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Google+ Will Shut Down After Security Hole Exposed User Data to Outside Developers, Report Says

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The Google+ security bug gave outside developers access to the private data of hundreds of thousands of the social network’s users between 2015 and March 2018, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Google is shutting down Google Plus permanently after a major flaw was made public.

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Amazon to Enter the Smartphone Market

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We have recently written about the release of Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN ) Fire TV – the world’s largest Internet retailer is continuing to develop hardware, providing users with more devices to access its troves of music, shows, games, and movies. To read more please log in.

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Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; UW names new Communication Leadership director; and more

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Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. “He will manage our entire technology stack, with combined ownership of product direction and engineering, to turbocharge our ambitious technology roadmap.” Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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This startup is developing an animal collar that automatically administers topical medicine

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From left: Co-founder and CTO Steve Leith, CEO and co-founder Michael Manion, and strategic advisor David Kraft. Recent advances in ink jet printing and microfluidics tech have made developing a smart collar device possible, he added. He is joined by Steve Leith , a former engineering lead at Carlisle Interconnect Technologies.

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Apple and IBM Announce Partnership

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In a move that blurs the line between consumer gadgets and enterprise technology, Apple and IBM announced on July 15 th a partnership to transform enterprise mobility. IBM has expressed similar enthusiasm, committing over 100,000 employees to the Apple initiative, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Google Acquires Drone Maker Titan Aerospace

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Two examples: this year, Facebook acquired virtual reality firm Oculus in an effort to develop new communication lines, and Google purchased DeepMind, pushing into the artificial intelligence sphere. Big Data CTO DoD and IC Amazon.com Artificial intelligence Earth Facebook Google Internet access New Mexico Wall Street Journal'

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3D Printing: The Next Big Thing in the Internet of Things

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Read Swamini Kulkarni’s article about how the Internet of Things can help in 3D printing on RFID Journal : Since the beginning of time, mankind has been focused on how to reduce human labor and how to upgrade life activities by developing survival tools.

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