Monday, October 31, 2016

Former Facebook exec explains how to break into the tech world ... - Business Insider


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Former Facebook exec explains how to break into the tech world ...
Business Insider
Debra Bednar-Clark, CEO and founder of DB+co., explains why you don't have to be a techie to get a job in tech.

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Breckyn Hager apologizes for saying he wanted to cause injury to Patrick Mahomes II - ESPN


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Breckyn Hager apologizes for saying he wanted to cause injury to Patrick Mahomes II
ESPN
Texas defensive end Breckyn Hager said the Longhorns' approach on defense this week in preparing to face prolific Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II is simple: hurt him. Hager said this multiple times Monday -- eventually issuing an apology ...
Breckyn Hager says Texas plans to 'injure' Texas Tech QB Patrick MahomesUSA TODAY
Texas DE apologizes for saying he wants to injure Texas Tech's Patrick MahomesCBS sports.com (blog)
Texas Tech happy to snap its slide with, uh, defenseMyStatesman.com
Dallas News (blog) -mySanAntonio.com -Hookem.com
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Technology|Tech Billionaire Backing Trump Suggests Silicon Valley Is Out of Touch - New York Times


New York Times

Technology|Tech Billionaire Backing Trump Suggests Silicon Valley Is Out of Touch
New York Times
Mr. Thiel, a tech billionaire, was exposed in May as a benefactor funding a lawsuit to destroy the gossip website Gawker. That sent tremors through the media world, especially when the suit proved successful. Then Mr. Thiel revealed in mid-October that ...
Thiel Downplays Trump's Stance on Women and Tech to Defend His SupportWIRED
Peter Thiel's tech wealth made him a First Amendment gatekeeperEngadget
Tech Titan Peter Thiel Explains Support for Donald Trump Amid ControversyABC News
NBCNews.com -SiliconBeat -Raw Story -National Press Club
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JP Morgan Withheld Payment From Tech Client, Lawsuit Alleges - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

JP Morgan Withheld Payment From Tech Client, Lawsuit Alleges
Wall Street Journal
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. allegedly withheld a $12 million payment to Good Technology Inc. last year, worsening a cash shortage that forced the mobile-security company into a sale brokered by the bank, according to newly public claims in a continuing ...

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Tech Ticker: RIP Bill Machrone; Microsoft releases new developer-ready virtual machines - ZDNet


Tech Ticker: RIP Bill Machrone; Microsoft releases new developer-ready virtual machines
ZDNet
Short takes and quick hits for the week of October 30 - November 5, 2016. A "peaceful transition" of Presidential social media accounts. Posted October 31, 2016, 13:40 PDT. What happens to the social media accounts when a new President takes office on ...

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Tech Titan Jim Goodnight Positions SAS For The Future - Forbes


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Tech Titan Jim Goodnight Positions SAS For The Future
Forbes
A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Jim Goodnight, Founder and CEO, SAS. SAS, the Cary, North Carolina-based, 40-year-old software company, has not only survived the tumultuous changes in the ...



4 women describe their nontraditional journeys to tech - CIO


CIO

4 women describe their nontraditional journeys to tech
CIO
Getting involved with Girl Develop It helped her learn the basics of programming and cemented her desire to pursue tech as a career, but Battiste-Alleyne wanted to make sure she could successfully land a job with her new skills. "So, I made a 'fake ...

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Vine's Demise Aside, It Makes Sense to Buy Unproven Tech Startups - Fortune


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Vine's Demise Aside, It Makes Sense to Buy Unproven Tech Startups
Fortune
The list of tech monoliths buying and then smothering hot startups is long. Yammer was a big deal before Microsoft bought it. Of course, Microsoft's list alone is long: aQuantive (gone) and Nokia (barely there) come to mind. HP bought the once ...

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Microsoft, not Apple, hosted must-see tech event - USA TODAY


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Microsoft, not Apple, hosted must-see tech event
USA TODAY
"Microsoft was looking toward future products while Apple was updating older products," says Jack Gold, an independent tech analyst. The notion seemed unlikely the past decade, as Apple pumped out iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and Apple Watch while ...

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Banks not keeping up with tech times, says fintech CEO - USA TODAY


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Banks not keeping up with tech times, says fintech CEO
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — Taavet Hinrikus has boyish looks and a quiet tone. But don't be fooled. The co-founder of money-wiring site TransferWise, recently valued at $1.1 billion, doesn't mince words when it comes to describing how banks make him feel.



Technology|Daily Report: Google's Day in Europe's Court Highlights Nature of New Tech - New York Times


New York Times

Technology|Daily Report: Google's Day in Europe's Court Highlights Nature of New Tech
New York Times
As Mark Scott reports, Google will respond this week to charges brought by the European Commission that the tech giant hobbles competitors and squelches consumer choice in cases involving its Android mobile operating system, its online searches and ...

