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Aptage and Roeder Consulting Partner to Integrate AI and Project Management

Posted on Wed Sep 19, 2018, 7:07 am

"At Aptage, we measure uncertainty so our clients can manage uncertainty," said Dr. Murray Cantor, Aptage CTO. "We bring clients peace of mind by the ability to see future outcomes more clearly. Our p...

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BluHaptics rebrands itself as Olis Robotics and acquires machine learning sta...

Posted on Wed Sep 19, 2018, 7:01 am

(Olis Robotics Photo) For five years, a University of Washington spin-out called BluHaptics has been building up a business ... emerging robotics operating system lindustry,” Olis CEO Don Pickering sa...

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Who's @yousuck2020? He's the Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk Is Sending to...

Posted on Tue Sep 18, 2018, 1:53 am

In a country known for conformity, Yusaku Maezawa has always sought to stand out. He skipped college, moved to California to play in a rock band and started his own e-commerce company. After ...

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Oracle delivers mixed Q1 results

Posted on Mon Sep 17, 2018, 1:30 pm

In a trio of canned statements, Oracle's top brass touted the strength and momentum of Oracle platforms, with co-CEO Mark Hurd revealing that Oracle Fusion ERP now has 5,500 customers. Meanwhile, Orac...

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Cea heralds next phase of digital TV transition in the US

Posted on Tue Sep 11, 2018, 5:00 pm

02 Mar, 2007 - 08:05 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team | 110 Reads Sony Pictures Network (SPN) India has acquired the rights of homegrown MMA league- Kumite-1 league. Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD wi...

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Film explores theory that enviro toxins are linked to ALS, Parkinson's, Alzhe...

Posted on Sat Sep 8, 2018, 9:36 pm

Scientist Paul Cox, pictured, and filmmaker Bo Landin will lead a discussion after a screening of the film 'Toxic Puzzle: Hunt for the Hidden Killer' Wednesday at the Toledo Museum of Art. When the 20...

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3D Systems Transforming Manufacturing with End-to-End Solutions -- Will Showc...

Posted on Thu Sep 6, 2018, 5:40 am

It would require customer collaboration, new innovation, and would be driven by the experience and expertise of our people," said Vyomesh Joshi, president and chief executive officer, 3D Systems. "Tod...

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Dell Reports Climbing Sales Amid Plan to Go Public Again

Posted on Thu Sep 6, 2018, 4:25 am

For fiscal 2019, Dell now expects adjusted revenue of as much as $92 billion and adjusted net income of as much as $5.3 billion. The strong performance in the second fiscal quarter may boost Chief Exe...

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Kroger And Apeel Partner To Fight Food Waste

Posted on Thu Sep 6, 2018, 3:30 am

"Kroger is at the forefront of the fight against food waste and we're honored to be a resource in their journey to zero waste," said James Rogers, CEO and Founder of Apeel. "Kroger's commitment to fam...

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iRobot's new Roomba is first to store maps of your home

Posted on Thu Sep 6, 2018, 2:06 am

"With the ability to learn, adapt to, and remember a home's floor plan, and the introduction of automatic dirt disposal, the iRobot Roomba i7+ represents the most advanced robotic vacuum ever built," ...

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Out of this world: Take a tour of the universe from your living room

Posted on Mon Sep 3, 2018, 5:00 pm

"My idea of success is if WorldWide Telescope changes how people see the universe and for a generation of kids to have a degree of knowledge about space that they are just not getting now," said Curti...

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Smaato Accelerates Growth in APAC With Key Industry Leader Hires

Posted on Tue Aug 28, 2018, 2:11 am

Smaato manages up to 19 billion mobile ad impressions daily and reaches over one billion unique mobile users monthly. Founded in 2005 by mobile pioneers Ragnar Kruse and Petra Vorsteher, Smaato has gl...

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Business Report: The Energy Excelerator

Posted on Sun Aug 19, 2018, 12:13 pm

Dawn Lippert from Energy Excelerator and Michael Pfeffer of IBiS Networks joins us on Sunrise. For more information click HERE. Hurricane Lane is now churning through the Central Pacific basin as a po...

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Neal Stephenson's SNOW CRASH is just $2 as a Kindle book today

Posted on Thu Jul 26, 2018, 7:06 pm

Snow Crash blew my mind when I read it in 1992. It wasn't just Stephenson's fantastic depiction of a global shared virtual reality universe (the Metaverse) that enthralled me, it was his detailed, oft...

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NXT-ID Appoints Robert A. Curtis to Board of Directors

Posted on Thu Jul 26, 2018, 5:25 am

"Robert a long history of successfully bringing new heathcare technologies to market and a deep background within the industry," said NXT-ID CEO Gino Pereira. "His expertise and insights will be parti...

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Hyperloop project goes to China

Posted on Thu Jul 19, 2018, 4:42 am

"China leads the world in the amount of high-speed rail constructed by far, and now they are looking for a more efficient high speed solution in hyperloop," HyperloopTT chairman Bibop Gresta said in a ...

