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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

2015 PREDICTION TIME!! They will insist on the use of more agile commodity IT services in the development of their custom systems of record. As the United States Department of Homeland Security rolls out Phase II of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program , multinational corporations across all industries will take notice.

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Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job

The Verge

In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on the job. Scola developed symptoms of PTSD after nine months on the job.

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iOS developer who drew attention to App Store scams is now suing Apple

The Verge

Mobile app developer Kosta Eleftheriou, who publicly called out Apple earlier this year for negligence with regard to policing iOS scams and copycat apps on the App Store, has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone maker in California. It details the development and release timeline of Eleftheriou’s Apple Watch keyboard app FlickType.

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YouTube’s biggest kids show is about to take over streaming services

The Verge

Old dogs like Nickelodeon are out; Moonbug is in Although The Umbrella Academy was all over Tumblr and people couldn’t seem to stop bingeing Cobra Kai and Lucifer , one of Netflix’s most-watched shows in August was a three-episode children’s program called Cocomelon. Over the course of one month, Cocomelon’s videos garner more than 3.5

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Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

GeekWire

He isn’t a licensed electrician. But he is a self-described “naive innovator” — a quality that helps him develop out-of-the-box ideas that turn into successful startups. Sears acquired the company’s technology in 2015. Uncommon Thinkers is presented in partnership with Greater Seattle Partners.

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Apple’s been playing it too MagSafe

The Verge

There are plenty of accessory developers making cases, wallets, car mounts, desk stands, and even magnetic Qi chargers and battery packs that work with MagSafe — but almost no actual MagSafe accessories. It’s been almost a year since Apple first debuted the iPhone 12 lineup , and introduced its MagSafe accessory system. Don’t get me wrong.

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Open-sourced Technology Levels the Playing Field Between Tech Giants and Startups

CTOvision

In fact, the lines are expected to keep on blurring irrevocably as previous proprietary firms keep pouring their resources into the development of open source. Governments such as that of India are pushing for the adoption and use of open source software capable of cutting licensing costs from giant companies such as Oracle, IBM and Cisco.