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Another reason why I will not renew my subscription with Intuit for ProSeries tax software

Are you a taxpreparer who is unsatisfied with the quality of Intuit's ProSeries tax software program? I am not a happy user of ProSeries tax software. Choose your tax software carefully. I will be searching for an alternative tax software vendor for the year 2014. Continue reading




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TurboTax accounts hacked, delaying tax refunds, compromising personal information, impairing credit rating

Online criminals have been systematically targeting TurboTax, filing fraudulent tax returns of individuals, and diverting their tax refunds to prepaid debit, cards, stealing their personal information, and using and impairing their credit ratings. Continue reading




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Bernie Sanders on fight against ISIS: “We have got to learn the lessons from Iraq”

December 6, 2015, 10:50 AM|Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, believes there must be an international coalition led by Arab nations in the fight against ISIS. Continue reading



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Glenn Greenwald on Democracy Now reports that Hillary Clinton Has Embraced Some of the Most Brutal Dictators in the World

With the Republican establishment attempting to stop real estate mogul Donald Trump from receiving the GOP nomination, a new anti-Trump ad produced by the Emergency Committee for Israel alleges that Trump supports dictators. But what about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s record on dictators? Earlier this week, Clinton addressed the annual AIPAC conference, seeking to cast herself as a stronger ally to Israel than Donald Trump. We examine her record on Israel and U.S. foreign relations at large with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald, co-founder of The Intercept. Continue reading




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Chris Hedges argues that corporate commodification of our natural resources and human capital will continue unabated. Transcript and video.

"And you know, we have to stop looking beyond this election cycle and see that this corporate driven ideology, you know, this commodification of the culture, this constant extracting of blood from us as citizens to pay what in essence were private debts of the banks which engaged in casino capitalism, has political consequences. History has taught us that. And Hillary Clinton is only going to further that process." Continue reading




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Hillary Clinton and the corporate Democrats lost because Donald Trump ran to their left and outflanked them so don’t blame Jill Stein or sexism or racism. Video and transcript.

There's got to be a reason for the Democrats to suppose to exist. And the reason the Democrats are supposed to exist is to be an opposition party to the Republicans. If you're in bed with the same people, taking money from the same people, you're no longer an opposition party. There's no reason for you to exist. And guess what? Don't be surprised that people don't vote for you. Continue reading




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Bernie Sanders just sold out Progressives once again but this time to Chuck Schumer

Grow a spine. Bernie Sanders, when are you going to risk losing your friendship with the Democrats to help your country? When are you going to risk doing that? You had a stupid secret agreement not to attack Hillary Clinton, and you stayed by it, and then when the country needed you to do something with your movement, you told them to go work for the Machine. And now you're telling them to back Chuck Schumer. Continue reading




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The hit job on Keith Ellison by the Corporate Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee is controlled by its big corporate donors. Tom Perez was recruited to defeat progressive Keith Ellison to keep the Democratic Party in the coffers of its corporate donors. Ellison's defeat as head of the DNC was a hit job by the corporate machine within the DNC. Continue reading




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Bob Stefanowski will make Sam Brownback look like a socialist in comparison by eliminating the income tax in Connecticut

NEWS 8 IS YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS…. AND TONIGHT…VOODOO ECONOMICS! CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MARK DAVIS TELLING US HOW REPEALING THE STATE INCOME TAX IS THE LATEST HEATED TOPIC BETWEEN THE CANIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.   DEMOCRAT NED LAMONT IS OPENING A … Continue reading




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Elizabeth Warren is really just this season’s Hillary Clinton — faithful party robot, stalwart defender of the prerogatives of the establishment.

Tucker Carlson: Elizabeth Warren's enemies on Wall Street and Big Tech are not really her enemies. Elizabeth Warren is really just this season's Hillary Clinton -- faithful party robot, stalwart defender of the prerogatives of the establishment. Continue reading



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Акустика от SEASON OF GHOSTS

В новом видео SEASON OF GHOSTS исполнили в акустике композицию BLOOD STAIN CHILD "Stargazer". #Season_of_Ghosts #SeasonofGhosts #IndustrialMetal #Industrial_Metal




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VOIVOD, BORKNAGAR, INSOMNIUM в онлайн-концерте

Century Media Records совместно с EMP организовали онлайн-фестиваль, получивший название The Century Media Isolation Festival, который пройдет на официальном YouTube-канале Century Media четырнадцатого мая, стартует в 8 PM, CET / 2 PM, EST / 11 AM, PST и продлится 24 часа.

