Spy agencies team up with National Academies In an unprecedented move, U.S. intelligence agencies are teaming up with the nation’s most prestigious scientific body in a bid to make better use of findings from the country’s leading social and behavioral scientists.
Dissing the GOOG: After 15 Years, the Halo Tarnishes From my perspective, the search giant turned Leonardo can envision with the best mankind has offered. The challenge seems to be finding a way to keep the online advertising machine pumping money. I read “Is the Online Advertising Bubble Finally Starting to Pop?” This is an …
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Why BI’s shift to stream intelligence is a top priority for CAOs EXTRACT In fact, organizations that have prioritized real-time data are outpacing all others, according to Aberdeen Group. Companies that are competent across volume, variety, and velocity alike have seen 26 percent growth in their pipelines, 15 percent increase in cash generated, and 67 …
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Distinguishing between multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinarity – ‘theological’ hair-splitting or essential categorisation? In a recent special issue of the journal Nature on interdisciplinarity (17 September 2015, p313-315), Rick Rylance . . . introduced a current project of the Global Research Council, which is comprised of the heads of science and engineering funding agencies …
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Nuevo PDF (100 Paginas): 911 POTUS traducido final Tres Ideas 01 Unidad & Red de Inteligencia UNASUR Concepto: Ecuador como anfitrión, ofrece un equipo de inteligencia y comunicaciones de diez personas militares (un major, tres capitanes, tres sargentos, tres soldados, para las operaciones de tres personas de 24 horas — 8 horas …
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Thinking, they are. Towards a Data Revolution This summer UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon established the Independent Expert Advisory Group (IAEG) to provide concrete recommendations on how to achieve a Data Revolution for sustainable development. The IEAG report – due in early November – will be a crucial opportunity to explain how better quality and …
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Bitcoin’s blockchain could revolutionize more than just how we do business Gordon Fletcher The Conversation, 01 Oct 2014 EXTRACTS Cryptocurrencies are novel as they are only possible because of the ready availability of high-speed computing and networks. They are a challenge to today’s currencies because of their decentralised nature, taking them out of national governments’ …
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