Tag Archives: Designed

Big Data Systems Are Making A Difference In The Fight Against Cancer

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By Ben Lorica As open source, big data tools enter the early stages of maturation, data engineers and data scientists will have many opportunities to use them to “work on stuff that matters.” Along...
    






FDA OKs mental disability blood test for infants

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FDA approves novel genetic test that screens infants for predictors of mental handicaps WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared a first-of-a-kind blood test...
    






The Target Data Breach Is Becoming A Nightmare

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Over the past month, details about the breadth of the Target data breach have continued to emerge.  It’s not a pretty story.  Bad enough when it appeared that through some means, hackers had gotten...
    






Obama Calls For ‘New Approach’ On NSA Surveillance–Not ‘New’ Enough For Critics

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Six months after Edward Snowden began leaking the NSA’s secrets, President Obama has agreed that the way America spies needs to change. But when it comes to the degree of that change, the White House...
    






Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slim Suspected Of Trying To Circumvent New Anti-Monopoly Telecom Regulations

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With the apparent intention of circumventing new antitrust regulations, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s fixed-line phone monopoly Telmex has designed a new strategy for divesting assets, reports...
    






Goldie Hawn Wants Mindful Works

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Goldie Hawn is taking her organization The Hawn Foundation one step ahead. The Academy Award Winning actress is going to launch “Mindful Works” in collaboration with Mark Bertolini, Chairman, CEO and...
    






Google Reveals New Product: ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses

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Google “glucose” right now, and you’ll find a slew of results with Google in the header. This is because Google is getting into a new market: Diabetes. The company has just revealed a new method for...
    






Smart Contact Lenses? Leave It To Google

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If you Google “blood sugar” right now, you’ll find a slew of results with Google in the header. This is because Google is getting into a new market: Diabetes. The company has just revealed a new...