Sweat, baby, sweat! From Nike to Under Armour, and now Gatorade, sports and technology are mixing more than ever, and it’s getting hot.Gatorade showed off some of its most forward-thinking di…
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What CIOs should know about working with startups
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It’s Pi day, so we’re celebrating our favorite irrational number with fruit
Today is Pi Day, the one day in the year where we get to celebrate that magic number 3.14 we know as Pi. Because the US writes dates starting with the month first and then the day, today is 3/14 &m…
What to do when your infrastructure has been breached
Introduction and planningHardly a week goes by without news of some company’s infrastructure being breached and data compromised. In late February this year, the servers belonging to Linux di…
The IKEA effect: Building your own robot makes you love it more
Next time you assemble a set of shelves, see how you feel afterwards. Accomplished? Proud of yourself? That’s called the IKEA effect, and it’s well-known to the furniture industry. Now,…
Watch this: Here’s how you can watch today’s total solar eclipse
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Bill Gates reveals what he would do if he were Apple in FBI case
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Bill Gates recreates his high school yearbook photo
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