В фестивале примут участие:

- Angelus Apatrida (Spain, Thrash Metal)
- Baest (Denmark, Death Metal)
- Bonded (Germany, Thrash Metal)
- Borknagar (Norway, Avantgarde Black Metal)
- Dead Lord (Sweden, Hard Rock)
- Deserted Fear (Germany, Death Metal)
- Hideous Divinity (Italy, Death Metal)
- Insomnium (Finland, Melodic Death Metal)
- Lucifer (Sweden, Heavy Rock)
- Omnium Gatherum (Finland, Melodic Death Metal)
- Svart Crown (France, Death/Black Metal)
- The Offering (USA, Progressive Metal)
- Voivod (Canada, Progressive Sci-Fi Metal) #V/A #Rock #_Rock #FolkRock #Folk_Rock #PopRock #Pop_Rock #DeathRock #Death_Rock #HardRock #Hard_Rock #PostRock #Post_Rock #SymphonicRock #Symphonic_Rock #ArtRock #Art_Rock #Adult OrientedRock #Adult Oriented_Rock #Folk #_Folk #GothicFolk #Gothic_Folk #DarkFolk #Dark_Folk #Metal #_Metal #FolkMetal #Folk_Metal #InstrumentalMetal #Instrumental_Metal #GothicMetal #Gothic_Metal #AlternativeMetal #Alternative_Metal #BlackMetal #Black_Metal #DeathMetal #Death_Metal #DoomMetal #Doom_Metal #HeavyMetal #Heavy_Metal #NuMetal #Nu_Metal #PostMetal #Post_Metal #PowerMetal #Power_Metal #ThrashMetal #Thrash_Metal #VikingMetal #Viking_Metal #GrindCore #Grind_Core #IndustrialElectro #Industrial_Electro #Gothic #_Gothic #EthnoGothic #Ethno_Gothic #ElectroGothic #Electro_Gothic #InstrumentalClassic #Instrumental_Classic #NoiseIndustrial #Noise_Industrial #ElectroIndustrial #Electro_Industrial #DarkAmbient #Dark_Ambient #Hard 'n' Heavy #_Hard 'n' Heavy




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Кавер-версия POST MALONE от ELLEFSON

Группа ELLEFSON, в состав которой входит басист MEGADETH DAVID ELLEFSON, представили собственное прочтение композиции POST MALONE “Over Now”, а с пятнадцатого мая этот трек появится на всех цифровых площадках. Этот трек будет включен в новый альбом, выход которого предварительно намечен на октябрь. #David_Ellefson #DavidEllefson





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Гитарист STONE SOUR работает «над иным сольным проектом»

Гитарист STONE SOUR Josh Rand подтвердил "Behind The Vinyl", что он работает над новым сольным проектом:

«У меня есть двенадцать готовых тем. Сейчас я ищу вокалистов, разных вокалистов».

На вопрос относительно направления музыки нового проекта Josh ответил:

«Думаю, это будет отличаться от ожиданий большинства. Я решил, что если я и буду делать что-то подобное, то это не будет звучать похоже на STONE SOUR, потому что... А смысл? Так что многое из этого, ну по крайней мере, половина песен... Я начал играть — я не должен был говорить, что я начал играть на пианино. Я знаю, как сделать мини-пианино, так что теперь я отличный игрок... Но большая часть этого — пианино-ориентированный материал, и всё в таком духе. И я начал внедрять во всё это другие инструменты — всякую безумную перкуссию и всё такое. Просто я хочу получать удовольствие от создания и не пытаться создать новый "30/30-150" или находиться под давлением от попыток это сделать. Так что я плясал от этого, и вот куда зашёл».

По словам музыканта, он хотел бы анонсировать проект до конца этого года. #Stone_Sour #StoneSour #AlternativeMetal #Alternative_Metal




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Участники SOUNDGARDEN против вдовы Корнелла

По сообщению Rolling Stone, музыканты SOUNDGARDEN выдвинули встречный иск против вдовы Криса Корнелла, Vicky Cornell, обвиняя её в том, что она использовала доходы от трибьют-концерта в январе 2019 года на свои нужды.

