Tinder CEO Sean Rad steps down as sexual harassment fallout continues
Tinder CEO Sean Rad will be stepping down from his position to become president of the dating app as it searches for a replacement.
According to Forbes, Rad will remain as CEO until the firm can find "an Eric Schmidt-like person" to succeed him.
Employees much prefer working for startups than corporates
New research by Tyba.com has revealed evidence that double the number of people working in corporates want to leave their jobs compared to those in startups.
65 percent of corporate workers also said that working in a startup would be their dream job.
How technology can empower patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) affects approximately 5.1 million people in the US and 900,000 people in the UK each year, costing an estimated $32billion. The demand for care is expected to rise dramatically over the next few years, along with healthcare costs, but the amount of caregivers available is unlikely to be able to keep up.
In order to deal with this discrepancy, e-health applications are starting to play a more prominent role and at JiveWorld 2014 we heard from Dr Folkert Asselbergs, consultant cardiologist at University Medical Centre Utrecht, about how his smart health application is being used to monitor and empower patients in their battle against the disease.
British police using data to predict crime before it happens
Gang members that apparently have the highest chance of committing a crime can now reportedly be identified using a special product.
Accenture's new software, resembling that seen in the Minority Report movie, relies on data that has been collected over four years.
Wearable tech can improve communication between humans and dogs
US scientists have developed a piece of wearable technology that could improve communication between dogs and humans.
The harness, which is fitted with sensors to monitor a dog's posture and vital signs, could also be used to help with training or to gather data.
Keep your keys in your pocket -- only you should be driving your data
Generally speaking, an enterprise data security company and a National Security Agency leaker might make for strange bedfellows. Yet, some of the controversial Edward Snowden’s comments at the New Yorker Festival have us nodding our heads -- with reservations, of course.
In his video interview, Snowden warned about the vulnerability of some popular storage and collaboration tools, calling them "dangerous services" that are "hostile to privacy". Indeed, we too find it troubling that a vendor or government agency can access (and distribute) personal or corporate information, without the consent of the data owner.
Why are analyst predictions always so wrong?
We used to live and survive in the savanna in a simple, local and linear world. When we had to kill animals for food we would think and act in a linear way to realize our goal. A relatively easy, stable and predictable world. The linear and local world is ingrained in our mental model of the world.
However, in the last few decades we have witnessed the increased importance of exponential phenomena, mainly driven by technology. The tipping point came in 1965, when Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, introduced Moore's law which predicted that computing power would double every two years. So what is the real value of tech analysts and market researchers in an exponential world? Do they provide business benefit? Or are they particularly valuable in a more linear and predictable world?
Two clouds are better than one
Despite the news that enterprise cloud adoption is up 61.5 percent since 2010, many businesses are still skeptical of moving critical communications applications such as email and corporate data over to a single cloud vendor. Even admitted cloud enthusiasts and members of the Open Data Center Alliance, a consortium of global IT companies such as Infosys, Deutsche Telekom and SAP, have admitted that two-thirds of its members are delaying their move to the cloud due to a number of concerns around security and downtime.
Security has long been one of the primary barriers to cloud adoption, but while vendors are working hard to assuage fears on that score, the issue of unplanned downtime is another major hurdle that must also be overcome.
How health history is more valuable to hackers than your credit card information
A recent article stated that medical records could be sold for up to 20 times more than credit card information on the black market. There are various factors as to why consumers’ medical information has become so valuable. This article considers those factors as well as some precautions medical providers can take to better protect themselves against malicious threats.
The first thing that needs to be addressed is why hackers prefer to buy and sell medical records versus credit card information.
The ebook industry needs to make reading more social
The music, film and TV industries have all undergone radical transformations over the last fifteen years. In contrast, the publishing industry is only now feeling the full force of technological change.
Ebooks and ereaders are changing consumers' reading habits and throwing up serious questions about how the industry can go forward on a sustainable footing. Major players in the music industry eventually solved their own sustainability issues by embracing change and incorporating subscription-based services in their business models. However, ebooks pose different problems. Subscription services alone particularly in emerging markets where content piracy is rife, do not seem viable. The magic bullet could be 'social'.
IT professionals frustrated by web hosting price war
IT professionals across the US and UK have been left confused and annoyed by the web hosting price war that has left many to stay with existing providers due to worries over security and customer service.
A survey carried out by Pier 1 Hosting to find out the effect price has on choosing a web hosting provider found that 80 percent of those IT professionals surveyed aren’t willing to compromise on security for the sake of lower prices. In addition, upwards of 90 percent aren’t prepared to sacrifice customer service in order to benefit from lower prices and it’s a trend that doesn’t surprised those at Peer 1 Hosting.
Next-gen firewalls need to evolve to avoid becoming irrelevant
When Gartner coined the phrase "next generation firewall", in 2003, it captured a then-nascent approach to traffic classification and control. Combining traditional packet filtering with some application control and IPS layered on top, today's 'legacy' NGFWs do pretty much what they say on the tin.
However, while NGFWs continue to be a vital part of an organization’s protection, they were designed for a time before advanced targeted threats started attacking our enterprises -- threats which often go undetected until it's too late.
How to choose the file sharing service that's right for your business
In only a handful of years, a wide range of file sharing services have popped up, from completely free services aimed at consumers (including the likes of Dropbox, Google and WeTransfer), to enterprise-focused services (such as Mimecast, EMC and Citrix).
Considering the long list of available offerings on both sides, making the right choice for your business can be difficult, so it's a good idea to do your research first...
Understanding the cloud
How many of you really understand the cloud? If you were tasked with explaining "the cloud" to a child could you manage it?
A recent discussion with top industry professionals and cloud thought leaders revealed that, for cloud solution providers, education was the biggest hurdle in cloud service adoption. Thankfully at a SAGE hosted round table, we dissected exactly what the cloud is, what it does, and how it can benefit you.
Tesco Hudl 2: A fantastic value-for-money family tablet [Review]
Following on from the success of Tesco's first generation budget tablet, it was only a matter of time until its successor was released.
Tesco sold 35,000 units of the Hudl in the first few days after it was launched last year and ended up shifting over 750,000, placing this endeavor firmly into the 'success' category for the supermarket giant. The Hudl 2 was recently released and we were given the chance to take it for a test spin to find out if Tesco has got another bargain success story on its shelves.
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