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CleanChoice Energy Launches Renewable Energy Broker Program - NBC12 - WWBT - ...

Posted on Tue Jul 17, 2018, 5:00 pm

and we're excited to be able to work with brokers to help them make the switch," said Tom Matzzie, Founder and CEO of CleanChoice Energy. "With CleanChoice Energy's 100% renewable energy products, bus...

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Industry CFF Group of 5 Draft

Posted on Wed Jul 4, 2018, 5:00 pm

Crawford: Greg McRae. I know he has some players ahead of him in the backfield, but the reports all spring were spectacular, and I think he offers the best ability to make plays of their tailbacks. It ...

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Plantronics completes $2 billion acquisition of Polycom

Posted on Tue Jul 3, 2018, 12:36 am

"We are pleased that Plantronics and Polycom are moving ahead as one company. This combined offering empowers people with the tools and flexibility they need to create the best experience when connect...

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A Parlor Game at Rebekah Mercer's Has No Get Out of Jail Free Card

Posted on Tue Jun 26, 2018, 8:18 am

"Brett Horvath and Berit Anderson are the co-founders of Scout AI and the creators of the Machine Learning President." In 2017, the pair published a scathing critique of Cambridge Analytica, the now-s...

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uBiome Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Posted on Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:41 pm

The full list of technology pioneers can be found here. Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, uBiome CEO and co-founder, Dr. Jessica Richman, PhD, will be participating in the World Economic ...

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RBR Commended for Participation in GirlsGoCyberStart Competition

Posted on Fri Jun 1, 2018, 1:33 pm

The SANS institute is a private organization founded in 1989 that specializes in information security, cybersecurity training and certification.) On May 4, Michael Geraghty, the Director of NJCICC (Ne...

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Leaked memos reveal the deep divisions within Google over Pentagon contract

Posted on Thu May 31, 2018, 9:37 am

Google has hosted a series of debates between Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene, TCP co-inventor Vint Cerf (a former defense contractor who serves a Google's Chief Internet Evangelist) and Meredith Whitta...

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CEO Axel Konjack is leaving homegate.ch

Posted on Thu May 24, 2018, 1:09 am

Zurich, 24 May 2018 - The present CEO of homegate.ch, Axel Konjack, is handing over the management of the leading Swiss property platform in October and will be moving to Ringier as COO International ...

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AMD lines up new processors for enterprise users

Posted on Tue May 15, 2018, 3:02 am

India was the largest contributor to AMD's commercial business. AMD Director (Workstation Graphics, Professional Graphics and Compute Accelerators Business Unit) Nick Pandher said enterprises across s...

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COFES 2018 Begins -- Congress on the Future of Engineering Software

Posted on Wed Apr 11, 2018, 5:00 pm

"With the rate of change accelerating, COFES is more relevant than ever," said Brad Holtz, co-founder of COFES ... Focus on the Convergence of AI, 5G, Blockchain, and Edge Computing with IoT Facilitat...

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The hybrid trap

Posted on Thu Mar 29, 2018, 6:11 am

The electric car Suarez pointed out that it was General Motors that ... Gibson even told documentary filmmaker Chris Paine that the first time he drove his EV1 he "felt like Batman." "The car was fast ...

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Qualcomm's ex-CEO is leaving its board as he tries to take the company privat...

Posted on Fri Mar 16, 2018, 9:16 am

Qualcomm Inc. said director Paul Jacobs, the San Diego chipmaker's former chief executive and son of its founder, is leaving its board after he decided to explore an acquisition of the company. "The b...

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Visual Studio Code Added to Anaconda Python Distro for Data Scientists

Posted on Fri Feb 16, 2018, 2:03 pm

Anaconda, originally Continuum Analytics, is an Austin ... to identify potential errors in an integrated development environment like Visual Studio. Mathew Lodge, senior vice president of products at ...

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Nvidia now worth more than IBM

Posted on Thu Feb 8, 2018, 9:44 pm

That would top the average analyst estimate of $2.4bn, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Nvidia founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has jumped on trends that are changing computing to find new areas ...

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Kate Becker: Google Lunar X Prize promised the moon

Posted on Thu Feb 1, 2018, 1:25 pm

entrepreneur and space-industry champion Peter Diamandis announced a $10 million purse for the first private team to demonstrate a reusable, crewed spacecraft. In 2004, the award, called the Ansari X ...

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Fairpointe adds to shareholder demands over Nuance CEO plan

Posted on Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:49 pm

Nuance, whose voice recognition technology helped launch Apple Inc's voice assistant Siri, is seeking a successor to chief executive Paul Ricci, who announced in November 2016 that he would retire in ...

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Michael Flynn's Alexandria Home Is On The Market

Posted on Mon Dec 4, 2017, 12:34 pm

But a source close to Flynn told ABC News he was looking to sell it, citing concerns over "crippling legal costs" from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. The colonial home is in a prime O...