В ответном иске, который был подан в окружной суд Южного округа Флориды, Майами, в среду (6 мая), утверждается, что в конце 2018 года Vicky Cornell потребовала, чтобы Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron и Ben Shepherd согласились выступить на концерте "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell" 16 января 2019 года в Лос-Анджелесе без компенсации. «Чтобы побудить SOUNDGARDEN согласиться на эту просьбу, Vicky Cornell заявила, что доходы от Cornell Concert будут использованы в благотворительных целях», — говорится в жалобе.

Thayil, Cameron и Shepherd утверждают, что «заявление Vicky Cornell было ложным в том смысле, что Vicky Cornell не имела намерения использовать часть или всю выручку от Cornell Concert в благотворительных целях, а скорее — в личных целях для себя и своей семьи. SOUNDGARDEN сообщают, считают и в связи с этим утверждают, что Vicky Cornell заранее знала о том, что заявление было ложным, либо она проявила небрежность или безрассудство в отношении его правдивости с целью и с намерением склонить SOUNDGARDEN к согласию выступить на Cornell Concert без компенсации», — говорится в ответном иске.

Согласно иску, «представление Vicky Cornell было существенным для SOUNDGARDEN в том смысле, что участники SOUNDGARDEN не были заинтересованы в том, чтобы выступить без компенсации на концерте, который принёс бы финансовую выгоду Vicky Cornell и её семье. SOUNDGARDEN полагалась на свою веру в то, что доходы от этого концерта будут использованы в благотворительных целях, когда принимали решение согласиться выступить на Cornell Concert без компенсации. Как прямой и непосредственный результат нарушения правил игры Vicky Cornell, участники SOUNDGARDEN понесли ущерб в результате искажения фактов, допущенных Vicky Cornell, включая потерю разумной компенсации за Cornell Concer и репутационный ущерб».

В ответном иске добавляется, что «все получатели дохода с Cornell Concert не были идентифицированы, а компания Vicky Cornell не смогла адекватно ответить на официальные и неофициальные запросы следователей о том, как эти доходы были использованы и израсходованы. В заявлении в поддержку ее несогласия с ходатайством о прекращении дела Vicky Cornell утверждает, что 643 000 долларов дохода от концерта были пожертвованы в Фонд медицинских исследований эпидермолиза Bullosa Medial Research Foundation. Но контрагенты не установили местонахождения и возможности распоряжения оставшимися доходами. Контрагенты до сих пор отказывались отвечать на запросы, связанные с Cornell Concert, в том числе не предоставили ответы на вопросы по существу и не задокументировали материалы в ответ на обнаружение SOUNDGARDEN в этом деле, связанном с Cornell Foundation и Cornell Concert. Более того, незадолго до подачи этой заявки, когда Cornell Foundation выпустил Форму 990 2018 года (почти год спустя), Cornell Foundation не публиковал никакой информации, подробно описывающей его финансовое положение, начиная с 2017 года. Наконец, на момент подачи данных встречных исков веб-сайт Cornell Foundation, судя по всему, не обновлялся с 2017 года. Требуется тщательный учёт, поскольку Vicky Cornell пообещала SOUNDGARDEN, что никакая часть доходов, полученных от Cornell Concert, не будет использована ни в каких иных целях, кроме благотворительных, как повод для побуждения SOUNDGARDEN к участию в Cornell Concert». #Soundgarden #AlternativeRock #Alternative_Rock #GrungeRock #Grunge_Rock




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Вдова Криса Корнелла ответила музыкантам SOUNDGARDEN

Вдова Криса Корнелла ответила на контриск со стороны бывших коллег её мужа словами своего адвоката Marty Singer'a:

«Очень жаль, что три бывших участника группы Криса Корнелла, заработавшие миллионы долларов на упорном труде, таланте и творчестве Криса, продолжают нападать на наследие Криса, его вдову и маленьких детей, делая непристойные, злобные и агрессивные обвинения, чтобы отвлечься от правды. Их откровенно отчаянные встречные претензии, которые были намеренно поданы незадолго до годовщины смерти Криса и годовщины свадьбы Криса и Вики, не меняют того факта, что именно они неправомерно утверждали, что являются владельцами записей, которые были созданы исключительно Крисом, и что именно они незаконно удерживали значительные суммы денег у вдовы и детей Криса (что является основанием для нынешнего судебного процесса).

