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Securing voting machines means raising funds

The Parallax

Following the 2016 election, the U.S. Experts say there is a straightforward response, however, to vulnerable voting-machine software. The problem is that it involves cooperation in Congress. This map shows which electronic voting systems are in use across the U.S., based on data from VerifiedVoting.org. It’s this horrible Catch-22.”.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

In December 2016, Amazon introduced the ‘Just Walk Out’ shopping experience with the first Amazon Go store in its Seattle office building. In December 2016, Amazon introduced the ‘Just Walk Out’ shopping experience with the first Amazon Go store in its Seattle office building. Source: Forrester Consulting. Amazon Go stores.

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Why Wearables at Work are Increasing

IDC

In a recent IDC survey , examining the distribution of wearable devices throughout the company, for the past three years, the percentage of respondents that picked ‘we are not deploying wearables’ has shrunk from 61% in 2016 down to zero in 2018. And you get a wearable! And you get a wearable! Tablets followed suit.

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Incident.io looks to beef up its Slack-based incident response platform with $28.7M in fresh cash

TechCrunch

According to a 2016 survey by Everbridge, nearly a half of companies said that their incident response processes relies on manually calling and reaching out to people. It’s Incident.io co-founder and CEO Stephen Whitworth’s assertion that there’s fragmentation in the market for software incident management solutions.

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Public Transportation Apps’ APIs and Platforms: Maps, Scheduling, Trip Planning, and Mobile Ticketing

Altexsoft

So, we try to remember whether we’ve locked doors, turned off home appliances, checked bags (again!) We distinguish three types of public transportation apps: general purpose apps, apps by transport providers, and apps used for the hop-on hop-off tours. Hop-on hop-off tour apps. Scheduling and disruption tracking.

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Antitrust regulators are using the wrong tools to break up Big Tech

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

This competition isn’t just the obvious kind, such as the Amazon Basics-branded batteries that by 2016 represented one third of all online battery sales , as well as similar Amazon products in audio, home electronics, baby wipes, bed sheets, and kitchenware. It’s a nerve-wracking time to be a Big Tech company.

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How to Successfully Implement HR Analytics and People Analytics in a Company

Altexsoft

In January 2018, The US Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted an employee tenure survey. In January 2018, The US Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted an employee tenure survey. The day may come when a seasoned professional tells you or your colleague about their plan to leave the company in a month. performing and high?potential