Best Technology Articles You Should Read Today (2/9)
Forbes–Feb. 9, 2018
It’s impossible to read about technology today without running headfirst into artificial intelligence (AI) and the topics under its umbrella: autonomous driving, machine learning, deep learning, ethics/law/regulation, military applications, healthcare, FINTECH, and even customer experience. At that second …
Hedge Funds Turn Short on Tech Just as Stock Rally Takes Off
Bloomberg–20 hours ago
Even though technology stocks led the rebound in the S&P 500 Index last week, the piling bets against the Nasdaq 100 may signal there’s room for equities to move higher. While hedge funds may be bracing for pain to come, eventual short covering may add fuel to the rebound following the recent turmoil.
Japan’s Sony to Form Alliance to Build Taxi-Hailing System
U.S. News & World Report–8 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: Sony Corp’s logo is seen at its news conference in Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Reuters. By Minami Funakoshi. TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said on Tuesday it would become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan’s taxi and ride-hailing …
More Than Just Bitcoin: Blockchain Has Value Across Multiple …
Entrepreneur–19 hours ago
“Blockchain” is undeniably one of the hottest words on the internet. As proof, turn to Google Trends to see its traction over time. Couple that with the articles being published almost daily about this technology, the LinkedIn groups discussing it, the commentators crawling out of the woodwork — including me!
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Medtronic Quarterly Profit Meets Expectations
U.S. News & World Report–23 minutes ago
(Reuters) – Largest U.S. standalone medical device maker Medtronic Plc reported a third-quarter profit in-line with analysts’ estimates, as sales across all its units, except the minimally invasive therapies business, grew. Sales in its cardiac and vascular unit — which sells defibrillators, pace-makers, heart …
HashChain Technology Acquires Blockchain Company NODE40
Bitcoin Magazine–18 hours ago
HashChain CEO and Founder Patrick Gray said, “The acquisition of the NODE40 Business is an important next step of creating a global blockchain technologycompany.” On the hardware and mining side, NODE40 runs a managed service for running your own Dash masternode. Masternodes get paid 45 …
Building the Ship while Sailing: Faculty Learning Communities and …
Faculty Focus (blog)–Feb. 18, 2018
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 8, no. 2 (2014): 9. Allen S. Brown is an instructional designer at Wake Forest University. Qiaona Yu is an assistant professor of Chinese at Wake Forest University. This article is featured in the Best of the Magna Teaching with Technology …
Brazilian Rule Changes May Allow Telecoms Firms to Unload Assets
U.S. News & World Report–1 hour ago
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s major telecoms operators stand to free up hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in technologies like 4G and broadband by unloading unwanted assets, as a push by the sector to overhaul decades-old rules shows signs of paying off. The shake-up would spur …
China’s tech industry is catching up with Silicon Valley
The Economist (blog)–Feb. 16, 2018
THE technology industry is the crowning glory of America’s economy. It supports 7m well-paid jobs at home, and allows America to set standards globally. Silicon Valley generates almost $200bn of profits from abroad each year, several times the benefit that America gets from having the world’s reserve …
Language App Babbel Translates European Success to US Market
U.S. News & World Report–3 hours ago
Markus Witte, co-founder and CEO of the Berlin-based language learning app company Babbel, poses in this undated handout picture received in Berlin, Germany February 20, 2018. Marc Beckmann/Babbel/handout via REUTERS Reuters. By Douglas Busvine. BERLIN (Reuters) – It might seem a tall …
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