Достаточно сказать, что Вики Корнелл и Cornell Estate яростно отрицают предполагаемые "факты", содержащиеся во встречных претензиях SOUNDGARDEN, которые будут встречены быстрым судебным разбирательством. Ирония заключается в том, что бывшие соратники Криса по группе теперь изображают невинность в связи с трибьют-концертом 2019 года под управлением фонда Криса, который собрал более 1 миллиона долларов США для благотворительного фонда и выплатил более 650 000 долларов США в адрес EBMRF на медицинские исследования, и который не имеет никакого отношения к вопросу о том, кому принадлежат вокальные записи Криса, когда SOUNDGARDEN получили более 78 000 долларов США за выступление на благотворительном концерте.

Как хорошо известно бывшим участникам группы Криса, каждый цент выручки от концерта был должным образом распределён и учтён, а их заявления не только фальшивые и клеветнические, но и демонстрируют глубину, до которой бывшие товарищи Криса готовы опуститься, чтобы запятнать его наследие.

Также иронично, что, потратив значительное количество времени и средств на гонорары адвокатов (оплаченных из денежных средств, причитающихся Chris estate) и утверждая, что судебная система Флориды не обладает персональной юрисдикцией над ними, бывшие товарищи Криса по группе теперь обращаются за помощью к той же самой судебной системе, подавая свои встречные иски». #Soundgarden #AlternativeRock #Alternative_Rock #GrungeRock #Grunge_Rock




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Демо-версия от STONE SOUR

STONE SOUR опубликовали демо-версию композиции "Mission Statement", которая в итоге вошла в пластинку "Audio Secrecy". Гитарист группы, Josh Rand, написал:

«По окончании турового цикла в поддержку "Come What(ever) May" я начал работать над новой музыкой. Я тогда размышлял о новом совместном проекте. Мой друг Jeremy Colson (он играл в группе у Steve'а Vai'я) играл на кое-каком материале из того, что я написал. Мы записали несколько песен в студии Sun Prairie. Я всегда хотел там записаться, потому что там была записана вся классика Shrapnel Records. Увы, но проект не получился, но я знал, что у этой песни есть потенциал. Когда мы записывали Audio Secrecy, у нашего продюсера Nick'a Raskulinecz'a было ощущение, что у нас нет подходящего открывающего трека, и я отдал эту песню для STONE SOUR». #Stone_Sour #StoneSour #AlternativeMetal #Alternative_Metal






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So, here’s the thing.

You know, the first inkling I had that I was good at Twitter — which was also my first inkling that Twitter was a thing one could be good at — was when I would tweet “So, here’s the thing.” … Continue reading




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Sanditon: Episodes 1 and 2

We are on record as not being terribly excited about this series, but we must admit we are very curious about it. It is for all intents and purposes fan fiction, and we like fan fiction as a concept; however, we do not like all works of fan fiction, judging each upon its merits. So…



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A Socially Distant Austen Con

We are all keeping our social distance these days, and many of us, other than the superheroes in the medical profession and restocking grocery stores, are spending all of our time in our homes. The delightful ladies of Drunk Austen have thus put together a Virtual JaneCon to be held this weekend, March 28 and…




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IBM Research Opens in South Africa; Cognitive Computing and the IoT help Track Diseases and Forecast Air Quality

IBM Research today opened its second research location on the African continent and announced several new project collaborations in the areas of data driven healthcare, digital urban ecosystems and astronomy.




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Social Distancing Roundup: JOHN WICK Livestream, Neil Gaiman reads CORALINE, and an X-MEN ’92 watchalong

Plus more ways to support comics creators and new authors launching their books worldwide while social distancing!

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As Hurricane Season Approaches, IBM and The Weather Company Collaborate on Emergency Management for Cities

As the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, communities in severe weather-prone regions are anxiously tracking pending storms and working to create effective disaster response plans. IBM, through its strategic alliance with The Weather Company and its global B2B division WSI, today announced a new emergency management solution that features sophisticated analytics and the use of real-time weather data to help communities predict and plan for natural disasters far more accurately and deploy the right resources in advance.




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ISS Turns to IBM Watson IoT to Transform Management of 25,000 Buildings Worldwide

ISS, ISS A/S, a leading global provider of facility services, has signed a commercial agreement with IBM to use the power of Watson IoT to transform the management of over 25,000 buildings around the world.




