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Interpol offers help in the battle against cybercrime
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityFor police departments around the world, cybercrime has become yet another addition to their workload — and not all are equipped to handle it. Lack of resources is an issue, but a lack of awareness is also preventing effective cybercrime fighting. There is a huge knowledge gap between our crime fighters and the increasingly complex nature of cybercrime.
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Netflix sets the bar high with new parental leave policy
Lonny Alfred Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementNetflix recently threw American companies for a loop with the announcement of their updated parental leave policy: New parents will be granted unlimited paid parental leave for a year. Before the news of Netflix's updated policy, some of the best policies belonged to tech companies like Facebook, which offers 17 weeks for paid maternity and paternity leave and $20,000 for family planning costs.
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Report: Top technology trends across the realm of healthcare
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIn its summer 2015 Health Tech Report, CDW profiles the 10 most current and pressing trends of which those in healthcare should take notice. The list is expansive and somewhat obvious in areas, but provides insight into the changing landscape of the current healthcare technology sector — which is no stranger to constant movement.
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Privacy tips to help teachers avoid a social media scandal
Jessica Taylor EducationThanks to social media, privacy is gone in the education world. Scandals and complaints involving teachers who misuse social media have been occurring more frequently around the U.S., which has led school districts scrambling to create new guidelines.
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A for Alphabet: Google’s new restructuring makes sense
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIn the past generation, "Googling" has evolved from being a meaningless word to one that's been in the dictionary for nearly a decade. But in that same period, Google — founded by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in the mid-1990s — has gone from being a mere search engine to one of the world's foremost tech behemoths.
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Now Yelp can help patients pick a hospital or doctor
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen people consider the online review service Yelp, most think about local businesses like restaurants, hair stylists or mechanics. Doctors and hospitals? Not so much. Founded in 2004, Yelp has created a community where consumers can provide their opinions about businesses.
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Why you should upgrade to Windows 10
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyOn July 29, Microsoft released its anticipated Windows 10 operating system. Unlike past rollouts of new OS versions like Windows 7 and Windows 8, Microsoft's offer of a free upgrade made it possible to seamlessly switch to the newest OS in a matter of a couple hours or less. I took advantage of this upgrade July 30. Thus far, through several days of using the new OS, Windows 10 is a great improvement over Windows 8, and its updated counterpart, Windows 8.1.
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How wearable tech can help police
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityA recent article in InPublicSafety's July issue hails the modern police as "RoboCops," a testament to the fact there is a tectonic shift towards technology in police work. While many departments are still struggling with budget issues, upgrades and technology improvements are imperative to effective policing in modern times. In fact, more wearable technologies are being adapted for law enforcement uses than other industries.
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Are online symptom checkers accurate?
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareMore than a third of all adults in the United States use the Internet to self-diagnose everything from hangnails to heart attacks. Most start out by typing symptoms into an Internet search engine, which often leads to a "symptom checker" website or app. A recent study by Harvard Medical School found that these symptom-checker sites and apps often provided inaccurate information for both triage and diagnosis.
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The fate of Google+ for business marketing
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingGoogle+ has often been the least favored and most neglected tool for social media marketers. Started in 2011, this was Google’s chance to create a thriving social network. However, while Google+ was able to quickly gain users, it was not able to truly engage them. The time spent on Google+ was minimal. Come 2013, Google began requiring users to sign up for Google+ to use Google products like YouTube and Gmail. As of now, that’s no longer true.
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