Information Technology
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Business owners still the front line in cybercrime warNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The U. S. government took a step in the war against cybercrime recently with the Senate's approval of a law designed to detect cyber attack patterns and target hackers, ...
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Advice on managing a new generation, from the head of HR at Facebook
Nov 22, 2015 5:39 am - Back in 2008, Lori Goler, then a marketing executive at eBay, placed a call to Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and asked her a simple question: "What is...
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Start-up sells used cars as if they were candy bars
Nov 22, 2015 5:15 am - Tucked between the Nashville, Tenn., Armory and a car repair shop sits what is essentially the world's biggest vending machine. There are no candy bars. No chips. And y...
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Apps to help you stick to good habitsNov 22, 2015 4:11 am - It's no secret that finding balance between your personal and professional lives can be challenging. Just think about the number of times you said you were going to exer...
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Is tracking homeless online harassment or vigilance?
Nov 21, 2015 6:16 am - NEW YORK - On an app, pins on a New York City map chart sightings of homelessness, accompanied by photos of people lying on sidewalks, slumped in doorways, sitting on cu...
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Millennials and the false allure of online psychotherapy
Nov 21, 2015 6:01 am - My new patient, B., a 23-year-old graduate student, began our session by pulling out her iPhone. She had diagnosed herself with an anxiety disorder by taking a brief onl...
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Are coding boot camps worth the money?
Nov 21, 2015 5:33 am - Coding boot camps and certificate programs are growing, and private lenders are cropping up to help students attend them. One such lender, Skills Fund, says it won't fin...
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Microsoft has a way to make your PowerPoints less boring
Nov 21, 2015 5:08 am - Microsoft has made a pledge to move faster these days and recently announced that it's adding two new features to PowerPoint - and creating a way to let Microsoft fans g...
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Here's why Microsoft built a tool to guess your emotions
Nov 21, 2015 5:08 am - Months after Microsoft released a tool designed to guess the age of someone based on a photograph, the company has unleashed another round of fun tools designed to show ...
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Tech opens new doors for online mental-health care
Nov 21, 2015 5:00 am - When he's having a hard time coping, the 23-year-old Maryland man can get extra support with a few quick taps on his smartphone. That takes him to the Big White Wall, an...