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Amazon officially unveils Alexa for Business

Posted on Thu Nov 30, 2017, 9:45 am

Speaking at Amazon Web Services' annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, Werner Vogels, Amazon's chief technology officer, talked about new tools for managing the use of Alexa devices wi...

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Sea Shepherd eco group drops anchor in UAE

Posted on Mon Nov 20, 2017, 5:01 am

Known globally for engaging Japanese whaling ships on the high seas to stop the illegal slaughter of endangered whales, dolphins and sharks, Sea Shepherd said its new UAE chapter received approval to ...

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The Xerox Alto Struts Its Stuff on Its 40th Birthday

Posted on Wed Nov 15, 2017, 11:23 am

The Xerox Alto, widely recognized as the first ... During the demo of the Bravo word processing program, Tom Malloy, retired now but most recently senior vice president and chief software architect at ...

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AT&T : Cutting-Edge Business Performance Metrics Revealed at Sustainable Bran...

Posted on Mon Nov 13, 2017, 9:21 am

Members of the Sustainable Brands® community gather in Philadelphia to kick off the 7 th annual New Metrics conference. More than 300 global senior executives are convening today through Nov 15th to u...

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Deloitte Survey: Cognitive Adoption in the Enterprise is Resulting in Economi...

Posted on Sun Nov 12, 2017, 4:00 pm

"Cognitive technologies are still maturing, but our study shows that early adopters are experiencing benefits, especially those that have jumped in with both feet," said Jeff Loucks, executive directo...

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MARC DAVIS (RACING DRIVER)

Posted on Fri Nov 10, 2017, 4:00 pm

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Steve Pink to helm an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's The Curse of Lono

Posted on Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:52 am

Penning the screenplay for the forthcoming adaptation will be JD Rosen who will also produce the project with Rhino Films' Stephen Nemeth. Production is scheduled to begin sometime next year with Rex ...

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GMU Salaries 2016-17: Report

Posted on Thu Oct 26, 2017, 8:11 am

The highest-paid George Mason University employee is President Angel Cabrera at $683,717, although Tech President Timothy Sands is a bit higher at $770,850. George Mason had 4,038 employees and a tota...

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When Human Intuition Meets AI

Posted on Sat Oct 21, 2017, 5:00 pm

Originally published by Bruce Kasanoff on LinkedIn: When Human Intuition Meets AI I went into the recent Future in Review (FiRe) conference worried that today's bias towards big data and data-driven d...

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Azim Premji reappointed CMD of Wipro for two more years

Posted on Wed Oct 4, 2017, 6:58 am

BENGALURU: The Wipro board has reappointed Azim Premji as chairman and managing director for a period of two years effective July 31, subject to member approval. Premji has been at the helm of Wipro s...

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InterDigital : Expands Footprint in Europe With Opening of Berlin Office

Posted on Fri Sep 22, 2017, 5:16 am

(GlobeNewswire) - InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that it has expanded its footprint in Europe with the opening of an office in ...

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Naledi: One Little Elephant

Posted on Wed Sep 13, 2017, 4:01 pm

How the dedicated caretakers rallied to adopt the baby elephant, save her life, and reintroduce her to the herd that had forgotten her, is the focus of Naledi: One Little Elephant, A Nature Special Pr...

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Kymeta Receives Commercial Authorization from FCC and Ofcom

Posted on Thu Aug 31, 2017, 5:00 pm

"This is the first time electronically-steered, beam-forming flat panel antenna terminals have been given blanket authorization by the FCC," said Nathan Kundtz, CEO and President of Kymeta. "The satel...

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Deloitte: The Future of Work is Here and Organizations Should Stop Speculatin...

Posted on Mon Jul 31, 2017, 5:00 pm

... newest issue of Deloitte Review features 10 articles on the "Future of Work" including an interview with Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert, New York Times op-ed columnist Tom Friedman, and John Hagel, ...

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Central Lakes College graduates listed

Posted on Thu Jul 27, 2017, 6:57 pm

DENT -- Curtis Lodin. DULUTH -- Ardene White ... FERGUS FALLS -- Jennifer Hammer, Jason Preston, Tyler Schwarz. FINLAND -- Corey Cook. FLENSBURG -- Carrie Zupko. FOLEY -- Mary Kay Novak, Matthew Strom...

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Industrial Internet Consortium Publishes Smart Cities Edition of Journal of I...

Posted on Tue Jul 18, 2017, 10:00 pm

co-chair of the IIC Thought Leadership Task Group and Chief Research Scientist at Accenture. The Smart Cities edition of the Journal of Innovation includes the following articles contributed by leader...

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Sci-Fi Author Kim Stanley Robinson Talks About 'New York 2140'

Posted on Fri Jul 7, 2017, 1:52 pm

What will New York City look like in 123 years? That's the basic question posed by award-winning sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson's new novel New York 2140, which depicts the metropolis under severa...

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