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Indiana Tech will shut down law school - Indianapolis Star


Indianapolis Star

Indiana Tech will shut down law school
Indianapolis Star
With nearly four years in operation, Indiana Tech Law School officials announced plans Monday to close the school in 2017. Local news reports cite the Fort Wayne law school's inability to attract enough students to maintain operations. The school faces ...
Indiana Tech Law School to close next June; losses at $20 millionNews Sentinel
Indiana Tech to shutter its law schoolWANE
Indiana Tech Law School To Close, Citing $20 Million In LossesAbove the Law
21Alive -Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -The Daily Progress
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Thiel Downplays Trump's Stance on Women and Tech to Defend His Support - WIRED


WIRED

Thiel Downplays Trump's Stance on Women and Tech to Defend His Support
WIRED
Today, in a livestreamed address at the the National Press Club in Washington DC, the billionaire and Facebook board member sought to separate himself from Donald Trump's disparaging comments about women, immigrants, and his less than tech-friendly ...
Tech Titan Peter Thiel Explains Support for Donald Trump Amid ControversyABC News
Is tech billionaire Peter Thiel prepping for a life in politics?Engadget
On topic: Tech news to know nowSiliconBeat
NBCNews.com -Quartz -The Australian Financial Review -National Press Club
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US tech firms turn to Africa-based developers - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

US tech firms turn to Africa-based developers
USA TODAY
Tech companies based in the United States are setting up software development centers in Nigeria and Kenya, where a number of young developers has led to growing tech communities. Microsoft has launched its Microsoft 4 Africa initiative, aiming to help ...



US tech firms turn to Africa-based developers - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

US tech firms turn to Africa-based developers
USA TODAY
Tech companies based in the United States are setting up software development centers in Nigeria and Kenya, where a number of young developers has led to growing tech communities. Microsoft has launched its Microsoft 4 Africa initiative, aiming to help ...



Texas Tech QB's father, an ex-MLB pitcher, arrested during game at TCU - CBS sports.com (blog)


CBS sports.com (blog)

Texas Tech QB's father, an ex-MLB pitcher, arrested during game at TCU
CBS sports.com (blog)
An alleged confrontation with a TCU fan resulted in Pat Mahomes, the father of Texas Tech star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, getting arrested in Fort Worth on Saturday on public intoxication charges. Mahomes, 46, was arrested by an off-duty officer and ...

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Honda's new AI lab to centralize its efforts to commercialize the tech in Tokyo - TechCrunch


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Honda's new AI lab to centralize its efforts to commercialize the tech in Tokyo
TechCrunch
The decision to move operations in this field primarily to Tokyo is partly about making sure they're close to Honda's automotive operations as it moves further toward self-driving tech, and also a bet on Japan's own AI expertise, which Honda thinks can ...

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2 Top Tech Stocks That Are Cash Cows - Motley Fool


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2 Top Tech Stocks That Are Cash Cows
Motley Fool
Cash-cow stocks like Apple and Facebook often make for winning investments. Image source: Getty Images. Investors can often find stock market winners by looking for companies that generate a lot of cash on a consistent basis. A strong free cash flow ...

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Enterprise IT's top 4 favorite tech companies - TechRepublic


TechRepublic

Enterprise IT's top 4 favorite tech companies
TechRepublic
The report surveyed 800 North American IT decision makers, asking questions about the customer experience of 62 large tech vendors. "The Temkin Experience Ratings evaluates three areas of customer experience: success (can customers achieve what ...

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Indiana Tech Law School to close next June; losses at $20 million - News Sentinel


News Sentinel

Indiana Tech Law School to close next June; losses at $20 million
News Sentinel
Indiana Tech's law school, which opened in 2013 with far fewer students than expected, failed in its first attempt at accreditation and graduated its first students this year — only one of whom passed the state bar examination — will close, The News ...
Indiana Tech to shutter its law schoolWANE
Indiana Tech will shut down law schoolIndianapolis Star
Indiana Tech Law School to close in June21Alive
The Daily Progress -Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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At Omidyar Network, Financial Inclusion Is All About Mobile Tech - Forbes


Forbes

At Omidyar Network, Financial Inclusion Is All About Mobile Tech
Forbes
Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar started Omidyar Network 12 years ago to support social enterprises, both for-profit and nonprofit . Since then, it's invested more than $1 billion in such sectors as financial inclusion–helping the billions of people who ...



Tech Titan Peter Thiel Explains Support for Donald Trump Amid Controversy - ABC News


ABC News

Tech Titan Peter Thiel Explains Support for Donald Trump Amid Controversy
ABC News
Controversial tech investor Peter Thiel doubled down on and explained his support of Donald Trump's campaign for president today at an event in Washington, saying that the Republican nominee's ideas and support would not dissipate, even if he were to ...

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Indiana Tech to shutter its law school - WANE


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Indiana Tech to shutter its law school
WANE
According to a release from the university, the Indiana Tech Board of Trustees, in line with a recommendation from the university's administration, voted unanimously to close Indiana Tech Law School at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year.
Indiana Tech Law School to close next June; losses at $20 millionNews Sentinel
Indiana Tech Law School to close in June21Alive
Indiana Tech's law school will close in June.Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
The Daily Progress
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A former Facebook exec explains what too many people get wrong about breaking into the tech world - Business Insider


Business Insider

A former Facebook exec explains what too many people get wrong about breaking into the tech world
Business Insider
"I coach a lot of women considering careers in tech who have this perception you need to code, to be super technical to have a career in tech," she told Business Insider. "Or, people in tech who think they need to leave the organization to integrate ...

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The Early Jobs of 10 Tech Leaders - Baseline


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The Early Jobs of 10 Tech Leaders
Baseline
We all had to start our career somewhere, but when it comes to famous tech leaders, we tend to forget that they also had to earn a living in their younger days—often in boring jobs and in positions that had nothing to do with technology. That's the ...



The good and bad of Tech's punt returns - MyAJC


MyAJC

The good and bad of Tech's punt returns
MyAJC
It has been more than seven years since Georgia Tech returned a punt for a touchdown. It's the longest drought among ACC teams and one of the longest among all FBS teams. That fact isn't an indictment of the Yellow Jackets special teams. Returning a ...
Georgia Tech Football: Monday Morning Quarterback - Week 9From The Rumble Seat

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