to spend your extra time wisely.
Tor Releases Private IM Tool -- Here's An Idiot's Guide To Using Encrypted Messaging
The Tor Project has released an encrypted private messaging application. Here's how to download and use it with a good degree of security, and without hurting your brain.
Saving on holiday shopping and nine other money stories you may have missed this week
Black Friday looms and at least one company is closing its doors for the day.
As It Nears Release, Windows 10 Mobile Is Finally Coming Together
A few months back, I installed one of the beta / preview builds of Windows 10 Mobile (then called Windows 10 For Phones) on my Lumia 1520. I thought it would be safe to use the early version of the mobile OS on my daily driver, but I turned out to be very wrong. Many of the things I loved about Windows Phone 8.1 were simply broken, and basic stuff – like Bluetooth connectivity and saving photos to an SD card – didn’t work properly. My experience with the beta was so bad, I wiped my phone and started clean with the stock Windows 8.1 ROM.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Helping Security Startups Reach Escape Velocity
Mach37 is the speed at which an object can reach escape velocity (25,022 mph/s). It is also the name of an innovative accelerator program based in Herndon, Virginia. Mach37 is focused on information security. Currently seven startups are working with the accelerator as part of its Fall 2015 program.
Snapchat’s new ‘scary’ privacy policy has left users outraged
Snapchat on Wednesday released a new update for its app, and with that comes a new privacy policy that has users rather upset.
Financial Intelligent Assistance Is Here And It's Going To Be A Game Changer For Wealth Management
Who would have thought technology would be able to give humans a run for their money? Well, we all knew it was coming. With a bit of Indian technological prowess, finUNO’s multi-modal financial intelligence assistant has arrived to do just that – and it’s going to be a bit of a game changer for the wealth management industry.
Few Brouhahas Brewing Between Craft Beer Competitors
Sierra Nevada HR Manager Deborah Gutman talks culture, recruiting and how the craft beer industry collaborates on talent issues.
The Fourth Qualification For Future Companies
After giving the organization a purpose, acknowledging the autonomy of workers, and ensuring the connectivity of people, the fourth thing to do is to create transparency in the organization.
Using Genetics to Open the 'Black Box' of Sports Performance
By learning the secrets in their DNA, Athletigenbelieves athletes can train better and stay healthier.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Cisco To Acquire Cybersecurity Firm Lancope For $452 Million In Cash
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced yesterday that they are plunking down $452.5 million in cash to acquire privately held cybersecurity firm Lancope, Inc. who is based in Alpharetta, Ga.
From Oracle High to Steve Jobs University? ‘Technical school’ takes on new meaning
A George Mason University professor suggests that Apple should start Steve Jobs University. The way tech giants are going, it doesn’t seem too crazy.
Make Way For The Connected Car
As the demand for connected car features increases, automakers could see an increase in revenue as high 204 percent over the next five years.
Would Your Boss Throw You Under The Bus? 8 Side Effects Of Irresponsible Managers
Several years ago I was having a one-on-one conversation with a leader in an oil and gas company. He seemed discouraged and I asked him what was going on. He said, “A few weeks ago I was invited to go to a meeting with our new CEO to present a proposal. I had frequent conversations with my boss about the proposal and I knew my boss was in full agreement. When the CEO heard my proposal he reacted negatively and even said some disparaging things about me. My boss who had worked with me to create the proposal and was in full agreement said nothing. I have never felt more embarrassed and alone. My boss threw me under the bus and then left me there bleeding. He did not say a word and he has not said anything since.”
Everybody is shopping on their smartphones, and Alibaba is profiting
Alibaba surpassed quarterly revenue expectations due to a sharp rise in mobile payments activity, and facebook predicts the trend to increase for the holiday-shopping season..
What Are The Growth Stages Of A Programmer?
What are the growth stages of a programmer? This question was originally answered on Quora by John L. Miller.
Earnings Outlook: What to watch for in Apple’s earnings
Apple is expected to report earnings after the market’s close on Tuesday.
Did The Cyber Jihadi Holy War Start With TalkTalk And iTunes?
Overblown fears of 'cyber jihadism' hit peak farce this week with the TalkTalk debacle. Misinformation from media and 'cyber experts' are to blame.
Kennesaw Mountain Harris? FSTA Pulls A Play From The MLB Playbook With 'Daily Fantasy Commissioner'
In an effort to avoid external regulation of fantasy sports, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association today pulled a page out of the Major League Baseball playbook, circa 1921.
The charts Twitter doesn’t want you to see
Twitter’s investor relations shared a few charts on revenue and user growth. But people responded on Twitter with their own charts -- which Twitter probably doesn't want you to see.
