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Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info

Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.




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Tech Pals provides free support to older adults so they can stay connected during pandemic

Tech Pals is pairing volunteers with seniors who want to learn more about technology, giving them someone to talk to and a chance to learn something new.




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BET Her Awards Honoree Erin Teague Talks Tech



Erin Teague talks about forging a path in Silicon Valley.




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BET Her Awards Honoree Erin Teague Talks Tech



Erin Teague talks about forging a path in Silicon Valley.




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Future 40: Meet Tech Maven Arielle Loren



The Harvard grad wants to help other women level up.



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Angela Benton Wins The Tech Maven Award At BET HER Awards!



Presented by Nissan.




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‘Increase Benefit Of Solar Technology Installation’

In order to “assist homeowners whose properties and systems fall on the lower end of the ARV scale,” the Government has updated the rebate program to “increase the benefit of solar technology installation for these individuals.” This was announced by Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs Walter Roban and Director of the Department of Energy […]

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Scott: Where Are Fintech Jobs & Opportunities?

The America’s Cup ”brought employment opportunities and significant economic benefits to Bermuda,” OBA Deputy Leader Leah Scott today, before asking “where are the jobs and economic opportunities” from Fintech. She went on to suggest that “Bermuda should request that the Government produce a preliminary economic assessment of the impact Fintech investment has had on our economy […]

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Technical Appendix to Air Demand in a Dynamic Competitive Context with the Automobile

This technical appendix from the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program, ACRP Web-Only Document 38: Technical Appendix to Air Demand in a Dynamic Competitive Context with the Automobile , supplements ACRP Research Report 204: Air Demand in a Dynamic Competitive Context with the Automobile with more detailed documentation of the research effort, including greater technical detail on the analytical models created for the research and their application.



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Tech Tuesday: Free TV Over-The-Air

Central Ohio television viewers who use antennas had to rescan their television sets to comply with the Federal Communications Commission roll out of 5G technology. Local numbers aren’t available, but nationally, 16 million households or 14% of Americans, use an antenna to watch TV free over-the-air. That number continues to grow in the age of cord cutting.




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2020 Conference on Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology - Will not be held as scheduled

TRB has been closely monitoring the evolving situation related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The health and safety of our volunteers, sponsors, meeting guests, staff, and the greater community are of utmost importance to us. In light of the current situation, we have decided that the event cannot be held as scheduled. Convened by Transportation Research Board, the Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT) Conference was to be held on August 31 – September 2, 2020, at ...




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Výročí konce války: Podíl Ruska na válečném úsilí a obětech

Bombastické oslavy Dne vítězství v Moskvě 9. května 2015, kdy svět ještě nesužoval nový koronavirus, mimo jiné znovu oživily dávnou otázku, jaký byl podíl tehdejšího, dnes ovšem již neexistujícího Sovětského svazu a v jeho rámci Ruské federace na úsilí vynaloženém za Velké vlastenecké války, jakož i na obětech. Je dobré si je připomenout zvláště v dnešní době, kdy média vytvářejí dojem, že klíčovou událostí se stalo vystoupení vlasovců v Řeporyjích na konci války v Evropě.




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Po letech opět naživu. Bývalý hráč Schalke se stal obětí falešné smrti

Přes čtyři roky uzavřený případ nabral nečekaný spád. Tehdy měl přijít o život fotbalista Hiannick Kamba při autonehodě v rodném Kongu. Německý bulvární deník Bild však v pondělí zveřejnil informace dokazující opak. Bývalého hráče FC Schalke 04 údajně našli v Německu živého a zdravého. Falešnou smrt má patrně na svědomí exmanželka, která se tímto způsobem dostala k penězům z pojistky.




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Ask a Librarian: Older person wanting to learn about tech

Subtitled: What’s the Yahoo! Internet Life for this generation? From a friend: A nice older lady asked for advice on...




