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The shrinking human factor in a machine-to-machine economy

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:46:52 -0800
As computers get smarter and create work processes with no need for people, the threat emerges of a growing wasteland of jobs
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'The Fear Index' Trades In Thrills

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:33:33 -0800
Dr. Alex Hoffman is a billionaire genius who invented a form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets. When the security of his mansion is breached, though, he is thrown into a web of paranoia and violence.
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Help with SharePoint is on the way in The Adventures of SharePoint Reading Bee(c) animated series

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:04:37 -0800
Imagine walking into the library without worrying about file compatibilities and adjustments of applications to do what you want when you want. All you would see is just a library with your workstation. When Microsoft SharePoint is properly implemented, it could blend into the background.
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Pixar Engineers Leave to Build Real World Living Toys

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:52:32 -0800
Teddy Ruxpin, meet Siri. Imagine a children's toy designed by the people behind the Toy Story and Finding Nemo movies but connected to the web and chock full of artificial intelligence. Then add in visual tracking, speech recognition and massive network scalability. It appears that's what San Francisco startup ToyTalk is building, based on conversations and information available online. The ...
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Robert Harris, In 'Fear' of a Financial Frankenstein

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:21:12 -0800
Robert Harris' new novel explores the scary possibilities of the computerized world we have created for ourselves.
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Research shows you'll want to tweet this post

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:13:00 -0800
This is a blog post about the sexy social media technology Twitter. It mentions Justin Bieber. You'll want to tweet it. At least, my editors hope you do. My job might depend on it.
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Plan Your Free Education At Lifehacker U

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:41:49 -0800
It’s Australia Day and you may well be doing interesting things with BBQs, beer and bacon. You might also be cursing the weather. Regardless, time off gives you time to reflect on what you don’t know. Why not improve your life with a free online course? We’ve rounded up some of the best current options from around the globe. Welcome to Lifehacker U. Picture by Nina Matthews
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6 Key Trends And What They Mean For You

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:45:00 -0800
Perhaps the key to successful investing is predicting the future. Sadly, no-one can really foretell the future. But that's not to say there aren't major trends we can spot that influence our investment ...
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A library in your pocket

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:57:59 -0800
Technological advances have made the world of words, data and information accessible to anyone with Internet access and the most rudimentary of computer skills – but the transition from analog to digi
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Roboticist sees improvisation through machine's eyes

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:12:40 -0800
The comedian, a small robot named Data, takes the stage.
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