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ENGIE joins forces with IBM to deploy smarter cities solutions and improve the quality of life for citizens

ENGIE, a global leader in energy transition, today announced a new initiative with IBM. This nonexclusive, technological and commercial alliance is designed to improve the management of cities by looking at patterns, event correlation, anomaly detection and real-time data across all parts of cities.




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Root Cause Analysis of Microsoft Azure Service Interruption

Microsoft recently experienced a significant interruption of their Azure cloud service. Since a decent amount of data was available for this incident, I decided to do a partial root cause analysis. All of my source data came from Microsoft's official Azure blog post on 2014-Nov-24. I did this primarily to create a sample analysis that […]




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Top 5 Reasons for Failed Root Cause Analysis

Root cause analysis is one of the best ways to solve difficult or significant problems, but sometimes, root cause analysis efforts fail because the corrective actions weren't effective. If the original problem happens again, or the needed improvements haven't materialized, or a new problem arises because of the corrective actions, you need to figure out what happened […]




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Can We Use This Time of Self Isolation for Self Development?

If we want to answer any question like, how should we live, what should we do, what should we work on, what should we change, quit or start (not should really but could) it’s always best to do so from your values. If you aren’t sure about your personal values, now could be a great time to explore, clarify and prioritize your values so you can tap into your own source of wisdom and motivation, and answer all those ‘should’ questions for yourself.




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Ep 09 - Social distancing shaming

The media name and shame people breaking the rules on social distancing and self-isolation.




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IBM Unveils New AI Software, Reduces Barriers for Data Scientists to Fuel Cognitive Development

IBM today announced a significant new release of its PowerAI deep learning software distribution on Power Systems that attacks the major challenges facing data scientists and developers by simplifying the development experience with tools and data preparation while also dramatically reducing the time required for AI system training from weeks to hours.




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IBM Watson and Sesame Workshop Introduce Intelligent Play and Learning Platform on IBM Cloud

IBM and Sesame Workshop today announced that Georgia’s Gwinnett County Public Schools, one of the nation’s top urban school districts, has completed an initial pilot of the industry’s first cognitive vocabulary learning app, built on the IBM and Sesame intelligent play and learning platform. The new platform, powered by IBM Cloud, enables an ecosystem of software developers, researchers, educational toy companies, and educators to tap IBM Watson cognitive capabilities and Sesame Workshop’s early childhood expertise to build engaging experiences to help advance children’s education and learning. The cognitive vocabulary app is one of the first of many cognitive apps, games, and educational toys that will be built over time on this new platform, as a result of the two companies’ collaboration announced last year.



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AOS and IBM developing logistics and transportation solution built on IBM Blockchain and Watson IoT

IBM and AOS, - a Colombian company specializing in providing business solutions- today announced they are collaborating to create a solution to enhance efficiency in the logistics and transport industry throughout the country, built on IBM Blockchain and Watson IoT on the IBM Cloud.



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IBM Watson Internet of Things Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for 2017 Worldwide IoT Platforms

IBM today announced that IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide IoT Platforms 2017 Vendor Assessment (Doc # US42033517, July 2017). The report highlights IBM’s Watson IoT Platform on IBM Cloud, which today is being used by thousands of clients and partners across six continents including BMW, KONE, HARMAN and more.



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IBM and SAP to Offer New Co-Created Industry Solution for Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Industries

IBM and SAP SE have teamed up to provide a co-innovated solution for the retail and consumer packaged goods industries to help both increase profitability and improve the consumer experience.




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IBM Named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for its Flash Storage Solutions

IBM has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Solid-State Arrays (SSA) for the fourth year in a row.




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IBM Named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions

IBM has been recognized as a storage software Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions1. In its Magic Quadrants’, Gartner analysts evaluate technology and solutions with an ‘Ability to Execute’ and a ‘Completeness of Vision’.




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IBM to Deliver Personalized Fan Experience Through the IBM Cloud at Atlanta’s New Mercedes-Benz Stadium

IBM today announced that it will help deliver a tailored fan experience through the IBM Cloud at Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, scheduled to open later this month.