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From Playing Games to Committing Crimes: A Multi-Technique Approach to Predicting Key Actors on an Online Gaming Forum

I recently travelled to Pittsburgh, USA, to present the paper “From Playing Games to Committing Crimes: A Multi-Technique Approach to Predicting Key Actors on an Online Gaming Forum” at eCrime 2019, co-authored with Ben Collier and Alice Hutchings. The accepted version of the paper can be accessed here. The structure and content of various underground … Continue reading From Playing Games to Committing Crimes: A Multi-Technique Approach to Predicting Key Actors on an Online Gaming Forum




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American tech goliaths decide innovation is the answer to Chinese 5G dominance, not bans, national security theater

Microsoft, Cisco, Google etc gang up to form Open RAN Policy Coalition

Some of America’s super-corps have remembered how the US became the dominant global technology force it is, and have vowed to use innovation over threats to counter Chinese dominance in 5G markets.…




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As coronavirus catches tech CEOs with their pants down, IBM's Ginni Rometty warns of IT's new role post-pandemic

Middle management is about to learn just how necessary they are

Last night, one of the most senior figures in the IT industry from one of the biggest companies gave the strongest indication that when COVID-19 lockdowns gradually begin to lift, people will not return to the jobs they once had. That means both tech jobs, and how technology supports other business roles.…




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Life's a Biotech - The Unknown Legend

In between topics to rant about, I thought I would tell you a little bit more about what it's like to be a biotech scientist. I've been in many different sized biotechs and even between them, the culture can vary quite a bit. Therefore, I'll try and describe it in general terms to give you an overview of the life of an industry scientist in research and development (R&D). Of course, some people wi; (read more)

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Life's a Biotech - Marketing Dictionary for Newbies

As more and more of my academic scientist friends become disillusioned with their prospects for a balanced life or financial freedom, moving to industry seems the logical choice. If you really want to make the big dollars, you'll want to move out of the lab and try out marketing or sales. Now, you won't be able to go directly to a marketing position from the lab without some marketing experience o; (read more)

Source: Suzy - Discipline: BioTech




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Life's a Biotech - The Marketing of Science

I am a scientist for profit. This means, as you are well aware, I have to work with marketing people to generate pretty pictures showing perfect results with any product that we sell. You know those flyers and brochures and ads in BioTechniques where a tiny picture of a gel or a qPCR assay with photoshop perfect curves or bands is plopped on the page next to some meaningless picture and supposed t; (read more)

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Life's a Biotech - What I would study if I could choose a new field of science

I thought long and hard about the blog topic today because really, when you think about the subject of "what would I be doing now, if I could be doing something else" well, that's a complicated question.There's the thing you could have been doing if you had chosen a completely different path a long, long time ago. That's totally different from what I would; (read more)

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Featured - Operations: another role for scientists in biotech

I began a series of posts that explained how products are born, that is, how they go from a concept or idea to a product on the shelf waiting to be bought. So far we've discussed what R&D does and what marketing does to make sure that a product has the greatest possibility for success. Well there is another person on this team who plays a critical role in the product development ; (read more)

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Featured - How to Find a Job in Biotech and Resume/CV Tips

This week I will answer questions sent to me by a LabSpaces reader. I welcome additional input from readers who have their own experiences with industry job hunting and using recruiters. Please do feel free to share your knowledge. Questions: I have really been enjoying your posts on your experience with working in industry. I am coming to decide that I want to jump off the academia boat and try; (read more)

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Featured - Negotiating Salary in Biotech

This question is about the hiring process and the discussion around salary. The answer is quite involved so it would be easiest to post it separately so we can discuss the topic and also, as always, I welcome others to share their experiences. Just wondering if you might be able to comment on the hiring process. Specifically in my case, I'm just wondering how salary negotations occurs in a compa; (read more)

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Featured - Biotech update: Life Tech layoffs sign of the times?

