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Microsoft overtakes Salesforce as top Software as a Service provider
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Cloud research company Synergy Research Group has announced that Microsoft has overtaken long time leader Salesforce as the top Software as a Service …
Import of metals may get tougher
asianage.com
India will further raise barriers on import of metals as investigations are going on to impose anti-dumping duty on steel and safeguard duty on …
Brexit: Gold, metals, markets react as Britain chooses to leave the EU
mining.com - Cecilia Jamasmie
British citizens have dealt the world’s political, financial and business scenes quite a blow by voting to leave the European Union, a historic …
Kuczynski wants Peru to become metals refining hub: finance minister
Reuters - By Mitra Taj and Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) - President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wants China to help transform Peru into a metals refining hub to boost the Andean country’s key mining exports as prices for them slump, the incoming
Facebook's iOS app now uses AI to help the blind 'see' photos
TNW - Abhimanyu Ghoshal
In an effort to improve the social networking experience for users with visual impairments, Facebook has introduced a new feature in its iOS app to help them ‘see’ photos. With the help of AI, the app
SXSW Interactive 2016: Surprising Trends And Big Changes In Technology
Forbes - Kevin Ready
Every March, Austin Texas holds South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi), with an estimated 30,000 attendees this year in 2016. Dignitaries, scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs, marketers, programmers,
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Behavior Science Discovers Productivity Boosters
HuffPost - Sarah Finnie Robinson
(Photo: New employees arrive at the campus of Amazon in Seattle. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) Behavior Science Discovers Productivity Boosters--and you already know two of them. There are some people
This robot keyboard will catapult Microsoft into the artificial intelligence race
The Washington Post - By Brian Fung
The humble keyboard hasn't changed much since it was first invented. Even the jump from physical keyboards to the digital ones you use on your smartphone still look virtually identical — save for the emoji
Is this app the call center of the future?
CNN Business - by Sara Ashley O'Brien
I cringe when an automated telephone system answers my call. Why do we still have to pick up the phone to call airlines, cable companies or banks? Soon, we won't have to, if entrepreneur Richard Smullen
Collaborative Overload
Harvard Business Review - Rob Cross and Reb Rebele and Adam Grant
Idea in Brief The Situation Over the past two decades, the amount of time managers and employees spend on collaborative work has ballooned. At many companies people now spend about 80% of their time in
iPad Pro sales may be off to a disappointing start
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Apple may be hoping that the iPad Pro can help turn around its flagging tablet sales, but according to a new report sales are off to a somewhat disappointing start — with just 49,000 units selling in first
"Sms me, mail me of stuur me een appje, maar bel me alsjeblieft niet op&quot
dutchcowboys.nl
Op de Business Insider Ignition 2015 conferentie die vorige week in New York plaats vond, verraste en amuseerde een 8-koppig panel van 14- tot …
Goldman Sachs thinks Microsoft is making a comeback — here's why
Business Insider - Max Slater-Robins
The research note goes into detail, analysing all of Microsoft's core businesses, including Office, Windows, and Azure. It notes that, while the company is in a state of transition, there is light at end
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The 9 startups that secretly run the Internet
Business Insider - Matt Weinberger
But they can't be everywhere. And there are plenty of startups that help the web run smoothly, behind the scenes, in ways you don't even realize. Here are the nine startups that keep the web running smoothly
The innovators: this solar table charges your phone without direct sunlight
The Guardian - Shane Hickey
Using dye-sensitised solar cells, household objects can harvest energy from indirect light and store it The kitchen table has been the place where many new inventions and ideas have been sketched out,
Houzz Brings New Collaboration Tools To Its iOS Apps
TechCrunch - Frederic Lardinois
Houzz, the popular service for giving you house envy and connecting you with the right home professionals to cure it, is launching an interesting new feature for its iOS users today. The new Sketch feature
SnapLogic Raises $37.5 Million To Help Legacy Data Play Nicely In The Cloud
TechCrunch - Ron Miller
SnapLogic, a company that helps connect data from legacy applications to the cloud or to a centralized internal data lake, announced a $37.5 million round today. Investors include Microsoft and Silver
International Space Station astronauts explain how they use Microsoft's HoloLens
neowin.net - By Vlad Dudau News Editor Neowin @avladd ·
Ever wondered how the HoloLens might be able to help you when you’re falling at 7.6 kilometers per second 400 km above the Earth? Well wonder no …
Research suggests this is the best music to listen to for optimal productivity
Business Insider - Rachel Gillett
Luckily, music can help get us back on a more productive track. Studies out of the University of Birmingham, England, show that music is effective in raising efficiency in repetitive work — so if you're
Here’s what the world will be like in 2045, according to DARPA’s top scientists
Business Insider - Paul Szoldra, pzdupe1 and pzdupe2,
Predicting the future is fraught with challenges, but when it comes to technological advances and forward thinking, experts working at the Pentagon's research agency may be the best people to ask. Launched
This app lets you draw digital connections between physical objects
The Verge - James Vincent
'A digital screwdriver that allows you to manipulate how things behave' Whether we like it or not, more and more of the world's objects are coming online. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC standards are all being
Technology's biggest untapped market is elderly care
The Telegraph - By Madhumita Murgia
For the first time in history, 14pc of the world is over 65. How can technology assist them cheaply and efficiently? In the opening episode of Channel 4’s hit sci-fi TV show “Humans” we meet George Millican,
Adidas created this 3D-printed shoe out of the plastic waste we throw in the ocean
Business Insider - Nathan McAlone
The shoe is just a prototype, but the goal is to demonstrate how the industry can "rethink design and help stop ocean plastic pollution," according to Adidas. The prototype has an "upper" made of ocean
An AI algorithm can draw letters as well as a human
Engadget - Steve Dent
It's just handwriting for now, but one day it could pick out Sarah Connor in a crowd. Researchers claim to have made a breakthrough in artificial intelligence by giving machines cognitive powers similar
Drones
Making The Case For Drones In Commercial Markets
TechCrunch - Matt Burns
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015, the CEOs of Sky Futures, Verifly and Airware took the stage with TechCrunch writer Frederic Lardinois in an attempt to explain how drones can be used other than
Powered Exoskeletons Could Replace Wheelchairs One Day
WIRED - Chelsea Leu
When you hear the word exoskeleton, you probably think of an insect’s hard carapace or Iron Man’s suit—a sort of body-sheath that lends its wearer …
Google says its quantum computer is more than 100 million times faster than a regular computer chip
VentureBeat - Jordan Novet
Google appears to be more confident about the technical capabilities of its D-Wave 2X quantum computer, which it operates alongside NASA at the U.S. space agency’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View,
Tiny wireless sensor never needs a battery
Engadget - Jon Fingas
This minuscule temperature sensor gets power from its own wireless networking. The internet of things is a nice idea, but there's one big catch: you have to power all those smart devices, which is no feat

