Technology Innovation Isn’t Just for Tech Companies
Wall Street Journal–18 hours ago
Information-technology executives at companies of all kinds in the Drucker Institute’s Management Top 250 ranking of the most effectively managed U.S. companies have found ways to incorporate the best strategies from the technologysector to promote innovation, collaboration and new business models.
Baltimore gets $5M grant for crime-fighting tech
GCN.com–15 hours ago
The Baltimore Police Department is getting a tech refresh, thanks to a $5 million donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The grant will bolster Baltimore’s Citiwatch video surveillance program, expand license plate readers and increase the number of gunshot detectors. The Citiwatch program, established …
Russia Calls on OSCE States to Ramp up Cyber Security Efforts
U.S. News & World Report–1 hour ago
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov prepares for the beginning of a meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers in Vienna, Austria, December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Reuters. VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister called on Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) …
Ant Financial’s Yu’e Bao Caps Daily Investment at $3000
U.S. News & World Report–2 hours ago
FILE PHOTO – A logo of Ant Financial is displayed at the Ant Financial event in Hong Kong, China November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/ File Photo Reuters. BEIJING (Reuters) – Ant Financial’s money market fund will cap the daily amount users can invest at 20,000 yuan ($3,000) from Friday, said …
Senate’s ‘Unpleasant Surprise’ Hurts Tax Breaks for Tech, Others
Bloomberg–Dec 4, 2017
But under the Senate plan, retaining the AMT could prevent companies from making use of planned tax breaks related to intellectual property, to spending on new equipment and to research and development. The AMT may fall hardest on technology and utilities companies — though the snag would apply …
Bitcoin Soars Through $15000, Up More Than 50% This Month
Bloomberg–8 hours ago
On Wednesday, the three companies behind the technology — Lightning Labs, Blockstream Corp. and ACINQ — successfully made multiple payments. This is the first time their system has been used on bitcoin’s actual blockchain, according to Elizabeth Stark, head of Lightning Labs. She said this paves the …
Australia’s ASX Selects Blockchain to Cut Costs
U.S. News & World Report–13 hours ago
(Reuters) – Australia’s ASX Ltd said on Thursday it would replace its registry, settlement and clearing system with blockchain technology to cut costs for … House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) on Australia’s main bourse follows two years of testing of distributed ledger technology, also known as …
High Tech, High Finance and High Times for US Pot Industry
U.S. News & World Report–Dec 6, 2017
Pipes are displayed for sale in the cannabis themed cafe chain Tokyo Smoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 29, 2017. Picture taken November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Reuters. By Angela Moon and Chris Prentice. (Reuters) – Two years ago, Alan Gertner was head of Google’s …
Stop Creating Content for Your Digital Signage
Campus Technology–8 hours ago
The key to managing digital signage on a tight budget is to get more leverage out of the content you already have. The result might even be a higher quality product. By Ron Santana; 12/05/17. As many of my fellow higher-education media professionals do, I often wear many hats. At any given time, I may be the video …
Move Over Tech. Here Come Southeast Asia’s Builders
Bloomberg–15 hours ago
Technology shares have provided the biggest boost to the Southeast Asian index this year as global demand for electronics returned. Some builders are already rallying in anticipation of the rewards they will reap from the spike in infrastructure outlays. Indonesian cement supplier PT Indocement Tunggal …
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