 Last week the biotech community in San Diego suffered a tough blow as many positions were eliminated as part of a plan to save $20 million dollars in the hopes that Life Tech will please their investors.  People who lost jobs included veterans with the company, many who were loyal and hard-working to the almighty borg of biotechs, sacrificing their nights, vacations, and weekend; (read more)

Source: Suzy - Discipline: BioTech




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IBM, NVIDIA, Stone Ridge Technology Set Record in High Performance Computing in Oil & Gas

IBM and Stone Ridge Technology today announced a performance milestone in reservoir simulation designed to help improve efficiency and lower the cost of production. Working with NVIDIA, the companies shattered previous published results using one-tenth the power and 1/100th of the space. The news demonstrates the ability of NVIDIA GPUs to simulate one billion cell models in a fraction of the published time, while delivering 10x the performance and efficiency than legacy CPU codes.




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Sci-Tech Daresbury and IBM Research Collaborative Campus at Hartree Centre Receives Royal Seal of Approval

Sci-Tech Daresbury and IBM today announced the opening of a new building for the collaborative research facility at The Hartree Centre in Daresbury. The building, opened by the Duke of York, is the latest evolution of the long-running collaboration between Sci-Tech Daresbury and IBM.




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IBM Leads Country’s First Nanotechnology Lab in the Brazilian IT industry

IBM announced today a new experimental laboratory for nanotechnology research in Brazil. The NanoLab is part of a $4M investment within the recently upgraded IBM Research-Brazil lab in Rio de Janeiro and will focus on projects related to research in Oil & Gas, Agriculture and Health across Latin America.



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IBM and MTN Help Protect Endangered African Rhinos with Internet of Things Technology

IBM MTN, a leading African telecommunications provider, Wageningen University (WU) in the Netherlands and Prodapt, today announced they are harnessing IBM Internet of Things (IoT) technology as part of the MTN Connected Wildlife Solution. The solution will help predict threats and combat the poaching of endangered rhinos at Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa, with the intent to expand the solution to other reserves in future.



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MineHub Technologies colabora con IBM para presentar una solución global de cadena de suministro de minería y metales utilizando blockchain

MineHub Technologies e IBM anunciaron hoy una colaboración para utilizar la tecnología blockchain con el objetivo de mejorar la eficiencia operativa, logística, financiamiento y reducir los costos en la cadena de suministro de concentrados minerales de alto valor, desde la mina hasta el comprador final.




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Auckland University of Technology Re-signs IBM for Five Year IT Network Services Contract

IBM has replaced Auckland University of Technology (AUT)’s core IT network as part of a new five year services contract. The new network, which went live in March, gives AUT great flexibility for deploying equipment to meet the changing needs of the university and enables it to capitalise on future enhancements in technology, such as video and data centres.




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IBM Collaborates on New Wind Energy Technologies

IBM today announced that energy system supplier Alstom, and Ikerlan-IK4, an energy technology research and development organization, are using IBM software to develop wind turbine control systems that significantly improve the performance of sustainable power systems based on wind-generated energy.



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IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson étend ses connaissances sur les techniques cybercriminelles

IBM Security annonce le lancement de QRadar Advisor with Watson, avec de nouvelles fonctionnalités pour les plateformes sécurisées par IA : elles bénéficient désormais d'une meilleure compréhension des comportements cybercriminels et peuvent tirer des leçons des mesures de sécurité mises en place au sein d'une entreprise. IBM Security a également adopté le modèle Open Source MITRE ATT&CK, une base de données qui s'appuie sur les constats concrets de la communauté de sécurité pour soutenir les analystes dans leur compréhension de l'évolution des attaques et de leurs possibles conséquences.




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IBM lance une technologie ouverte pour accélérer la réponse aux cybermenaces à travers les Clouds

IBM (NYSE: IBM) a annoncé aujourd'hui le Cloud Pak for Security, qui présente des innovations révolutionnaires qui lui permettent de se connecter à n’importe quel outil de sécurité, Cloud ou système en local sans avoir à déplacer des données de leur source d'origine. Disponible dès aujourd'hui, la plateforme inclut une technologie open source pour rechercher les menaces, des capacités d'automatisation pour aider à accélérer les réponses aux cyberattaques et la possibilité de fonctionner dans n'importe quel environnement.