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Microsoft overtakes Salesforce as top Software as a Service provider

Import of metals may get tougher

Brexit: Gold, metals, markets react as Britain chooses to leave the EU

Kuczynski wants Peru to become metals refining hub: finance minister

Facebook's iOS app now uses AI to help the blind 'see' photos

SXSW Interactive 2016: Surprising Trends And Big Changes In Technology

Behavior Science Discovers Productivity Boosters

This robot keyboard will catapult Microsoft into the artificial intelligence race

Is this app the call center of the future?

Collaborative Overload

iPad Pro sales may be off to a disappointing start

"Sms me, mail me of stuur me een appje, maar bel me alsjeblieft niet op&quot

Goldman Sachs thinks Microsoft is making a comeback — here's why

The 9 startups that secretly run the Internet

The innovators: this solar table charges your phone without direct sunlight

Houzz Brings New Collaboration Tools To Its iOS Apps

SnapLogic Raises $37.5 Million To Help Legacy Data Play Nicely In The Cloud

International Space Station astronauts explain how they use Microsoft's HoloLens

Research suggests this is the best music to listen to for optimal productivity

Here’s what the world will be like in 2045, according to DARPA’s top scientists

This app lets you draw digital connections between physical objects

Technology's biggest untapped market is elderly care

Adidas created this 3D-printed shoe out of the plastic waste we throw in the ocean

An AI algorithm can draw letters as well as a human

Making The Case For Drones In Commercial Markets

Powered Exoskeletons Could Replace Wheelchairs One Day

Google says its quantum computer is more than 100 million times faster than a regular computer chip

Tiny wireless sensor never needs a battery