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IBM Announces Planned Acquisition of Promontory to Transform Regulatory Compliance with Watson

IBM today announced plans to acquire Promontory Financial Group, a global market-leading risk management and regulatory compliance consulting firm. Upon close, the capabilities of Promontory combined with IBM's deep industry expertise and Watson’s cognitive capabilities will directly address the massive operational effort and manual cost of escalating regulation and risk management requirements.




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Sometimes We Get Lucky: ProjectN95.org

Last weekend I participated in two investing panels for my friend Anina.net’s global online fashion conference. Anina is the pretty girl next to me in the picture atop this page. My second panel was the final event of the conference, so Anina and I stayed on the line to talk a bit afterward. She had been up for 72 continuous hours. Oddly, what we discussed were N-95 respirator masks, which are in such short supply thanks to COVID-19. Anina lives in Beijing and China is starting to get back to work as the country slowly backs-off from its draconian coronavirus shut-down. Some businesses are retooling to address global coronavirus needs and one of those retooled factories is owned by a friend of Anina’s. His garment […]






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Three Mile Island Lessons for COVID-19: FEMA and Me

Forty-one years ago this summer I was a young investigator working in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC for the President’s Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, a big federal investigation chaired by Dartmouth Professor John Kemeny, who is best known as the father of the BASIC programming language. I learned a lot that summer and fall not only about nuclear accidents but about how governments and industries respond to crises. Some of those lessons apply to the current COVID-19 pandemic, which is also being poorly managed. This may surprise you (that 41-year-old lessons can still apply) but governments, especially, change at a glacial pace. The two federal agencies with which I mainly dealt were the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear […]






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COVID-19 Lessons from Three Mile Island #2 — the NRC

My last column was about crisis management lessons I learned back in 1979 while investigating the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the President’s Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island (TMI). Let’s just say that FEMA wasn’t ready for a nuclear meltdown. Today we turn to the other federal agency I investigated at that same time — the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). While FEMA was simply unprepared and incompetent, the NRC was unprepared and lied about it. Like FEMA, the NRC had recently undergone a rebranding from its previous identity as the Atomic Energy Commission — a schizoid agency that had been charged with both regulating nuclear power and promoting it. It’s difficult to be the major booster of technology while at the same […]






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IBM, Hootsuite Team to Advance Cloud, Social Integration

IBM and Hootsuite announced plans to integrate several of their respective cloud and social technologies as well as expertise, to provide Hootsuite clients a fast and reliable social experience.



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IBM Builds On Growing Social Business Momentum with New Clients and Services

IBM today announced continuing momentum for its social business offerings with clients around the world ushering in the next era of collaboration with IBM Verse and Connections. IBM also announced expanded capabilities in its collaboration portfolio with new innovations that make it easier for clients to gain and share business insights across teams.



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The Weather Channel Launches Bot For Facebook Messenger, Powered By IBM Watson

The Weather Company, an IBM Business announced today that The Weather Channel has launched a cognitive weather bot for Facebook Messenger – powered by IBM Watson. Around the world, Messenger is used to stay in touch with friends and family. Now with The Weather Channel bot, it offers a way to view and share personalized weather-related news content, current conditions, forecasts, severe weather notifications, and other relevant weather information.



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Chase the Total Solar Eclipse and Join Celestial Celebrations Across the Country with The Weather Channel and Twitter

Millions of consumers depend on The Weather Channel and weather.com for their daily forecasts, breaking weather news, and the latest in health and travel. And, on August 21, they will be able to experience a solar eclipse like never before. The Weather Channel digital properties and Twitter have teamed up for a live stream of this once-in-a lifetime celestial event, which will allow consumers to chase the total solar eclipse in real time as it moves from coast-to-coast.



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IBM and MIT to Pursue Joint Research in Artificial Intelligence, Establish New MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab

IBM and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. The lab will carry out fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) research and seek to propel scientific breakthroughs that unlock the potential of AI. The collaboration aims to advance AI hardware, software and algorithms related to deep learning and other areas, increase AI’s impact on industries, such as health care and cybersecurity, and explore the economic and ethical implications of AI on society. IBM’s $240 million investment in the lab will support research by IBM and MIT scientists.



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U.S. Chamber Foundation and IBM Issue New Report on Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Public Sentiment, Brand Reputation

The U.S. Chamber Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center and IBM today issued a new report that explores how efforts by businesses to be a positive force in communities – commonly referred to as corporate social responsibility (CSR) – influences public perception of those companies.



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