COO Of One Of The Fastest Growing Retailers, Gloria Jeans, Reflects On His Rise From The CIO Role
Timothy Kasbe has been a chief information officer at three major companies, Reliance Industries, Sears, and Intrexon. For the past three and a half years, he has been the Chief Operating Officer of Gloria Jeans, a Russian retailer that is among the fastest growing retailers in the world. Kasbe credits his rise to being a business leader first and a technologist second. He also spent a decade as a consultant to the retail industry, and as such advised executives across the industry. He believes that CIOs who are oriented as he is will increasingly find opportunities to rise to the role of COO among others.
Cosmos Was Ready For Life Almost From The Start, Japanese X-Ray Telescope Confirms
Life’s chemical building blocks were first splayed across the largest scales of spacetime as early as two to four billion years after the Big Bang, or more than 10 billion years ago, x-ray observations from Japan’s now-defunct Suzaku space telescope confirm.
The Wall Street Journal: IBM nears $2B deal for Weather Channel’s digital assets
International Business Machines Corp. is nearing a deal to acquire the digital and data assets of Weather Co., owner of the Weather Channel, according to people familiar with the situation.
U.S.-Japan Military Space Alliance Promises To Grow In 'New Ways'
Japan is poised to become a bigger military space player. It says this will protect against security threats from North Korea and China, and also fortify its alliance with the United States. Japan’s space-related capabilities are not in doubt. Nor is there dispute about official and top-level support for these directions.
DMCA Ruling Ensures You Can't Be Sued For Hacking Your Car, Your Games Or Your iPhone
An exemption in the DMCA paves the way for car, game and iPhone hackers to do as they please with their connected machines. But the exemption only lasts for three years, and won't come into force until 2016...
The Future Of Work Show, Episode 7: Inside PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
For the past few months I’ve been working on a big new project called The Future of Work Show. The idea is to actually go inside some of the world’s most forward thinking companies to see what they are thinking about and doing about the future of work. I filmed inside 10 companies including SAP , Cisco, Pandora , Glassdoor, and several others. In each company I toured the offices and spoke with employees and executives to get a sense of how they see the workplace changing.
The Wall Street Journal: Amazon delivery workers sue, say they should be full employees
Amazon.com Inc., which has quickly built a network of on-demand workers for its one-hour delivery service, now faces a lawsuit over how those workers are treated.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Welcome Back Symantec
It has been a long road but it appears that Symantec has finally re-focused on its core business of securing its customers. Symantec announced today that it is introducing an automated malware analysis and response solution, Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP).
Sixth Grader Starts Awesome And Secure Crypto Password Service You Might Want To Use Now
Everyone loves a story about a spunky kid who starts their own business from a great idea that’s been around for awhile, and that’s why I really like the story of Mira Modi, an eleven-year-old in New York who is making money by generating and selling cryptographically-safe passwords for two dollars a pop by rolling the dice.
The Technical Indicator: October spike places S&P 500 on firmer ground
The S&P 500’s steep October spike places it atop the 200-day moving average, and on firmer technical ground.
Hajj Pilgrimage Goes Hi-Tech To Reduce Incidents
Wearable devices and computer simulation software used to predict crowd disasters, could improve the pilgrims' safety.
With Pico, The Keurig For Beer Is Finally Here
PicoBrew's new Pico could help bring home brewing mass market, and PicoBrew's new plan to remake the distribution model for indy beermakers could have an even bigger impact.
Mattermark Lists The Top 100 Internet Of Things Startups For 2015
48 of the top Internet of Things (IoT) startups are based in the Bay Area, 5 in Boston, 3 in Los Angeles and Toronto, and 2 in Dallas, Paris and San Diego.
Venture funding in Jawbone, Genband, Silver Spring Networks and View Glass combined is $1.6B or 26% of all funding in the top 100 IoT startups.
Total funding for the top 100 IoT startups is currently $6.19B.
31 are in late stage funding cycles as of today.
Millennial Fans Increasingly Compelling Sports Teams To Invest In Tech
Millennials and their mobile devices are nearly inseparable today. But beyond the stereotypical addiction to Facebook and Snapchat, there is also a more interesting part of the equation when it comes to millennials’ need for data and interaction in all facets of life: in some cases, they are actually forcing change on entire industries.
Why Magic Leap Needs A Dose Of Reality To Succeed
Magic Leap, the mysterious augmented reality startup that has everyone's attention with its eye-popping videos, is aiming to secure another round of funding, reportedly sitting at an extra injection of $1bn.
Sixth Grader Starts Awesome And Secure Crypto Password Service You Might Want To Use Now
Everyone loves a story about a spunky kid who starts their own business from a great idea that’s been around for awhile, and that’s why I really like the story of Mira Modi, an eleven-year-old in New York who is making money by generating and selling cryptographically-safe passwords for two dollars a pop by rolling the dice.
Welcome Back Symantec
It has been a long road but it appears that Symantec has finally re-focused on its core business of securing its customers. Symantec announced today that it is introducing an automated malware analysis and response solution, Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP).
The Wall Street Journal: Music-streaming service Deezer delays IPO due to market conditions
Senior executive had reported ‘big demand in the market’ just weeks ago.
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