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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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Edmunds sets stage for AI with data infrastructure consolidation

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“We’ve solved most of the consolidation challenges,” says Greg Rokita, assistant VP of technology at Edmunds. Rokita has been with Edmunds for more than 18 years, starting as executive director of technology in 2005. But in a world that moves at internet speed, that data rapidly falls out of date.

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Rising Tide Rents and Robber Baron Rents

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

The answer can be found in the theory of economic rents, and in particular, in the kinds of rents that are collected by companies during different stages of the technology business cycle. Then the cycle begins again with a new class of competitors, who are forced to explore new, disruptive technologies that reset the entire market.

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6 cybersecurity trends we’re thankful for

The Parallax

we’re inching toward more secure election technology and policies. Secure messaging : The renewed emphasis on encryption, due in no small part to cybersecurity industry concerns in the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s 2013 whistleblowing efforts , has led to a new cottage industry of competitive end-to-end secure-messaging apps.

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ChatGPT, Author of The Quixote

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Ted Chiang wrote a thoughtful piece for the New Yorker called ChatGPT is a Blurry JPEG of the Web that opens with the analogy of a photocopier making a slight error due to the way it compresses the digital image. It’s also relevant as Big Tech is known for its extractive and colonialist practices. And that’s according to OpenAI !

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Complying With Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rules

CTOvision

HIPAA was enacted in 1996, and by April 2005 security standards were required to be in place for most covered entities. This post provides an overview of key elements we believe security and technology professionals (and most citizens) should be tracking. In 2013 key portions of this law were updated. Related articles.

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John Carmack Biography

The Crazy Programmer

His company developed various shareware and Internet Distribution Channels that brought a revolution in the field of computer games and how they were sold. Presently on August 19, 2022, Carmack announced that he has raised $20M for his new AGI company, Keen Technologies. Quake offered multiplayer gaming on the internet.

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