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AGC Looks to IBM for Storage Technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that AGC, a leading provider of fabrication, construction and integrated services for the oil, gas and mining industries throughout Australia and South East Asia, selected IBM XIV storage technology to replace its storage system and to support plans for its future business growth.




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IBM brings technology expertise to Australia’s first Smart Transport Research Centre

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has partnered with academia, government and industry to launch the Smart Transport Research Centre (STRC) based at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which is being opened today by the Minister for Transport, the honourable Annastacia Palasczuk. IBM will contribute its global consulting expertise and technology in developing smarter traffic solutions to help make Australia’s transportation infrastructure smarter, improve commuter experiences and reduce environmental impact.



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IBM Machine Vision Technology Advances Early Detection of Diabetic Eye Disease Using Deep Learning

The IBM Research findings achieve the highest recorded accuracy of 86 percent by using deep learning and pathology insights to identify the severity of diabetic retinopathy.




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Westpac selects IBM as lead technology services provider under five-year contract

IBM today announced the signing of a new five-year infrastructure services agreement with The Westpac Group, which marks a key step in Westpac’s technology transformation program.



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University of Melbourne selects IBM to deliver advanced cooling technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the University of Melbourne, a world class research university, has selected IBM to design and install a high efficiency, high density cooling solution to support new IT initiatives such as Cloud and Research computing, in its new data centre, Data Hall 2.



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At ASCO 2017 Clinicians Present New Evidence about Watson Cognitive Technology and Cancer Care

Watson matched tumor board treatment recommendations in up to 96% of cases;reduced clinical trial screening time by 78%, studies find. Prostate cancer is latest add to Watson for Oncology; the tech will be available to support 80 percent of the incidence of cancer by year-end. Nine new adopters of Watson oncology offerings around the globe expands Watson's reach to 55 organizations worldwide.




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AI technology helps customers get back on the road sooner

Leading Australian insurer Suncorp today announced it has successfully integrated IBM (NYSE: IBM) Watson artificial intelligence technology into its online claims process.




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Zoo and Aquarium Association Uses IBM Technology to Support Endangered Species Programme

Zoo and Aquarium Association Uses IBM Technology to Support Endangered Species Programme




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Digital Alchemy turns to IBM Smarter Commerce Technology to Power Multi-Channel Marketing Campaigns

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Digital Alchemy, a leading Australian database marketing service provider, has extended its commitment to IBM’s Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) software to more quickly and easily enable cross-channel interactive campaigns for its clients.




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HCF innovates for the future by investing in IBM’s technology portfolio today

HCF and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today jointly announced a multi-million dollar deal that will see them working together in Australia to continue to transform HCF’s IT systems, streamline processes and deliver a tailored experience for its members.




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IBM helps Ausgrid implement first-of-a-kind smart grid technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the successful implementation of a first of its kind smart grid data management platform, designed and built with Ausgrid to give the utility more data from part of its electricity distribution grid.



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Localz wins IBM SmartCamp Australia 2015 with innovative micro-location technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced Melbourne start-up Localz as the winner of IBM SmartCamp Australia 2015, a global competition that brings together entrepreneurs, investors and experienced mentors. Localz provides software that connects the digital and physical worlds for enterprise, using the latest micro-location technology to enhance customer’s in-store experience, improve asset and inventory tracking and provide frictionless mobile payments, at scale. One of the key differentiators of the solution is that it works across different technologies (iBeacons, Bluetoth Low Energy, GPS or even QR Codes).




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Woodside Energy and IBM to leverage current and emerging technologies like AI and Quantum computing to realise vision of an “Intelligent Plant”

Woodside Energy and IBM will work together to re-imagine the way work is done using next-generation technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing to help Woodside realise its vision of an “intelligent plant”.