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October 27, 2016
A Love Letter To DJI's Mavic Pro Drone: Affordable, Foldable, Fantastic
It's packed with features and simple to use, and after a couple weeks of testing, I am in love.
It's packed with features and simple to use, and after a couple weeks of testing, I am in love.
Let's just cut to the chase: I love DJI's new Mavic Pro, and if I had $1,000 for a drone, I would buy it without thinking twice.
This New Platform Aims To Speed Up The Interview Process For Tech Workers
One of the most advanced industries is still challenged by inefficiencies and bias in recruiting. Refdash hopes to change all that.
One of the most advanced industries is still challenged by inefficiencies and bias in recruiting. Refdash hopes to change all that.
Though it's one of the most advanced industries with some of the most in-demand jobs, the recruiting and hiring process for software engineers remains highly inefficient and archaic.
New Research Points The Finger At Employers For The Widespread Talent Shortage
Declining training budgets and an increase in outside hires is causing high turnover and fueling a talent shortage.
Declining training budgets and an increase in outside hires is causing high turnover and fueling a talent shortage.
More than half of all U.S. employers are complaining of a talent shortage, but a new report suggests they are largely to blame for causing it.
How Tommy Hilfiger Is Reimagining His Brand
Tommy Hilfiger shares lessons from growing too fast in the '90s and explains how to build a global, digital brand.
Tommy Hilfiger shares lessons from growing too fast in the '90s and explains how to build a global, digital brand.
At New York Fashion Week this September, Tommy Hilfiger transformed the South Street Seaport into a public carnival, complete with a 40-foot Ferris wheel, arcade games, and cotton candy. Hilfiger, in collaboration with model Gigi Hadid, designed a "see now, buy now" collection that was unveiled on a runway on "Tommy Pier," to the delight of more than 2,000 screaming fans. Their excitement reverberated on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. "The show garnered over 2 billion impressions on social media," Hilfiger tells Fast Company. "The whole idea is that through social media, you really have the opportunity to keep your brand young."
Are You Crowdsourcing Or Wasting Your Time?
The line between seeking constructive advice online and procrastinating is a fine one. Here's how to make the most of crowdsourcing.
The line between seeking constructive advice online and procrastinating is a fine one. Here's how to make the most of crowdsourcing.
A few years ago I joined a private Facebook group for writers and journalists. The payoffs were immediate: The members were professional and generous with advice, whether I was looking for editors' email addresses or ideas for places to pitch stories. But what I also loved about the group was that it was a virtual watercooler, which was missing from my freelance life. I could now ask questions like, "How do you get out of the house but not spend a ton of money on coffee and scones?" or "Do you guys also feel irrationally sad after an editor gives you harsh feedback?"
5 Creative Habits Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Novelists
You've already heard you need to "kill your darlings." Here's what to do next.
You've already heard you need to "kill your darlings." Here's what to do next.
When it comes to career paths, it's easy to imagine that people who go into business are driven by money and those who go into creative fields are after personal fulfillment. That's a simplistic division, and mostly false. Not only does it overlook how many businesses fail and the fact that plenty of millionaires have made big bucks through creative enterprises, it also obscures the kinds of experiences and skills that entrepreneurs and creative types share.
How To Harness Psychology To Ace Your Performance Review
Hint: It's about your boss's job as much as your own.
Hint: It's about your boss's job as much as your own.
Performance reviews have been reportedly going extinct for quite some time. But they aren't completely in the grave yet, and maybe they shouldn't be. Despite the dread with which many employees greet their year-end evaluations, psychological studies have shown that people still generally find them useful—as long as those reviews offer a chance to discuss relevant issues, outline key objectives, and provide constructive feedback.
Why These Freelancers Ditched Cities For Rural America
For some knowledge workers, the upsides to working in out-of-the-way places make the challenges worthwhile.
For some knowledge workers, the upsides to working in out-of-the-way places make the challenges worthwhile.
"We had gunfire in our Harlem neighborhood. We have daily gunfire here, but it's from hunters and gun enthusiasts," explains Hans Hageman, a creative marketing consultant and strategist. A New York native who remembers an earlier, grittier incarnation of the city, he's doing today what would have been hard to conceive of earlier in his career—living in a rural area and working for himself.
October 26, 2016
IBM Is Using Weather Data To Help Predict Asthma Attacks
IBM is entering into the race to develop "smart" inhalers and software systems for asthma patients.
IBM is entering into the race to develop "smart" inhalers and software systems for asthma patients.
Some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, including Astra Zeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, are investing big in the development of "smart" asthma inhalers that use sensors to track how patients are faring and if they're using these devices properly. To achieve their goal of improving medical outcomes, these firms have announced partnerships with technology vendors ranging from startups like Propeller Health to big brands like Qualcomm. Today, IBM Watson announced that it is throwing its hat into the ring by teaming up with Teva Pharmaceuticals, a drug maker with a large respiratory portfolio including a "smart" inhaler it acquired last year.
Why Verizon's Due Diligence May Not Have Caught Yahoo's Massive Security Breach
Cyber due diligence typically looks at overall policies and broad risk rather than scouring networks from top to bottom, experts say.
Cyber due diligence typically looks at overall policies and broad risk rather than scouring networks from top to bottom, experts say.
After Yahoo announced its users had been the victims of one of the largest known security breaches of all time, Verizon suggested it would take at least a second look at its plans to acquire the company's core businesses.
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