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The Analysis Software That Wrecked J.K. Rowling’s Anonymity The literary world was shocked to find out the nobody author of a new novel was actually super-famous J.K. Rowling. Her secret was uncovered by using software programs and algorithms to analyze her writing—a method that could also reveal hackers and others who might want to be anonymous online. |
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Why You Shouldn't Worry about Cloud Outages Joe Townsend writes on the cloud outages affecting big companies and says that maybe we should all take this news with a grain of salt. As with any technology there are going to be issues and things beyond our control, but it's the big companies that are going to be affected the most. |
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Is Connecting Your Mobile Phone to Your Car a Smart Idea? Deals among automakers, wireless carriers, and tech companies are fueling a race to make new cars smarter through wireless connectivity. Connected cars are a big part of the machine-to-machine space being targeted by mobile providers. Pamela Rentz looks at the pros and cons of connected cars. |
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Cloud Computing Could Be the Ticket for Project Managers and Analysts With the rapid advancements in technology, perhaps no job title is truly immune from possible layoffs. But could your project management or business analysis skills on your resume help you keep—or even land—the job of your dreams? Eric Bloom thinks that you can find job security in cloud computing. |
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Trend toward Cloud Computing Spells Trouble for Data Centers The trend toward cloud computing and software as a service has been a boon for small businesses. But the money saved comes at a cost, and usually that’s people’s jobs. Consolidating data centers is becoming more common, and more companies are funneling those resources into cloud computing. |
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Google Public Alerts Shows Need for Open Data in Disaster Response Google Public Alerts provides emergency information during natural disasters. But government agencies often store information in closed formats, making it harder to share and analyze data. Google.org is promoting the adoption of international standards of web data to speed up response efforts. |
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Do You Even Need Big Data? Big data is on everyone's minds these days, but are some us worrying about something that may not be of any use to us? Seth Payne weighs the cost of big data analytics against the abilities given to us by cloud computing. |
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July Hacking News Roundup In this July roundup of interesting hacking cases, read about how Microsoft might be upset with a Google researcher who found a bug in Windows, Edward Snowden’s hacking skills have come to light, and hackers have been spying on South Korea’s military for four years. |
