How Capital One uses data to shape job interview process
Even for small details, the interview experience is fine-tuned.
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Monoprice is selling a $1,199 3D printer that prints in two colors
You can get a 3D printer for just a few hundred dollars now, but machines that can print in multiple colors remain relatively expensive. Monoprice, an online wholesale marketplace, is now offering a 3D printer that can print with two different materials for $1,199–a price that won’t shock anyone, but is still relatively low for a dual extruder printer.
Skip the website? Some small businesses still do
It’s cheap. It’s easy to do. And it can take less than 20 minutes to set up. Yet more than half of all small businesses still don’t have a website.
2015: The year there will be more cellular connections than people
At the end of March, there were 6.8 billion mobile connections around the globe, according to Ericsson.
Noblis acquires National Security Partners
The two can work together on identity intelligence, big data analytics, and software for law enforcement.
Volume of encrypted email rising amid spying fears
The volume of email cloaked in encryption technology is rapidly rising as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other major Internet companies try to shield their users’ online communications from government spies and other snoops.
FDA opens new drug database to the public
The move is an attempt to meet requirements from Obama’s executive order requiring federal agencies to be more transparent.
Citing wireless trends, AT&T raises sales outlook
AT&T boosted its full-year revenue forecast Tuesday, citing strong wireless trends.
Fixmo U.S. business to be acquired by Calif. tech company
The announcement comes about a year after Good Technology filed and won a lawsuit against Fixmo in April.
Australian firm sets sights on quantum computing
Opening office in 1776 incubator, Aerospace Concepts hopes to market its services to the U.S. government.
Ideas
Ovuline says its algorithms have led to 50,000 pregnancies
Fertility startup Ovuline announced on Wednesday that its Ovia Fertility mobile app has helped 50,000 users get pregnant in the past 18 months, thanks in large part to all the data its users have supplied for its algorithms to analyze.
Reston start-up takes construction data to the cloud
BuilDatAnalytics created a cloud-based service to help construction crews manage and share plans.
The Internet of beer: new venture senses how much is left in a keg
SteadyServ is piloting iKeg, a cloud-based software that tracks beer volume, alerting restaurant managers when they’re about to run out.
4 take-aways from an expert panel on open data
Open data experts discussed challenges and opportunities.
Topsy could help fill in Apple’s big hole — big data
Thanks (largely) to Google, Apple’s business is no longer just about selling phones, tablets and laptops.
Building better word problems with open data
One start-up bets students will be more interested in STEM jobs if their homework uses real world data.
Using psychology to sort through social-media static
Software firms are racing to help brands understand what customers are really saying about their products.
Open data could save trillions, but not yet
The public and private sectors must first embrace free information sharing, and regulate accordingly.
SAP CEO McDermott takes a bet on millennial leaders
As the world’s largest purchasing class, SAP can’t ignore them — so it’s trying to attract them.
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Apple unveils new operating system design, features
Apple's Mac operating system is getting a new design and better ways to exchange files, while new features in the software for iPhones and iPads include keeping tabs on your health and home.Photo Galleries
Microsoft showcases
new technologies in D.C.
The software giant displayed some of its most cutting-edge innovations at a fair.
What can be made from 3-D printers?
From models of Les Paul guitars to toy robots, 3-D printers are churning out usable products.
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